VOLUME 56 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 P89
2 Wheel Legal-Hudson Mo-
torcycles Yamaha rider Richie
Escalante.
Chief title rivals Hayden
Gillim (Rickdiculous Racing Ya-
maha) and PJ Jacobsen (Celtic
HSBK Racing Yamaha) could
only muster fourth and seventh
places, respectively.
"Honestly it's unreal," Fong
said. "Sleepless nights. I've
never been in this position
before, so I didn't know how
to control it. My coach, Josh
Hayes, had a shoulder I could
cry on most of the time, so that
was a big relief. I've never been
under so much pressure. I felt
like I was a kid again. Almost
nauseous before the race and
everything. I knew I had the
bike underneath me to do it.
This morning in qualifying, I
knew that we had the pace,
and I just had to ride smart and
focus on hitting my marks. We
rode a good, smooth race.
These guys kept me on my
toes the whole time."
Gillim and Sean Dylan Kelly
(M4 Ecstar Suzuki) rounded
out the top five.
Race two was a confus-
ing affair when leader Fong
crashed out with five laps to
go, causing a red flag. Fong
was able to successfully
remount his bike and ride it
back to the pits, which, by rule,
meant that he was declared the
winner of the race.
The confusion was such that
MotoAmerica had to send out
a press release clarifying its
stance on the matter, saying,
"The decision to declare Fong
the winner of the race is based
on regulation 1.28 Finish Of A
Race And Race Results, d2,
which reads: "In the case of a
(Left) Elias (24)
holds Herrin at bay
in race two. Herrin
rode admirably to
help his teammate,
but to no avail.
(Below) Bobby
Fong wrapped up
the Supersport
title in race
one and took a
controversial win in
race two.
Herrin. He tried to help and did a
great job, but it was not enough.
I'm very proud of my team, every
single person. It's very difficult
for them as well, but we must ac-
cept that we tried our best and
be content with that fact."
The final championship stand-
ings have Beaubier crowned as
the champion at 387 points over
Elias at 362 and Gerloff with 316
points.
Supersport
Bobby Fong (M4 Ecstar Su-
zuki) is the 2019 MotoAmerica
Supersport Champion after
sealing a dominant win in race
one, finishing nearly one-and-a-
half seconds over Tuned Rac-
ing Yamaha's Bryce Prince in
race one. Third place went to
