MotoAmerica Championship Of Utah
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series
Utah Motorsports Campus
Grantsville, Utah
June 24, 2017
Supersport/Superstock 600 Race One Combined Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. JD Beach (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, 15 laps, Total Race Time 28:20.465, Best Lap Time 1:52.264
2. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -1.060 seconds, 1:52.720
3. Valentin Debise (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, -24.128, 1:53.485
4. Benny Solis, Jr. (Hon CBR600RR), Supersport, -38.481, 1:54.52
5. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, -44.253, 1:55.138
6. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -46.322, 1:55.045
7. Jayson Uribe (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -53.636, ran off track, 1:55.518
8. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -60.29, 1:56.211
9. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -65.067, 1:56.755
10. Shane Richardson (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -65.696, 1:56.718
11. Nick McFadden (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -66.006, 1:56.916
12. JC Camacho (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -66.072, 1:56.464
13. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -80.619, 1:57.593
14. Jody Barry (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, -81.360, 1:57.147
15. Ezra Beaubier (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -87.715, 1:57.340
16. Andrew Lee (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -92.296, 1:58.336
17. Gauge Rees (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -92.438, 1:58.364
18. Kinzer Naylor (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -93.678, 1:58.420
19. Nolan Lamkin (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -93.854, 1:58.146
20. Ashton Yates (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -96.276, 1:58.462
21. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -102.025, 1:58.600
22. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 2:01.274
23. Brian Dobrowolski (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 2:00.320
24. Ryan Richardson (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 2:00.898
25. Ryan Harper (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 2:02.187
26. Brandon Cleland (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:59.608
27. Josh Picard (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 2:01.983
28. Caroline Olsen (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, crash, 1:57.972
Superstock 600 Race One Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), -15 laps, Total Race Time 29:06.787, Best Lap Time 1:55.045
2. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6), -13.707 seconds, 1:56.211
3. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R), -18.745, 1:56.755
4. Shane Richardson (Kaw ZX-6R), -19.374, 1:56.718
5. Nick McFadden (Suz GSX-R600), -19.684, 1:56.916
6. JC Camacho (Suz GSX-R600), -19.750, 1:56.464
7. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), -34.297, 1:57.593
8. Ezra Beaubier (Yam YZF-R6), -41.393, 1:57.340
9. Andrew Lee (Yam YZF-R6), -45.974, 1:58.336
10. Gauge Rees (Yam YZF-R6), -46.116, 1:58.364
11. Kinzer Naylor (Kaw ZX-6R), -47.356, 1:58.420
12. Nolan Lamkin (Yam YZF-R6), -47.532, 1:58.146
13. Ashton Yates (Yam YZF-R6), -49.954, 1:58.462
14. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6), -55.703, 1:58.600
15. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 2:01.274
16. Brian Dobrowolski (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap, 2:00.320
17. Ryan Richardson (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 2:00.898
18. Ryan Harper (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 2:02.187
19. Brandon Cleland (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 1:59.608
20. Josh Picard (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 2:01.983
21. Caroline Olsen (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, crash, 1:57.972
Supersport Championship Point Standings (after 8 races):
1. Beach, 172 points
2. Gerloff, 171
3. Solis, 111
4. Debise, 99
5. Brandon Paasch, 60
6. Blevins, 56
7. Aguilar, 54
8. McFadden, 53
9. Gilbert, 51
10. Anderson, 46
11. Camacho, 45
12. Richardson, 42
13. Anthony Mazziotto, 33
14. Ortt, 23
15. Barry, 22
16. Lee, 16
17. Olsen, 10
18. TIE, Jason Farrell/Uribe, 9
20. Lucas Silva, 8
Superstock 600 Championship Point Standings (after 7 races):
1. Blevins, 112 points
2. Aguilar, 110
3. Gilbert, 106
4. McFadden, 88
5. Richardson, 84
6. Camacho, 80
7. Anthony Mazziotto, 65
8. Ortt, 62
9. Lee, 49
10. TIE, Yates/Cleland, 32
More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Jiggy Dog Is The Salty Dog As Beach Gets His Fifth Supersport Win In A Row At Utah, With Teammate Gerloff Runner-Up; Hayes Podiums In Superbike Race 1
Tooele, UT – June 24, 2017 – There is something special about Utah Motorsports Park for Kentuckian JD Beach that he can’t quite pinpoint. On Saturday, the 2015 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion notched his fifth-consecutive MotoAmerica Supersport race win on UMC’s 3.048-mile, 15-turn Outer Course. JD’s Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Extended Service/Graves/Yamaha teammate Garrett Gerloff, who is the defending Supersport Champion, finished second.
In MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at UMC, four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes reached the podium with a solid third-place result. Josh’s Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing teammate Cameron Beaubier, who is the defending Superbike Champion, fell down and out of the lead early in the race. He managed to get back in the race, but he was only able to finish 16th, one lap down, and just out of a points-earning position.
After his fourth win of the season, which put him in the Championship lead by one point over Garrett, JD said, “I went into the race with the same plan that I always have, which is to get a good start and push hard for the first few laps. And, that’s how the beginning of the race went for me. Towards the end, my bike started to move around a little bit, so I knew that I’d used up most of my tires. I had to manage that situation, and the gap got a little smaller back to Garrett. We learned some things during the race that will definitely help us tomorrow.”
