Stoner Finish Fantastic Winer At Laguna seca USA gp

The young Australian who started from second on the grid, dropped to third place at the start and took his time before launching his attack on Repsol Honda team mate Dani Pedrosa on lap eighteen of thirty two. After passing Pedrosa, who was suffering from fatigue and fitness problems, Stoner chased down Lorenzo for nine laps and wasted no time in passing him around the outside of turn one on lap twenty seven. Stoner has now increased his lead in the World Championship standings to twenty points over Lorenzo.
After being passed by Stoner, Dani Pedrosa retained third position comfortably. He knew his fitness would be tested here, at a track that demands a huge physical effort. He has now moved above Valentino Rossi in the Championship standings to 4th position with 110 points.
Andrea Dovizioso who had a great start, jumping from sixth to fourth, maintained this position for the majority of the race. He struggled to maintain his consistency for the long race in Laguna and with three laps to go was passed by Ben Spies. He remains third in the Championship standings with 143 points.
On this high note, the Repsol Honda Team will now enjoy a well deserved break before the next race in the Czech Republic on August 14.
Casey Stoner:
"All weekend we've been struggling a little so we weren't too confident that we could run with Jorge and Dani in the race. Before the race I felt relaxed, confident and generally calm, we started a little slower to get the tyres warm gently but also with a full tank of fuel, the bike didn't feel that great. I saw Dani struggling a bit and he started to drop back from Jorge so I had to attack at this point. Dani Pedrosa:

"I'm very happy with another podium, the second after my come back from injury. Andrea Dovizioso:
“We knew that it was going to be a tough race because this track is short, with very strong braking and it's also very demanding. In the first laps I pushed hard to stay with Casey, Dani and Lorenzo. I’m disappointed because today we had the speed to fight for a good result, in fact I lapped two tenths behind the fastest lap, but I couldn’t be consistent. I lost the battle with Spies and this is the first time I've lost a battle this year. My congratulations go to Casey and Dani”.