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ROAD RACE MOTOAMERICA AMA FIM NORTH AMERICA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 10 / SEPTEMBER 15-17, 2017 BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK / LEEDS, ALABAMA P66 history-making victory. "On the final lap, I looked back and saw that Jake was maybe one second back and I was just trying to hold tight lines," said Scholtz. "I had no idea that Jake had actually crashed and thought that he was right on me the entire time. I was focusing on getting a good drive that last lap and nearly tossed it away twice. I couldn't be hap- pier taking the overall win today since this means so much to the Westby Yamaha guys and I think they're over the moon with what we accomplished." Elias took second with veteran Hayes in third, 4.3 seconds back. For Hayes, his podium came after he settled for third, com- fortable at the pace he was run- My Own Race: 4 JOSH HAYES DNS-3 SUPERBIKE "One of the things we always talk about is how lucky we are to have a track like Barber on our schedule," said Josh Hayes. "The conditions were tricky, but, I did feel that the track was race- able, and that turned out to be the case. When we were finally able to race, it turned out to be a really good show. Experience helped me in the beginning of the race because I've done a lot of laps on this track, and I know where the (slippery) seams are. So, I pulled a pretty good gap in the beginning of the race. After things settled down, the guys behind me were building confidence, and they were able to try some different lines, which worked to their advantage and helped them get closer. And then, when a couple of riders passed me, I focused on stay- ing in the hunt." 53 VALENTIN DEBISE 3-3 SUPERSPORT "My speed was better today in race two, but I wasn't quite as consistent," said Valentin Debise. "I made some mistakes and lost the leading group. So I just managed my gap back to fourth and pushed to the end to get my 14th podium of the year." 95 JD BEACH 1-2 SUPERSPORT "It was a really good race, and everybody was riding really strong today," said JD Beach after Sunday's race. "The gap to Garrett was close until the end when we got into some backmarkers, and he was able to make his way through the pack better than me. It's been a great season, and I've enjoyed racing with Garrett all year." Jake Gagne (32) was on track for his best result of the season in second place when he crashed on the final lap of race two.