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Superbike standout Spies hopes to squeeze into MotoGP paddock in 2009

By John Schwarb
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

AP Photo/Michael Conroy Indianapolis GP winner Valentino Rossi, left, leads Ben Spies in the opening laps of Sunday's race. MotoGP: Spies continues to impress with sixth-place run at Indy With another AMA Superbike title wrapped up, Ben Spies looked forward to a pressure-free weekend at the inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix as a wild-card MotoGP rider. "Just going to have fun," he said Saturday. On Sunday, the word "fun" didn't exactly come to mind as the field of 19 riders tried ...

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