Yamaha Factory Racing’s Josh Hayes enjoyed a huge weekend by taking the pole and grabbing both race wins in the AMA Superbike doubleheader at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19. The wins are a first ever career “double” for Hayes in the top Superbike class and represent Yamaha’s first back-to back Superbike wins since Colin Edwards did the trick in 1994. The victories also bring Hayes to within one point of Ben Bostrom, who lies third in the championship and who had a great weekend of his own, scoring 4-2 finishes for the two races.
Superbike... After winning the pole on Friday, in Race 1 on Saturday Hayes grabbed the holeshot aboard his YZF-R1, setting the pace until a charging Blake Young took over the lead midway through the first lap. But Hayes returned the favor and held a narrow lead until the end of the 21-lap contest. On Sunday, rival Tommy Hayden grabbed the lead at the start, but this time Hayes did the stalking and quickly took over the lead – that is until teammate Bostrom forged his own R1 ahead on lap seven to set up a Yamaha vs. Yamaha battle that would last for several laps. In the end though, Hayes prevailed again, leading Bostrom to the flag by less than a second.
“To get the pole, lead most laps in both races, and get two wins is a dream come true,” Hayes admitted afterwards. “This really fulfills my obligation to Yamaha to ride with all my heart and to prove to the world how good the R1 really is. The crossplane crankshaft engine gives me a really good feel for the rear tire and helps me get off the corners well.” Yamaha road race team manager Tom Halverson added, “It’s a really great feeing for the whole team to do this. We’ve been making progress race by race, and a double win is a great payoff for all that hard work. Both Josh and Ben wanted to win really badly and they definitely both came through.”
Superbike Results - Race 2 |
| 1 |
Josh Hayes - YAM |
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| 2 |
Ben Bostrom - YAM |
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| 3 |
Tommy Hayden |
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| 4 |
Blake Young |
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| 5 |
Larry Pegram |
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| 6 |
Michael Laverty |
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| 7 |
Mat Mladin |
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| 8 |
Geoff May |
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| 9 |
Neil Hodgson |
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| 10 |
Taylor Knapp |
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Standings After Round 8 of 11 |
| 1 |
Mat Mladin |
390 |
| 2 |
Tommy Hayden |
264 |
| 3 |
Ben Bostrom - YAM |
246 |
| 4 |
Josh Hayes - YAM |
245 |
| 5 |
Larry Pegram |
223 |
| 6 |
Blake Young |
201 |
| 7 |
Geoff May |
199 |
| 8 |
Aaron Yates |
198 |
| 9 |
Taylor Knapp |
127 |
| 10 |
David Anthony |
120 |
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Superbike Results - Race 1 |
| 1 |
Josh Hayes - YAM |
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| 2 |
Aaron Yates |
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| 3 |
Mat Mladin |
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| 4 |
Ben Bostrom - YAM |
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| 5 |
Larry Pegram |
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| 6 |
Tommy Hayden |
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| 7 |
Blake Young |
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| 8 |
Geoff May |
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| 9 |
Jake Holden |
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| 10 |
Michael Laverty |
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Sportbike... The Mid-Ohio weekend added still more laurels for Yamaha as Graves Motorsports’ Josh Herrin and Tommy Aquino podiumed in Saturday’s Daytona SportBike race aboard their YZF-R6s, while Dane Westby and Dustin Meador won the GT1 2 Hour Team Race on their Westby Racing R6. Then on Sunday, a pack of five more R6s led by Team ESP’s Joshua Day totally dominated the 17-lap SuperSport race. Well done all!
Daytona Sportbike Results - Race 2 |
| 1 |
Danny Eslick |
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| 2 |
Jamie Hacking |
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| 3 |
Martin Cardenas |
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| 4 |
Taylor Knapp |
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| 5 |
Roger Lee Hayden |
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| 6 |
Steve Rapp - YAM |
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| 7 |
Chaz Davies |
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| 8 |
Josh Herrin - YAM |
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| 9 |
Tommy Aquino - YAM |
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| 10 |
Jake Zemke |
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Standing after round 8 of 11 |
| 1 |
Martin Cardenas |
285 |
| 2 |
Danny Eslick |
275 |
| 3 |
Jamie Hacking |
241 |
| 4 |
Josh Herrin - YAM |
211 |
| 5 |
Jason DiSalvo |
201 |
| 6 |
Chris Peris |
177 |
| 7 |
Chaz Davies |
176 |
| 8 |
Steve Rapp - YAM |
157 |
| 9 |
Jake Zemke |
157 |
| 10 |
Tommy Aquino - YAM |
155 |
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Daytona Sportbike Results - Race 1 |
| 1 |
Danny Eslick |
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| 2 |
Josh Herrin - YAM |
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| 3 |
Tommy Aquino - YAM |
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| 4 |
Jake Zemke |
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| 5 |
Chaz Davies |
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| 6 |
Steve Rapp - YAM |
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| 7 |
Taylor Knapp |
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| 8 |
Chris Peris |
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| 9 |
Jason DiSalvo |
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| 10 |
Shawn Higbee |
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Supersport Results |
| 1 |
Joshua Day - YAM |
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| 2 |
Ricky Parker - YAM |
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| 3 |
Garrett Carter - YAM |
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| 4 |
J. Beach - YAM |
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| 5 |
Lloyd Worrell - YAM |
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| 6 |
Ezequiel Iturrioz |
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| 7 |
Alex Lazo - YAM |
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| 8 |
Huntley Nash - YAM |
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| 9 |
Zac Chapman |
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| 10 |
Reese Wacker |
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Standing after round 8 of 11 |
| 1 |
Joshua Day - YAM |
94 |
| 2 |
Leandro Mercado |
81 |
| 3 |
Russ Wikle |
63 |
| 4 |
Joey Pascarella - YAM |
62 |
| 5 |
Huntley Nash - YAM |
62 |
| 6 |
Garrett Carter - YAM |
52 |
| 7 |
Reese Wacker |
51 |
| 8 |
Kyle Wyman - YAM |
48 |
| 9 |
Alex Lazo - YAM |
43 |
| 10 |
Lloyd Worrell - YAM |
43 |
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