WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 52 ISSUE 18 MAY 5, 2015 P89
was HRC Honda's Cole Seely.
Much like their memorable battle
at Vegas two years ago, Peick and
Reed went at it again but with dif-
ferent results. This time Peick was
able to get the best of Reed, who
made a couple minor mistakes
and lost touch with the Yamaha
rider. He eventually slipped back
to seventh.
For his efforts, Peick was
rewarded with his second
podium finish of the year (and
career), matching his third-place
finish at Santa Clara two weeks
ago. He's now a regular podium
contender. Just to get an idea
how fast the two riders—Dungey
and Tomac—ahead of him were
on this night, Peick, who, keep
in mind rode a very good race,
finished 34 seconds behind
Tomac! Seely finished another
three seconds back of Peick.
"I'm stoked, I couldn't be more
happy," said Peick who has fi-
nally increased his stamina after
being plagued by injuries. "I've
had a rough season and a rough
last weekend, hurting myself real
bad. But coming out here and
finishing on the podium in the
last round, I just can't thank the
team enough. I'm pretty stoked,
I'm going to go out, have some
fun, party, and then get my head
straight for the outdoors.
"I actually pulled away with the
leaders and ended up crash-
Matt Bisceglia( 38)
chose the East/West
Shootout to make his
podium debut.
