LAGUNA SECA >> Josh Herrin remained on top; Bobby Fong left Monterey a winner; Cameron Beaubier found both the gravel and the podium.

The more things changed at this weekend’s MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the more they stayed the same in the championship standings despite the on-track commotion.

The weekend featured five classes battling in 11 races with the Superbikes and King of the Baggers classes providing the most action.

Josh Herrin’s five-race win streak was snapped, but a win and two more podiums maintained his Superbike championship lead.

Bobby Fong clinched his first two Superbike wins of the season in Sunday’s doubleheader but still left Laguna Seca behind Herrin in the standings.

Cameron Beaubier came into the weekend in second place in the points standings and had three first-place starts. He could only convert them to a pair of podiums and ended up treading water directly behind Herrin.

“We came back from a 40-something point (deficit) a couple of rounds ago to now a 31-point lead,” said Herrin after Sunday’s second race. “You just gotta give it your all every weekend, while also knowing it’s OK to relax a little bit and give up five points.”

Herrin actually gave up five points twice on Sunday by finishing second to Fong in both races. It wasn’t as flawless as Saturday’s fourth-to-first place drive.

Herrin took the lead at the second corner of Sunday’s first race, only maintaining his initially electric pace until Fong caught him entering lap 15 of 20. Fong accelerated from there, finishing nearly two seconds ahead of Herrin.

It was deja vu three hours later when Herrin and Fong shot out in front of Beaubier by lap 7 of 20. Fong snuck by Herrin at the end of lap 14 and opened a considerable gap en route to his second victory of the weekend.

“You get some wins, you have some confidence,” said Fong after Sunday’s second race. “(I’m) feeling good at the moment but it could be over in a blink of an eye. That’s just how this game works.”

Beaubier’s weekend nearly ended not long after it began. He crashed in race 1 and finished sixth after starting from pole, which prevented him from closing the 8-point pre-race gap that stood between him and Herrin.

Beaubier was incident-free on Sunday but without enough race pace to finish any higher than third. He now trails Herrin by 31 points in the championship standings.

“Coming here and getting my butt kicked like we did sucks,” said Beaubier after Sunday’s second race. “I did everything I could, and it just wasn’t enough. We’re going to go back and figure out how we can be better.”

Meanwhile, the King of the Baggers class saw an equally hectic weekend of racing.

It’s rare to see someone suffer so many mechanical failures in so few laps, but Hayden Gillim witnessed it firsthand. Gillim rides both Baggers and Superbikes and suffered stunning back-to-back DNFs (did not finish) on Saturday.

Gillim was competing for a top 10 finish in the weekend’s first Superbike race, but a mechanical issue took him out on the last few laps. He then hopped on his Harley for the Baggers race that directly followed. An engine component failed on lap two of nine, causing the bike to spew oil on track and resulting in a red flag delay.

Gillim was last seen taking his frustration out on his bike as he entered the pits.

“We just couldn’t put it together,” said Gillim. “It was a long weekend. Both bikes were struggling… I’m ready to go home.”

Coming into Sunday, Gillim appeared to be the last line of defense between Baggers’ championship leader Kyle Wyman and another victory.

Gillim took an early lead and stayed there until his third DNF of the weekend. With only four corners to go in the nine-lap race, Gillim fell victim to yet another mechanical mishap and watched as Wyman overtook him for his sixth win of the season.

“I could literally hear his gearbox explode,” said Wyman after Sunday’s race. “There was no gear to be in.”

As was the case with Superbikes, Wyman ran fast and remained in place — albeit first place.

Wyman maintained his first place start on Saturday through the checkered flag with Gillim out early. Then, Gillim’s eleventh-hour DNF on Sunday handed Wyman his second-straight victory extending his championship points lead from 56 to 76.

MotoAmerica travels to Virginia International Raceway next and will be on track Aug. 1-3.

Mason Bloom is a Herald correspondent and attends the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Journalism.