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Indian Motorcycle) pole time of 1:27.924 two-tenths of a second faster than Tyler Scott's pole time in MotoAmerica Supersport. After clinching the three-lap $5000 Challenge race ahead of archrival Kyle Wyman (Harley- Davidson Factory Racing) and his teammate James Rispoli, Herfoss, desperate to claw back some ground in the championship, start- ed out in perfect fashion by taking the first-race win, one second up on Wyman and Rocco Landers getting onto the box in third on the RevZilla/ Motul/ Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson. Herfoss needed the win in race two to make it easier in the title race heading to COTA, both he and Wyman hitting the front and running away with it until charge back to the front, closing down a two-second gap to slice past Scott and Jacobsen as the latter began to fall back with a disintegrating front tire. Scholtz eventually crossed the line one-tenth of a second ahead of Scott, with Lewis also getting by Jacobsen in a body blow for the New Yorker's title aspirations. The series now has Scholtz 25 points up on Jacobsen with four races and 100 points to play for, 304 to 279. Lewis is third on 152. MISSION KING OF THE BAGGERS The scintillating pace of the Mo- toAmerica King of The Baggers boys was on full show at Mid- Ohio, with Troy Herfoss' (S&S/ eventually made their way past. But no one else managed to get past the man known as "The Worm," 51-year-old Pegram holding on for a popular podium in third behind race winner Jacobsen, who took a massive 25-second win ahead of Scholtz. The second TopPro Suzuki of Maxi Gerado was fourth, with Teagg Hobbs (Vision Wheel M4 Ecstar Suzuki) having one of his best rides of the season in fifth. In race two, Jacobsen hit the front early and set a metro - nomic pace, with Vision Wheel M4 Ecstar Suzuki's Tyler Scott managing to latch on in second. Scholtz had the Altus Motor- sports Suzuki of Jake Lewis to deal with but once past, the championship leader began the ROUND 7 / AUGUST 16-18, 2024 MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE / LEXINGTON, OHIO ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP P86 Cory West (13) leads wildcard Chris Fillmore (11) in a sensational second Super Hooligans race.