"I didn't get the best jump,"
Gagne said. "I didn't get a jump
like I did yesterday. I saw his
[Herrin's] wheel coming up
around the outside of me. He
threw it in one, and I threw it in
there, too. It was good to see
a wheel and do some racing,
because it was kind of a lonely
one yesterday. It was hot. It was
probably one of the hottest races
I ever remember, but I feel really
good."
Herrin gave it his all and
ended up second for the second
straight day, the 2013 AMA Su-
perbike Champion giving a lot of
the credit for his newfound speed
to new riding coach Josh Hayes.
"We all talked before the
race, me, Richard [team owner
which matched his best of the
season. Then came M4 Ecstar
Suzuki's Bobby Fong, who man-
aged to finish eighth despite a
mechanical problem.
Anthony's FLY Racing ADR
Motorsports' teammate Jayson
Uribe and Altus Motorsports'
Jake Lewis rounded out the top
10.
On Sunday, with temperatures
cresting the three-digit mark,
Gagne lead into turn one only
to find his teammate Herrin too
close for comfort as the two very
nearly came together.
Once the turn-one melee sort-
ed itself out, it was clear sailing
for Gagne as he established his
normal lead and then maintained
it to the finish.
Petersen ended up some four
seconds behind in third place.
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati
New York's Loris Baz ended
up fourth, 14 seconds behind
Gagne, after qualifying second
and looking like he might have a
challenge for Gagne in the race.
Westby Racing's Mathew
Scholtz crossed the finish line
some five seconds behind Baz
in fifth place, well clear of Honos
HVMC Racing's Corey Alexander.
Alexander put in a solid ride to
finish a career-best sixth in the
Honos Superbike class while
winning the Superbike Cup for
racers riding Stock 1000-spec
motorcycles.
FLY Racing ADR Motorsports'
David Anthony finished seventh,
ROAD RACE
FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
P72
ROUND 4 / JUNE 26-27, 2021
RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK / SHELDON, WASHINGTON
Josh Herrin (2) had his teammate
Gagne in his sights in both races.
