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Larry Wins Again on the Foremost Ducati 1098R!

After setting pole on Friday, Team Foremost Ducati owner and racer, Larry Pegram, took his Ducati 1098R to a flag to flag victory during Race 1 of the AMA American Superbike Championship round at Heartland Park, Topeka yesterday.

At the flag, Larry was 2.1 seconds ahead of Ben Bostrum’s Yamaha R1, whilst Suzuki’s Blake Young took the final podium spot.

“For me, it’s validation. At Road America, we beat maybe the best guy out there in a straight-up fight. To do it again and win here in Kansas, it proves to me we can win and it certainly feels great to do it. I always knew at the bottom of my heart I could win races if I could get on a bike capable and this Ducati 1098R certainly is capable. It’s been a great machine since the day we picked them up at the dealership and began building them into race bikes. To win here at a track where there’s more than just a fast straight is good, too. The entire team is really happy with this win.”

As the laps counted down, Pegram chose to run a more measured pace with such a large lead and took the flag in front of Ben Bostrom.

“I saw ‘four seconds’ on my board and I thought it was good,” said Pegram. “We had a big enough gap where I could be fairly careful with lapped traffic. I think we would have been able to run a stronger pace if needed and we might tomorrow but it’s great to get another win today.”

link: Ducati Foremost Pegram Racing

Pegram racing has posted a short video on Facebook featuring Larry talking about his 2nd win of the season. The second race will be held today, Sunday, August 2nd.

Race 1, AMA American Superbike – Heartland Park, Topeka
1. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), 20 laps
2. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), -2.184 seconds
3. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), -2.457
4. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), -2.653
5. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), -3.197
6. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), -7.472
7. Jake Holden (Hon CBR1000RR), -13.629
8. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), -18.164
9. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -34.852
10. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), -36.100
11. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), -50.817
12. Scott Charlton (Suz GSX-R1000), -52.824
13. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), -78.580
14. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), -79.092
15. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000), -100.284

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