Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman won Sunday’s MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Teammate Bradley Smith was second, followed by J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Hayden Gillim, Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli and M3/Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson’s Max Flinders. Because the three-lap Challenge sprint was canceled due to the weather, the $5,000 prize for the Challenge was awarded to the rider leading Sunday’s race at the three-lap mark, MotoAmerica officials announced. Gillim led at that point, and took home the Challenge cash.
The Twins and Talent Cup races scheduled for Sunday also were canceled.
Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati’s Darryn Binder won Sunday’s wet MotoAmerica Supersport race. Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin was second, followed by Liberty Yamaha Racing’s Karel Hanika, Strack Racing’s Blake Davis and Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov.
Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz won Sunday’s rain-delayed and wet MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen was second, followed by Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing teammates JD Beach and Bobby Fong and OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe. With his fourth-place finish, Fong secured the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. OrangeCat’s Sean Dylan Kelly, who led Fong by two points going into the race, DNF and did not score.
Flooding on the front straight at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Photo by Chris Ulrich.
The storm battering the northeastern United States has put all MotoAmerica on-track activities at New Jersey Motorsports Park on hold, as series officials assess the conditions to determine whether racing can proceed.
Conditions caused at least one red flag during Saturday’s races and forced officials to scramble the schedule, cancel qualifying sessions and the Mission King of The Baggers Challenge race.
The only class where the Championship is still undecided is Quad Lock Superbike, where Sean Dylan Kelly leads Bobby Fong by two points with one race scheduled for today.
Iker Lecuona won the World Superbike Race Two Sunday afternoon at Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, Lecuona won the 23-lap race by 8.590 seconds.
His teammate, Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up.
Yari Montella got third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished eighth on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 12th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR and Loris Baz got 14th on his MGM Optical Express Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 602 points, 133 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 469 points. Yari Montella is third with 269 points.
NEW CHAMPION: Bulega secures 2026 title with second place, Lecuona completes Cremona hat-trick. The #7 rounded out his weekend with a hat-trick but the celebrations belonged to Bulega who was crowned World Champion.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) is your 2026 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Champion after finishing second in Race 2 at the Cremona Circuit. The Italian only needed a top five finish to secure the title in the final race of the EICMA Italian Round and he duly did so, Iker Lecuona becoming the fifth rider to take a WorldSBK hat-trick after winning Race 2. The podium was completed by Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team).
A NEW CHAMPION IS CROWNED
Three starts at Cremona for Lecuona, three great starts for the #7 as he grabbed the holeshot from pole while Bulega had to resist an early charge from Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) across the first sector. The two factory Ducati riders soon settled down in first down and second with around half a second between the pair. Lecuona kept eking out the gap, with it reaching the one second mark at the end of Lap 6 as the #7 tightened his grip on victory. From there, Lecuona was able to control the race, extending his lead to over four seconds by Lap 16, to secure his first WorldSBK hat-trick, joining Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team), Jonathan Rea, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Bulega. However, second place for ‘Bulegas’ ensured he was crowned the 2026 WorldSBK Champion, winning the title with six races to spare. You can read more about his title success HERE.
PODIUM SCRAPS, BROTHERLY BATTLES, DIXON IMPRESSES
On Lap 3, Montella got ahead of Surra at Turn 11 to move into third place as the pair renewed their battle from the Tissot Superpole Race. While the #5 held position, Surra did not let his fellow Italian escape as he tailed him through the first half of the race. However, the gap extended to around a second at the halfway point of the 23-lap race, with Montella coming home in third and Surra in fourth; capping off a superb weekend for the #67 after he took his maiden podium in the Superpole Race. The fight for fifth was between brothers Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), with the #14 attempting to pass the #22 at Turn 13 around halfway through the race before immediately sliding out at the final corner; he did re-join the race at the back of the field, although he retired a few laps later. Sam Lowes’ crash promoted Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) into the top six, with the #96 securing three top nine finishes at Cremona and taking Honda’s first top six finish since Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was fifth in Race 2 at Jerez last year.
‘BALDA’ BATTLES BACK
On Lap 19, Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) made a move on Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) as the duo renewed their rivalry after crashing in the Tissot Superpole Race; ironically, ‘Balda’ made the move at Turn 7, the corner they fell at on Sunday morning. That secured Baldassarri seventh ahead of Gerloff in eighth, while Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) ended his home round in ninth after Baldassarri overtook him at Turn 11 on Lap 17.
ITALIANS BATTLE IT OUT
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) came home in tenth place, around five seconds behind ‘El Bocia’, while he had to fend off Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) on the final lap, with just four tenths between the pair. Petrucci rounded out a challenging weekend in 12th ahead of Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC), who equalled his best WorldSBK result with P13. Loris Baz (MGM Optical Express Racing) rounded out his comeback weekend with two more points with 14th, ahead of Mattia Rato (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team). His teammate, Twan Smits, was the final classified rider in 16th.
RETIRING FROM RACE 2
Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) was forced out of the race with a technical issue in the early stages of Race 2, while Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) had jumped up to fifth before he crashed at Turn 10 on Lap 2. On Lap 5, Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) crashed at Turn 10. At the end of Lap 17, Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) came off his Yamaha R1 machine at Turn 13, ending his hopes of scoring points.
The top six from WorldSBK Race 2, full results here:
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +8.590s
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +12.724s
Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) +13.914s
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +17.159s
Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) +20.917s
Fastest Lap – Iker Lecuona (Ducati) – 1’28.122s
Championship standings
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 602 points
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 133
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) 333
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) 376
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 383
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) 409
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Jeremy Alcoba won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday afternoon at Cremona Circuit, in Italy. The Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 rider won the 20-lap race by 0.493 second.
Albert Arenas was second on his AS BLU CRU Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R9, and Tom Booth-Amos got third on his PTR Triumph Factory Racing Street Triple 765 RS.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished fifth, 6.502 seconds behind the race winner, on his Eastroc Evan Bros ZXMOTO 820RR.
Albert Arenas leads the championship with 351 points, 86 ahead of Valentin Debise who has 265 points. Jaume Masia is third with 229 points.
ALCOBA DOUBLES UP: Alcoba closes Cremona in P1, Arenas, who sees the title decider delayed to Estoril. The #52 converted pole position to a pair of P1s in a picture-perfect weekend.
The FIM Supersport World Riders’ Championship battle will continue to Estoril as Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) stayed hot in Italy, winning his second-ever WorldSSP race in sequential fashion. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) took P2 for his 16th podium of the campaign, but Valentin Debise’s P5 prevents him from clinching the title. With these results, the #75 will be crowned in Race 1 at Estoril if he can finish on the podium. Following the Arenas onto the bottom step of the rostrum, Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) bagged his sixth podium of the year, returning to the top three for the first time since his home double at Donington Park.
ALCOBA STRIKES LATE
Debise got stuck in early for the holeshot up from P3 but didn’t lead for long as Arenas went around the outside of Turn 2 to take the lead from his P4 grid start. The #75 went to work, digging deep and posting sub-1’31s times as he sailed away over the first five laps to a 1.1s tenth gap. Booth-Amos took back P2 on Lap 2 and tried to chase down the Spaniard, but he couldn’t keep up, losing the silver-medal spot to Alcoba on Lap 15. The #52 took up the challenge to unseat Arenas, and he managed just that on Turn 11 of the penultimate lap. He held off the Championship leader to complete his dream weekend at Cremona with his first-ever WorldSSP double. Booth-Amos held on for P3and while he wasn’t able to catch Arenas, he’ll welcome the podium after a tough outing in France.
FARIOLI FINISHES BEST ROUND OF HIS TWO SEASONS SO FAR
Filippo Farioli (VFT Racing) closed his best round of the weekend at home, following up on his first WorldSSP podium with a P4 finish in Race 2. Cremona marks his fifth-round finish in the top ten in both races, and, promisingly, his second in a row. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) rode in the podium places over the first two laps, but he lost a position per lap over the first four laps and eventually finished in P5. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) led the second group home in P6 to close the round, improving on his Race 1 result.
