Young Closes Out Season with Commanding Race Two Victory at CTMP Finale.

Bowmanville, ON – Ben Young’s historic 2026 campaign came to a fitting end on Sunday, as the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike champion dominated race two in the GP Bikes Pro Superbike season finale at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

After winning a disrupted race one earlier in the day for his record-breaking eighth victory of the year, Young furthered his tally for most wins in a season by claiming his ninth trophy in ten races to close out the campaign, doing so comfortably ahead of David MacKay.

It didn’t appear as though that would be the case initially, as Young got another poor launch off the line to find himself fifth through turn one while MacKay led Andrew Van Winkle and breakout star Cole Alexander.

Young would methodically pick his way through the pack on the opening lap, climbing right on the rear wheel of Van Winkle before seizing second place in turn two to begin lap two.

MacKay’s quest for a first career Superbike victory lasted just one more lap before Young rocketed past him on the long Andretti straightaway, immediately stretching a gap en route to an eleven-second victory – one of the most dominant wins of his storied career.

The six-time champion will end the year with 245 of a possible 250 points, headlining a resurgent year for Honda as they locked out the top four places on Sunday afternoon.

“Our job wasn’t finished out there, but it’s cool to see that a Honda would have won either way. This package was so great for us all year. To see another lockout and a top-four for the brand is pretty incredible,” the Van Dolder’s Home Team Honda rider said. “I can’t thank the team enough. Six titles with this group is pretty special. I’ve had a great career, and it’s been a huge honour to race against these guys next to me.”

Despite how Young’s podium speech may be interpreted, the 33-year-old made it clear afterwards that he has no plans to retire from racing just yet.

While Honda’s incredible campaign had already secured them a first ever Constructors Championship, the fight for their second representative remained open with MacKay and Van Winkle separated by just a handful of points entering the day.

In the end, MacKay would outlast a brief attack from Van Winkle before settling into a convincing second, securing his fifth podium of the year and fourth runner-up result in the last five races.

The Snow City Cycle Honda rider will fall just short of second in the standings but would leapfrog Van Winkle by a single point for third overall, joining Young as the second representative for Honda in the final table – though both made significant contributions across 2026.

“We’ve had some ups and downs this year, but it’s nice to score multiple podiums here and end the year on a high note,” MacKay said. “Congrats to Ben, it’s been a huge honour to try and chase him down this season. And I have to thank my team, it’s been a huge effort from them and I wouldn’t be here without their help.”

While Van Winkle lamented his missed opportunity at finishing second in the standings, the 19-year-old did clinch the Brooklin Cycle Racing Pro Rookie of the Year award with his fifth podium of the season aboard the Mountainview Motorsports Honda.

Van Winkle nearly missed the start after a big crash in race one left him plenty of repairs in a short window, though a huge effort from his team – as well as members of Young’s crew – managed to get him back on track to close out the year.

“I honestly didn’t know if I would make it out there, we got the bike together like 20 minutes before the roll-out thanks to Scott [Cartier] bringing us some parts,” Van Winkle revealed. “They were a huge help and everybody did a great job of putting the bike back together, so I’m happy to be able to end the year on the podium.”

Cole Alexander would wrap up a spectacular Superbike debut on the other side of the Van Dolder’s Home Team Honda garage, finishing fourth after a historic podium earlier in the day.

The 19-year-old was emotional during his own podium speech as he made the most of the opportunity, thanking Young once again and drawing a huge reaction from the crowd for his result.

One of the most impressive performances of the race was newly crowned OPP Racing Pro Supersport champion Tomas Casas in fifth, briefly challenging Alexander for fourth aboard his smaller-displacement FAST Riding School Suzuki GSX-R750 before settling into a back-and-forth late battle with Michael Sutherland.

Sutherland would narrowly lose out to Casas but ended his weekend with another very strong sixth for Yamaha, while Sebastien Tremblay finished an excellent seventh aboard another Supersport-spec Suzuki for the S.T. Motosport team.

Julien Lafortune would win a dramatic duel with Ernest Bernhard to claim eighth, once again the top BMW in the order, while Bernhard was unable to complete a pass despite mounting plenty of pressure on Lafortune aboard his Farnham Lager Yamaha.

