BMW Motorrad Motorsports Customer Racing Teams and the BMW M 1000 RR capture six podium finishes during MotoAmerica’s Race Weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 25, 2023…This past weekend’s MotoAmerica races at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta saw BMW Motorrad Motorsport M 1000 RR customer racing teams clinch two wins and six total podium finishes around the 2.55-mile track in the Superbike and Stock 1000 classes. Six BMW riders were entered in the Superbike class and nine riders competed in the Stock 1000 class.

Photo by Brian J Nelson

Medallia Superbike

In the Superbike class, five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, Cameron Beaubier, on the No. 6 Tytlers Cycle Racing M 1000 RR, claimed the checkered flag in Race 1, marking the 55^th AMA Superbike win of his career. This win also delivered BMW’s first AMA Superbike win in 45 years, when Harry Klinzman and the R 90 S won in New Hampshire in 1978. Rounding out the top BMW finishers in Race 1 were Corey Alexander / Tytlers Cycle Racing (8^th place) and Nolan Lamkin / Tom Wood Powersports (12^th place).

In Race 2 of the Superbike class, Cameron Beaubier once again put it on the podium with an impressive 2^nd place, making it two podium finishes in a row for Tytlers Cycle Racing. PJ Jacobsen / Tytlers Cycle Racing (6^th), Corey Alexander / Tytlers Cycle Racing (7^th), Ashton Yates / Aftercare Scheibe Racing (9^th) and Nolan Lamkin / Tom Wood Powersports (15^th) rounded out the BMW finishers.

After the first two races of the season, Cameron Beaubier sits 2^nd in points in the Superbike class with Corey Alexander 6^th, followed by PJ Jacobsen 11^th, Ashton Yates 13^th and Nolan Lamkin 15^th.

Stock 1000

BMW M 1000 RR riders took two wins and four total podium finishes in the two Stock 1000 races of the weekend.

In Race 1, Ezra Beaubier, riding for Orange Cat Racing, took the win, followed closely by Travis Wyman of Travis Wyman Racing in 2^nd. Ezra’s Orange Cat teammate, Kaleb De Keyrel crossed the finish line 4^th.  Taylor Knapp / Taylor Knapp Racing (5^th), Nolan Lamkin / Tom Wood Racing (6^th), Jason Waters / Edge Racing (8^th), Alex Arango / Top Pro Motorsports (9^th) and Michael Henao / Hey Now Racing/On Any Moto (15^th) were the BMW finishers in the first race.

Race 2 saw Ezra Beaubier capture his 2^nd win of the weekend, joined by Taylor Knapp / Taylor Knapp Racing finishing 3^rd. BMW Motorrad Motorsport customer racing teams rounding out the field in Race 2 were Travis Wyman / Travis Wyman Racing (4^th), Kaleb De Keyrel / Orange Cat Racing (5^th), Nolan Lamkin / Tom wood Powersports (7^th), Jason Waters / Edge Racing (9^th) and Michael Henao / Hey Now Racing/On Any Moto (12^th).

In the Stock 1000 points standings, Ezra Beaubier leads the class in 1^st place with Travis Wyman 3^rd, Taylor Knapp 4^th, Kaleb De Keyrel 5^th, Nolan Lamkin 6^th and Jason Waters 8^th to round out your top 10.

The next event on the MotoAmerica schedule is Barber Motorsport Park, May 19-21.

BMW Group in America

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