CHAMPIONSHIP
Josh Herrin (Monster Energy/
Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Rac-
ing) and Scholtz, who took his
first overall podium against the
Superbikes on his Superstock
1000 Westby Racing Yamaha
YZF-R1 in third.
It took three separate starts to
get the result: the first encoun-
ter went red due to separate
incidents that involved Sylvain
Barrier and Josh Hayes, and the
second restart stopped when
David Anthony (Fly Racing/
Motul/ADR Motorsports Kawa-
saki) crashed out in turn one
SUPERBIKE / SUPERSTOCK 1000
SATURDAY
With the Superbike champion-
ship decided in Toni Elias' favor
and the Superstock 1000 crown
going to Mathew Scholtz last
time out at New Jersey, the
Superbike field gathered for the
final round with only pride on the
line at Barber Motorsports Park.
In conditions that were the
exact opposite of what the pack
would encounter on Sunday,
pole sitter Roger Hayden
(Yoshimura Suzuki) held off
the advances of a determined
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Mathew Scholtz
(11) rode with a
large dose of brains
and a huge dose
of balls to take his
first MotoAmerica
Superbike win.
for
