CamBeau Goes Rambo And Gets The Double Win At Indy; Teammate Hayes Podiums Again2015-08-10 06:03MotoAmerica’s Inaugural Superbike season is one round and two races from its conclusion, and the two Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Superbike riders Josh Hayes and Cameron Beaubier are now tied in race victories with eight wins apiece. More importantly, Cameron now has an 18-point lead over Josh in the Championship as a result of his two heroic wins on the world stage during MotoGP weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Under skies that threatened to rain at any moment on Sunday, Superbike Race 2 from Indy started in much the same fashion as Saturday’s Race 1 did, with Roger Hayden getting the holeshot, while Cameron and Josh slotted into position in second and third. And, also much the same as Saturday, the race became an exciting duel between Cameron and Roger. But on Sunday, Josh was much closer to the front and was also very much in contention for the win. With the laps winding down and Roger and Cameron swapping the lead, Josh watched the battle and plotted his move. Meanwhile, raindrops began to fall on the 16-turn, 2.591-mile Indy road course. With only a couple of laps left in the race, and Cameron in the lead, the red flags flew just after Josh moved past Roger into second place. The race was called at that point, but the results reverted back a lap, which created some momentary confusion about the outcome. A photo finish at the stripe showed that Cameron was in the lead by the slimmest of margins, so he took his second win of the weekend, with Roger in second, and Josh in third. Commenting on his points lead going into the final round of the season at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Cameron said, “18 points is a decent gap, but I know how good Josh is at New Jersey. This race was really tough when it started raining, and it was easier to ride around in second than it was to lead because I could see what Roger was doing and where the wet track was causing problems for him. I definitely got a little lucky in the second race, but I’ll take it. I really didn’t know I’d won until about halfway around the cool-down lap.†Josh said, “My whole Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha crew worked so hard all weekend long. With all the changes we made over the past couple of days, that was about the third different R1 that I’ve ridden this weekend. We got a lot closer for today’s race, but I still didn’t feel like I had any weapons or areas of the track that I was better in than Cam or Roger.†The entire Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Superbike team will take a well-deserved break and get ready for the “Showdown in South Jersey†on the weekend of September 11-13 at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Watch Round 8 Of The MotoAmerica Championship on CBS Sports MotoAmerica Round 8 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway will air on Saturday, August 15 at 10:30 AM EST, with a re-air on Wednesday, August 19 at 10:00 PM EST. For the complete MotoAmerica TV broadcast schedule on CBS Sports Network, visit http://www.motoamerica.com/motoamerica-tv-schedule For more Yamaha racing news, results, photos, and videos, visit http://www.YamahaMotorsports.com/Racing Also, check out “YamahaMotorUSA†on all your favorite social media sites. 2015 MotoAmerica Superbike Points 8/9/15 Pos. Rider Points 1 Cameron Beaubier – Yamaha 336 2 Josh Hayes – Yamaha 318 3 Roger Hayden 245 4 Jake Lewis 223 5 Elena Myers 133 Source: Yamaha Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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