OETTL DROPS A SPOT TO P7 IN THE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) crossed the line just under two seconds behind the #5 but held off Federico Caricasulo (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) for P7. The Italian behind him took an eighth-place finish in Race 2 and recovered from his P26 result to open the round after crashing in Race 1. The result is more in line with where his team would like to see him going forward after his P5 and P8 in France. Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) closed out his home round in P9, ahead of Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) who took P10.
A TOUGH DAY FOR DE ROSA
After suffering a red-flag-inducing tech issue in the Warm-up session, as his bike spilt onto the start/finish straight this morning, Raffaele De Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) had a similar fate t, ending the day at Turn 1 when the tech issue ended his race. Aldi Mahendra (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) was running in P13 when he crashed out early in the race. Andrea Giombini (Motozoo by Madforce Dubai) crashed out on Turn 3 of Lap 12, ending his day early. Mattia Casadei (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team) crashed out of running in the top ten on Turn 7 with two laps to go, an unfortunate break to end his home round.
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RIDGEDALE, Mo – In front of a raucous capacity crowd, from one of the most dynamic venues to ever host an off-road motorcycle race, the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship drew to a historic conclusion inside Thunder Ridge Nature Arena as the sport crowned two first-time World Champions. Triple points were on the line at the SMX World Championship Final, which meant the title fight for both the 450SMX Class and 250SMX Class came down to the final checkered flag. In the premier class, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado became the first Spanish born champion in SMX history, capping off an incredible story arc for the multi-time MXGP titleholder. In the 250SMX Class, the long wait for Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen came to an end as he broke through for his first professional championship.
Spaniard Jorge Prado Captures SMX World Championship at Historic Final from Thunder Ridge Nature Arena.
The first of the final two 20 Minute + 1 Lap 450SMX Class motos of the season kicked off with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing Yamaha’s Haiden Deegan out front with the holeshot ahead of Progressive Insurance Cycle Gear Suzuki’s Ken Roczen and Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence. Prado started his journey in 10th.
Deegan took full advantage of his track position to quickly assert his hold of the top spot, as both Roczen and Lawrence settled in. Behind them, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb ran fourth, while Prado made a charge up to fifth. Inside the final three minutes, a bobble by Deegan allowed Roczen to close within just over a second of the Yamaha rider, but lapped riders allowed Deegan to reestablish his advantage.
Deegan completed a wire-to-wire performance to take the moto win by 3.1 seconds over Roczen, with Lawrence in third. Webb followed in fourth, with Prado fifth.
The final moto of the 2026 season got underway with Prado out front for the holeshot ahead of Deegan and Lawrence. Webb started fourth, with Roczen several spots back in eighth. Prado looked to take advantage of the clear track and inched out to a lead of just over a second over Deegan, with the championship in the balance. Lawrence asserted his hold of third.
The top three settled in for the first 15 minutes of the moto until Deegan started to push the pace and run the fastest laps of the moto. He chipped away at Prado’s advantage and moved within striking distance with three and a half minutes to go. The lead duo separated themselves from Lawrence and sat within a second of one another as lapped riders factored in. Both riders overcame bobbles on the final lap as Prado held off Deegan by 1.7 seconds to take the checkered flag and clinch his first championship on U.S. soil.
Deegan’s 1-2 performance gave the rookie two wins in three postseason races as well as a runner-up finish in the championship standings. However, Prado’s comeback ride in the second moto placed him second overall with 5-1 finishes to clinch the Spaniard’s maiden title in just his second season of racing in America and during his postseason debut after missing the Playoffs and Final one year ago. Lawrence rounded out the overall podium with a consistent 3-3 performance.
Prado finished off his championship run by a margin of seven points over Deegan, who nearly became the first rider in the sport to win the world championship in both classes. Lawrence capped off a breakthrough season with the final spot on the championship podium, 22 points behind Prado.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado captured his first championship on U.S. soil to become the first Spanish born titleholder in SMX history.
Jorge Prado (5-1) – 2nd Place – 450SMX Class World Champion:
“One year ago, I was watching these races and didn’t know if I’d ever be here. Red Bull KTM believed in me and gave me a chance to prove myself. We worked so hard for this goal and accomplished it. When I saw the rain, I was dreading what might come, but it stopped and everything worked out. Haiden [Deegan] was riding incredible, so I did all I could to keep him behind me. I showed with hard work that dreams can come true.
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan ended the Final with his second win of the postseason and a runner-up finish in the championship.
Haiden Deegan (1-2) – 1st Place – 450SMX Class:
“I gave it everything I had [today]. I got the overall but not the championship, and that hurts. Credit to Jorge [Prado], he was riding great. I’ll go into the offseason and work my butt off. There’s a Supercross championship I want and I’m going to do everything I can to get it.”
Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence capped off a breakthrough season with a third in Ridgedale and third in the championship.
Hunter Lawrence (3-3) – 3rd Place – 450SMX Class:
“What a long year, but it was amazing. I’ve got a lot of good things in my life right now. A great result tonight and now we go into the offseason looking for more next year.”
450SMX Class Podium (left to right): Jorge Prado, Haiden Deegan, and Hunter Lawrence
Levi Kitchen Prevails with First Professional Title in 250SMX Class
The first of two 20 Minute + 1 Lap 250SMX Class motos got underway with Kitchen leading the field to the holeshot ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Nate Thrasher. The other title contenders, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Ryder DiFrancesco started in sixth and seventh, respectively.
The clear track played heavily into Kitchen’s favor as he moved out to a lead of more than two seconds in the opening laps, while the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing trio of Thrasher, Landen Gordon, and Cole Davies were locked into a fight for a spot in the top three. Behind them, Beaumer and DiFrancesco looked to close in. As the moto reached its halfway point Thrasher crashed out of second, which moved Davies behind Kitchen and a hard-charging DiFrancesco up to third. Beaumer, meanwhile, moved up to fourth.
Davies started to close in on Kitchen and moved within striking distance in the late stages of the moto. He made a quick and decisive move to grab the lead with just over one minute left on the race clock and quickly pulled away. The New Zealander carried on to take the moto win by 2.1 seconds over Kitchen, well ahead of DiFrancesco in third, Beaumer in fourth, and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Pierce Brown in fifth.
The championship deciding moto started as rain began to fall at Thunder Ridge with Davies at the head of the pack for the holeshot with Kitchen and Gordon in tow. DiFrancesco and Beaumer, meanwhile, both started deep in the field outside the top 10. Davies quickly opened a multi-second lead over Kitchen, who controlled his own destiny and settled into a consistent rhythm.
Davies continued to add to his lead and managed a margin of around 10 seconds over the second half of the moto to easily complete the 1-1 sweep by 6.4 seconds. Kitchen maintained his hold of second throughout to eliminate any threat to his title hopes, while Gordon ran third from start to finish.
While Davies enjoyed the spoils of victory, it was Kitchen who walked away with the night’s biggest prize. After coming up short in several championship battles, including this summer’s Pro Motocross Championship, the Washington native prevailed with his first professional title and the first for the decorated Pro Circuit race team since the 2019 Pro Motocross campaign. A solid night for Gordon landed him on the overall podium for the first time in the postseason, finishing third after 6-3 finishes.
Kitchen finished off his championship campaign with a 24-point margin over DiFrancesco, who battled his way into the top 10 in the final moto and finished seventh overall after 3-10 finishes. Davies’ triumphant effort moved him into the final spot on the championship podium, 25 points behind Kitchen.
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen broke through with his first professional championship following a runner-up finish.
Levi Kitchen (2-2) – 2nd Place – 250SMX Class World Champion:
“It’s been tough [getting to this point]. I’ve been close [to a championship] a few times. I got a great start and just trusted my instincts. The rain was coming down, and I just needed to ride smart. It’s been a tough journey, for sure, and I couldn’t be more stoked [to finally finish it off].”
