MotoAmerica Championship of New Jersey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, New Jersey

September 9, 2017

Provisional Supersport/Superstock 600 Race One Overall Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, 16 laps, Total Race Time 22:12.034, Best Lap Time 1:22.185

2. Valentin Debise (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, -10.611 seconds, 1:23.174

3. JD Beach (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -10.680, 1:22.806

4. Benny Solis, Jr. (Hon CBR600RR), Supersport, -28.911, 1:23.697

5. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -42.906, 1:25.298

6. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -45.050, 1:25.296

7. Nick McFadden (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -46.743, 1:25.508

8. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -46.765, 1:25.397

9. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -47.724, 1:25.461

10. Jody Barry (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, -48.384, 1:25.291

11. Anthony Mazziotto III (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -48.777, 1:25.431

12. Shane Richardson (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -49.489, 1:25.434

13. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, -67.614, 1:26.640

14. Eziah Davis (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -67.749, 1:26.347

15. Lucas Silva (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -75.215, 1:26.952

16. Joseph Giannotto (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -82.203, 1:27.160

17. Brandon Cleland (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:27.890

18. Bailey Cox (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:28.498

19. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:28.232

20. Josh Picard (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:27.524

21. Steven Dietz (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:28.506

22. Timothy Wilson (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:28.611

23. Caroline Olsen (Hon CBR600RR), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:28.313

24. Emerson Amaya (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:28.675

25. CJ LaRoche (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:30.311

26. Mark Rhoades (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, -1 lap, 1:29.863

27. Gauge Rees (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:29.809

28. Gary Yancoskie (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -1 lap, 1:31.418

29. Max Angles Fernandez (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, DNF, 1:30.012

30. Mike Selpe (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -16 laps, DNF, crash

Provisional Superstock 600 Race One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6), 16 laps, Total Race Time 22:54.940, Best Lap Time 1:25.298

2. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), -2.144 seconds, 1:25.296

3. Nick McFadden (Suz GSX-R600), -3.837, 1:25.508

4. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), -3.859, 1:25.397

5. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R), -4.818, 1:25.461

6. Anthony Mazziotto III (Yam YZF-R6), -5.871, 1:25.431

7. Shane Richardson (Kaw ZX-6R), -6.583, 1:25.434

8. Eziah Davis (Yam YZF-R6), -24.843, 1:26.347

9. Lucas Silva (Yam YZF-R6), -32.309, 1:26.952

10. Brandon Cleland (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 1:27.890

11. Bailey Cox (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap, 1:28.498

12. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 1:28.232

13. Josh Picard (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:27.524

14. Steven Dietz (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:28.506

15. Timothy Wilson (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap, 1:28.611

16. Caroline Olsen (Hon CBR600RR), -1 lap, 1:28.313

17. Emerson Amaya (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:28.675

18. CJ LaRoche (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:30.311

19. Gauge Rees (Yam YZF-R6),  -1 lap, 1:29.809

20. Gary Yancoskie (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap, 1:31.418

21. Max Angles Fernandez (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, 1:30.012

Provisional Supersport Championship Point Standings (after 15 of 18 races):

1. Gerloff, 321 points

2. Beach, 280

3. Debise, 216

4. Solis, 192

5. Aguilar, 118

6. Gilbert, 115

7. McFadden, 103

8. Blevins, 89

9. Richardson, 84

10. Anderson, 82

11. Brandon Paasch, 79

12. Ortt, 75

13. JC Camacho, 60

14. Mazziotto, 59

15. Jayson Uribe, 37

16. Andrew Lee, 35

17. Barry, 31

18. Deion Campbell, 15

19. TIE, Ashton Yates/Olsen, 14

Provisional Superstock 600 Championship Point Standings (after 14 of 17 races):

1. Aguilar, 239 points

2. Gilbert, 234

3. McFadden, 187

4. Blevins, 179

5. Richardson, 164

6. Ortt, 161

7. Mazziotto, 120

8. JC Camacho, 117

9. Andrew Lee, 91

10. Cleland, 64

More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:

Gerloff Wins Sixth Consecutive Supersport Race, At New Jersey; Hayes and Herrin Finish 3-4 In Superbike Race

Millville, NJ – September 9, 2017 – Defending MotoAmerica Supersport Champion Garrett Gerloff is moving closer and closer to becoming a two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion.

On Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Garrett got the holeshot in the red-flagged and restarted race, and he led from start to finish, taking the checkered flag with a gap of more than ten and a half seconds back to the second-place finisher. Garrett’s Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Extended Service/Graves/Yamaha teammate JD Beach finished third.

After notching his sixth race victory in a row and ninth win this season, Garrett said, “It was a really good race. We were kind of feeling weird yesterday during the two practice sessions, but my team and I came up with a plan this morning, and I was happy with how my R6 handled. I was able to get a good second start and pull a gap so that I could ride my own race. It feels good to get another win.”

Podium finisher JD commented, “We finally got off to a really good start in the race, but then, we had the red flag. I hope whoever went down is all right. On the restart, Garrett got off the line really well, and I slotted in behind him. The backmarkers played a role in today’s race because it was difficult to get around those slower riders, and Garrett kept increasing his gap.”

Supersport Race 2 from New Jersey Motorsports Park will go green on Sunday at 2:25 PM Eastern.

In Saturday’s Superbike Race 1 at NJMP, Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing’s Josh Hayes got a good start off the line and slotted into second place aboard his #4 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike. The four-time AMA Superbike Champion took the lead in short fashion and immediately began pulling a gap.

