of him, Shimoda was moved up
one position and earned third on
the day. This also helped bolster
his spot in the points, as he sits
second, only five points behind
Deegan.
which dropped Shimoda well
outside the top 10. He spent the
rest of the race clawing his way
back into contention, eventually
crossing the line in fourth. Due
to a penalty from the rider ahead
as he tracked down Hammaker
with just two laps left. The Ka
-
wasaki rider still finished second
but
was later docked five points
for jumping on a red-cross flag.
Even with the penalty, he's third
in the SMX points.
"I'm pretty frustrated with
getting docked the champion
-
ship points," Hammaker said. "I
was looking to
go back out in
the second moto and fight for
another podium finish, but the
weather put a halt to finishing
up the day."
Jo Shimoda finished fourth on
track but was later credited with
third overall. The Honda HRC
rider used his newly found first-
lap speed to challenge Ham
-
maker for the top spot. The two
collided shortly
into the race,
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Jo Shimoda fell but was
later credited with third.
