AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
SUPERBIKE
BY LARRY LAWRENCE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
J
osh Hayes came into Barber
Motorsports Park third in
the AMA Superbike Cham-
pionship standings and wonder-
ing aloud what he needed to do
to match the speed of his young
Monster Energy/Graves Yamaha
teammate Cameron Beaubier.
After a flawless weekend in Ala-
bama, the tide of momentum has
definitely shifted in Hayes's favor.
The veteran Hayes used all of
his experience to successfully
navigate a hot (and slick in plac-
es) track that caught a lot of rid-
ers out. He won by 12.057 sec-
onds on Saturday and by 7.807
seconds on Sunday, this after
ROUNDS 5-6/JUNE 21-22, 2014
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK/LEEDS, ALABAMA
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Josh Hayes turns his championship around
with a Superbike sweep at Barber
Josh Hayes (4) had a
nice couple of days in
Alabama, the three-
time AMA Superbike
Champion winning
both races at Barber
Motorsports Park to
put himself in control
of the series point
standings.
TIDE TURNER
