California native Bobby Fong (Yamaha) swept both MotoAmerica Superbike events at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, closing out a thrilling weekend of racing at the MotoAmerica Speedfest at Monterey. With six main events across five classes, motorcycle fans enjoyed a jam-packed day of two-wheel action on the iconic circuit.
The top-three riders in Superbike point standings battled throughout two 20-lap main events on the 2.238-mile road course, but ultimately the results proved the same, as Fong claimed the top spot on the podium over Josh Herrin (Ducati) and Cameron Beaubier (BMW), respectively, in Races 2 and 3.
“In the first few laps, I thought it was going to be a long race. I had a few moments in the first few laps battling with these guys, and I thought we were going to be battling for the whole race,” said Fong, who posted his seventh career Superbike victory. “I just knew to keep my head down and keep doing my laps. I’m happy to get out of here with two wins and continue our progression.”
With a victory in Race 1 on Saturday and two second-place finishes on Sunday, Herrin moves to the top of the Superbike point standings by 31 points over Beaubier. Fong’s strong performance puts him just 37 points behind Herrin headed into the series’ next event at VIRginia International Raceway, Aug. 1-3.
Blake Davis (Yamaha) also doubled up in Monterey, claiming his second victory of the weekend in Motovation Supersport. Davis started second on the grid for Race 2, but took the lead over pole sitter and points leader PJ Jacobsen (Ducati) on lap one and never looked back. After wheel-to-wheel battles at the front of the field, Cameron Petersen (Ducati) finished second with Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) in third. The top three were separated by just .474 seconds when the checkered flag waved. Jacobsen finished fourth, but maintained the Supersport points lead by a narrow three points over Scholtz, with Davis in third and just 35 points out of the top spot.
Points leader Kyle Wyman (Harley-Davidson) claimed his second victory of the weekend in King of the Baggers after a pitched battle with fellow Harley rider Hayden Gillim. Gillim suffered mechanical trouble as the pair dove into the Corkscrew, giving Wyman the victory in the final few laps. Rocco Landers (Harley-Davidson) claimed the second step on the podium with Tyler O’Hara (Indian) in third. The victories extend Wyman’s championship points lead to a whopping 76 points ahead of Frenchman Loris Baz.
Alessandro Di Mario (Aprilia) took his second victory of the weekend in SC-Project Twins Cup. Di Mario led from the green and commanded a seven-second lead ahead of fellow Aprilia rider Hank Vossberg and third-place finisher Matthew Chapin (Suzuki) at the finish. Di Mario extends his championship lead over Chapin by 67 points.
Despite a first-lap tangle with teammate Cody Wyman in Turn 2, James Rispoli (Harley-Davidson) rallied to his second victory of the weekend in Mission Super Hooligan competition. Rispoli battled his way from fifth on the grid after the incident to take the lead from Cory West (Harley-Davidson) with a thrilling pass on the penultimate lap. Rispoli took the checkered flag by just .255 seconds over West with Hayden Schultz (Harley-Davidson) in third. The weekend’s results shook up the class points standings, with West taking the points lead by just 22 points over Jake Lewis and Rispoli, respectively.
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More from a press release issued by Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha:
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong finishes the MotoAmerica Superbike Tripleheader at Laguna Seca in style with a pair of wins in front of the home crowd
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong enjoyed a stellar Sunday of racing at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, winning both MotoAmerica Superbike races to make championship gains in front of the home crowd in Monterey, California. His teammate, Jake Gagne, had a strong conclusion to the fifth round of the championship, finishing fifth in Race 2 and fourth in Race 3.
After coming just shy of the victory in Saturday’s Race 1, Fong was looking to move up a step on the podium. In Race 2, the Northern Californian got a great start and slotted into second. Although the series points leader built a gap up front, Fong ran a calculated race and posted consistently fast times in the tricky conditions. Around the halfway mark, he reeled in the leader and made the pass for the lead on Lap 14. From there, he built a gap and took his first win of the 2025 season.
