KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Just six weeks after breaking his right foot at Road America, Cameron Beaubier took pole position with a new lap record during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike qualifying Saturday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, the five-time Champion covered the 2.2-mile course in 1:22.556, eclipsing Josh Herrin’s mark of 1:22.908 from 2018.
Rookie sensation Sean Dylan Kelly was also under the old lap record with a second-best 1:22.886 in his first appearance at Laguna Seca on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW Superbike.
Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha’s Cameron Petersen put in a 1:23.085 in the closing seconds of the session to take the third and final spot on the front row of the grid.
Josh Herrin was on top of the order with just a few minutes remaining in the session with a 1:23.128 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, but when the dust settled, Herrin ended up fourth of the grid, albeit with a strong race pace.
Bobby Fong, the current Superbike Championship point leader, qualified fifth with a 1:23.550 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch improved his time from 1:24.928 on Friday to 1:23.813 on Saturday to secure the sixth spot on the grid.
Row-three qualifiers included Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach (1:23.915), three-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne (1:24.012), and Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz (1:24.092).
Paasch’s teammate Xavi Fores rounded out the top 10 qualifiers with a 1:24.422.
