GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California July 29, 2012 Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 23 laps 2. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), -9.085 seconds 3. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R1), -9.108 4. Danny Eslick (EBR 1190RS), -9.498 5. Ben Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), -9.920 6. Geoff May (EBR 1190RS), -14.968 7. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -31.647 8. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), -40.449 9. Stefan Nebel (KTM RC8 R), -44.152 10. Larry Pegram (BMW S1000RR), -46.279 11. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), -53.710 12. Glenn Allerton (BMW S1000RR), -55.896 13. Ricky Corey (Yam YZF-R1), -71.638 14. Jordan Burgess (Suz GSX-R1000), -77.940 15. Chris Clark (Suz GSX-R1000), -84.171 16. Ivan Sala (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 32.891 seconds 17. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 36.905 18. Bostjan Skubic (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 39.765 19. Jake Holden (Hon CBR1000RR), -14 laps, DNF, retired 20. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-10), -17 laps, DNF, mechanical 21. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000), -23 laps, DNS 22. Reno Karimian (Kaw ZX-10), -23 laps, DNS Championship Point Standings (After 14 of 20 races): 1. Hayes, 415 points 2. Young, 341 3. Herrin, 246 4. Roger Hayden, 217 5. May, 205 6. Pegram, 193 7. Eslick, 165 8. Bostrom, 162 9. Clark, 152 10. Rapp, 151 11. Ulrich, 115 12. Anthony, 111 13. Chris Fillmore, 101 14. Burgess, 81 15. Robertino Pietri, 74 16. Knapp, 73 17. Nebel, 71 18. Trent Gibson, 41 19. Holden, 38 20. Page, 34 More, from a press release issued by Yamaha: Turn It Up To 11 For Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha As Josh Hayes Wins SuperBike Race At U.S. Grand Prix; Herrin Battles For Podium Monterey, OH July 29, 2012 If 10’s good, then 11 is even better for Josh Hayes as he won his 11th AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike race of the season. His victory today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was that much sweeter, since it was a career first in SuperBike for Josh at the famed 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural road course. And, as icing on the cake, it was Josh’s 28th career SuperBike win, tying him with Ben Spies for third on the all-time wins list. Right from his starting position on the pole, Josh put his #1 Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha YZF-R1 up front and stayed there from flag to flag, eventually building a lead of more than nine seconds by the time he took the checkered flag. “I want to be the fastest guy in every session,” Josh said after his win. “Practice, qualifying, every lap all builds up to the race. That’s why I want the pole every time out”¦and, of course, the wins. I’ve built up a cushion with the points now, so it’s all about the wins now. We’ve got a good head of steam going, and I just want to keep it going.” Josh Hayes is now leading his third consecutive SuperBike Championship by 74 points with six races and three rounds remaining on the season. Josh’s identically first-named teammate Josh Herrin spent most of the race in second behind the two-time defending SuperBike Champ. As the laps wound down, Josh got caught in the clutches of a pack of rapidly advancing riders. He was passed by one rider and went back to third, but Josh and his #2 Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha R1 were not about to take things lying down. On the final lap, Josh made his pass for second, only to be passed again. With nary a corner left to the finish line, Josh made a pass into second once again, but he ultimately got passed at the stripe and finished in third by a scant .023 of a second. Today’s third-place finish was Josh Herrin’s ninth podium of the season, and he remains in third place in the season points standings. The AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike series will take a month break, but the Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha team will remain hard at work getting ready for the remainder of the season. They’ll travel coast to coast for the next GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing round on September 7 through 9 at New Jersey Motorsports Park. For news, results, and other team info, be sure to check out Yamaha’s Facebook page. More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: Train Kept A Rollin’: Hayes Breaks GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing Record in National Guard SuperBike at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix MONTEREY, Calif. (July 29, 2012) – Josh Hayes established a new single-season record for consecutive AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike victories with a crushing performance to secure his eighth in a row on Sunday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The defending two-time champion was once again in a class of his own as he notched up yet another dominant victory. The Monster Energy Graves Yamaha superstar pulled his rookie teammate, Josh Herrin, clear of the chasing pack in the race’s early stages before breaking Herrin’s pursuit as well by lap 5 of the 23-lap affair. Once free Hayes put it in cruise control early and still managed to take the checkered flag with a 9.084-second margin of victory. The Mississippian continues to stake his claim in the GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing record books. In addition to the historic win streak, Hayes has now notched up 11 victories this season, just one shy of Mat Mladin’s all-time record with six races still remaining on the ’12 slate. Sunday’s victory also sees Hayes move into a tie for third place on the all-time SuperBike wins list at 