After suffering heartbreak and adversity at the first two Playoff races, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies dominated the Final with a 1-1 effort.
Cole Davies (1-1) – 1st Place – 250SMX Class:
“I get to go into the offseason with a lot of momentum. I had an unreal year. All the hard work paid off. Two championships in Supercross and Pro Motocross, so I’m really proud of myself. The playoffs didn’t go as I wanted, but we’ll reset and come back stronger next year.”
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Landen Gordon captured his first postseason podium to end his rookie season with a podium in each SMX discipline.
Landen Gordon (6-3) – 3rd Place – 250SMX Class:
“I’ve made a big jump in my life, moving across the country to Florida [from California]. I had to warm up to it a bit. I’ve been working so hard, so I’m stoked. I don’t think people understand how much goes into this. I’ve put my whole heart into it and it’s paying off.”
250SMX Class Podium (left to right): Landen Gordon, Cole Davies, and Levi Kitchen
In addition to the dramatic, championship-deciding conclusion for the 450SMX and 250SMX classes, the Final also hosted the first-ever WMX Invitational Powered by Synchrony, a postseason showcase featuring 13 of the top women’s racers in the world. Champions from four different global series were represented in the elite field and as the gate dropped on the 10 Minutes + 1 Lap Main Event it was SLR Honda’s Mayla Herrick who led the field to the holeshot over Quad Lock Honda’s Charli Cannon and Triumph Racing’s Hannah Hodges.
Cannon narrowly avoided a crash while she pursued the lead on the opening lap, which allowed Hodges to move into second and carry on around Herrick to take the lead as Cannon lost several positions. Lurking in third was Altus Motorsports bLUcRU Yamaha’s Lachlan Turner, the reigning three-time WMX Champion. Herrick closed back in and challenged Hodges for the lead. As she got alongside Hodges and looked to move back out front, Herrick clipped a tuff block and went down. Hodges continued on with the lead, with Turner in second and Cannon in third, bouncing back from her early misfortune.
As the race passed the halfway point Turner made her move and seized control of the lead. Cannon followed through into second while Hodges latched on from third. Cannon kept pace with Turner in the closing stages and challenged her rival on the final lap. The Honda rider got alongside her Yamaha counterpart but mistimed a rhythm, which allowed Turner to inch away and take a historic first WMX Invitational win by 1.9 seconds over Cannon. Hodges rounded out the podium in third.
Altus Motorsports bLUcRU Yamaha’s Lachlan Turner [#99] captured the win in the history making inaugural WMX Invitational.
Lachlan Turner – WMX Invitational Winner:
“I was just being patient. If I made one wrong move I knew she’d get me, so I was just trying to be smart on the final lap. I completed everything on my vision board this season and it feels amazing. This is such a historic moment for WMX, and I hope there’s more opportunities like this in the future.”
WMX Invitational Podium (left to right): Charli Cannon, Lachlan Turner, and Hannah Hodges
In just four days, the 2027 Monster Energy SMX World Championship regular season schedule will be unveiled, introducing the 17 rounds that will comprise the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and the 11 events that will make up the Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. The announcement will be made on Thursday, October 1, with an opportunity to sign up for the upcoming ticket presale.
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Iker Lecuona won FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole Race Sunday morning at Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Racing his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, the Spaniard won the 10-lap race by to a 2.005-second.
His teammate Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up, while Alberto Surra rode his Motocross Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R to third.
American Garrett Gerloff crashed his Kawasaki ZX-10RR in turn 7 and did not finish the race (DNF).
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 11th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR and Loris Baz got 15th on his MGM Optical Express Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 582 points, 138 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 444 points. Yari Montella is third with 253 points.
LECUONA DOUBLE: The #7 resists Bulega challenge for Superpole Race win, Surra claims first rostrum.Bulega and Lecuona had alternative tyre options for the Superpole Race, while rookie Surra bounced back from his Race 1 fall.
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) has won back-to-back MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship races for the first time after resisting teammate Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in the 10-lap Tissot Superpole Race. ‘Bulegas’ will still have the chance to be crowned 2026 Champion in Sunday’s Race 2, while there were more celebrations in the form of Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) who claimed his first World Superbike podium.
LECUONA WINS, SURRA PODIUMS
Like in Race 1, Lecuona got the holeshot heading into Turn 1 ahead of teammate Bulega while Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) held onto third. The gap between the two factory Ducati riders was closer than on Saturday with the #7 using the SCX tyre while Bulega opted to use the SCQ tyre. On Lap 3, Bulega made the move under braking at Turn 11, but Lecuona responded immediately at Turn 13 to re-take P1. That was the only move ‘Bulegas’ made as he fell half-a-second back from his teammate, with Lecuona winning two races in a single round for the first time in his career. Bulega’s P2 means he can win the title in Race 2 if he finishes in the top five. The fight for the podium went to the wire between Surra and Montella, with the #5, using the SCX tyre, making a move on Lap 8 at Turn 11, but Surra on the SCQ responded at Turns 12 and 13 as he searched for a first podium. Surra was able to resist further attacks as he claimed his first WorldSBK rostrum.
CELEBRATIONS FOR BARNI DUCATI
Montella finished just three tenths back from Surra as he settled for fourth, giving him a second row start for Race 2. Montella’s points mean the Barni Spark Racing Team have won the 2026 Independent Teams’ battle. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) had been chasing Surra and Montella but just didn’t have the pace to make an attack, eventually finishing fifth. He’ll line up alongside twin brother Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team), who finished just over a second behind the #14.
COMEBACKS FOR A THIRD ROW START
Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) climbed from 10th to seventh as he secured a third-row start for this afternoon’s Race 2, finishing ahead of Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) who was eighth. Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) pulled off another remarkable comeback as he climbed from 17th to finish in the top nine and give him a third-row start for Race 2.
DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE EARLY STAGES
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) would’ve had hopes of finishing in the top nine, but they crashed at Turn 7 when ‘Balda’ attempted to get up the inside of Gerloff. The incident will be investigated by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards. Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) also would have hoped to be in the top nine, but he crashed at Turn 6 on Lap 2.
The top nine from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here:
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.005s
Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) +5.314s
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +5.550s
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +6.540s
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +7.772s
Tommy Bridewell (Superbikes Advocates) +9.386s
Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +11.197s
Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) +13.294s
Fastest Lap – Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’27.783s, new lap record
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Rain, Resilience And A Last-Lap Penalty: MotoAmerica Feature Classes Battle The Elements On Saturday At NJMP.
Hayes Masters The Wet For Career Win No. 91, Herfoss Denies Teammate Gillim By Inches In Baggers, Gouker Gets His Chip And A Late Yellow-Flag Penalty Shakes Up Twins Cup Race 1.
Millville, NJ (Sept. 26, 2026) – Four MotoAmerica feature classes closed out day two at New Jersey Motorsports Park under another gray sky, with scattered but steady showers keeping the Thunderbolt Circuit wet for the majority of the day. MotoAmerica officials were forced to adjust the schedule on the fly, and several classes lost their morning qualifying sessions entirely, leaving them with only a brief Wet Familiarization period to get themselves and their machines ready to race.
Supersport
Supersport’s Qualifying 2 session ran for 30 minutes Saturday morning, but with nobody expected to touch Friday’s dry-weather times, teams instead used the time to dial in race setup for what everyone knew was coming: a soaked Race 1. That preparation paid off in a big way for BPR Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes, who carved his way from second on the grid to his 91st career win — a milestone he reached in his 435th career start by calling on every ounce of the wet-weather mastery that’s earned him the nickname the Mississippi Madman. The win bumps Hayes up to third in Supersport points, two ahead of Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov.
