MotoAmerica results from the Monterey Peninsula

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca saw some great racing over the weekend from MotoAmerica as Tony Elias took his fourth and fifth consecutive wins.Â
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Elias Does The Double In Monterey
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MONTEREY, Calif. (July 9, 2017) ? Yoshimura Suzuki?s Toni Elias took complete control of the 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend, the Spaniard sweeping to victory in both Motul Superbike races at the Honda Championship of the Monterey Peninsula to head home with a 40-point lead in the title chase.
Elias made it a perfect weekend today despite riding most of the race in third place. With his teammate Roger Hayden setting the pace for almost all of the race, Elias was third when two-time defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier crashed out of second place aboard his Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing R1 in Rainey Corner on the 15th of 23 laps. Then Elias closed in on leader Hayden, stalking him and finally passing him at the start of the final lap in Turn 2 and holding him off to the finish line. Hayden tried a desperation pass in the final corner and ran wide, finishing 1.3 seconds behind at the checkered flag. The win was Elias? eighth of the season and his fifth in succession.
?I feel happy about this result because today was not my best day,? Elias said. ?I didn?t feel nervous before the race, but during the race I got passed, lost the rear (and) lost the front (...
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