KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Josh Herrin won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio.
EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW’s Sean Dylan Kelly led most of the race with Herrin right behind him on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R and Cameron Beaubier right behind Herrin on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW.
With two laps to go, Herrin passed Kelly going into Turn One, put his head down, and tried to sprint to the checkered flag. Kelly didn’t give up and stayed right with Herrin to the end, but Herrin was strong enough to hold his lead and win the race by a fraction of a second.
With the victory, his fifth of the season and fourth in the last five races, Herrin extended his lead atop the Championship point standings.
For runner-up Kelly, it was his fourth podium finish of his rookie Superbike season.
Beaubier had nothing for the lead duo and had to settle for a close third, less than one second behind Kelly.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz bounced back from a crash late in Race One to score fourth in Race Two.
Bobby Fong finished fifth on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
After finishing third in the drying conditions of Race One, Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach took sixth in Race Two.
Out since being injured after the first race of the 2024 season, Richie Escalante passed Cameron Petersen to claim seventh in his comeback appearance on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Petersen crossed the finish line 0.475 second behind Escalante in eighth on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha.
Ashton Yates took ninth overall and the Superbike Cup victory on his Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Petersen’s teammate, three-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne rounded out the top 10 finishers.
