A standout in testing, Hayes will look to turn his form into a win.

The third round of the 2011 AMA Pro Superbike Championship will take place alongside the United States round of the Superbike World Championship this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah.

AMA Pro Road Racing returns to MMP following a two-season hiatus, but the series’ official test at the circuit in early May proved the field is more than ready to work the flowing 3.048-mile track.

That’s especially true of reigning AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Champion, Monster Energy Graves Yamaha’s Josh Hayes, who was dominant in both days of MMP testing and is coming off a race one win at Infineon’s Round two.

Hayes won’t have it easy though, having split Infineon wins with Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Tommy Hayden, Hayes enters MMP Round three with a slim six point lead in the standings.

Hayden himself has more to worry about than just the rider ahead however, as teammate Blake Young sits just two points behind in third overall, and despite a difficult Race two at Infineon, M4 Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas remains fourth overall.

Cardenas, the reigning AMA Pro Daytona SportBike champion, has proven he is a SuperBike contender by notching his first podium finish with a third in last round’s race one.

With a total of 28 National Guard SuperBike riders entered thus far, the riders listed above will have more than their fair share of competition.

Represting Australia in this field will be AMA Superbike regulars Dave Anthony, Jordan Burgess, Chris Trounson and Trent Gibson on the grid this weekend.