Nationals with three straight overall wins and had closed the gap on points leader Christophe Pourcel to 38. Canard, and the rest of the GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL team, put on a racing clinic at the New York track this past weekend.In the first moto, Canard's teammate Justin Barcia took the early lead after battling with race leader Dean Wilson. Barcia's time out front would only last a few laps before Canard caught, and passed him for the win. Meanwhile, Pourcel had to drop out of the race after a few laps, and tightening up the overall points race with Canard.
Canard wouldn't be a lone wolf on the podium this time around as his teammates were right on his tail. Blake Wharton was able to pass Barcia for the second podium spot, while Barcia rounded out the box in third. Rookie Eli Tomac, who won the opening round, found his confidence again, finishing fourth in the first moto, giving the AMSOIL sponsored 
riders the top four spots in moto one, the first time in the teams storied history."Sweeping the podium with my teammates was awesome," said Canard. "I am so excited for everyone, and it was a great day for our team. Hopefully we can keep this going."
In the second moto, the battle to the finish between Canard and Pourcel went down to the final jump. Pourcel picked up the win, but the overall damage had been done. Canard, who won his fourth straight overall (1-2), closed the championship gap on Pourcel to just 16 points with four rounds left to race.
"I feel like I'm on right now," said Canard. "I try not to think too much and just go out to do my thing. I see what I can do at each race, and I'm so happy I've been able to keep this momentum. Hopefully I'm a contender for the overall title."
Even though the rest of the GEICO team failed to podium in moto two, they all ran strong races. Barcia finished second overall after finishing fifth in the second moto. Wharton went 2-9 for fifth overall and Tomac went 4-6 for sixth overall.
The team heads to Southwick, Mass. on August 28 for the tenth round of the AMA Outdoor Nationals.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
Team AMSOIL
