ROUNDS 7-8/JULY 13-14, 2013
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE/LEXINGTON, OHIO
AMA SUPERBIKES
AMA NATIONAL GUARD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
BY LARRY LAWRENCE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
F
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ive races. That's how long
it took for Josh Hayes to
recover from a disastrous
season-opening race meeting. A pair of DNFs at Daytona
opened the discussion inside
motorcycle racing circles as to
how long it would take, or even
if Hayes could come back to win
a fourth straight AMA Pro Superbike Championship. Very few
thought that five races down the
road Hayes would claim back the
series lead, but that's just what
he did at Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course.
Hayes took Saturday's MidOhio Superbike victory, his fifth
in a row, and in doing so claimed
the lead in the standings from
Martin Cardenas by a single
point. Even Hayes was amazed
how quickly he was back in his
rightful place atop the series.
"I'm still really surprised at how
quickly it happened," Hayes admitted after his victory. "I guess
I didn't count on race wins in this
series paying off as well as they
do. When you're in the points
lead you don't notice points accumulating quite the same I don't
think. The fact that I've caught up
BACK ON TOP
Hayes and Herrin Win, Hayes Takes
Series Lead at Mid-Ohio
