ROUND 3 / JUNE 3-4, 2023
ROAD AMERICA / ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN
ROAD RACE I MOTO AMERICA FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP
P94
er Stock 1000 class delivers it
in spades. In race one, Orange
Cat Racing's Ezra Beaubier
exploited the impressive power
of his BMW M 1000 RR and
won his third race of the year.
Second place, and also riding a
BMW M 1000 RR, went to Travis
Wyman Racing's Travis Wyman.
The surprise of the race was
Wyman's younger brother Cody,
who was pressed into action as
a last-minute fill-in rider for the
injured Brandon Paasch on the
Altus Motorsports Suzuki. Cody
Wyman, who had never raced
in the Steel Commander Stock
1000 class or aboard a Suzuki
GSX-R1000R, rounded out the
podium in third.
injured right wrist.
Elias was fifth in what was
the Spaniard's final race as he
announced his retirement on
TV immediately after the race.
Elias drafted past Scholtz at the
stripe, beating the South African
by just 0.161 of a second. Those
two were well clear of Tytlers
Cycle Racing's Corey Alexander,
who bested Escalante by half a
second.
Yates and Gillim rounded out
the top 10 finishers.
STOCK 1000
MotoAmerica's literbike riders
love racing at Road America
because the track favors horse
-
power, and the Steel Command-
was back atop the champion-
ship point standings by 12 points
over
Beaubier, 111-99. Herrin,
meanwhile, jumped to third in the
standings with 90 points.
"The team went through a lot
of crap this weekend and had
some real bad luck," said Gagne.
"It was just one of those week
-
ends. So, I'm happy that we at
least put it up
on the box today.
With Beaubier having a DNF, I
got some luck on my side, too,
which isn't how you want it, but
we're up here and I'm ready to
get out of this state."
Petersen was the ultimate
wingman to his teammate
Gagne and ended up a shadow
fourth despite racing with his
