ROAD RACE
FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 9 / SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK / MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY
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BY THE CN STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
I
t was a good weekend for the Monster Energy
Yamaha Team, but even a better one for
Cameron Beaubier, the defending champion
who kept his title hopes alive with a solid per-
formance at New Jersey Motorsports Park. His
weekend was capped off with a huge win Sun-
day afternoon that will give him a big boost of
confidence going into the final round two weeks
from now. Still, he will need another strong per-
formance at the championship finale at Barber
Motorsports Park and a little bit of good luck
in order for him to take down 2019 champion-
ship leader Toni Elias. Elias just couldn't find
his mojo in New Jersey and was only able to
muster a couple of fourth-place finishes on his
Yoshimura Suzuki, and in doing so, surrendered
19 points to his nearest rival in the champion-
ship, Beaubier. If Beaubier can somehow find
a way to take at least another 16 points off
Elias' championship lead, the Monster Energy
Yamaha rider will retain the number-one plate. If
not, Elias will be the new champ.
(Above) It was an
all-Yamaha show
at New Jersey
Motorsports Park
with Cameron
Beaubier (1),
Garrett Gerloff
(31), JD Beach
(95) and Mathew
Scholtz all making
the Superbike
podium.(Left)
Beaubier battled
Beach in race
two. Beaubier
went on to win
and keep his
championship
hopes alive.