28, tying three-time champion Ben Spies, who was in attendance to watch Hayes’ conquering ride following the day’s MotoGP World Championship race. “Good things are happening right now,” Hayes said. “I’ll ride the train as long as I can. If I get into a battle in a hard race, you’re going to see me fighting for it for that individual race; it has nothing to do with streaks or race wins or anything like that. It’s for that race win. I’m in a position where I can try for every single one of them. I don’t have anything to worry about. I’ve got a points situation that I don’t even think about at this point in the season. I’m just focused on winning every race that I can. If I toss one down the road — or two down the road — then I’ll reevaluate how I’m going to approach it. But, right now, I just want to win everything. “I’m still riding like I have a little bit of a chip on my shoulder. I still remember last year very clearly. I remember if more clearly than I remember winning eight races in a row. It seems like things have happened pretty quickly and it doesn’t feel like that to me. I’ll just keep focusing, and trying hard, and pushing myself.” While Hayes was out of reach, the battle for second still proved to be a thrilling affair. Herrin’s early tow saw him race out to an immediate three-second advantage over a heated scrap for third, which involved National Guard Jordan Suzuki’s Roger Hayden, Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young, Jordan Suzuki’s Ben Bostrom, Team Amsoil/EBR’s Geoff May and Team Hero EBR’s Danny Eslick. As Hayden went backwards and fell from the fight, Herrin faded as well and fell into the clutches of Young and company. The race’s final lap saw Young and Herrin trade second position multiple times with hard and tight passes. The nod ultimately went to Suzuki ace Young by a scant 0.023 seconds, thanks to a superior drive out of the final corner in the sprint to the flag. Young said, “It was a pretty good race for us today. I was making it harder on ourselves by not having great qualifying. It seems like we’ve let it slip a little bit this year, and I’m just finding myself getting it together at the beginning of the weekend, but I guess the good thing is, we definitely get it together by the end of the weekend in time for the race. I’m obviously happy with second, but I want to get back up to the front and get racing with Josh where I feel we belong. Herrin said of his late duel with Young, “It was a great last lap — it was fun. I wish I could have held him off but I just couldn’t. He kind of outsmarted me there a little bit. We’ll be back at the next race to try to beat him next time.” Eslick and Bostrom finished just fractions of a second behind in fourth and fifth, respectively. After running as high as third, May dropped to a lonely sixth at the flag, while Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki’s Taylor Knapp also managed to work past the struggling Hayden, who ultimately finished a disappointing eighth on the heels of his Mid-Ohio breakthrough and subsequent strong weekend form here at Laguna Seca. KTM/HMC Racing’s Stefen Nebel won out in a fight for ninth with Foremost Insurance Pegram Racing’s Larry Pegram, who completed the race’s top ten. Hayes continues his march to a third AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike title as he’ll head to New Jersey Motorsports Park on September 7-9 boasting an imposing 74-point advantage. Beaubier Takes AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike Victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Cameron Beaubier won a fantastic three-way fight for another GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, taking his fourth victory in the past five races in the AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike class with a bold last-lap move over series points leader Martin Cardenas. The Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha pilot battled for 20 laps with his teammate Tommy Hayden as well as Cardenas in a real thriller. Beaubier showed Cardenas a wheel on several occasions, but the Colombian did not give the young challenger any opportunity to pass heading into the final lap. The young standout made a move to the outside of turn one, an unlikely passing area, then surprised Cardenas on the inside of turn two and made the move stick. Cardenas was able to hold off the charging Hayden but couldn’t counter Beaubier in the final turn or the run to the line. Beaubier’s margin of victory was 0.092 over Cardenas and 0.425 over Hayden. “Martin made a little mistake coming out of the last corner and I was able to pass him into two,” said Beaubier. “I was riding a little impatient in the middle of the race, trying to get around Tommy and showing Martin a wheel here and there. I felt like I could get in there pretty good but to tell the truth I did not plan that move. I saw the opportunity.” Jake Zemke took fourth place, just 2.555 seconds back as the Ducshop Ducati rider once again ran a strong race. Jake Gagne of Roadrace Factory/Red Bull earned fifth. The young rider has recovered from arm pump surgery and had a trying race but was able to finish even after a collision with second place points man Dane Westby, who had highsided just in front of him. Cardenas now leads Westby by 64 points in the GoPro Daytona SportBike point standings, 314-250, with Beaubier and Hayden tied for third 16 points back at 234 a piece. Next GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing Event The AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will take its turn sharing the spotlight with the MotoGP World Championship superstars in three weeks time for the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix on August 17-19. The full tour will resume on September 7-9 at New Jersey Motorsports Park. AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com.