Josh Hayes saluted his crew on pit wall as he crossed the line first in Supersport Race 1. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
For much of the opening laps, it looked like a two-rider affair, with Hayes and Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin separated by as little as two-tenths of a second while Yaakov shadowed them in third. But the race flipped on its head by the halfway mark: as Hayes began stretching his lead, Herrin found himself fending off a surging Yaakov instead of chasing the leader. With six laps remaining, Yaakov made the move stick, passing Herrin and pulling away as the Californian lost rear grip in the tricky conditions. Yaakov crossed the line second, 3.611 seconds clear of Herrin in third.
Polesitter and recently appointed Supersport champion Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati’s Darryn Binder never got the chance to factor into that fight — a spinning rear wheel off the start line dropped him from the front row to 11th before the race had even settled, and he could only recover to fourth by the checkered flag.
New Jersey native Rodio Racing’s Gus Rodio thrilled the home crowd by running as high as third before settling for a hard-earned fifth, and Liberty Yamaha Racing turned to fill-in specialist Karel Hanika — a two-time FIM World Endurance Champion — to replace the injured Dominic Doyle, and the Czech rider delivered immediately with a sixth-place finish in his MotoAmerica Supersport debut.
The wet conditions claimed six riders before the finish, including Ryder Davis (Ducati Pittsburgh/Mosites Motorsports) and MP13 Racing/One Cure Racing’s Joseph LiMandri Jr., who were both running inside the top five before going down in their own separate crashes. Their misfortune promoted Hayes’ teammate, Brenden Ketelsen, to fourth, but his run was short-lived. Ketelsen crashed entering the front straight and was forced out of the race, exiting the course nursing his right arm. Although battered, he’ll be able to suit up for Sunday’s Race 2.
The following quote is from Supersport Race 1 Winner Josh Hayes: “It does. I’ve been in this situation here many times before. I won quite a few races in the rain and the dry here. Honestly because of that, everybody was like, ‘Our money is on you that you’re going to win.’ I was fast in the morning, whenever we rode in that 30-minute session. So I actually felt quite a bit of pressure to have to come up with it. I rode pretty hard. In the middle there I had put some good laps together. When I saw I had a gap, I kind of relaxed it quite a bit just to make sure I didn’t mess it up. Big thanks to BPR, Dunlop, what a job. The track is difficult. Everybody did a fantastic job and I’m glad to put a Yamaha up on top of the podium one more time.”
Mission King Of The Baggers
Mother Nature wasn’t finished with the Baggers class either, wiping out their morning Q2 session and the Bagger Challenge entirely and replacing them with a Free Practice session in its place. By the time Race 1 rolled around — slotted in after Superbike’s second contest of the day, during a stretch with no fresh rain — a semi-dry line had begun to form, forcing every rider into a gamble on tires. Defending champion Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman rolled the dice on a rear slick paired with a front rain tire but made the switch too late to complete a warm-up lap, dropping him from second on the grid all the way to a pit-lane start. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Troy Herfoss, teammate Hayden Gillim, and SDI Racing’s Tyler O’Hara all gambled on full slicks instead — and it proved to be the winning call.
Herfoss played the long game, patiently working through traffic and even slipping as far back as fourth after a small bobble, before mounting a charge in the closing laps that carried him past his own teammate for the win by just 0.035 seconds — the tightest of margins after Gillim, the reigning 2026 champion, had led every lap but the last.
Troy Herfoss dropped the hammer at the last second and stole the victory from his teammate by fractions of a second. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
In third, O’Hara made it a clean sweep of the podium for Indian Motorcycle, holding off a hard-fighting Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith in the early laps before the Englishman ran off course, handing O’Hara the final spot on the box — his second podium in as many rounds after also finishing third at COTA. M3/Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson’s Max Flinders rounded out the top five in front of a supportive Northeast crowd. Wyman charged back to finish sixth after starting from pit lane.
The following quote is from Mission King Of The Baggers Race 1 Winner Troy Herfoss: “It was one of them races where the rain was coming, it was going. Watching all the other events and trying to work out what to do with tire choice. I always joke that fortune favors the brave, and then five minutes before the race was starting, I was starting to second-guess myself. But I made the decision really early. There were times in the race where it did sprinkle a little bit. I could hear a crash behind me. Then I just started feeling at home. I’ve done no laps this weekend. We had such a rough first day. I sometimes wonder if I’m cut out for this or if I’m really enjoying it, and something like this happens and it’s pretty special. So I just want to say a big thank you to everyone that supports me.”
Talent Cup
There was no stopping Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker on the way to his coronation weekend, as the newly crowned 2026 Talent Cup champion cruised to his ninth win of the season, controlling the race from the front with little drama.
Nathan Gouker (Center) celebrated a Race 1 win and the 2026 Talent Cup Championship alongside Bodie Paige (right) and Sam Drane (Left). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane brought it home alone in second, a result that reinforces his hold on third place in the season standings as he continues to keep fellow Australian Jake Paige at arm’s length in the points battle.
The real fireworks were happening behind them, where Team Hammer’s Paige and Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez traded the final podium spot multiple times over the last four laps of a ferocious scrap, both riders more than five seconds adrift of Drane by that point. Sanchez, still chasing his first podium of the year, held the position into the final lap before Paige found a way past at the very end, snatching third by a mere 0.008 seconds at the line. Sawyer Lafayette (Sawyer Lafayette Racing) rounded out the top five, capping a Saturday that saw Gouker solidify his championship bid.
The following quote is from 2026 Talent Cup Champion and Race 1 Winner Nathan Gouker: “I can’t thank the whole Quarterley Racing powered by Warhorse supported by Wrench Crew enough. All season long they’ve just been progressively improving this bike. If it wasn’t for them, it wouldn’t be possible. It takes a family. I had a great start. From the start, I just managed my gap. I tried to stretch it out to around two and a half to three seconds. From there, towards the end I started slowing the pace down because if I threw it down the road, Dale wouldn’t be very happy. I can’t thank my mom, dad, my whole family, the whole Wrench Crew, Robby (Petersen), Cam (Petersen). He helps me out. My grandparents for coming. Cornerspin. Chris. My cousin. Nanny.”
Twins Cup
Twins Cup was among the classes hit hardest by the weather, losing its own Qualifying 2 session to standing water on the circuit and instead being sent out for a Wet Familiarization session ahead of a Race 1 shortened from 13 laps to seven. What followed was one of the most chaotic finishes of the weekend. Karns/TST Industries Racing’s Isaac Woodworth took his maiden career win, but the story of the race was written in its closing seconds.
Isaac Woodworth (#27) leading Nathan Gouker (#19) and Hank Vossberg (#31) in Race 1. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Robem Engineering’s Hank Vossberg — already the crowned champion — led the opening lap before Woodworth surged past on lap two, dropping Vossberg to third behind a hard-charging Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker, who was making his Twins Cup debut.
Gouker ran second behind Woodworth deep into the race, and as the leaders took the white flag, a yellow flag also flew for a downed rider in Sector 1 — the exact moment Gouker made his move to pass Woodworth for what looked like a stunning debut victory. The pass under yellow triggered a post-race penalty, and moments later Vossberg crashed out of third on the very same lap.
When the dust settled, Woodworth was awarded the win, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bodie Paige was promoted to second, and Gouker’s two-position penalty dropped him to third — still a remarkable result in his first-ever Twins Cup start. Vossberg salvaged what he could, crossing in 10th, while Paige’s teammate Matthew Chapin finished fourth and Team ECB Racing’s Eli Block rounded out the top five for the best finish of his season.
The following quote is from Talent Cup Race 2 Winner Isaac Woodworth: “Yeah, it was gnarly. I had a decent launch but the front wheel came off the ground and when it landed, it went sideways. I thought I was going to lay it down in front of everybody. But besides that, it was a great race. I pushed hard. I tried to put a little gap in-between me and Nathan (Gouker), but he closed it up. He was riding really well. He passed me under a waving yellow, so I don’t know how it’s going to play out. Hopefully it works out in our favor. But he was ripping. I was ripping. I felt good. The bike felt great. I couldn’t thank the whole Karns Performance team enough after laying her down yesterday. They worked their butt off all night to put it back together. I can’t thank them enough.”
