Race Results Presented by Trackside Suspension & Engineering (TSE):
Dunlop Championship at Road America
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series
Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
June 4, 2017
Provisional Supersport/Superstock 600 Overall Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. JD Beach (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, 11 laps, Total Race Time , Fastest Lap Time 2:17.708
2. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -0.102 second, 2:17.907
3. Valentin Debise (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, -17.662 seconds, 2:18.363
4. Benny Solis, Jr. (Hon CBR600RR), Supersport, -45.677, 2:21.416
5. Brandon Paasch (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -46.542, 2:21.578
6. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -46.782, 2:21.447
7. Shane Richardson (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -47.357, 2:21.427
8. Anthony Mazziotto III (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -56.175, 2:22.417
9. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, -64.926, 2:23.233
10. Andrew Lee (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -79.505, 2:24.629
11. Jody Barry (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, -79.549, 2:24.387
12. Caroline Olsen (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -84.539, 2:24.698
13. Brandon Cleland (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -84.605, 2:24.599
14. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -86.257, 2:24.954
15. JC Camacho (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -86.604, 2:22.109
16. Carl Soltisz (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -95.102, 2:25.658
17. Nolan Lamkin (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, 104.904, 2:26.215
18. Joseph Giannotto (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -105.077, 2:27.154
19. Steven Dietz (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -113.270, 2:27.082
20. Ashton Yates (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -113.920, 2:27.527
21. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -114.796, crash, 2:22.372
22. Gauge Rees (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -116.696, 2:26.950
23. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -116.860, 2:27.503
24. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -122.543, 2:27.794
25. Peter Bernacchi (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 2:30.323
26. Mark Rhoades (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, -1 lap, 2:32.054
27. Valentine Welch (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 2:34.532
28. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 2:33.652
29. Jason Farrell (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, DNF, mechanical
30. CJ LaRoche (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, DNF, crash
Superstock 600 Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R), 11 laps, Total Race Time 26:11.180, Best Lap Time 2:21.447
2. Shane Richardson (Kaw ZX-6R), -0.575 second, 2:21.427
3. Anthony Mazziotto III (Yam YZF-R6), -9.393 seconds, 2:22.417
4. Andrew Lee (Yam YZF-R6), -32.723, 2:24.629
5. Caroline Olsen (Yam YZF-R6), -37.757, 2:24.698
6. Brandon Cleland (Suz GSX-R600), -37.823, 2:24.599
7. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), -39.475, 2:24.954
8. JC Camacho (Suz GSX-R600), -39.822, 2:22.109
9. Carl Soltisz (Yam YZF-R6), -48.320, 2:25.658
10. Nolan Lamkin (Yam YZF-R6), -58.122, 2:26.215
11. Steven Dietz (Yam YZF-R6), -66.488, 2:27.082
12. Ashton Yates (Yam YZF-R6), -67.138, 2:27.527
13. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), -68.014, crash, 2:22.372
14. Gauge Rees (Yam YZF-R6), -69.914, 2:26.950
15. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6), -70.078, 2:27.503
16. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), -75.761, 2:27.794
17. Peter Bernacchi (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 2:30.323
18. Valentine Welch (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 2:34.532
19. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 2:33.652
20. CJ LaRoche (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash
Supersport Championship Point Standings (after 7 of 17 races):
1. Gerloff, 151 points
2. Beach, 147
3. Solis, 98
4. Debise, 83
5. Paasch, 60
6. Blevins, 49
7. McFadden, 48
8. Aguilar, 44
9. Michael Gilbert, 43
10. Camacho, 41
11. Richardson, 36
12. Anderson, 35
13. Mazziotto, 33
14. TIE, Barry/Ortt, 20
16. Lee, 16
17. Olsen, 10
18. Farrell, 9
19. Lucas Silva, 8
20. TIE, Cleland/Giannotto, 6
Superstock 600 Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 16 races):
1. Blevins, 96 points
2. Gilbert, 86
3. Aguilar, 85
4. McFadden, 77
5. Richardson, 71
6. Camacho, 70
7. Mazziotto, 65
8. Ortt, 53
9. Lee, 42
10. Cleland, 32
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More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Beach Badgers Gerloff In Wisconsin As bLU cRU Teammates Finish 1-2 In Sunday Supersport Race At Road America, While Beaubier Podiums & Hayes Finishes Fourth In Superbike Race
Elkhart, WI – June 4, 2017 – Yamaha’s “Fast Four” road racers emerged from the team’s annual pilgrimage to Road America with three race wins and three additional podium finishes.
In Sunday’s Supersport race, polesitter and Saturday race winner Garrett Gerloff battled it out for the entire race distance with his Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Extended Service/Graves/Yamaha teammate JD Beach. And, at the checkers, it was 2015 MotoAmerica Supersport winner JD who narrowly beat defending Supersport Champion Garrett for his third win of the season, which matches Garrett’s three wins so far this year. Both riders also have reached the podium six times apiece in 2017.