Garrett commented, “My R6 felt really good today. Valentin (Debise) got up the inside of me early in the race, and we got into a small battle, which allowed JD to get away. But, I’ve already got my mind focused ahead to tomorrow, and I’ll be ready to go.”
Happy with his podium finish in Superbike, Josh said, “It was a good result for me, especially after the last couple of races, which haven’t gone well for me. I’m glad to be back up on the podium again. Utah is a really good track for me, and I really raced hard today. I’m happy that we’ve got another race tomorrow here, and I’ll try to improve on today’s result by a couple of positions.”
An expectedly somber Cameron reflected on his day: “I had a terrible Superpole, so we changed the engine in my R1, and we were looking forward to the race. With the motor change, I was confident that we could run up front. I got a really good start, which has been my weakness, so I felt really good about that. I was in third coming out of the first corner, but when everything settled, I was in the lead. So, I settled into a rhythm, and got a good pace going.
“I got into turn 6 a little hot, so I gave myself some room to make the turn. I didn’t expect the front to tuck as easily as it did, and I slid into the dirt. I got the bike restarted and, other than the windscreen, it was mostly OK. It took me a few laps to make sure everything was good. My laptimes kept getting quicker as the laps wound down despite my head getting bounced around pretty good going down the front straight without the windscreen. Being so far back, the best I could hope for was a red flag, which never came, unfortunately. It’s been a terrible weekend for me so far, and to lose all those points, plus causing my guys to have to stay late again tonight to fix my bike just makes it all the worse. I’ve got a great team, though, and I’m confident that we’ll turn it around for tomorrow.”
2017 MotoAmerica Supersport Standings 6/24/17
Pos. Rider Points
1 JD Beach – Yamaha 172
2 Garrett Gerloff – Yamaha 171
3 Benny Solis – Honda 111
2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Standings 6/24/17
Pos. Rider Points
1 Toni Elias – Suzuki 185
2 Roger Hayden – Suzuki 160
3 Cameron Beaubier – Yamaha 146
4 Josh Hayes – Yamaha 98
Sunday’s Supersport Race 2 from Utah Motorsports Park will start at 2:25 PM MST, and Superbike Race 2 is at 3:30 PM MST. Both races will be broadcast live on beIN Sports.
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More, from a press release issued by Team Hammer:
TWO MORE PODIUMS FOR TEAM HAMMER IN UTAH
Team Hammer scored two podiums and four top-five finishes in MotoAmerica competition on Saturday at Utah Motorsports Campus, and came away from the day wanting more.
That sentiment was expressed well by M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Jake Lewis, who made a late move to secure third place aboard his 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 during the day’s Superstock 1000 race.
Lewis said, “We had another good result and that shows what our team is capable of doing at every race. The whole M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team is working very hard to give me a good bike. But I am a bit frustrated today, even though I was on the podium.
“We’re going to keep working hard. We’ll take a look at the data overnight to try to improve our set-up. Fortunately, we have another shot at it tomorrow.”
It was a virtually identical story for his Supersport-mounted teammate, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Valentin Debise. The Frenchman got away well aboard his GSX-R600 after qualifying on the front row, but he eventually fell back to a lonely third.
Following the race, Debise said, “After qualifying, I thought I had a good race pace, but I struggled during the race after the track temperature came up. After I saw I couldn’t fight for the win and had a lot of space behind me, I slowed up because if I would have pushed I would have finished in the gravel.
“It’s still a podium, but I want to win; I don’t want to be second or third. We were far away from our goal today, and I feel bad about that. But we have another chance tomorrow. In the warm-up, we’ll try something and maybe find what we need to stay up front and have some fun.”
Debise also apologized for his televised comments made immediately after the race. “I would like to apologize to my team and Suzuki about my interview after the race. I was angry about the settings I chose before the race and I don’t want anyone to think I was upset with my crew. I really appreciate the work they do to make my bike even better at every race. I will keep doing my best like I always do.”
M4 Rickdiculous Racing Suzuki’s Daytona Anderson continued to impress with his rapid acclimatization to the team’s machinery in only his second weekend aboard his Supersport-spec GSX-R600. Anderson got shuffled down the order off the grid but fought his way back forward, ultimately finishing fifth in Supersport. Anderson’s top five charge bodes well for his continued progress for the rest of the 2017 season.
M4 medAge Suzuki’s Nick McFadden finished inside the top five as well, claiming fifth in Superstock 600 (11th in the combined Supersport/STK600 order).
It was a gritty, courageous performance on the part of McFadden, who missed both races at Road America after fracturing his right collarbone during qualifying. McFadden showed remarkable fortitude while racing with a newly-installed titanium plate and staples in his shoulder. Despite being far less than 100%, McFadden not only completed the race, he scrapped for a podium, taking the checkered flag less than a second behind third.
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Cleland rounded out the day for Team Hammer despite being forced off the track in the early laps, finishing 19th in STK600.
Team Hammer will come back fighting on Sunday in search of victory and more podiums on Sunday.
About Team Hammer
The 2017 season marks Team Hammer’s 37th consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 66 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 168 times and have won five AMA Pro National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships. The team has also won 134 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won four F-USA Championships.