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Fong Sweeps Saturday As Championship Narrows To Two Points For Sunday Showdown.
Top Contenders Battle Through Weather To Set The Stage For Final Race Of The 50th Anniversary Superbike Season.
Millville, NJ (September 26, 2026) – Bobby Fong (Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing) executed a sensational double victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday, winning both Quad Lock Superbike races to demolish the championship lead of Sean Dylan Kelly (OrangeCat Racing) to a razor-thin two points, while Mathew Scholtz (Strack Racing) leads JD Beach (Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing) by a single point in a battle for third overall.
With an approaching nor’easter weather forecast prompting a schedule change to hold two Superbike races on Saturday, the championship dynamic dramatically tightened. All top four riders in the overall championship standings – Kelly, Fong, Scholtz, and Beach – found themselves locked in high-stakes track battles throughout the day, mirroring the fierce competition that has characterized the entire 50th Anniversary Superbike season. Everything now comes down to Sunday’s single remaining race – Race 3 of the weekend triple-header – where both the Superbike title and podium positions in the overall and Superbike Cup standings will be decided.
Race 1: Fong Masterclass In Wet Conditions:
Race 1 saw riders battling tricky, damp conditions and red-flag restarts. Fong proved unstoppable aboard his Yamaha YZF-R1, breaking away to win by 3.287 seconds over Warhorse HSBK Racing Flo4Law Ducati’s Cameron Beaubier. Behind them, Beaubier’s teammate, Benjamin Smith, produced a standout ride to capture third place, marking his first Superbike podium of the season, and a duo of Ducati V4 R’s on the Race 1 podium.
Bobby Fong (#50) was commanding in the wet, over multiple restarts, this time leading Mathew Scholtz (#11), Cameron Beaubier (#1), Sean Dylan Kelly (#40), Ben Smith (#78) and chasing pack. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Points leader Kelly crossed the line in fourth. The fight for fifth came down to a thrilling finish at the line, as Kelly’s OrangeCat Racing teammate, Jayson Uribe, squeezed past Scholtz by just 0.015 seconds to claim fifth, dropping Scholtz to sixth. PJ Jacobsen (Rahal Ducati Moto with XPEL) placed seventh ahead of Beach, Hayden Gillim (Real Steel Honda), and Brandon Paasch (M4 ECSTAR Suzuki) rounding out the top ten.
Jayson Uribe (#36) beats Mathew Scholtz (#11) to the line in a points critical weekend at NJMP. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Superbike Cup: Race 1
In Superbike Cup Race 1 action, Real Steel Honda’s Andrew Lee led the Cup contenders across the finish line with a 12th-place overall finish to secure the class victory. Super Carl Racing 57 Rider Development Carl Soltisz took second in class (13th overall), followed by Corrientes Racing Team’s Emanuel Nicolas Aguilar in third (14th overall) to complete the Superbike Cup podium.
2026 Superbike Cup Champion Andrew Lee (first) takes podium with Carl Soltisz (second) and Emanuel Nicolas Aguilar (third) in Race 1. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Race 2: Five-Rider Thriller And All-Yamaha Podium Sweep
Race 2 delivered one of the most intense, edge-of-the-seat battles of the season with unpredictable track conditions. With just five laps to go, a lead group of five riders –Scholtz, Fong, Beach, Kelly, and Jacobsen bringing up the rear – were separated by less than one second, with every rider pushing on the absolute limit.
Mathew Scholtz (#11) pushing pace and limits ahead of Bobby Fong (#50), Sean Dylan Kelly (#40), JD Beach (#95) and PJ Jacobsen (#15). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Scholtz led much of the late running, but Fong made a decisive pass into first place with one lap to go. Fong held off the charging pack through the final turns to take his second win of the day, and his sixth of the 2026 season. In a sprint for the line, Beach edged out Scholtz by 0.159 seconds to take second place (+0.443s behind Fong), completing a 1-2-3 Yamaha podium sweep.
Sean Dylan Kelly (#40) maintains an advantage of two points over Bobby Fong (#50). Sunday will crown one of them champion. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Superbike Cup: Race 2
Race 2 brought a shakeup in the Superbike Cup class as Danilo Lewis mastered the challenging conditions aboard his Team Brazil Honda to score an impressive 8th-place overall finish and claim the class win. Aguilar backed up his Race 1 performance with a strong second-place Cup finish (10th overall). Championship leader Lee finished third in class, 11th overall, with Soltisz placing fourth in class (12th overall) which secured his spot as vice-champion in 2026’s Superbike Cup.
Meanwhile, third-place Cup points contender Deion Campbell suffered a blow to his podium hopes after failing to finish the race. Sunday’s Race 3 will decide the final Cup podium position, where Campbell leads Lewis by 15 points after Saturday’s results.
Danilo Lewis celebrates his first Superbike Cup victory, with Emanuel Nicolas Aguilar second, and Andrew Lee in third. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Superbike Race 1 Results
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
Cameron Beaubier (Ducati)
Benjamin Smith (Ducati)
Sean Dylan Kelly (BMW)
Jayson Uribe (BMW)
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
PJ Jacobsen (Ducati)
JD Beach (Yamaha)
Hayden Gillim (Honda)
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
The following quote is from Quad Lock Superbike Race 1 winner, Bobby Fong: “We felt good. It was definitely nerve-racking out there with the red flags. This is honestly my first wet podium ever, so I’m pretty stoked about it. We have one more today, so we’ve just got to stay steady and just be smooth out there, really. This one definitely means a lot. I’ve gotten lapped in the rain before, so this one feels pretty good.”
The following quote is from Superbike Cup Race 1 winner, Andrew Lee: “Happy to walk away from race 1 with a first-place finish. Tricky conditions with the wind and rain. I felt like there was more out there and I’m hoping to find it tomorrow!”
Superbike Race 2 Results
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
JD Beach (Yamaha)
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
Sean Dylan Kelly (Suzuki)
Cameron Petersen (Ducati)
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
Tyler Scott (Suzuki)
Danilo Lewis (Honda)
PJ Jacobsen (Ducati)
Emanuel Nicolas Aguilar (Honda)
The following quote is from Quad Lock Superbike Race 2 winner, Bobby Fong: “It was slippery. I’d rather it was a torrential downpour. It was a lot sketchier than the first one. Had a good battle with these boys. I got to give a big thanks to my team, Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha. Always a dream around here. And my family at home, Sydney, my baby Ella. Just everybody who has been behind me through these years. We’ve had a long season and we want to finish strong tomorrow and have a good few-months break and regroup for next year. We’ll just keep plugging away. It’s good to have three Yamahas up here. These bikes keep improving every weekend. Mat and JD rode a hell of a race. We were sliding everywhere out there. Looking forward to tomorrow.”
The following quote is from Race 2 Superbike Cup winner, Danilo Lewis: “It’s a dream, because I worked so hard all season, this is the first year I switched BMW for Honda. I raced for BMW for 12 years, in Brazil, and here, too. Yeah, now it’s new, and I finish one track good, but the next race, it starts at zero. Mark (Junge), who works at factory Honda. He helped me a couple hours too. My Team Brazil works so hard all season. We’re a small team. We don’t have too many sponsors. Just my dad, my brother, and me, my wife, she helps me however is possible for her. Yeah, so it’s hard, but we make it 100%, sometimes more, so thanks, for this happening. All season, I need a little, little more. Yeah, I am so happy. I know my starts very well. I take my confidence; I have my base. Yeah, my bike’s perfect. My Team Brazil works perfect. Yeah, I’m so happy about my first win this season. Thank you, God, you thank all my sponsors, and maybe tomorrow, I have one more race.”