In the final race of the weekend, Fong once again started strong in second but was shuffled back to fourth in a heated multi-rider battle. He kept fighting as the riders in the lead group jockeyed for position, with Fong settling back into the runner-up spot on Lap 6. Similar to Race 2, Fong made his move for the lead on Lap 14 in the final corner, then stretched the gap to secure back-to-back wins at the 2.238-mile track. His seventh-career MotoAmerica Superbike win—and second in a row in his debut season with the team—moved him to third in the standings, now 37 points off the lead heading into the latter half of the season.
Gagne got a good start in Race 2 from the second row of the grid into fourth, but was passed shortly after. He stayed on the heels of the rider in fourth, but ultimately would cross the line fifth. In Race 3, the three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion slotted into third off the start before being shuffled to fifth in the early chaos. He advanced to fourth after a rider ahead withdrew, but had lost too much time to close the gap to the front. Gagne rode his own race in the slick conditions and brought it home fourth, closing out the tripleheader weekend with a 3-5-4 result and sitting fourth in championship standings.
The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team returns to action in three weeks’ time at Round 6 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, August 1–3.
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“It was great to have a double, but I think we should have had a triple this weekend. Bobby worked on his game plan a bit, and we learned some things about the race track over the weekend. We were able to improve the bike and do what an R1 normally does around here – kick everybody’s butt. So we did that, and we’ll go away happy and keep improving for VIR. At this point, we’re not really worried about the championship. We’re focused on winning as many races as we can.”
Bobby Fong – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #50
“It feels amazing to get the double win today, but honestly, I feel more relieved than anything because we’ve been fighting so close all year trying to get the win, and we finally got it done. Everybody behind the whole Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha team has been working so hard, and they’ve been waiting for this. It’s good to get a win for myself this year, keep the confidence rolling, and chip away at the points. I’m looking forward to Virginia. I think we should be pretty good there. It was a great weekend with a lot of NorCal family and friends here, and I’m feeling great, but Tuesday, it’s time to get back to work to continue the progression.”
Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #32
“Two races today, and not exactly the results we were looking for. The first race was rough. I got off to a slow start and was a little off with the bike and my riding, so fifth wasn’t great. Then I was fourth in Race 2, which still wasn’t the result we wanted, but I made a lot of progress, and we made progress with the bike. We were closer to the front, and I think without some of the drama with the bike blowing up in front of me, we had the pace to be there and fight for it. I’m stoked for Bobby to get two wins for the team, and I’m excited for the next one at VIR.”
More from a press release issued by Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati:
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati) put himself to work over the weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the fifth round of the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, extending his lead in the championship series.
Herrin suffered a 100 mph fall during Friday’s riding at the fast turn four, losing the front over the Ducati Panigale V4 R and barrel rolling through the gravel, destroying his primary racebike in the process.
Despite this setback, the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati team prepared a spare bike, and the champion used it effectively to secure a resounding victory in race one on Saturday afternoon over Bobby Fong and Jake Gagne, extending his title lead after Cameron Beaubier crashed out.
Since Laguna Seca had a triple-header format, Herrin once again went head-to-head with Fong in race two. This time, Herrin finished in second place.
The final Superbike race of the day was a copy of race two, but Herrin refused to give in, setting the fastest lap of 1:24.228 and extending his series lead over Beaubier to 31 points after banking another podium in second place.
2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship After Round Five
P1 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 224
P2 – Cameron Beaubier 193
P3 – Bobby Fong 187
P4 – Jake Gagne 165
P5 – Richie Escalante 113
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#1)
“Laguna has been a great weekend,” Herrin enthused after race three. “We had that slight mishap on Friday that totaled the bike—it was my first big crash in two years. I was bummed about that because I don’t like costing my team the money to build a new bike, but they built me another rocket for Saturday, and we were able to get the win. It was huge, as my wife Rachel, my son Griffin, and my two new twins were all there to see it.
“For today (Sunday), the goal was just to get on the podium in both races because we knew Cam (Beaubier) lost a bunch of points on Saturday with his race one crash. We just wanted to get as many points as we could without taking too much risk.
“It was a bit of chess today, putting myself in the right place to dictate the pace, and although we didn’t get the wins today, I’m so happy with how the weekend went. The Ducati Panigale V4 R was incredible, so was my team, now we have a bit of a rest before we try to keep this ball rolling at VIR.”
Round six of the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship sees the field head east to Virginia International Raceway on August 1-3 as Josh Herrin looks to further extend his championship lead.