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through the first few laps, and our
bikes both seemed like they were
really good everywhere. I felt
comfortable, and I saw 'plus zero'
forever, and JD was right behind
us, too. I found a few spots where
I thought it was pretty good; made
the pass on the line and was just
trying to put my head down and
do laps, but there was no getting
away from him. We were together.
The track fell apart, for sure. Ev-
Saturday's win went to Beau-
bier's teammate Garrett Gerloff,
who had his hands full with Beau-
bier for the entire 23 laps. The
three-time champ ended up 1.7
seconds behind at the finish line.
Attack Performance Estenson
Racing's JD Beach rebounded
from a tough stretch of races to
finish third, his first podium since
his victory in race two at VIR the
first weekend in May.
Beaubier led the first couple of
laps before coming under attack
by his teammate, Gerloff, who
wasted little time getting to the
front. Beaubier, however, stayed
right with him the whole way, but
Gerloff never cracked and led
a trio of Yamaha riders across
the finish line for the win. Beach
chased in third the whole way.
"Cameron was right there,"
Gerloff said. "I got to follow him
NOT OVER YET
Strong weekend for Cameron Beaubier at NJMP
keeps the defending champ in the hunt