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Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman won Sunday’s MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Teammate Bradley Smith was second, followed by J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Hayden Gillim, Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli and M3/Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson’s Max Flinders. Because the three-lap Challenge sprint was canceled due to the weather, the $5,000 prize for the Challenge was awarded to the rider leading Sunday’s race at the three-lap mark, MotoAmerica officials announced. Gillim led at that point, and took home the Challenge cash.
The Twins and Talent Cup races scheduled for Sunday also were canceled.
Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati’s Darryn Binder won Sunday’s wet MotoAmerica Supersport race. Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin was second, followed by Liberty Yamaha Racing’s Karel Hanika, Strack Racing’s Blake Davis and Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov.
Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz won Sunday’s rain-delayed and wet MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen was second, followed by Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing teammates JD Beach and Bobby Fong and OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe. With his fourth-place finish, Fong secured the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. OrangeCat’s Sean Dylan Kelly, who led Fong by two points going into the race, DNF and did not score.
Cameron Beaubier (1) leads Benjamin Smith (78), Sean Dylan Kelly (40), Mathew Scholtz (11) and Jayson Uribe (36) in the rain in Superbike Race One at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Flooding on the front straight at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Photo by Chris Ulrich.
The storm battering the northeastern United States has put all MotoAmerica on-track activities at New Jersey Motorsports Park on hold, as series officials assess the conditions to determine whether racing can proceed.
Conditions caused at least one red flag during Saturday’s races and forced officials to scramble the schedule, cancel qualifying sessions and the Mission King of The Baggers Challenge race.
The only class where the Championship is still undecided is Quad Lock Superbike, where Sean Dylan Kelly leads Bobby Fong by two points with one race scheduled for today.
Nicolo Bulega (11), Alberto Surra (67) and Sam Lowes (14) at Cremona. Photo courtesy WSBK.
Iker Lecuona won the World Superbike Race Two Sunday afternoon at Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, Lecuona won the 23-lap race by 8.590 seconds.
His teammate, Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up.
Yari Montella got third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished eighth on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 12th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR and Loris Baz got 14th on his MGM Optical Express Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 602 points, 133 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 469 points. Yari Montella is third with 269 points.
NEW CHAMPION: Bulega secures 2026 title with second place, Lecuona completes Cremona hat-trick. The #7 rounded out his weekend with a hat-trick but the celebrations belonged to Bulega who was crowned World Champion.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) is your 2026 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Champion after finishing second in Race 2 at the Cremona Circuit. The Italian only needed a top five finish to secure the title in the final race of the EICMA Italian Round and he duly did so, Iker Lecuona becoming the fifth rider to take a WorldSBK hat-trick after winning Race 2. The podium was completed by Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team).
A NEW CHAMPION IS CROWNED
Three starts at Cremona for Lecuona, three great starts for the #7 as he grabbed the holeshot from pole while Bulega had to resist an early charge from Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) across the first sector. The two factory Ducati riders soon settled down in first down and second with around half a second between the pair. Lecuona kept eking out the gap, with it reaching the one second mark at the end of Lap 6 as the #7 tightened his grip on victory. From there, Lecuona was able to control the race, extending his lead to over four seconds by Lap 16, to secure his first WorldSBK hat-trick, joining Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team), Jonathan Rea, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Bulega. However, second place for ‘Bulegas’ ensured he was crowned the 2026 WorldSBK Champion, winning the title with six races to spare. You can read more about his title success HERE.
PODIUM SCRAPS, BROTHERLY BATTLES, DIXON IMPRESSES
On Lap 3, Montella got ahead of Surra at Turn 11 to move into third place as the pair renewed their battle from the Tissot Superpole Race. While the #5 held position, Surra did not let his fellow Italian escape as he tailed him through the first half of the race. However, the gap extended to around a second at the halfway point of the 23-lap race, with Montella coming home in third and Surra in fourth; capping off a superb weekend for the #67 after he took his maiden podium in the Superpole Race. The fight for fifth was between brothers Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), with the #14 attempting to pass the #22 at Turn 13 around halfway through the race before immediately sliding out at the final corner; he did re-join the race at the back of the field, although he retired a few laps later. Sam Lowes’ crash promoted Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) into the top six, with the #96 securing three top nine finishes at Cremona and taking Honda’s first top six finish since Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was fifth in Race 2 at Jerez last year.
‘BALDA’ BATTLES BACK
On Lap 19, Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) made a move on Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) as the duo renewed their rivalry after crashing in the Tissot Superpole Race; ironically, ‘Balda’ made the move at Turn 7, the corner they fell at on Sunday morning. That secured Baldassarri seventh ahead of Gerloff in eighth, while Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) ended his home round in ninth after Baldassarri overtook him at Turn 11 on Lap 17.
ITALIANS BATTLE IT OUT
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) came home in tenth place, around five seconds behind ‘El Bocia’, while he had to fend off Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) on the final lap, with just four tenths between the pair. Petrucci rounded out a challenging weekend in 12th ahead of Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC), who equalled his best WorldSBK result with P13. Loris Baz (MGM Optical Express Racing) rounded out his comeback weekend with two more points with 14th, ahead of Mattia Rato (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team). His teammate, Twan Smits, was the final classified rider in 16th.
RETIRING FROM RACE 2
Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) was forced out of the race with a technical issue in the early stages of Race 2, while Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) had jumped up to fifth before he crashed at Turn 10 on Lap 2. On Lap 5, Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) crashed at Turn 10. At the end of Lap 17, Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) came off his Yamaha R1 machine at Turn 13, ending his hopes of scoring points.
The top six from WorldSBK Race 2, full results here:
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +8.590s
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +12.724s
Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) +13.914s
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +17.159s
Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) +20.917s
Fastest Lap – Iker Lecuona (Ducati) – 1’28.122s
Championship standings
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 602 points
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 133
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) 333
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) 376
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 383
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) 409
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WSSP race 2 start at Cremona. Photo courtesy WSBK.
Jeremy Alcoba won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday afternoon at Cremona Circuit, in Italy. The Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 rider won the 20-lap race by 0.493 second.
Albert Arenas was second on his AS BLU CRU Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R9, and Tom Booth-Amos got third on his PTR Triumph Factory Racing Street Triple 765 RS.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished fifth, 6.502 seconds behind the race winner, on his Eastroc Evan Bros ZXMOTO 820RR.
Albert Arenas leads the championship with 351 points, 86 ahead of Valentin Debise who has 265 points. Jaume Masia is third with 229 points.
ALCOBA DOUBLES UP: Alcoba closes Cremona in P1, Arenas, who sees the title decider delayed to Estoril. The #52 converted pole position to a pair of P1s in a picture-perfect weekend.
The FIM Supersport World Riders’ Championship battle will continue to Estoril as Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) stayed hot in Italy, winning his second-ever WorldSSP race in sequential fashion. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) took P2 for his 16th podium of the campaign, but Valentin Debise’s P5 prevents him from clinching the title. With these results, the #75 will be crowned in Race 1 at Estoril if he can finish on the podium. Following the Arenas onto the bottom step of the rostrum, Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) bagged his sixth podium of the year, returning to the top three for the first time since his home double at Donington Park.
ALCOBA STRIKES LATE
Debise got stuck in early for the holeshot up from P3 but didn’t lead for long as Arenas went around the outside of Turn 2 to take the lead from his P4 grid start. The #75 went to work, digging deep and posting sub-1’31s times as he sailed away over the first five laps to a 1.1s tenth gap. Booth-Amos took back P2 on Lap 2 and tried to chase down the Spaniard, but he couldn’t keep up, losing the silver-medal spot to Alcoba on Lap 15. The #52 took up the challenge to unseat Arenas, and he managed just that on Turn 11 of the penultimate lap. He held off the Championship leader to complete his dream weekend at Cremona with his first-ever WorldSSP double. Booth-Amos held on for P3and while he wasn’t able to catch Arenas, he’ll welcome the podium after a tough outing in France.
