Editorial Note: The first portion of the race lasted for 11 laps, until Hayden Gillim suffered a nasty crash in Turn One that brought a red flag. Gillim was seen walking into an ambulance after his crash. The race was restarted for six more laps.

MotoAmerica Championship of Pittsburgh

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Pittsburgh International Race Complex

Wampum, Pennsylvania

August 27, 2017

Provisional Motul Superbike/Bazzaz Superstock 1000 Race Two Overall Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 6 laps, Total Race Time 10:13.864, Best Lap Time 1:41.570

2. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, -0.263 second, 1:41.495

3. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, -0.457, 1:41.341

4. Mathew Scholtz (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -1.367 seconds, 1:41.504

5. Bobby Fong (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, -4.174, 1:41.846

6. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock 1000, -5.447, 1:42.062

7. Jake Gagne (Hon CBR1000RR SP), Superbike, -6.278, 1:42.143

8. Sylvain Barrier (BMW S1000RR), Superbike, -6.851, 1:42.100

9. Danny Eslick (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -7.989, 1:42.187

10. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, -8.989, 1:42.475

11. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -10.204, 1:42.541

12. Jason DiSalvo (BMW S1000RR), Superbike, -10.621, 1:42.424

13. Anthony West (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, -23.029, 1:42.614

14. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -38.893, 1:47.502

15. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, -6 laps, DNF, retired

16. Hayden Gillim (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock 1000, -6 laps, DNF, crash

17. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, DNS

Bazzaz Superstock 1000 Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Mathew Scholtz (Yam YZF-R1), 6 laps, Total Race Time 10:15.231, Best Lap Time 1:41.504

2. Bobby Fong (Kaw ZX-10R), -2.807 seconds, 1:41.846

3. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R1000), -4.080, 1:42.062

4. Danny Eslick (Yam YZF-R1), -6.622, 1:42.187

5. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R1), -8.837, 1:42.541

6. Anthony West (Kaw ZX-10R), -21.662, 1:42.614

7. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R1), -37.526, 1:47.502

8. Hayden Gillim (Suz GSX-R1000), -6 laps, DNF, crash

9. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R), DNS

Motul Superbike Championship Point Standings (after 16 of 20 races):

1. Elias, 340 points

2. Hayden, 261

3. Beaubier, 255

4. Hayes, 180

5. Scholtz, 159

6. Fong, 138

7. Lewis, 136

8. Herrin, 114

9. Eslick, 111

10. Wyman, 98

11. Gagne, 80

12. Gillim, 68

13. Prince, 67

14. Barrier, 46

15. DiSalvo, 40

16. Anthony, 32

17. West, 28

18. Flinders, 21

19. O’Hara, 15

20. Larry Pegram, 14

Bazzaz Superstock 1000 Championship Point Standings (after 16 of 20 races):

1. Scholtz, 331 points

2. Lewis, 267

3. Fong, 259

4. Eslick, 220

5. Prince, 167

6. Gillim, 161

7. Flinders, 117

8. Anthony, 66

9. West, 57

10. Tyler O’Hara, 54

More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:

Hayden Takes Emotional Win In Pittsburgh

Gerloff Takes 5th Supersport Win In A Row

Wampum, Pa. (August 27, 2017) – Until today, Roger Hayden didn’t have fond memories of Pittsburgh International Race Complex. It was here, during the test on May 17-18, that the Hayden family learned of Nicky Hayden’s tragic bicycle accident in Italy, an accident that took his life a few days later on May 22. Today, Roger Hayden put that behind him, taking his second Motul Superbike win of the season and the most emotional of his long career – a victory he dedicated to his late brother and his grieving family.

Hayden had to win not once, but twice as the race was red-flagged while he was leading by over two seconds on the 11th lap. But there was no stopping him on this day as he went out and won the second part of the race as well, a six-lap sprint for his second win of the season and first since race one at VIRginia International Raceway on May 12.

“I had a lot of motivation today since Cameron (Beaubier) has been putting it to us the last couple of races,” said Hayden. “I was able to get a good jump on the restart and just put my head down. I really wanted a win bad and this was one of the toughest weekends for me since my brother’s accident happened while I was testing here a few months back. I had a lot on my mind, but we’re professionals and there was no way that I was going to let the win slip away at the end today.”

