At the end of a crazy, incident-packed, red-flag-interrupted AMA Supersport race Sunday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Graves Yamaha’s 17-year-old Josh Herrin had won the first race of his career, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Roger Hayden had won the AMA Supersport Championship and Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes was being transported to a local hospital. Hayes was battling with Hayden’s teammate Jamie Hacking in the first portion of the race when the two appeared to touch and Hayes got off line and out of shape entering Turn Six, ran wide and off the track and suffered a nasty crash. Hayes, who was already racing with two broken feet, was not seen getting up from his fall. According to Laguna Seca’s Ed Nicholls, Hayes was awake and alert and transported to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. In the restart, Herrin, who had slowed in the first portion of the race after a collision with Hacking knocked his front brake lever out of position, got out in front and stayed out in front to take the win. Hacking finished second and Hayden survived some tense moments to finish fifth, but that was more than enough for Hayden to take the title by three points over Hacking. 2007 Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport Championship Presented by Shoei Helmets Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 16, 2007 Provisional Race Results: 1. Josh Herrin (Yamaha), Dunlop, 12 laps 2. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, -1.401 seconds 3. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -2.921 seconds 4. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -3.954 seconds 5. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, -4.403 seconds 6. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -4.559 seconds 7. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -7.724 seconds 8. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -12.060 seconds 9. Garrett Carter (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -12.566 seconds 10. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -15.368 seconds 11. David Anthony (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli 12. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop 13. Michael Beck (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli 14. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop 15. Ben Thompson (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop 16. Hawk Mazzotta (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop 17. Steve Atlas (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop 18. Mark Cernicky (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop 19. Eric Pinson (Yam YZF-R6) 20. Sahar Zvik (Suz GSX-R600) 21. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop 22. David Glenn (Suz GSX-R600) 23. Oscar Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6) 24. J.B. Layman (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli 25. Misti Hurst (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop 26. Scott Ryan (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -1 lap 27. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -4 laps, DNF, crash 28. Chris Peris (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -5 laps, DNF, crash 29. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -5 laps, DNF, crash 30. Chad Lewin (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -6 laps, DNF 31. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -7 laps, DNF, crash 32. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -7 laps, DNF, crash 33. Cory West (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, -8 laps, DNF 34. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -10 laps, DNF 35. Chaz Davies (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -11 laps, DNF, mechanical Provisional Championship Point Standings: 1. Roger Hayden, 297 points 2. Hacking, 294 3. Hayes, 260 4. Rapp, 247 5. Tommy Hayden, 216 6. Young, 212 7. Herrin, 209 8. May, 181 9. Attard, 178 10. Gobert, 174 11. Cardenas, 160 12. Andrews, 155 13. Davies, 145 14. Eslick, 137 15. West, 123 16. Beck, 108 17. Elleby, 96 18. Fong, 94 19. Carter, 93 20. Chris Siglin, 87
Hayes Crashes, Herrin Wins Race, Roger Hayden Wins AMA Supersport Championship At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Hayes Crashes, Herrin Wins Race, Roger Hayden Wins AMA Supersport Championship At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
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