& Hines/Mission/Harley-David-
son Road Glide, Gillim beat Sac
Mile/SDI
Racing/Roland Sands/
Indian's Bobby Fong by 2.5 sec-
onds and his teammate James
Rispoli by
eight seconds.
Gillim had his hands full early
on with Indian Motorcycle/Pro-
gressive/Mission Foods's Tyler
O'Hara,
who was leading when
he had a mechanical problem
that forced him off track and out
of the race.
Bobby Fong (Sac Mile/SDI
Racing/Roland Sands/Indian)
won on Sunday, but a second
place for Gillim put him at the
top of the championship leader
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ports' Nolan Lamkin was fourth
with
Travis Wyman Racing's
Travis Wyman rounding out the
top five.
Ezra Beaubier was sixth on
his Orange Cat Racing BMW,
despite getting a five-second
penalty for jumping the start.
Gillim has moved to within
eight points of championship
leader Beaubier.
KING OF THE
BAGGERS
Gillim's success at Brainerd
didn't end in Stock 1000 as the
wins kept coming in the King of
the Baggers. Aboard the Vance
leader Ezra Beaubier.
Gillim won again Sunday. His
effort was a carbon copy of his
race on Saturday. Gillim jumped
off the line and led by the time
the pack got to turn three. From
there he never looked back and
ultimately won by 8.9 seconds
over De Keyrel.
Benjamin Smith Racing's
Benjamin Smith was third in his
first weekend in the class and
his first weekend on his Yamaha
YZF-R1. Tom Wood Powers
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ROUND 6 / JULY 29-30, 2023
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY / BRAINERD, MINNESOTA
ROAD RACE I FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP
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Gillim scored a Baggers win and is
now the championship leader.