Hayden’s margin of victory at the end of six laps was .263 of a second over his Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Toni Elias, the Spaniard on the cusp of winning his first MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. Elias now leads the title chase by 79 points over Hayden, 340-261, after earning his 14th podium of the season.

“My team improved the bike quite a bit for me this morning,” said Elias. “Roger (Hayden) was so strong today and there was nothing I could do with him. All I could do was try to protect myself from Cameron (Beaubier) and Josh (Hayes), but I was still struggling to do that. Roger did a great job today and I’m very happy for him. I still was able to leave with good points today.”

Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing’s Josh Hayes finished a close third, the four-time Superbike Champion just .194 of a second behind Elias as the top three raced to the flag together.

“Today was a better day, I got off of the line well,” said Hayes. “I tried to be more patient with my passes and made some pretty good moves early on. There was some good racing going on and Roger (Hayden) kind of broke away from us all early. It was unfortunate the red flag came out and we had the restart. I was nervous about the restart, but managed to get another good jump. I’m just happy to finish ahead of the Superstock guys, who are going really fast at the moment.”

Cameron Beaubier had a day to forget just a day after winning his fifth race of the season when he ran off the track and out of the re-started portion of the race just after passing Elias for second place. The non-score puts Beaubier 85 points behind Elias with just two rounds (four races) left to run.

Fourth place went to Yamalube/Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz, the South African running right with the top three Superbikes and finishing just .910 of a second behind Hayes. He was fourth overall and the top Bazzaz Superstock 1000 finisher, giving him his seventh win of the season and a comfortable 64-point lead in the championship as the series heads to New Jersey Motorsports Park in two weeks.

Bobby Fong was second in the Bazzaz Superstock 1000 class and fifth overall after winning yesterday’s Superstock battle. The Quicksilver/Latus Motors Kawasaki rider was 2.8 seconds behind Scholtz and 1.2 seconds clear of third-placed Jake Lewis on the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Genuine Broaster Chicken Honda’s Jake Gagne ended up seventh, just behind Lewis and just ahead of Brixx Performance BMW’s Sylvain Barrier. TOBC Racing’s Danny Eslick and Décor Briliance/Lucas Oil/KWR’s Kyle Wyman rounded out the top 10.

Scholtz now leads Lewis in the championship by 64 points, 331-267. Fong is third, eight points behind Lewis in the fight for second in the title chase.

“I was just barely holding onto the Superbike pack today,” said Scholtz. “It took everything I had, which helped me pull away and gap the Superstock guys. I didn’t want to let the guys up front get away and was on the absolute edge. This is a brilliant track, I’d suggest a few minor changes, but overall this is one of the best tracks that I’ve been to in a while.”

Supersport: Gerloff x Two

Garrett Gerloff didn’t win by as much as he did on Saturday, but he still won and in dominating fashion at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, the Monster Energy/Yamalube/Y.E.S./ Graves Yamaha rider winning his eighth Supersport race of the season and his fifth in a row. This time by 8.3 seconds.

Second place for the second straight day went to M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Valentin Debise, the Frenchman running off track again but not to the extreme of yesterday’s run-off. Thus Debise ended up second, 6.1 seconds ahead of yesterday’s third-place finisher JD Beach.

Fourth place, barely, went to Team H35’s Benny Solis over Riderz Law/Aguilar Racing’s Jason Aguilar, who came away with the victory in the Superstock 600 class.

“It was a tougher race today for sure,” said Gerloff. “The tires dropped off a lot quicker for me today and it made it tough to maintain the same speed and consistency that I had yesterday. The track was awesome all weekend and I think that it’ll only continue to improve with more time on the new surface for when we come back. I’m looking forward to New Jersey and hope that we can keep the ball rolling.”

Gerloff now leads the Supersport Championship over Beach by 32 points, 296-264, with two rounds (four races) remaining. Debise is third, but 100 points behind Gerloff.

Yesterday’s Superstock 600 winner Anthony Mazziotto III was second in class today with Michael Gilbert rounding out the podium on his Team MG55 Yamaha.

Aguilar leads Gilbert by 17 points in the Superstock 600 title chase. Nick McFadden, fourth today, jumps to third – 55 points behind.

