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As rain fell on the last lap of today’s AMA Superbike race at Brainerd, American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel dropped his wheels off the pavement and handed the lead to Erion Honda’s Jake Zemke, who came into the final corner under waving yellow flags (because Jeremy Toye had crashed out of about 12th or 13th place the lap before) and crossed the finish line just ahead of Duhamel and Mat Mladin.

After the leaders crossed the finish line, Jack Pfeifer, running 25th, crashed entering the final corner and took out 24th-place Greg Fryer. Officials threw the red flag immediately, and since the entire field had not yet taken the checkered flag, the arguments over whether or not the race should be backed up a lap–giving victory to Duhamel–waged before officials could even issue provisional results.

Riders were visibly slipping and sliding on the final lap, especially on the last half of the course.

Stay tuned…