As the laps wound down, Hayes was reeled in by Toni Elias, and then by Roger Hayden, shuffling him back to third, which is where he finished the race. Meanwhile, Hayes’ once-again teammate Josh Herrin, who is substituting for the injured Cameron Beaubier, had nearly a race-long battle with Jake Gagne. On the final lap, Herrin was able to make the pass on Gagne, to give the Yamaha Factory Superbike team a 3-4 finish.

“I felt really good on the motorcycle, and I was digging in there pretty hard,” said Hayes. “Toni (Elias) had a small gap on me, and I was just biding my time, looking for a place to pass. But, when I tried to get underneath him a couple of times, it really cost me. I beat the bike up pretty good, and they had a pace at the end that I couldn’t match. But, I’m glad that I was able to lead the race and ultimately finish up on the podium.”

“I was really happy with the race,” Herrin said. “I want to be fighting at the front, and I’m excited to have this opportunity to ride the best bike in the paddock. The R1 is a race-winning bike, many times over, and that’s where I want to be with it. From where we were at the start of the weekend, finishing fourth was a huge step forward for us. Also, we have a lot of data to look at going into tomorrow. I had a good battle with (Jake) Gagne, and I was glad to get by him on the final lap and get a 3-4 finish for our Yamaha Factory Superbike Team today.”

Superbike Race 2 is on Sunday at 3:15 PM Eastern.

MotoAmerica Superbike Standings

1. Toni Elias – Suzuki – 365

2. Roger Hayden – Suzuki – 281

3. Cameron Beaubier – Yamaha – 255

4. Josh Hayes – Yamaha – 196

MotoAmerica Supersport Standings

1. Garrett Gerloff – Yamaha – 321

2. JD Beach – Yamaha – 280

3. Valentin Debise – Suzuki – 216

For more Yamaha racing news, results, photos, and videos, visit http://www.YamahaMotorsports.com/Racing

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More, from a press release issued by Team Hammer:

LATE CHARGES NET THREE PODIUM RESULTS FOR TEAM HAMMER IN NEW JERSEY

Team Hammer came through on Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park, thanks to late-race heroics adding three more podium finishes.

Despite struggling in the lead-up to Saturday’s Superstock 1000 race, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Jake Lewis stepped up his game when it mattered the most. The Kentuckian overcame his fourth-row starting position and steadily worked his way into the battle for STK1000 victory aboard his GSX-R1000.

With four laps remaining, Lewis passed his primary championship rival to secure second place (eighth in the combined Superbike/STK1000 order) and simply ran out of time to climb any higher.

Lewis remains second in Superstock 1000 championship points after his 14th podium of the season. Afterward, he said, “It was a good race. I got off to a really good start and was right there with the front Superstock guys. I fell back a little bit in the early laps because I got stuck behind another rider, but then I worked really dang hard to catch back up to the fight for the win.

“I started making up ground and caught up to them a little bit at the end. I got held up behind second for a lap or two and that allowed the leader to keep going the same pace and get away a bit. I didn’t have enough for him there at the end but I’m happy to get second after what’s been a pretty tough weekend for us. It was a really good recovery from practice and qualifying because we’ve been a little behind the 8-ball. We’ll make some changes tonight and try to get the win tomorrow.”

Lewis’ M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teammate, Valentin Debise, saved it for even later to claim second place on his GSX-R600 in the Saturday MotoAmerica Supersport race. Debise hounded his opponent until the final lap, then took away the spot and held it to the flag by 0.069 seconds.

It was Debise’s third straight second-place result, his seventh finish of second or better this season, and his 11th podium in 2017. He sits third in the points with three races remaining.

The Frenchman said, “I wanted to follow the leader but he was too fast. I didn’t have a great opening lap and the top two riders gapped me a little bit. I came back on second, and I stayed just in back of him to see where I could pass him. At the end we got into some lappers. I tried to overtake him and he overtook me back. We had some big moments, and finally I made a pass stick.

“Once again, I want to say thank you to M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team who did a great job as always.”

M4 medAge Suzuki’s Nick McFadden pulled out a last-lap ace of his own in the Superstock 600 competition. The Kentuckian executed a slick move aboard his GSX-R600 in the race’s second-to-last corner to move into third position (seventh overall).

McFadden now has six podiums in the season and sits third in the STK600 title fight. He said, “I’m happy to be up on the podium again. We got off to a good start, and we were in the lead pack. It looked like we were breaking away a little bit but then there was a red flag. On the restart, we ran in the lead pack again. Towards the middle of the race, I was behind a rider who was starting to fade a little bit. I was able to pass him but had to make up some ground so I put my head down. With two corners to go, I made the pass for third. It’s been a good season. We’ve been on the podium a lot and and I am looking forward to adding to it these last three races.”

M4 Rickdiculous Racing Suzuki’s Daytona Anderson returned to action with a solid sixth place in Supersport (13th overall). Anderson ranks 10th in the Supersport championship rankings despite illness and injury sidelining him in the prior four races.

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Cleland added another Superstock 600 top-10 to his 2017 record — his seventh in all — by finishing 10th (17th overall) in Saturday’s race. He is currently 10th in the STK600 title fight.

Team Hammer will look to win more trophies and move further up the podium on Sunday, the final day of the penultimate round of the 2017 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series.

About Team Hammer

The 2017 season marks Team Hammer’s 37th consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 68 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 186 times and have won five AMA Pro National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships. The team has also won 134 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won four F-USA Championships.