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HSBK's Corti rounding out the top
10 finishers.
In race two, Elias took over
the lead when Hayes ran off the
track on the second lap and led
the majority of the way. Hayes
would drop back to 16th but would
recover to finish fourth by the end
of the race.
Though he did most of the
leading, Elias was never alone and
both Hayden and Beaubier stuck
their noses in on multiple occa-
sions. Elias, though, was better
when he needed to be and he
beat Beaubier to the line by .120
of a second.
Still, Elias wasn't a happy man.
"I win, but I am still very angry,"
Elias said. "For two hours after
the first race I was completely
angry because we work well this
weekend. The first lap, no grip,
the second lap, no grip. I tried
my best but it was impossible. I
couldn't do anything and I had to
accept finishing fourth."
For race two, Elias had grip
and it made all the difference in
the world.
"We put new tires on and the
bike was working perfect again,"
Elias said of race two. "These
guys are riding really strong and
were pushing a lot, but we could
win this race. But today was a day
to reduce the gap of the champi-
onship and we lost points. We lost
six or seven points. I am happy for
the victory and also for my team,
but I am not happy."
Hayden did all he could on the
day and ended up a close third in
both races.
With Hayes knifing his way
through the field to finish fourth,
fifth place went to Gagne.
Herrin was sixth and again on
top of the podium in the Bazzaz
Superstock 1000 class, the Meen
Motorsports rider taking his sixth
win in a row and his seventh of
the season. Eslick was right with
Herrin at the finish to earn seventh
overall and second in class with
Scholtz putting the Westby bike
on the podium for the second time
on the day in eighth/third.
Bobby Fong and Sheridan
Morais rounded out the top 10
finishers in race two.
SUPERSPORT
In the Supersport class, Y.E.S./
Graves Yamaha's JD Beach won
both races with seeming ease. On
Friday, Beach got out to the early
Toni Elias (24)
retaliated and won
Saturday's race
two over runner-up
Beaubier (1) and
third place Roger
Hayden (95).
Bryce Prince and the Riders
Discount/Tuned Racing Team
celebrate winning the Superstock
600 Championship.