Dumas Doubles Up In KTM RC Cup

Fifteen-year-old Canadian Alex Dumas won his first-ever KTM RC Cup race yesterday. Today he went out and won his second, the JP43 Junior Team rider again barely holding off Quarterley Racing/On Track Development’s Jackson Blackmon. This time the gap was larger, .239 of a second compared to .045 of a second, but the race was better with five riders running at the front for most of the 10 laps of the Pittsburgh International Race Complex.

While first and second were the same as yesterday, third place was different with points leader Benjamin Smith bouncing back from yesterday’s crash to finish third, just .293 of a second behind Dumas. CSVMoto’s Cory Ventura, third yesterday, slipped to fourth today and just under a second off the victor. Quarterley Racing/On Track Development’s Draik Beauchamp rounded out the top five.

Although he lost some points in his championship lead, Smith is still in control. He now leads Ventura by 24 points with two rounds (four races) remaining. Blackmon is third, 32 points behind Smith.

“It was a perfect weekend for me,” said Dumas. “I was good in practice Friday, qualifying, and really strong all weekend. I’m very happy with the setup that my mechanic has done this weekend as we have worked really hard. It was nice to win my first race yesterday, but even better to leave with both wins.”

More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:

Hayes Podiums In MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2, While Gerloff Wins His Fifth-Consecutive Supersport Race

Wampum, PA – August 27, 2017 – Four-time and defending AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes showed that he is still very much on his game as he finished third in Sunday’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. The 42-year-old American road racing legend battled in the lead group during both legs of the red-flagged and restarted race, and crossed the finish line for his sixth podium result of the 2017 season.

“Today was a much better day for me,” Josh said. “I got off the line better, made some good passes, and had better pace overall. After the restart, I gave it the best run I could in trying to catch (second-place finisher) Toni (Elias), but I just came up a little bit short. I’m happy to get on the podium for Yamaha and my team, and now, we go to New Jersey the weekend after next, which is another track that I like a lot, so I’m excited about that.”

Josh’s Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing teammate Cameron Beaubier suffered a near-highside on the second lap after the restart, and the resulting violent shake of the handlebars on his bike caused a dislocation of his right shoulder. He pleaded with the corner marshals to “pop” his shoulder back in place so he could get back in the race, but no one wanted to take up the cause, so the two-time and defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion was unable to continue, and he ultimately went to the hospital where he was treated and released. An update on Cameron’s condition and fitness to race will be provided prior to the next round of the Championship.

In Sunday’s Supersport Race 2, defending class Champion Garrett Gerloff continued his hot streak, racking up his fifth race win in a row and eighth victory of the season in another show of dominance where he led the entire race from start to finish.

“I made a couple of small mistakes, but overall, it was a smooth race for me,” said Garrett. “I was actually able to go a couple of tenths (of a second) quicker than yesterday. But, the tires seemed to drop off a little more than they did yesterday, so I wasn’t able to maintain as fast of a pace as yesterday. I’m super-happy with the result, though, and I can’t wait to race again in two weeks!”

Garrett’s teammate JD Beach recorded his 13th podium result of the season, with another third-place finish to match his third place from yesterday, which put both Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Extended Service/Graves/Yamaha riders on the podium twice at Pittsburgh.

JD commented, “After we switched to using a different rear tire earlier this season (per Dunlop mandate for the entire Supersport class), it’s been more difficult for me on the bike, and we’ve been struggling with the change. It seemed like the harder I tried, the more difficult it would become. So, after yesterday’s race, we worked with Chris, our suspension engineer, to see where we can improve. We found something that gave me better pace in this race, and hopefully, it will help us get better results in the last two rounds of the season.”

MotoAmerica Superbike Standings

1. Toni Elias – Suzuki – 340

2. Roger Hayden – Suzuki – 261

3. Cameron Beaubier – Yamaha – 255

4. Josh Hayes – Yamaha – 180

5 Mathew Scholtz – Yamaha – 159

MotoAmerica Supersport Standings

1. Garrett Gerloff – Yamaha – 296

2. JD Beach – Yamaha – 264

3. Valentin Debise – Suzuki – 196

Yamaha’s Factory Superbike and Factory-Supported Supersport Teams will be back in action on September 8-10 for the Championship of New Jersey at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville.

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