JD Beach On Pole At Miller Motosports Park

Andrea Wilson | June 27, 2015
 
JD Beach edges out teammate to take the Supersport pole at Miller Motorsports Park. Photography By Brian J. Nelson

PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON

TOOELE, UTAH, JUNE 27–Yamalube/Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha’s JD Beach bested tteammate Garrett Gerloff by .069 of a second to take pole position in Supersport at the sixth round of the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM NA Road Racing Championship at Miller Motorsports Park. Joining the Yamaha duo on the front row is Latus Motors Racing Triumph’s Bobby Fong.

In fourth was Wheels In Motion/Motorsport.com/Meen Yamaha’s Josh Herrin, ahead of M4 Suzuki/SportbikeTrackGear.com’s David Anthony. RoadRace Factory Yamaha’s Tomas Puerta completes the second row in sixth.

Tuned Racing Yamaha’s Corey Alexander was seventh, while Petersen’s teammate Puerta rebounded from crash earlier in the session to qualify eighth. Rounding out the top 10 was Veloce Racing MV Agusta’s Hayden Gillim and Kyle Wyman on his self-run Yamaha effort. Wyman is riding in spite of a bicycle training accident earlier this week, where he hit a deer and suffered large amounts of road rash.

In the Superstock 600 class it was Herrin’s teammate Joe Roberts remains undefeated in qualifying, earning his fourth pole of the season. Joining Roberts on the front row is Tuned Racing Yamaha’s Bryce Prince and HB Racing Yamaha’s Michael Gilbert.

Gage McAllister earned his second pole of the season, edging out Braedon Ortt in the final moments of the session. Hayden Schultz joins them on the front row.

2015 MotoAmerica

Miller Motorsports Park

Supersport Qualifying Results

1. JD Beach (Yamaha) 1:53.721

2. Garrett Gerloff (Yamaha) 1:53.890

3. Bobby Fong (Triumph) 1:53.999

4. Josh Herrin (Yamaha) 1:54.119

5. David Anthony (Suzuki) 1:54.463

6. Cameron Petersen (Yamaha) 1:55.370

7. Corey Alexander (Suzuki) 1:55.553

8. Tomas Puerta (Yamaha) 1:55.876

9. Hayden Gillim (MV Agusta) 1:55.888

10. Kyle Wyman (Yamaha) 1:55.914

Superstock 600 Qualifying Results

1. Joe Roberts (Yamaha) 1:56.060

2. Bryce Prince (Yamaha) 1:56.364

3. Michael Gilbert (Yamaha) 1:56.370

4. Richie Escalante (Yamaha) 1:56.578

5. Jason Aguilar (Yamaha) 1:57.088

6. Andy DiBrinio (Yamaha) 1:57.904

7. Connor Blevins (Yamaha) 1:58.180

8. Wyatt Farris (Yamaha) 1:58.194

9. Nick McFadden (Suzuki) 1:58.301

10. Travis Wyman (Yamaha) 1:58.711

KTM RC390 Cup Qualifying Results

1. Gage McAllister 2:15.401

2. Braedon Ortt 2:15.469

3. Hayden Schultz 2:15.480

4. Brandon Altmeyer 2:15.682

5. Anthony Mazziotto III 2:15.689

6. Justin McWilliams 2:16.210

7. Brandon Paasch 2:16.523

8. Alejandro Gutierrez 2:16.570

9. Nick Doolan 2:17.070

10. Jody Barry 2:17.499

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Andrea Wilson | Managing Editor 

Andrea has been shooting everything from flat track to road racing in her job as a professional freelance photographer, but she's made the move to a full-time staff position at Cycle News where her love of all things motorcycling will translate well. Wilson has proven her worth as more than a photographer as she migrates to the written word with everything from race coverage to interviews.