MotoAmerica Superbike Challenge at Miller Motorsports Park
Miller Motorsports Park
Tooele, Utah
June 28, 2015
Provisional Superbike Race One Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Josh Hayes (Yamaha), 18 laps
2. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha), -0.280 second
3. Roger Hayden (Suzuki), -13.974 seconds
4. Jake Lewis (Suzuki), -14.755
5. Chris Fillmore (KTM), -40.489
6. Danny Eslick (Honda), -40.813
7. Bernat Martinez (Yamaha), -55.041
8. Chris Ulrich (Suzuki), -55.562
9. Elena Myers (Suzuki), -55.906
10. Sebastiao Ferreira (Kawasaki), -86.870
11. Mathew Orange (BMW), -95.540
More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Superbike Champ Hayes Adds To His Legacy With Superbike Race 1 Victory At Miller Motorsports Park
Tooele, UT – June 28, 2015 – A big part of MotoAmerica’s mission is to help identify and develop the next generation of U.S. road racers who will take on the world’s best riders in MotoGP and World Superbike. And, while that is already happening, 40-year-old Josh Hayes continues to remind everyone that he is not done yet…far from it, in fact.
In Superbike Race 1 at Miller Motorsports Park, Josh–who earned pole position in Saturday’s Superpole Qualifying event–and his precocious Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Superbike teammate Cameron Beaubier–who is leading the 2015 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship–raced virtually in tandem throughout the 18-lap event, with each rider taking multiple turns at the front of the pack. And, in the end, it all came down to the final lap. Josh made a deft pass on Cameron, and it proved to be the deciding maneuver as Josh took the checkers to notch his sixth Superbike win of the season and break the tie in 2015 victory totals that he had with Cameron.
“It was a great race,” Josh commented. “We’ve had good speed here all weekend, and I really love this track. For Cam and I, it was really a lot like a chess match. I kind of think it was easier to lose the race than it was to win. I was able to get past Cameron on that final lap, and that did the trick.”
Cameron said, “I got a decent jump at the start, but Josh got a better one, and then it was close between us the whole race. I passed him a few times and he passed me back. It was a fun race, but Josh kind of outrode me on the last lap. I couldn’t find a way to get past him after he got by me.”
With Josh’s victory, the Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha teammates are still first and second in the Superbike points standings, with Josh now just one point behind Cameron for the Championship.
Watch Round 6 Of The MotoAmerica Championship On CBS Sports Network
MotoAmerica Round 6 from Barber Motorsports Park will air on Sunday, June 5, at 6:00 PM EST with a replay later that day at 9:00 PM EST.
For the complete MotoAmerica TV broadcast schedule on CBS Sports Network, visit http://www.motoamerica.com/motoamerica-tv-schedule
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