Yamaha’s Anthony Gobert battled with Honda’s Miguel Duhamel and Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates for all 17 laps of the Honda Pro Oils 600cc Supersport final at Virginia International Raceway. The three-way battle was decided when Gobert passed Yates for the lead into turn one on the final lap and was able to navigate through lapped riders better.
With only 27 riders in the race, Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom only had to complete half of the race distance to claim Kawasaki’s first AMA 600cc Supersport Championship since 1993. Bostrom finished seventh in the race.
Honda Pro Oils 600cc Supersport Final Results:
1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 17 laps
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, +1.138 seconds
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, +1.320 seconds
4. John Hopkins, Suzuki, +3.420 seconds
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, +7.815 seconds
6. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, +9.133 seconds
7. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, +20.018 seconds
8. Jake Zemke, Honda, +22.539 seconds
9. Josh Hayes, Honda, +22.594 seconds
10. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, +27.059 seconds
11. Lee Acree, Suzuki, +27.257 seconds
12. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, +35.471 seconds
13. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, +35.565 seconds
14. Chris Caylor, Suzuki, +36.841 seconds
15. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, +55.470 seconds
16. Robert Jensen, Suzuki, +63.538 seconds
17. Daigoro Suzuki, Kawasaki, +70.698 seconds
18. David Ortega, Suzuki, +70.982 seconds
19. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha, +91.664 seconds
20. P. Valiente, +94.080 seconds
Unofficial Final 600cc Supersport Point Standings:
1. Eric Bostrom, 285 points
2. Anthony Gobert, 265 points
3. Miguel Duhamel, 259 points
Anthony Gobert Wins 600cc Supersport Race At VIR, Eric Bostrom Wins Championship
Anthony Gobert Wins 600cc Supersport Race At VIR, Eric Bostrom Wins Championship
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