RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
race of the 2017 season thus far.
The win moved Beaubier to
within five points of Elias after
seven races with what was his
second victory of the season
and his first since race one at
Road Atlanta.
The race was full of drama
and it began on the sighting lap
finished just 0.854 of a second
in back of Elias in third.
In the Bazzaz Superstock
1000 class, Jake Lewis (Suzuki)
and Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
traded wins with both riders
finishing fifth overall in the com-
bined Superbike/Superstock
1000 races.
SUPERBIKE/
SUPERSTOCK 1000
Just 0.153 of a second sepa-
rated the top three finishers in
Saturday's Motul Superbike race
with Beaubier taking victory over
Elias and Hayden by just 0.005
of a second and 0.153 of a sec-
ond, respectively, in the closest
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BY THE CN STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
Beaubier, Elias eek out
Road America wins
Cameron Beaubier (1),
Toni Elias (24) and
Roger Hayden (95)
were the stars of the
show at Road America.
Beaubier started it
off with the SBK
win Saturday.