“This has been a tough weekend for me,” commented JD. “And I’ve been proud to wear Nicky’s [Hayden’s] helmet in honor of him. I want to say thank you to Monster Energy for allowing me and some other riders to wear replicas of Nicky’s helmet instead of our own with the Monster Energy logos on them. As for the race, all of us from Owensboro know not to ever give up, so that’s what I kept thinking, and I’m glad to get this win today. Thanks to my crew for giving me a really fast bike. I’m glad to be in this championship hunt and just a few points behind Garrett.”
Garrett said, “It was a good race. I got a pretty decent start. I’ve been trying to improve those, and today’s was pretty good. Going into the first turn, I hit some bumps and almost lost the front, which enabled JD to get by me. I spent the rest of the race pretty much trying to catch him. I was able to get past him a couple of times, but it looked like it was going to come down to the final lap. I kept thinking about a strategy to pass JD and win the race. But, it just didn’t work out the way I wanted it to.”
2017 MotoAmerica Supersport Standings 6/4/17
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Garrett Gerloff – Yamaha 151
2 JD Beach – Yamaha 147
3 Benny Solis – Honda 98
In a race that was shortened and then ended early due to two separate red-flagged incidents, Saturday’s Road America Superbike race winner Cameron Beaubier finished third in Sunday’s Superbike contest, while his Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing teammate Josh Hayes bounced back from his warm-up lap crash on Saturday to finish a solid fourth on Sunday. All in all, it was a good conclusion to their weekend at “America’s National Park of Speed,” although not as stellar as they hoped for.
“I was pretty bummed out that the race got called after the red flag,” said Cameron. “But I’ve got to put myself in a better position earlier in the race for when things like that happen as the laps wind down. I’ve got some stuff to work on going into Utah. I need to work on my starts so I don’t always begin the race having to play catch-up. My racecraft in the early laps needs to improve, so I’ll be working on that. But, I’m glad to get on the podium today after winning yesterday. We collected a decent amount of points, and we’ll move on from here.”
Josh said, “After yesterday’s crash, I was being a little tentative, and I made it pretty easy on those guys. I didn’t really have anything for them today because I wasn’t feeling confident, and I didn’t what to end up on the ground again. Before the weekend, I said I wanted to ‘send it’ at Road America, but I didn’t really mean ‘send it’ to the dumpster. So, we’ll regroup, heal up, train hard, and be ready for Utah, which is another track that I like a lot.”
2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Standings 6/4/17
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Toni Elias – Suzuki 160
2 Cameron Beaubier – Yamaha 146
3 Roger Hayden – Suzuki 140
4 Josh Hayes – Yamaha 82
Yamaha’s Factory Superbike and Factory-Supported Supersport Teams will be back in action on June 23-25 for the Championship of Utah in Tooele, UT.
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More, from a press release issued by Team Hammer:
DEBISE BACK ON TARGET AT ROAD AMERICA
Team Hammer backed up a race-winning Saturday at Road America with another podium performance on Sunday to conclude Round 4 of the 2017 MotoAmerica season in a positive fashion.
While Jake Lewis was the Saturday star on the team’s Superstock-spec 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000, Sunday was the middleweight riders’ moment to shine.
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Valentin Debise put his season back in order with a strong and consistent ride to secure his fourth top-three of the year and halted an uncharacteristic run of misfortune.
The Frenchman got away with the Supersport leaders off the line and pulled free of any potential pursuers chasing from behind. He settled in from there to register a convincing, albeit lonely, ride to third.
Debise was relieved to get back up closer to where he and his GSX-R600 belong. He said, “This is a big improvement following two DNFs and a 14th. Third is not what I want to be, but it’s a big step back in the right direction.
“It was very important for me to finish that race. I felt I could stay with the front two but only by taking too many risks with my bike. I figured it was better to slow down, finish the race, and get the podium. We’ll step things back up next race and look to fight for more wins.”
Debise’s M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teammate Brandon Cleland also enjoyed an uptick in form. The Texan piloted his GSX-R600 to a sixth-place result in the STK600 category (13th overall) around the high-speed Road America venue.
M4 Rickdiculous Racing Suzuki’s Daytona Anderson impressed on Sunday as well. Despite riding unfamiliar equipment on an unfamiliar circuit, the up-and-coming rider battled his way to ninth-place on the overall Supersport/STK600 order, finishing as the 6th best rider on Supersport-spec equipment.
While Team Hammer’s 600cc squad rebounded nicely from a tumultuous Saturday, Sunday was Lewis’ turn to encounter turbulence.
The Kentucky native got away strongly off the line, slotting his Superstock 1000 into second overall entering the first corner of the Superbike/STK1000 contest. Still running in fourth mid-way through the opening lap, Lewis suffered a high side crash in an incident that saw the top three Superstock 1000 contenders crash.
A red flag was shown, resulting in a complete restart. Lewis managed to remount and reenter the fray from the back of the field. He recovered well enough to secure fifth in class (11th overall) before a second red flag brought the race to an early end.
Despite the Sunday drama, Lewis sits just eight points back of the Superstock 1000 championship lead.
Team Hammer will next head to Utah Motorsports Campus in Tooele, Utah, on June 23-25 for Round 5 of the 2017 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship.
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 166 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.