sentences:  Steve McLaughlin won the 1978 Daytona Superbike race while Wes Cooley and Mike Baldwin won the prestigious 1978 Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan.With Wes Cooley as his rider, Yoshimura claimed the AMA Superbike national championship in 1979 and 1980.Yoshimura formed a close relationship with Suzuki and eventually his team became the official Suzuki factory racing team in the United States.