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a weight he felt should have been lifted much earlier in the year. "At the beginning of the season, I was like, I should be able to blow through this [all-time winner ac - colade] pretty quick," Beaubier said. "It took me months to get that next win, and it came at Mid- Ohio when Josh and Bob got into it. I was kind of gifted that win." Yet more drama was to follow as Beaubier suffered a fractured right wrist in a cycling accident near his home in Northern California. After several doc - tor's visits and a good shot of lidocaine, Beaubier turned up to Circuit of The Americas a few days later with Fong now well and truly into gear and Herrin looking for redemption after breaking his leg at the previous round at Mid-Ohio. "I did the best I could," Beaubier said. "I got a podium both days at The Ridge, but I was riding out of my skin just to be there. Ducati upgraded its package with a new motor spec, and Yamaha had some concessions, so their bike got a little faster. In the middle of the season, Josh and Bob were riding awesome. Beaubier had another thing on his mind—one more win would elevate him as the all-time AMA road racing winner, and it was started perfectly with a win in the opening race at Barber Motorsports Park and three more podiums on the trot, giving him a 23-point gap over former three-time champion Jake Gagne heading into round three at Road America. But the curse of "America's National Park of Speed" struck again as Beaubier crashed out of race two and all but wiped out his championship advan - tage. Herrin went on a four-race winning streak, taking race two at Road America, sweeping The Ridge, and winning race one at Laguna Seca as Beaubier's championship charge faltered. Beaubier and his Tytlers Cycle BMW Crew Chief Dave Weaver deep in chat. "I feel like when it's in its window, the BMW is a weapon. But it's really tough to keep it in its window for some reason," Beaubier said. Race two at Mid-Ohio will go down as the one where Beaubier's season turned around. He also took his 90th AMA road racing win, a new record. P140 INTERVIEW I 2025 MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION CAMERON BEAUBIER