MotoAmerica Subway AMA/FIMNA Superbike Doubleheader
Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
May 31, 2015
Provisional Superbike Race Two Results (all using Dunlop tires):
1. Josh Hayes (Yamaha), 14 laps
2. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha), -4.586 seconds
3. Jake Lewis (Suzuki), -9.416
4. Roger Hayden (Suzuki), -22.472
5. Danny Eslick (Honda), -53.333
6. Chris Fillmore (KTM), -53.345
7. Bernat Martinez (Yamaha), -96.733
8. Elena Myers (Suzuki), -100.422
9. Stefano Mesa (Honda), -8 laps, DNF, mechanical
10. Chris Ulrich (Suzuki), -11 laps, DNF, mechanical
Championship Point Standings (after 8 of 18 races):
1. Beaubier, 176 points
2. Hayes, 150
3. Lewis, 116
4. Hayden, 101
5. Martinez, 84
6. Myers, 70
7. Ulrich, 54
8. Eslick, 48
9. Mesa, 35
10. Fillmore, 32
11. Mathew Orange, 15
12. Ricky Orlando, 14
13. Aaron Hersh, 13
More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Honorary Cheesehead Hayes Wins His 8th Road America Superbike Race Out Of 12; Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Teammate Beaubier Finishes Second
Elkhart Lake, WI – May 31, 2015 – After a tipover, followed by a mad dash through the field and all the way up to sixth place in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at Road America, four-time and defending AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes left no doubt in Superbike Race 2 as he dominated the race from start to finish to notch the 52nd Superbike victory of his career.
Josh’s Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha teammate Cameron Beaubier followed up his win from Superbike Race 1 with a strong second-place finish in Superbike Race 2, which was his eight podium in eight races so far this season He currently leads the 2015 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship by 26 points over Josh in second place.
Starting from the pole, Josh got the holeshot in the race and ran consistently fast laps without putting a wheel wrong to take the dominant win. It was clear that, after the tipover he suffered in Race 1, he was out to make a statement…and he did. Josh is the master of Road America, and an honorary cheesehead due to the eight Superbike wins that he’s had in the past six years.
“It’s always good to bounce back,” Josh said. “To be able to repay my team for all the hard work they put in is the best part of getting this win. My bike ran so well. It was a lot of fun to ride all weekend, even in the rain and cold.”
Cameron commented, “Josh was ripping. I did all I could to run his pace in Race 2, but he really goes well around here. I’m happy that I got the win in Race 1, and as for finishing second in Race 2, I’ve got to be thankful to get out of here with good points and leading the Superbike Championship by more than I did when we came in here.”
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More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:
Beaubier, Hayes Split Road America Wins
JD Beach Bounces Back For Supersport Victory
ELKHART LAKE, WI MAY 31 –
Monster Energy/Graves Motorsports Yamaha teammates Cameron Beaubier and Josh Hayes split victories today at Road America, though it’s Beaubier who leaves America’s Dairyland with the biggest smile after his win and second-place finish increased his championship points lead to 26 points.
Beaubier came into round four of the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM Superbike Championship with a 16-point lead over Hayes, but he managed to increase that to 26 after his solid day of 1-2 finishes while Hayes crashed in race one, remounted and finished sixth, before ending his day with a victory – the 52nd of his stellar career – in the second race of the Subway Superbike Doubleheader.
In race one, Beaubier had his hands full with Roger Hayden, the Yoshimura Suzuki rider coming up just .136 of a second behind the championship leader a day after celebrating his 32nd birthday. Hayden hounded Beaubier throughout the 14-lap race, but came up just short at the finish with Beaubier winning his fourth race of the season. Third place in race one went to Hayden’s rookie teammate Jake Lewis, the Kentuckian repeating the effort in race two to beat his teammate Hayden to end his day with another third-place finish.
“I knew going into today that the race was going to be pretty interesting because we hadn’t really had much dry track time this weekend,” Beaubier said after race one. “I knew it would be a tough race, an interesting race. Josh (Hayes) was super good on the brakes, but he was making little mistakes here and there. It’s a bummer that he went down, but it was all good and I think he came back to sixth or seventh. Roger (Hayden) and Jake (Lewis) were riding awesome and it was tough.
Hayes, meanwhile, crashed in turn 14 of race one and was fortunate to be able to remount and continue, finishing sixth and earning 10 points that may prove very valuable by season’s end. Still, he leaves Wisconsin with a 26-point deficit to his teammate Beaubier, 176-150.
In race two Hayes took advantage of a electronics problem that Beaubier encountered in the opening laps. Hayes shot out to a solid lead while Beaubier tried to sort through his problems. Once he did, he started to eat into his teammate’s lead, but the gap at the finish was 4.5 seconds after Beaubier had closed to within 2.5 seconds at one point.
“It’s always good to bounce back,” Hayes said after race two. “I rode as hard as I could. I hated to see that Cameron (Beaubier) was running me down because I didn’t think I had any more pace in me. I figured I would just figure it out at the end of the race if he got there. I was just trying to plug away and have a clean race and my bike worked so well. It was a joy to ride. I’ve had a lot of fun riding the motorcycle this weekend – rain or shine. It was a fun weekend and a big thanks to everyone and all the fans who came out.”
Lewis ended up third with his second podium of the day with his teammate Hayden fourth. Fifth place in both Superbike races went to Turbo Turtle Racing Honda’s Danny Eslick, though he was beaten both times out by Superstock 1000 winner Jake Gagne, the RoadRace Factory Yamaha rider sweeping to victories in both races. South African Sheriden Morais made his MotoAmerica debut a good one with second and third-place finish in the two Superstock 1000 races on the Aprilia HSBK Racing RSV1000.
