MotoGP: Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix provides plenty of spills and thrillsFiled under: Motorsports, Motorcycle2009 MotoGP Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix - Click above for high-res image gallery
Here at Autoblog, we couldn't think of a better way to spend the 4th of July weekend than at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the fifth running of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. There was plenty of excitement during qualifying, with pole-sitter Jorge Lorenzo being unseated from his bike not once but twice. With both Lorenzo and third place qualifier Casey Stoner being treated for injuries, everyone was betting that Valentino Rossi would take the checkered flag. Rossi won the race last year, and had just come off a historic 100th victory last week in Netherlands. There were also high hopes for American Nicky Hayden, who had his best qualifying of the season in the eighth spot. Follow the jump for the full race report, and check out our high-res gallery below.Gallery: 2009 MotoGP Red Bull U.S. Grand PrixPhotos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.[Source: RedBullUSGrandPrix.com]Continue reading MotoGP: Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix provides plenty of spills and thrillsMotoGP: Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix provides plenty of spills and thrills originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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