Supersport – Beach Takes His Sixth

When Valentin Debise had a mechanical problem on the start line for the Supersport race at UMC and was forced out of the race before it started, it seemed Monster Energy/Y.E.S./Graves Yamaha’s JD Beach might have been able to breathe a little easier. But that wasn’t the case as Rickdiculous Racing’s Hayden Gillim gave him everything he had before eventually coming up 1.3 seconds short at the finish line.

For Beach it was win number six on the season as he grew his championship lead over Gillim to 57 points, 190-133.

“The weekend definitely didn’t start out the way we hoped,” Beach said. “The front-end (of the bike) had a few problems, and that set us back a little bit. And to start off on our back foot was frustrating because this is a track that I’ve always done well at. We made some changes before the race, and I knew that Hayden (Gillim) was going really fast this weekend. I was truly bummed to not see (Valentin Debise) start the race because I thought it was going to be really fun between the three of us. I’m definitely looking forward to the race tomorrow because I know it’s going to be a fight the whole race. So he (Debise) got to rest while we raced today, and we got some notes for tomorrow, so it should be fun.”

Third place went to TSE Racing’s Cory West, the Arkansas resident holding off the advances of M4 medAge Suzuki’s Nick McFadden, Fastline Performance/Tuned Racing’s Braeden Ortt and SC Project/KWR’s Bryce Prince in what was a four-rider battle for the final podium spot.

Quicksilver/LEXIN/Hudson Motorcycles’ Richie Escalante, Riderz Law Racing’s Michael Gilbert, YCRS/Mazziotto Racing’s Anthony Mazziotto III and Team Norris Racing’s Benjamin Smith rounded out the top 10 finishers.

Liqui Moly Junior Cup – Dumas wins again

In Saturday’s Liqui Moly Junior Cup race, championship points leader and KTM Orange Brigade/JP43 Training rider Alex Dumas notched his sixth victory of the season when he was able to hold off Yates Racing/Kawasaki rider Ashton Yates. Jamie Astudillo, who got the holeshot at the start, appeared to finish third, but she was issued a penalty of one second for weaving as she maneuvered her Quarterley Racing/On Track Development Kawasaki to help maintain her position. Astudillo was subsequently shuffled back to eighth in the official results, and MP13 Racing/Yamaha’s Cory Ventura was awarded the third-place trophy.

“I knew that Ashton (Yates) would run a really good race, and I was trying to keep up with Jamie (Astudillo) at the start,” Dumas said. “Then, later in the race when Jamie had an error, I stuck with Ashton, and eventually I drafted past him on the front straightaway. I was able to pull a little gap and get the win.”

The win gives Dumas a 32-point lead over Yates, 150-118.

Twins Cup: Parrish Wins

In Twins Cup, Ghetto Customs’ Chris Parrish, who hails from Tennessee, continues to enjoy his MotoAmerica nationwide summer adventure as he won his second race of the season and fifth podium in five starts. Parrish stretched out his championship lead to 27 points over Jason Madama, who was maintaining pace with Parrish until low-siding his Altus Motorsports/Yamaha FZ-07/MT-07 out of the race.

Danielle Diaz, competing in only her second Twins Cup race so far this season, rode her Danielle Diaz Racing/Kawasaki Ninja 650 – a bike she borrowed from MotoAmerica operations manager Niccole Cox – to second place. Another series newcomer, Justin Filice, the son of American racing legend Jimmy Filice, ran a consistent race to bring his Team Legacy Racing/Suzuki SV650 home in third and reach the podium in his return to road racing after a near-decade-long hiatus.

“I didn’t know Jason (Madama) had crashed until the final couple of laps,” Parrish said. “I expected him to come around me near the end, but I tucked in and did my own race. I don’t know how fast the last lap was, but I just kept going. I finally did turn around to see how tough it would be at the start/finish line, and he wasn’t there. Man, it really was a great race. I’m 41 years old, and it’s hot. Man, I’m ready to sit down.”

Motul Superbike
Toni Elias (Suzuki)
Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha)
Josh Herrin (Yamaha)
Garrett Gerloff (Yamaha)
Jake Lewis (Suzuki)

Supersport
JD Beach (Yamaha)
Hayden Gillim (Yamaha)
Cory West (Yamaha)
Nick McFadden (Suzuki)
Braeden Ortt (Yamaha)

Liqui Moly Junior Cup
Alex Dumas (KTM)
Ashton Yates (Kawasaki)
Cory Ventura (Yamaha)
Renzo Ferreira (Kawasaki)
Damian Jigalov (Yamaha)

Twins Cup
Chris Parrish (Suzuki)
Danielle Diaz (Kawasaki)
Justin Filice (Suzuki)
Aaron Tulchinsky (Yamaha)
Ryan Roth (Yamaha)