Mackenzie Weil would complete the top ten for Snow City Cycle Kawasaki, the lone Kawasaki in the final classification after Alex Michel’s unfortunate crash earlier in the day.

In other action, Alexis Beaudoin would claim a national championship in unfortunate circumstances after race one was cancelled in the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike class.

Beaudoin carried a 25-point lead over Julia Krans and 28-point advantage over Baillie Ives into the weekend, meaning the cancellation of race one made it mathematically impossible for either rider to catch Beaudoin in race two.

Still, the Yamaha rider may have done enough to limit the damage anyways, finishing fourth in race two while Ives was forced to settle for second behind runaway race winner Carter Matson. Krans did not start. 

Matson will end the year with three consecutive victories after a late start to his season at Grand Bend, falling just short of a pro promotion for 2027 despite only competing in two rounds. 

He and Ives were joined by Corey James Campbell on the podium, who fended off Beaudoin by just 0.032 seconds at the line to deny him a championship celebration in the top-three. 

J.P. Tache cemented his perfect season in the Importations Thibault Twins Cup class, cruising 14 seconds clear of Nicholas Krans in a dominant showing for the back-to-back champion.

Krans would have a much closer fight for second, leading a chaotic four-rider battle that saw veteran Gary McKinnon round out the podium ahead of Sebastian Silva and Bronti Verbeek.

McKinnon will end the year second in the championship to the unbeaten Tache, jumping ahead of the absent Louie Raffa after his injury in an unfortunate crash on Thursday.

Jared Walker would add to his own perfect campaign with a win in the Scorpion EXO ZX-4R Cup class, sweeping the weekend to go unbeaten and secure the national title.

Walker was tasked with fending off Mackenzie Weil on this occasion, who would have taken home the “ironman” award on Sunday after running in the Pro Superbike, Pro Supersport, and ZX-4R Cup classes for Kawasaki.

Weil ultimately settled for second ahead of last year’s champion Jacob Black, with Black only barely hanging on to the final podium spot ahead of Jean-Pascal Schroeder, snatching third by 0.138 seconds at the finish.

Walker won once again in the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight Sportbike category, his second class victory of the day after a thrilling win in race one earlier.

It was equally exciting this time around, holding off the same trio of riders behind him – only this time in a different order – as Norbert Joo, Stefan Tanasic, and class champion Lachlan Alexander all chased Walker down for the race win.

Alexander would wind up making a pair of decisive moves at the perfect time to seize second, ending his championship season on a high note, while 15-year-old phenom Tanasic completed the podium in third with roughly a second covering the entire group down to Joo in fourth.

Full results from the season finale at CTMP can be found here.

More, from another press release issued by CSBK:

Casas Clinches Supersport Crown with Nail-Biting Victory at CTMP. 

Bowmanville, ON – Tomas Casas celebrated his third career OPP Racing Pro Supersport championship in style on Sunday, clinching the title with a dramatic victory over Mavrick Cyr in a back-and-forth race two at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Casas needed to only finish tenth or higher on Sunday to bring home the #1 plate, but showed no interest in playing it safe as he battled fiercely with Cyr and title rival Sebastien Tremblay in an instant classic at CTMP.

The pole-sitter immediately chopped across the front of Cyr into turn one to take the early lead, fending off a pass attempt in turn five before Cyr seized the lead off the back straightaway on lap two.

Tremblay would then immediately follow his teammate through into second with a nice pass in turn ten, forming an S.T. Motosport Suzuki one-two as Casas held off a fast-starting Brad Macrae in fourth.

The lead trio would eventually clear away with Casas in comfortable position to win the championship regardless, but the 2017 and 2018 champion simply wouldn’t settle for third on the day.

Chasing a record-tying seventh victory of the year, Casas again took the lead with six laps to go before Cyr fought back in turn eight, desperately trying to help his teammate Tremblay. The two would flip-flop once again a lap later as Cyr made a lunge into turn ten, briefly allowing Tremblay into the lead himself.

Both Casas and Cyr would move back through on Tremblay before going to war once again in turn ten, as Cyr repeatedly tried to make a move stick in the tight 90-degree left hander.

