2015 Laguna Seca MotoAmerica Superbike Results

2015 Laguna Seca MotoAmerica Superbike Results, Race 1 Recap:
With the threat of rain in the forecast at the California circuit, many riders ran rain tires. But not Hayes – from experience at the 2.2-mile circuit containing the famed corkscrew, he went with slicks.The pole man at 2015 Laguna Seca MotoAmerica led all 23 laps of race one of 2015 Laguna Seca MotoAmerica, lapping up to fourth place. He finished the race 18.872 seconds ahead of Beaubier, and 49.189 seconds ahead of Yoshimura Suzuki’s Roger Lee Hayden.Hayden’s teammate Jake Lewis finished fourth, 59.751 seconds back, and GEICO Suzuki’s Chris Ulrich fifth, one lap down.
2015 Laguna Seca MotoAmerica Superbike Results, Race 2 Recap:
Hayes took the early lead at race two of 2015 MotoAmerica Laguna Seca, but Beaubier wasn’t going to let this one go.Beaubier came up from fourth, making some skilled passes on Hayden and Hayes. The three battled, but Hayden looked like he would earn the win. But on the final pass, Beaubier made a daring pass and to take the win by a mere 0.084 of a second. Hayes finished third, 0.98 of a second behind.Rounding out the top five were RoadRace Factory Yamaha’s Jake Gagne (-19.744) and Aprilia HSBK Racing’s Sheridan Morais (-29.269).“I’m glad I redeemed myself after Race 1,” Cameron Beaubier said. “I definitely got schooled by Josh in that first race. But, I put it behind me and focused on Race 2. It was an exciting race with a lot of passing. I felt stronger as the race wore on, and I was able catch back up and take the lead. It’s hard to get around anyone here, so you have to make some pretty tough passes if you want to win…and I wanted to win!”Josh Hayes also commented: “It was a long day, and the morning race was so much different than this one at the end of the day. I rode the best race I could, got to the front, and tried to hang on. When Cam got by me, I tried to pass him back, but I just didn’t have anything for him. And, when Roger and Cam got into their battle, I thought there might be something there for me to work with at the end, but I had to settle for third.”The Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha team will return to action on the weekend of August 7-9, when the MotoAmerica series shares the world stage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.2015 MotoAmerica Superbike Points:1. Josh Hayes – Yamaha, 286
2. Cameron Beaubier – Yamaha, 286
3. Roger Hayden – Suzuki, 205
4. Jake Lewis – Suzuki, 197
5. Bernat Martinez – Yamaha, 127Photos by Brian J. Nelson