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championship. From there, it was
up to the racing gods.
"The first day, I felt so good,"
Beaubier says, recounting one
of those times where it feels like
you're riding in slow motion, and
everything happens easy. "I went
faster in the race than I did in
Superpole with a qualifying tire,
so that was pretty crazy. Then
on Sunday, I got a bad start and
got run wide by Herrin. I just had
to put my head down after that.
[Garrett] Gerloff took care of me.
He didn't try to race me or noth-
ing, so that was cool."
The final year of the Yamaha
USA-run team was a memorable
one with the last-gasp title win.
