PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREA WILSON
MONTEREY, CA, JULY 17—Monster Energy Graves Yamaha’s Josh Hayes one-upped his teammate and MotoAmerica Superbike championship rival Cameron Beaubier by .4 of a second on day one at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. With only a four-point lead over his young rival Beaubier, Hayes will be looking for any advantage over the Northern Californian at his home race.
In third was Yoshimura Suzuki’s Roger Hayden, just .465 behind Hayes.
Superstock 1000 points leader Jake Gagne on the RoadRace Factory Yamaha once again topped his class and was fourth overall. HMC KTM’s Chris Fillmore was fifth ahead of fellow superbike rider Jake Lewis on the Yoshimura Suzuki.
Aprilia HSBK Racing’s Sheridan Morais was seventh overall and second in Superstock. In eighth was Superbike rider on the Danny Eslick TTR Honda. Rounding out the top 10 was Superstock riders Josh Day on the Yamalube/Westby Racing Yamaha and TOBC Racing Yamaha’s Taylor Knapp.
2015 MotoAmerica
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Superbike/Superstock
Day One Combined Times
1. Josh Hayes (Yamaha) 1:24.799
2. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha) 1:25.199
3. Roger Hayden (Suzuki) 1:25.264
4. Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:26.579
5. Chris Fillmore (KTM) 1:26.696
6. Jake Lewis (Suzuki) 1:26.579
7. Sheridan Morais (Aprilia) 1:26.896
8. Danny Eslick (Honda) 1:27.000
9. Josh Day (Yamaha) 1:27.490
10. Taylor Knapp (Yamaha) 1:27.574
