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Gerloff, with JD Beach (Attack
Performance Estenson Racing
Yamaha) fourth. He, in turn,
was 27 seconds off Gerloff,
while fifth-placed Jake Gagne
(Scheibe Racign BMW) was a
yawning 50 seconds behind
Gerloff at the flag.
In what was two ultimately
processional Superbike encoun-
ters in Northern California that
saw only 14 starters, Garrett
Gerloff certainly wasn't com-
plaining, as he took his second
career MotoAmerica Superbike
win in a row in race one after
hitting the front ahead of Elias
on lap four and riding off into the
distance for a 10.369-second
victory over Elias.
Westby Racing Yamaha
Mathew Scholtz made up for
a bad recent run of form by
taking third, 21 seconds off
Gentlemen.
Toni Elias came to Sonoma with a
39-point lead in the Superbike standings
and left with 35 in his back pocket after
a topsy-turvy two-day Sonoma round
