The one and only AMA Superbike at Miller Motorsports Park is on deck. The EBR bikes are on fire, trying to beat the established makes. This track doesn't have too many elevation changes, but it has plenty of corners as has been seen in race one for World Superbike. Josh Hayes has pole for the Superbike race. </p><p>Roger Hayden and Blake Young are using their B bikes. At the start, Josh Hayes rockets away into the lead from pole. It's Hayes leading. Roger Hayden passes Josh Herrin. Ben Bostrom and Geoff May are close by.
Danny Eslick is mired deeply in the top ten. Ben Bostrom is fifth. The bikes make their way down the mile long front straight. It's Yamaha vs. Suzuki. Herrin passes Roger Hayuden and wants to go after Blake Young. This race is 16 laps. Young passes Hayden back and Herrin is flying. Heron runs wide out of The Attitudes and out of Witchcraft corner. The World Superbike teams are watching Ben Bostrom as he used to ride in that series. </p><p>Josh Hayes runs a lap at 1:49.4 while some other bikes are in the 1:50.2 or 1:50.3 zone. Robertino Pietri drops his bike in turn six. Hayes leads this race. People from World Superbike are watching Hayes. Could he be a future rider in the world championship? Time will tell. Roger Hayden crashes again! He was battling for third place and leaned too nfar in at Witchcraft, the bike hit a bump, and he spilled in the Witchcraft corner. Amazingly, he gets right back on the bike! Eleven laps to go. Hayes wants to show he's capable as a rider. Don't push too hard in front of these World Superbike teams, or, you could make a fool of yourself.
Josh Herrin cannot hold his line properly. The setup is off. Eleven laps left. Herrin and Young tussle into turn one. Ben Bostrom is catching up to Young and Herrin. Roger Hayden brings his bike to the pits. He's out of the race. Josh Hayes has a five second lead over Blake Young, one lap from halfway. Young and Herrin continue their scrap,l though. Geoff May on the EBR is fifth and trying to hold on behind the leading quartet of bikes. This race is half over officially.
It's Suzuki, Yamaha, Suzuki, and the two EBR's. Danny Eslick is coming back from a terrible start. Larru Pegram on the BMW runs behind Eslick. Larry Pegram and Chris Clark are running well as is the #11 KTM of Chris Fillmore, followed by Steve Rapp on the Kawasaki. Rapp is still dealing with an injured wrist. But, he's hanging on well. Six laps remain in the race. May is putting the blowtorch on Bostrom. He's caught him. The EBR is more aerodynamic than the Suzuki. The front ferring is a lot narrower. It has an inline twin cylinder motor rather than four across. Bostrom is losing traction.</p><p>Just five laps remain. Young and Herrin battle. They keep seesawing. Herrin can hold a tighter line with the fuel load burned off on his bike as compared to Young's Suzuki. If Hayes wins, he'll retake the point lead. Hayes has a six plus second advantage to the other riders. Fastest laps for Young and Herrin have been in thw 1:50.3 or 1:51.3 range. Geoff May has fallen back a ways. Chris Fillmore is trying to pass David Anthony. Kawasaki and Honda do not have factotry AMA teams. It's Suzuki, Yamaha, KTM and EBR pretty much. One lap remains for Josh Hayes. Herrin drafts Young down the straight. Who brakes deeper? Young took it as deep as possible. Then, Herrin tried to get by. Young and Herrin touch. Herrin is pushed out of the way.
Herrin goes down the inside of Young. Into Tooele corner, there's no chance. Well, maybe,. Herrin is second. Josh Hayes wins it! Herrin makes it a Monster Yamaha 1-2!
#1 Josh Hayes Yamaha R1
The next AMA Superbike race is at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, next weekend.
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