{"id":16565,"date":"2013-03-17T17:07:33","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T17:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=16565"},"modified":"2013-03-17T17:08:27","modified_gmt":"2013-03-17T17:08:27","slug":"yamahas-cameron-beaubier-dominates-72nd-daytona-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/race-results\/yamahas-cameron-beaubier-dominates-72nd-daytona-200\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamaha\u2019s Cameron Beaubier Dominates 72nd Daytona 200"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 Graves Yamaha rider Cameron Beaubier delivered a dominating performance on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway leading 50 of the 57 laps to win the 72nd<\/sup> Daytona 200 AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike race.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beaubier of Roseville, Calif., started on the pole and had two flawless pit stops to claim a 22.254-second margin of victory in America\u2019s most historic motorcycle race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty tired right now but I\u2019m trying to soak in everything,\u201d Beaubier said. \u201cI rode as hard as I could in the first stint and then tried to be super consistent. I had one little mess up running wide in Turn 1 but after that I calmed down and kept clicking off lap times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beaubier\u2019s Graves Yamaha teammate Garrett Gerloff finished second and Richie Morris Racing\u2019s Bobby Fong, also riding a Yamaha, rounded out the podium.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was definitely a tough race,\u201d Gerloff said. \u201cIt was a lot more laps than I thought it would be. I wish I could have caught up to Cameron. He was on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two women riders placed in the top 10. Elena Myers finished ninth riding a Triumph, the best finish by a woman rider in the Daytona 200 history, and Melissa Paris finished 10th<\/sup> aboard a Honda for MPH Racing.<\/p>\n

Paris previously owned the best finish of a woman rider in the Daytona 200 with an 18th<\/sup>-place finish in 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a crazy long race,\u201d said Myers, who became the first woman to win a professional motorsports event at Daytona International Speedway last year. \u201cThe first 20 laps were like a sprint race. After that, I just got in my groove and tried to stay consistent and not do anything too crazy and keep it on two wheels.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paris enjoyed battling Myers for the same position on the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s such a great competitor,\u201d Paris said of Myers. \u201cI like that she can race hard without racing dirty. She\u2019s so talented. To ride around with her was great.\u201d<\/p>\n

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National Guard SuperBike Race 2<\/b>: Colombian Martin Cardenas, riding the No. 36 Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, won the second round of the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike, his first Daytona SuperBike victory.<\/p>\n

Cardenas was in a tight three-bike battle for the lead when both Graves Yamaha riders Josh Hayes and Josh Herrin ran into problems.<\/p>\n

On Lap 11, Herrin suddenly dropped off the pace in Turn 1. He managed to return to the track but lost significant ground on the leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made a mistake going into one and went into neutral,\u201d said Herrin, who won Friday\u2019s opening round of AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike. \u201cI just tried to regroup after that and get some points.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Lap 12, Hayes, the three-time defending AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike champion, had the engine expire on his No. 1 Yamaha entering Turn 1 forcing him to drop out of the race and finish 15th.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second consecutive day Hayes did not finish the race and he leaves Daytona with only two championship points.<\/p>\n

Cardenas was able to ride away for a dominating 11.453-second victory while Herrin edged Pegram for runner-up honors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Hayes didn\u2019t have a problem, I think he would\u2019ve have finished first,\u201d Cardenas said. \u201cHe was a little bit faster than me today. I\u2019ll take it anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Motorcycle Superstore.com<\/a> SuperSport:<\/b>Tomas Puerta riding the No. 12 RoadRace Factory Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, claimed victory in the 10-lap Motorcycle Superstore.com SuperSport event.<\/p>\n

Puerta was among 12 drivers in a furious battle in the closing laps of the race. The Colombian rider was able to pull away from the field exiting the chicane on the final lap.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, I was going to be in the lead as much as I can,\u201d said Puerta, who led a race-high six laps. \u201cOn the last lap, I put my head down and I just thought about what I was doing and I didn\u2019t care where they went in the draft. I looked back after the horseshoe on the last lap. I saw that I had a little draft and I kept pushing all the way towards the finish line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rounding out the podium was Charles Weaver on a Yamaha YZF-R6 and Corey Alexander on a Suzuki GSX-R600.<\/p>\n

Motorcycles will return to Daytona International Speedway on Oct. 17-20 with Fall Cycle Scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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