FARIOLI FINISHES BEST ROUND OF HIS TWO SEASONS SO FAR
Filippo Farioli (VFT Racing) closed his best round of the weekend at home, following up on his first WorldSSP podium with a P4 finish in Race 2. Cremona marks his fifth-round finish in the top ten in both races, and, promisingly, his second in a row. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) rode in the podium places over the first two laps, but he lost a position per lap over the first four laps and eventually finished in P5. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) led the second group home in P6 to close the round, improving on his Race 1 result.
OETTL DROPS A SPOT TO P7 IN THE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) crossed the line just under two seconds behind the #5 but held off Federico Caricasulo (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) for P7. The Italian behind him took an eighth-place finish in Race 2 and recovered from his P26 result to open the round after crashing in Race 1. The result is more in line with where his team would like to see him going forward after his P5 and P8 in France. Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) closed out his home round in P9, ahead of Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) who took P10.
A TOUGH DAY FOR DE ROSA
After suffering a red-flag-inducing tech issue in the Warm-up session, as his bike spilt onto the start/finish straight this morning, Raffaele De Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) had a similar fate t, ending the day at Turn 1 when the tech issue ended his race. Aldi Mahendra (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) was running in P13 when he crashed out early in the race. Andrea Giombini (Motozoo by Madforce Dubai) crashed out on Turn 3 of Lap 12, ending his day early. Mattia Casadei (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team) crashed out of running in the top ten on Turn 7 with two laps to go, an unfortunate break to end his home round.
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The 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship came to a historic and thrilling conclusion from Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in front of a capacity crowd. Photo courtesy SMX.
RIDGEDALE, Mo – In front of a raucous capacity crowd, from one of the most dynamic venues to ever host an off-road motorcycle race, the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship drew to a historic conclusion inside Thunder Ridge Nature Arena as the sport crowned two first-time World Champions. Triple points were on the line at the SMX World Championship Final, which meant the title fight for both the 450SMX Class and 250SMX Class came down to the final checkered flag. In the premier class, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado became the first Spanish born champion in SMX history, capping off an incredible story arc for the multi-time MXGP titleholder. In the 250SMX Class, the long wait for Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen came to an end as he broke through for his first professional championship.
Spaniard Jorge Prado Captures SMX World Championship at Historic Final from Thunder Ridge Nature Arena.
The first of the final two 20 Minute + 1 Lap 450SMX Class motos of the season kicked off with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing Yamaha’s Haiden Deegan out front with the holeshot ahead of Progressive Insurance Cycle Gear Suzuki’s Ken Roczen and Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence. Prado started his journey in 10th.
Deegan took full advantage of his track position to quickly assert his hold of the top spot, as both Roczen and Lawrence settled in. Behind them, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb ran fourth, while Prado made a charge up to fifth. Inside the final three minutes, a bobble by Deegan allowed Roczen to close within just over a second of the Yamaha rider, but lapped riders allowed Deegan to reestablish his advantage.
Deegan completed a wire-to-wire performance to take the moto win by 3.1 seconds over Roczen, with Lawrence in third. Webb followed in fourth, with Prado fifth.
The final moto of the 2026 season got underway with Prado out front for the holeshot ahead of Deegan and Lawrence. Webb started fourth, with Roczen several spots back in eighth. Prado looked to take advantage of the clear track and inched out to a lead of just over a second over Deegan, with the championship in the balance. Lawrence asserted his hold of third.
The top three settled in for the first 15 minutes of the moto until Deegan started to push the pace and run the fastest laps of the moto. He chipped away at Prado’s advantage and moved within striking distance with three and a half minutes to go. The lead duo separated themselves from Lawrence and sat within a second of one another as lapped riders factored in. Both riders overcame bobbles on the final lap as Prado held off Deegan by 1.7 seconds to take the checkered flag and clinch his first championship on U.S. soil.
Deegan’s 1-2 performance gave the rookie two wins in three postseason races as well as a runner-up finish in the championship standings. However, Prado’s comeback ride in the second moto placed him second overall with 5-1 finishes to clinch the Spaniard’s maiden title in just his second season of racing in America and during his postseason debut after missing the Playoffs and Final one year ago. Lawrence rounded out the overall podium with a consistent 3-3 performance.
Prado finished off his championship run by a margin of seven points over Deegan, who nearly became the first rider in the sport to win the world championship in both classes. Lawrence capped off a breakthrough season with the final spot on the championship podium, 22 points behind Prado.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado captured his first championship on U.S. soil to become the first Spanish born titleholder in SMX history.
Jorge Prado (5-1) – 2nd Place – 450SMX Class World Champion:
“One year ago, I was watching these races and didn’t know if I’d ever be here. Red Bull KTM believed in me and gave me a chance to prove myself. We worked so hard for this goal and accomplished it. When I saw the rain, I was dreading what might come, but it stopped and everything worked out. Haiden [Deegan] was riding incredible, so I did all I could to keep him behind me. I showed with hard work that dreams can come true.
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan ended the Final with his second win of the postseason and a runner-up finish in the championship.
Haiden Deegan (1-2) – 1st Place – 450SMX Class:
“I gave it everything I had [today]. I got the overall but not the championship, and that hurts. Credit to Jorge [Prado], he was riding great. I’ll go into the offseason and work my butt off. There’s a Supercross championship I want and I’m going to do everything I can to get it.”
Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence capped off a breakthrough season with a third in Ridgedale and third in the championship.
Hunter Lawrence (3-3) – 3rd Place – 450SMX Class:
“What a long year, but it was amazing. I’ve got a lot of good things in my life right now. A great result tonight and now we go into the offseason looking for more next year.”
450SMX Class Podium (left to right): Jorge Prado, Haiden Deegan, and Hunter Lawrence
Levi Kitchen Prevails with First Professional Title in 250SMX Class
The first of two 20 Minute + 1 Lap 250SMX Class motos got underway with Kitchen leading the field to the holeshot ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Nate Thrasher. The other title contenders, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Ryder DiFrancesco started in sixth and seventh, respectively.
The clear track played heavily into Kitchen’s favor as he moved out to a lead of more than two seconds in the opening laps, while the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing trio of Thrasher, Landen Gordon, and Cole Davies were locked into a fight for a spot in the top three. Behind them, Beaumer and DiFrancesco looked to close in. As the moto reached its halfway point Thrasher crashed out of second, which moved Davies behind Kitchen and a hard-charging DiFrancesco up to third. Beaumer, meanwhile, moved up to fourth.
Davies started to close in on Kitchen and moved within striking distance in the late stages of the moto. He made a quick and decisive move to grab the lead with just over one minute left on the race clock and quickly pulled away. The New Zealander carried on to take the moto win by 2.1 seconds over Kitchen, well ahead of DiFrancesco in third, Beaumer in fourth, and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Pierce Brown in fifth.
The championship deciding moto started as rain began to fall at Thunder Ridge with Davies at the head of the pack for the holeshot with Kitchen and Gordon in tow. DiFrancesco and Beaumer, meanwhile, both started deep in the field outside the top 10. Davies quickly opened a multi-second lead over Kitchen, who controlled his own destiny and settled into a consistent rhythm.
Davies continued to add to his lead and managed a margin of around 10 seconds over the second half of the moto to easily complete the 1-1 sweep by 6.4 seconds. Kitchen maintained his hold of second throughout to eliminate any threat to his title hopes, while Gordon ran third from start to finish.
While Davies enjoyed the spoils of victory, it was Kitchen who walked away with the night’s biggest prize. After coming up short in several championship battles, including this summer’s Pro Motocross Championship, the Washington native prevailed with his first professional title and the first for the decorated Pro Circuit race team since the 2019 Pro Motocross campaign. A solid night for Gordon landed him on the overall podium for the first time in the postseason, finishing third after 6-3 finishes.
