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"Today was a little more comfort- able for us," Gagne said after the race-two win. "I think it was a little hotter today. I think the track temp was maybe a little hotter. So, I knew I needed to be a little easier on the tires because yesterday we roasted out here pretty good. After yester- day's race, we really learned a lot, when you get a whole 20 laps un- derneath you in race conditions. So, we just made a couple minor tweaks, and the bike just came a lot easier for me to ride today. I was just having fun sliding around out there. It's nice when you've got a little bit of a gap. I was keeping an eye on my pit board. But you can't let up. These guys, I know they're going to keep rolling and if you just back off a couple percent that's when something can happen. So, I just kept riding and having fun. 11 MATHEW SCHOLTZ 2-3 SUPERBIKE Mathew Scholtz worked hard for his third place in race two. He was roughed up in turn one off the start and finished the opening lap in 14th, but the South African didn't give up and pushed his way through the pack, eventually making his way to the heels of those ba ling for third. When all was said and done, Scholtz had worked his way up to third to maintain his per- fect season of podium finishes. "I just saw one of the M4 Suzuki bikes coming up the inside, so I gave him space," Scholtz said. "I could have followed him, but I don't know what happened from there. I think Cam [Petersen] ran off the track. I'm not sure if he got touched. It's just one of those unfortu- nate things. I'm trying to get aggressive in the first corner trying to hang onto Jake, because I knew if I could slot in behind Jake, he would pull me and I kind of had the pace over everyone else a er about lap eight or 10." MYOWNRACE 23 COREY ALEXANDER 2-1 STOCK 1000 "It was fun riding with these guys up front," Corey Alexander said at the end of race two. "You can kind of depend on them to at least give you a li le bit ROAD RACE FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 / MAY 21-23, 2021 VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY / ALTON, VA P64 Kyle Wyman leads Loris Baz (76), Josh Herrin (2) and Hector Barbera in race two. It was a much- improved weekend for Ducati as Baz would ultimately bag his first MotoAmerica podium in second place. Travis Wyman (10) leads Michael Gilbert (55) and Max Flinders (88) in the battle for the Superbike Cup class.