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Bridgestone riders dominated the podium and, as predicted, the Michelin men struggled with tire choices that were too hard in the unseasonably cool conditions.
Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso was fourth and the first Michelin rider, a massive 34.9s behind Rossi's winning Bridgestone/Yamaha. American hero Nicky Hayden (Honda) was fifth ahead of Frenchman Randy de Puniet (Honda).
There was no dream result for the US contingent with AMA champion Ben Spies (Suzuki) coming home eighth after a late-race charge with Jamie Hacking (Kawasaki) in 11th.
Further back Colin Edwards also struggled with tire grip, a common complaint from the Michelin riders, and was bitterly disappointed to be 14th in his home race.
Hayden was in third place for seven laps and then battled Dovizioso.
Spies was happy with his result in only his second MotoGP ride and finished ahead of James Toseland and Shinya Nakano with a late race move.
"I got past Toseland and Nakano and could see Hayden ahead but he was too far away," Spies said. "Then Elias came by me and I though I had one more lap but then the checkered flag came out."
Edwards battled low front tire grip and struggled to make an impression on the top ten.
"I don't think I need to say this race was well below what I expected," Edwards said.
In his MotoGP debut Hacking was impressive on an under-performing Kawasaki and was briefly tenth behind Spies before finishing 11th.
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