GN Gonzales Racing’s Shane Narbonne had his best finish of the season in the first Superstock 1000 race with a third-place finish and Taylor Knapp bounced back from a mechanical problem in race one to finish second in the class on his TOBC Racing Yamaha in race two.
After eight rounds, Gagne leads Knapp in the title chase by 30 points, 150-120. Gagne’s two wins today were his fifth and sixth of the eight-race (four rounds) old series.
The Supersport final on Sunday was by far the best race of the day with the top the crossing the line together in a photo finish that was won by Yamalube/Y.E.S. Graves Motorsports Yamaha’s JD Beach by just .009 of a second over Wheels in Motion/Motosport.com/Meen Motorsports’ Josh Herrin with Garrett Gerloff just .012 of a second behind his teammate Beach in third place.
“Going into the last lap I was trying to get out front because it seemed like if you led coming out of the last turn you could cross the line first,” Beach said. “That plan didn’t really go well. I got back to third and couldn’t make any passes. I kind of got lucky with Josh (Herrin) and Garrett (Gerloff) making a big old air pocket for me. Three wins this year… it’s amazing. Coming out I didn’t have any wins. After the season we had last year for the team to bring me back this year is awesome. For this new MotoAmerica Series they’ve been working really hard and the race structure just keeps getting better and better each weekend. Having all these great fans out here is just awesome. To race a motorcycle almost every weekend and call this my real job is just amazing.”
Latus Motors Triumph’s Bobby Fong and RoadRace Factory’s Tomas Puerta rounded out the top five on the second day of MotoAmerica action at Road America.
Beach and Herrin leave Wisconsin tied at the top of the championship point standings after a thrilling Supersport final with 140 points. Gerloff is 16 points behind in third place.
There was more good racing in the Bazzaz Superstock 600 race with rivals Joe Roberts and Richie Escalante going at it for the duration. Roberts came out the better of the two to win his fourth race of the season. Escalante finished a shadow second with Travis Wyman finishing third to keep his perfect podium streak intact. Roberts took over the championship points lead with his victory and now leads Escalante by six points, 120-114.
Gage McAllister had a perfect weekend in the debut of the KTM RC 390 Cup Series, the Californian winning Sunday’s race two after winning the first-ever 390 Cup race on Saturday. McAllister had his hands full throughout and ended up besting Braeden Ortt by just .072 of a second. Jody Barry ended up third to take his second podium finish of the weekend, the young racer from Illinois saving a near crash on the run to the flag after making contact with McAllister.
“I knew it was going to be tough today,” McAllister said. “Yesterday I got a little lucky with a couple of riders going down and the weather. I knew today was going to be a gnarly battle and somehow we managed to break free from a couple of other riders I thought would be at the front. It was a close race that went down to the end. I knew I had to be somewhere in the top two positions to get that run to the flag. I was able to make it happen.”
SUPERBIKE RACE 1: Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha); 2. Roger Hayden (Suzuki); 3. Jake Lewis (Suzuki); 4. Danny Eslick (Honda); 5. Chris Fillmore (KTM); 6. Josh Hayes (Yamaha); 7. Elena Myers (Suzuki); 8. Bernat Martinez (Yamaha); 9. Stefano Mesa (Honda).
SUPERBIKE RACE 2: 1. Josh Hayes (Yamaha); 2. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha); 3. Jake Lewis (Suzuki); 4. Roger Hayden (Suzuki); 5. Danny Eslick (Honda); 6. Chris Fillmore (KTM); 7. Bernat Martinez (Yamaha); 8. Elena Myers (Suzuki).
SUPERSTOCK 1000 RACE 1: 1. Jake Gagne (Yamaha); 2. Sheriden Morais (Aprilia); 3. Shane Narbonne (Yamaha); 4. Mark Heckles (Yamaha); 5. Frankie Babuska (Suzuki); 6. Devon McDonough (Aprilia); 7. Josh Chisum (Yamaha); 8. Tyler O’Hara (Yamaha); 9. Max Flinders (Yamaha); 10. Taylor Knapp (Yamaha).
SUPERSTOCK 1000 RACE 2: 1. Jake Gagne (Yamaha); 2 Taylor Knapp (Yamaha); 3. Sheriden Morais (Aprilia); 4. Tyler O’Hara (Yamaha); 5. Mark Heckles (Yamaha); 6. Devon McDonough (Aprilia); 7. Max Flinders (Yamaha); 8. Frankie Babuska (Suzuki).
SUPERSPORT RACE 2: 1. JD Beach (Yamaha); 2. Josh Herrin (Yamaha); 3. Garrett Gerloff (Yamaha); 4. Bobby Fong (Triumph); 5. Tomas Puerta (Yamaha); 6. David Anthony (Suzuki); 7. Cameron Petersen (Yamaha); 8. Kyle Wyman (Yamaha); 9. Ben Young (Yamaha); 10. Corey Alexander (Yamaha).
BAZZAZ SUPERSTOCK 600 RACE 2: 1. Joe Roberts (Yamaha); 2. Richie Escalante (Yamaha); 3. Travis Wyman (Yamaha); 4. Nick McFadden (Suzuki); 5. Wyatt Farris (Yamaha); 6. Conner Blevins (Yamaha); 7. Jason Aguilar (Yamaha); 8. Andy DiBrino (Yamaha); 9. Kyle Ohnsorg (Yamaha); 10. Michael Gilbert (Yamaha).
KTM RC CUP RACE 2: 1. Gage McAllister; 2. Braeden Ortt; 3. Jody Barry; 4. Brandon Altmeyer; 5. Hayden Schultz; 6. Josh Serne; 7. Justin McWilliams; 8. Gabe Miller; 9. Mason De Keyrel; 10. Ruben Casarez.