The MotoAmerica EBC Brakes Superbike grid at Circuit of The Americas. Photo by David Swarts.
(Above) Josh Herrin (2) leading Cameron Beaubier (1) and Toni Elias (24) during MotoAmerica EBC Brakes Superbike Race Two at Circuit of The Americas.
AUSTIN, TX (April 14, 2019)– Yoshimura Suzuki won its second straight race at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday, but it wasn't the one ridden by yesterday's winner Toni Elias. This time it was Josh Herrin on the top step of the podium after winning the seventh AMA Superbike race of his career in the MotoAmerica Championship of Texas.
Herrin battled for 13 of the 15 laps with his teammate Elias, with Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing's Cameron Beaubier always within striking distance. In the final two laps, Herrin was able to put his head down and he crossed the line .958 of a second ahead of Elias with Beaubier 1.6 seconds behind in third.
Fourth place went to Beaubier's teammate Garrett Gerloff, the Texan coming on strong at the end of the race to finish 3.2 seconds behind Herrin. Gerloff, in turn, was well clear of fifth-placed Jake Lewis on the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki.
Omega Moto's Cameron Petersen finished sixth, some three seconds ahead of KWR Ducati's Kyle Wyman. FLY Racing/ADR Motorsports' David Anthony, Weir Everywhere Racing BMW's Travis Wyman and Thrashed Bike Racing's Max Flinders rounded out the top 10 finishers.
Westby Racing's Mathew Scholtz was 13th after getting the meatball flag that forced the South African to pit. JD Beach, meanwhile, crashed out of fifth place late in the race on the Attack Performance Estenson Racing Yamaha.
With two rounds (and four races) of the EBC Brakes Superbike Championship in the books, Elias has a 13-point lead over Beaubier, 90-77, with Herrin moving past Scholtz and into third with 49 points to Scholtz' 45. Beach and Lewis are tied for fifth with 40 points each.
Attack Performance Estenson Racing's JD Beach was looking to score another top-five finish, but unfortunately a technical issue cut his race short, at round two of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, Sunday, April 14, at the Circuit of The Americas.
Beach started the day off in morning warmup feeling great on the bike after some overnight changes to his Attack Performance Estenson Racing Yamaha YZF-R1, giving him extra confidence going into the second race of the weekend. He got off to a great start in third position and then found himself in the battle for fourth. Although passed, Beach didn't lose sight of his competitor. So while it was unfortunate to suffer a technical issue in the final moments of the race, much progress has been made even though it's still very early in the season.
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