Casas would lead the final lap before Cyr made one final attempt in turn ten once again, diving up the inside of the FAST Riding School Suzuki rider before Casas cut back underneath him for a final time, winning the drag-race to the line by 0.237 seconds.

It was a surprising challenge from Casas as many expected him to protect his 18-point championship lead in the finale, but the home favourite instead put a stamp on his dominant campaign with a seventh win in eight races to celebrate a third Supersport crown. 

“I don’t even know where to begin. I really wanted to win this from the top of the box, but these guys pushed me to the limit,” Casas said. “I didn’t really know where round one would lead, but I owe a massive thanks to FAST Riding School who made this all possible. Without them and all my sponsors I wouldn’t be here.”

Casas will complete a whirlwind 2026, having originally planned to only race Shannonville and CTMP before a round one sweep quickly changed his plans.

It’s a difficult end to an ultra-consistent campaign for Tremblay, having stood on the podium in every single race this season. However, the two-time champion admitted he just didn’t have the pace to match Casas at even his strongest venue, hoping instead that Cyr’s attack could open the door for him.

“That was a really good battle. I’m usually very good here, but I was just struggling with some things all weekend. I couldn’t really stay with them on the back straight so I decided to let them race and just try to hang on for a miracle,” Tremblay said. “Unfortunately I couldn’t get the job done, but congrats to Tomas.”

While Cyr’s valiant effort came up just short, the 21-year-old did exit the year with an impressive second-place finish after nearly winning race one on Saturday in just his second appearance of the year.

“It’s great to be back on a podium. That was a super fun race with Tomas, congrats to him on the championship,” Mavrick said. “I tried to get it done a few times in turn ten, but he was just a bit quicker today.”

Despite their battle for the riders title, Casas and Tremblay would come together to celebrate their joint effort in the Constructors Championship, finishing as the top two contributors to Suzuki’s third consecutive trophy.

Brad Macrae capped off his best weekend of the year with another strong finish in fourth, breaking up the chain of Suzuki’s aboard his Colron Excavating Yamaha YZF-R9 after initially pressuring the leaders in the early laps.

Cole Alexander would end his terrific rookie campaign in the Supersport class with a hard-fought fifth-place, securing third in the championship aboard his French Glass Co. Suzuki after late heartbreak for Matt Simpson.

Simpson was running in fifth and would have brought home third overall for the Blackstock Motorsports Suzuki team until a visor issue forced him into the pits with just four laps to go, relegating him to tenth after he returned to the circuit.

Mackenzie Weil would salvage a crucial seventh behind Nathan Playford for the Snow City Cycle Kawasaki team, securing “best of the rest” honours in the final championship standings as the top non-Suzuki rider despite Macrae’s late surge.

Baillie Ives would celebrate his own national championship with a victory in the EBC Brakes Amateur Supersport class, winning a third consecutive race to close out the year and leapfrog longtime points leader Alexis Beaudoin.

Beaudoin entered the weekend with a slim five-point lead but saw that evaporate at CTMP with a DNF in race one, ensuring a national title for Ives if he finished inside the top-ten. 

Ives would follow Casas’ blueprint however, stamping his title with a fourth victory of the year as the Nova Scotian completed his late comeback with Beaudoin struggling to a surprising seventh.

A sensational battle would unfold behind him, with Nolan Eadie eventually pulling clear of Corey James Campbell and Lachlan Alexander in a thrilling three-rider scrap for the final two podium places. 

Despite missing the podium, it was a strong “big-bike” debut for Lightweight champion Alexander in fourth, the younger brother of pro rookie standout Cole. 

Lachlan would find his way onto the podium in the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight Sportbike class, but not on his usual front step as he settled for third behind Norbert Joo and race winner Jared Walker.

Alexander’s run of top-two finishes (including seven victories) would come to a dramatic end, with just over a half-second covering the entire trio at the finish line with Walker snatching the victory in his first Lightweight race of the season.

Joo would settle for second once again after a runner-up finish in Grand Bend, while 15-year-old sensation Stefan Tanasic followed the group in fourth – notably ahead of MiniGP Canada Series organizer Toni Sharpless, where Tanasic is currently competing for a national championship in the 190cc division.