Connolly will hang up his helmet for the rest of the season and concentrate on tuning Erica Enders to the championship. Enders was eliminated in the quarterfinals of this race by Coughlin.

"We've raced six weekends in a row and they've been very good for us," Connolly said. "Two runner-up finishes and two wins isn't bad at all. We'll reload and get ready for Las Vegas in a few weekends and see if we can't get Erica this championship."

Harley-Davidson riders Andrew Hines (left) and Eddie Krawiec will have another round of competition at Las Vegas the end of October.  (Todd Dziadosz photo)