Tommy Hayden Beats Aaron Gobert In AMA Supersport Duel At PPIR

Tommy Hayden Beats Aaron Gobert In AMA Supersport Duel At PPIR

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Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden outlasted Yamaha’s Aaron Gobert to win a race-long duel in AMA Supersport Sunday at Pikes Peak International Raceway.

Gobert controlled most of the race with daredevil braking moves into turn three, the tight left-hander at the end of the back straight, but seemed to run out of rear traction in the final laps.

Tommy Hayden passed Gobert several times going into fast turn one during the race but was only able to make the pass stick on lap 28 of 29.

The win, the second in Supersport for Tommy Hayden this season, extends his provisional Championship points lead to 14 over his brother and teammate Roger Lee Hayden, who finished fourth behind Gobert’s teammate Jason DiSalvo.

Two-time PPIR Supersport race winner Jamie Hacking had problems at the start that put him well back in the field and forced him to work hard to score fifth.

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Steve Rapp passed Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies late in the race to be the first Suzuki rider home, sixth. Spies, former AMA Supersport Champion Aaron Yates, Corona Extra Suzuki’s Ben Attard and Attack Kawasaki’s Tony Meiring rounded out the top 10.


Provisional AMA Supersport Race Results:

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 29 laps
2. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, -0.672 second
3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -6.070 seconds
4. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, -8.087 seconds
5. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, -20.584 seconds
6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -23.984 seconds
7. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -24.180 seconds
8. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -24.506 seconds
9. Ben Attard, Suzuki, -28.196 seconds
10. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, -36.112 seconds
11. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, -39.301 seconds
12. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, -44.572 seconds
13. Nicky Moore, Suzuki, -47.928 seconds
14. Chris Peris, Suzuki, -50.056 seconds
15. Darren Luck, Suzuki, -1 lap
16. Pedro Valiente, Yamaha, -1 lap, -5.589
17. Marty Sims, Yamaha, -1 lap, -16.203
18. Gio Rojas, Yamaha, -1 lap, -24.950
19. John Bowman, Yamaha, -1 lap, -25.201
20. Daniel Doty, Yamaha, -1 lap, -25.392
21. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, -1 lap, -25.512
22. Brad Hendry, Yamaha -1 lap, -27.337
23. Jason Mathiason, Yamaha, -1 lap, -27.927
24. Nathan Dressman, Yamaha, -1 lap, -34.706
25. Tyler Jones, Yamaha, -1 lap, -36.088
26. Elton Curry, Kawasaki, -1 lap, -41.547
27. Justin Meyer, Yamaha, -1 lap, -42.763
28. David Lambert, Suzuki, -1 lap, -45.056
29. Chris Siebenhaar, Honda, -1 lap, -49.162
30. Nathun Alvarez Gonzalez, Honda, -2 laps
31. Heath Small, Yamaha, -2 laps, -14.579
32. Mike Shreve, Yamaha, -2 laps, -23.467
33. Jason Perez, Yamaha, -2 laps, -23.961
34. Tamer Kekhia, Yamaha, -13 laps
35. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -17 laps
36. Hector Romero Moreno, Honda, -17 laps
37. Montez Stewart, Yamaha, DNF



Provisional AMA Supersport Championship Point Standings:

1. Tommy Hayden, 164
2. Roger Lee Hayden, 150
3. Aaron Gobert, 143
4. Hacking, 139
5. TIE, DiSalvo/Spies, 118
7. Rapp, 116
8. Barnes, 110
9. Meiring, 106
10. Yates, 96


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