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cisely what Elias did in race two.
With Beaubier comfortably in the
lead, Elias was planning on set-
tling for 20 championship points
in second place when Scholtz
launched his bike big time on lap
14, bringing out the red flag and
making everyone line up for a 10-
lap sprint to the flag.
What ensued was a dramatic
start to feel much more comfort-
able," Elias said of his race-one
pace. "[It was a] really difficult
race, but at the end, I didn't
expect to open that little gap,
but that helped me a lot to stay
out of trouble. Really, this race
was important, especially after
the disaster in the last corner at
Road America."
Rounding out the top 10
in race one was Jake Gagne
(Scheibe Racing BMW), Jayson
Uribe (Uribe Racing Honda),
with David Anthony (Fly Racing/
ADR Motorsports) and Matthew
Orange (Maximum Effort Rac-
ing) following.
You have to be in a position to
benefit from luck, and that's pre-
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK • PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
Rubbin's racin', and so it was
in race two between these four.
Toni Elias (24) came out on top
to sweep Utah.
DELIVERS THE ONE-TWO
both MotoAmerica Superbike wins, increasing his championship lead
