CHAMPIONSHIP
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to Utah, which is closer to my
home."
In the three-round Honda Su-
perbike Showdown, meanwhile,
Beaubier leads by four points
over Hayden and Elias, 82-78.
Hayes is fourth with 58 points.
The winner of the series within
a series will win a 2016 Honda
Civic Sedan.
In the overall standings, Beau-
bier leads Hayes 208 to 195.
Hayden's 2-1 finishes at Alabama
see him only one point behind
on 194 and Elias fourth with 189.
There's just 19 points separating
the top four with three rounds
and six races to go.
Race One
1. Roger Hayden (Suz)
2. Toni Elias (Suz)
3. Cameron Beaubier (Yam)
4. Josh Hayes (Yam)
5. Josh Herrin (Yam)
Race Two
1. Toni Elias (Suz)
2. Roger Hayden (Suz)
3. Cameron Beaubier (Yam)
4. Josh Hayes (Yam)
5. Josh Herrin (Yam)
in the first race and Roger
(Hayden) did a great, great race.
But I didn't want a mistake for
the second, and leading all the
time, only two laps. And finally I
tried to give my 100 percent the
last two laps and win this race.
It worked. I'm happy to have this
feeling again. To win again is
nice."
For Beaubier, the 3-3 result
increases his lead in the cham-
pionship over Hayes, so even
though there were no wins this
time around, it wasn't an entirely
bad weekend for the current
American number one.
"I was struggling pretty bad
driving off the corners, and I just
couldn't get close enough to the
front," Beaubier said. "Normally,
I'd be pretty bummed about two
third-place finishes, but Toni and
Rog really had the pace today.
I'm looking forward to going
