VOL. 50 ISSUE 28 JULY 16, 2013
2012
P79
Stoner's Déjà Vu
•Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner's victory was
nearly a carbon-copy of the 2011 race as he storms
to victory for his third win at Laguna Seca and his
second in a row. This time he used an inside pass
over the crest of turn one on Jorge Lorenzo.
•Nicky Hayden rode hard on the Ducati to catch
and pass Stefan Bradl for sixth place.
•Ben Spies was riding to what looked like fourth
place when his Yamaha's swingarm failed him and
caused a big crash on the exit of the Corkscrew.
•The Attack Performance team failed to qualify for
the race as a wild-card CRT entrant with Steve
Rapp at the controls.
(Above) Nicky Hayden gives his teammate
Valentino Rossi a lift back to the pits after Rossi
crashed out of the race in the Corkscrew.
(Right) Stoner, who
had earlier in the
season announced
his retirement from
racing, celebrates
on the Laguna
podium while Dani
Pedrosa looks on.
(Left) Casey Stoner
(1) starts to walk away
from Jorge Lorenzo
(99) en route to his
third and final win in
the U.S. Grand Prix at
Laguna Seca.
