Casey Stoner increased his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings with victory at Laguna Seca. first making his way past Dani Pedrosa and then second-placed Jorge Lorenzo. The Australian now leads the championship by 20 points from Lorenzo with eight races left.
United States MotoGP results:
1) Casey Stoner (Aus) Repsol Honda
2) Jorge Lorenzo (Spn) Yamaha
3) Dani Pedrosa (Spn) Repsol Honda
4) Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha
5) Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Repsol Honda
6) Valentino Rossi (Ita) Ducati
7) Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati
8) Colin Edwards (USA) Tech 3 Yamaha
9) Hector Barbera (Spn) Aspar Ducati
10) Hiroshi Aoyama (Jpn) Gresini Honda
MotoGP standings:
1) Casey Stoner (Aus) Repsol Honda 193 points
2) Jorge Lorenzo (Spn) Yamaha 173
3) Andrea Dovizioso (It) Repsol Honda 143
4) Dani Pedrosa (Spn) Repsol Honda 110
5) Valentino Rossi (Ita) Ducati 108