Kitchen finished off his championship campaign with a 24-point margin over DiFrancesco, who battled his way into the top 10 in the final moto and finished seventh overall after 3-10 finishes. Davies’ triumphant effort moved him into the final spot on the championship podium, 25 points behind Kitchen.
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen broke through with his first professional championship following a runner-up finish.
Levi Kitchen (2-2) – 2nd Place – 250SMX Class World Champion:
“It’s been tough [getting to this point]. I’ve been close [to a championship] a few times. I got a great start and just trusted my instincts. The rain was coming down, and I just needed to ride smart. It’s been a tough journey, for sure, and I couldn’t be more stoked [to finally finish it off].”
After suffering heartbreak and adversity at the first two Playoff races, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies dominated the Final with a 1-1 effort.
Cole Davies (1-1) – 1st Place – 250SMX Class:
“I get to go into the offseason with a lot of momentum. I had an unreal year. All the hard work paid off. Two championships in Supercross and Pro Motocross, so I’m really proud of myself. The playoffs didn’t go as I wanted, but we’ll reset and come back stronger next year.”
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Landen Gordon captured his first postseason podium to end his rookie season with a podium in each SMX discipline.
Landen Gordon (6-3) – 3rd Place – 250SMX Class:
“I’ve made a big jump in my life, moving across the country to Florida [from California]. I had to warm up to it a bit. I’ve been working so hard, so I’m stoked. I don’t think people understand how much goes into this. I’ve put my whole heart into it and it’s paying off.”
250SMX Class Podium (left to right): Landen Gordon, Cole Davies, and Levi Kitchen
In addition to the dramatic, championship-deciding conclusion for the 450SMX and 250SMX classes, the Final also hosted the first-ever WMX Invitational Powered by Synchrony, a postseason showcase featuring 13 of the top women’s racers in the world. Champions from four different global series were represented in the elite field and as the gate dropped on the 10 Minutes + 1 Lap Main Event it was SLR Honda’s Mayla Herrick who led the field to the holeshot over Quad Lock Honda’s Charli Cannon and Triumph Racing’s Hannah Hodges.
Cannon narrowly avoided a crash while she pursued the lead on the opening lap, which allowed Hodges to move into second and carry on around Herrick to take the lead as Cannon lost several positions. Lurking in third was Altus Motorsports bLUcRU Yamaha’s Lachlan Turner, the reigning three-time WMX Champion. Herrick closed back in and challenged Hodges for the lead. As she got alongside Hodges and looked to move back out front, Herrick clipped a tuff block and went down. Hodges continued on with the lead, with Turner in second and Cannon in third, bouncing back from her early misfortune.
As the race passed the halfway point Turner made her move and seized control of the lead. Cannon followed through into second while Hodges latched on from third. Cannon kept pace with Turner in the closing stages and challenged her rival on the final lap. The Honda rider got alongside her Yamaha counterpart but mistimed a rhythm, which allowed Turner to inch away and take a historic first WMX Invitational win by 1.9 seconds over Cannon. Hodges rounded out the podium in third.
Altus Motorsports bLUcRU Yamaha’s Lachlan Turner [#99] captured the win in the history making inaugural WMX Invitational.
Lachlan Turner – WMX Invitational Winner:
“I was just being patient. If I made one wrong move I knew she’d get me, so I was just trying to be smart on the final lap. I completed everything on my vision board this season and it feels amazing. This is such a historic moment for WMX, and I hope there’s more opportunities like this in the future.”
WMX Invitational Podium (left to right): Charli Cannon, Lachlan Turner, and Hannah Hodges
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Iker Lecuona (7) leading Nicolo Bulega (11) and Alberto Surra (67) at Cremona. Photo courtesy WSBK.
Iker Lecuona won FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole Race Sunday morning at Cremona Circuit, in Italy. Racing his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, the Spaniard won the 10-lap race by to a 2.005-second.
His teammate Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up, while Alberto Surra rode his Motocross Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R to third.
American Garrett Gerloff crashed his Kawasaki ZX-10RR in turn 7 and did not finish the race (DNF).
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 11th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR and Loris Baz got 15th on his MGM Optical Express Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 582 points, 138 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 444 points. Yari Montella is third with 253 points.
LECUONA DOUBLE: The #7 resists Bulega challenge for Superpole Race win, Surra claims first rostrum.Bulega and Lecuona had alternative tyre options for the Superpole Race, while rookie Surra bounced back from his Race 1 fall.
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) has won back-to-back MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship races for the first time after resisting teammate Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in the 10-lap Tissot Superpole Race. ‘Bulegas’ will still have the chance to be crowned 2026 Champion in Sunday’s Race 2, while there were more celebrations in the form of Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) who claimed his first World Superbike podium.
LECUONA WINS, SURRA PODIUMS
Like in Race 1, Lecuona got the holeshot heading into Turn 1 ahead of teammate Bulega while Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) held onto third. The gap between the two factory Ducati riders was closer than on Saturday with the #7 using the SCX tyre while Bulega opted to use the SCQ tyre. On Lap 3, Bulega made the move under braking at Turn 11, but Lecuona responded immediately at Turn 13 to re-take P1. That was the only move ‘Bulegas’ made as he fell half-a-second back from his teammate, with Lecuona winning two races in a single round for the first time in his career. Bulega’s P2 means he can win the title in Race 2 if he finishes in the top five. The fight for the podium went to the wire between Surra and Montella, with the #5, using the SCX tyre, making a move on Lap 8 at Turn 11, but Surra on the SCQ responded at Turns 12 and 13 as he searched for a first podium. Surra was able to resist further attacks as he claimed his first WorldSBK rostrum.
CELEBRATIONS FOR BARNI DUCATI
Montella finished just three tenths back from Surra as he settled for fourth, giving him a second row start for Race 2. Montella’s points mean the Barni Spark Racing Team have won the 2026 Independent Teams’ battle. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) had been chasing Surra and Montella but just didn’t have the pace to make an attack, eventually finishing fifth. He’ll line up alongside twin brother Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team), who finished just over a second behind the #14.
COMEBACKS FOR A THIRD ROW START
Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) climbed from 10th to seventh as he secured a third-row start for this afternoon’s Race 2, finishing ahead of Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) who was eighth. Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) pulled off another remarkable comeback as he climbed from 17th to finish in the top nine and give him a third-row start for Race 2.
DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE EARLY STAGES
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) would’ve had hopes of finishing in the top nine, but they crashed at Turn 7 when ‘Balda’ attempted to get up the inside of Gerloff. The incident will be investigated by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards. Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) also would have hoped to be in the top nine, but he crashed at Turn 6 on Lap 2.
The top nine from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here:
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.005s
Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) +5.314s
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +5.550s
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +6.540s
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +7.772s
Tommy Bridewell (Superbikes Advocates) +9.386s
Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +11.197s
Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) +13.294s
Fastest Lap – Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’27.783s, new lap record
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Josh Hayes (4) leading Josh Herrin (2) and Kayla Yaakov (19) at NJMP. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Rain, Resilience And A Last-Lap Penalty: MotoAmerica Feature Classes Battle The Elements On Saturday At NJMP.
Hayes Masters The Wet For Career Win No. 91, Herfoss Denies Teammate Gillim By Inches In Baggers, Gouker Gets His Chip And A Late Yellow-Flag Penalty Shakes Up Twins Cup Race 1.
Millville, NJ (Sept. 26, 2026) – Four MotoAmerica feature classes closed out day two at New Jersey Motorsports Park under another gray sky, with scattered but steady showers keeping the Thunderbolt Circuit wet for the majority of the day. MotoAmerica officials were forced to adjust the schedule on the fly, and several classes lost their morning qualifying sessions entirely, leaving them with only a brief Wet Familiarization period to get themselves and their machines ready to race.
Supersport
Supersport’s Qualifying 2 session ran for 30 minutes Saturday morning, but with nobody expected to touch Friday’s dry-weather times, teams instead used the time to dial in race setup for what everyone knew was coming: a soaked Race 1. That preparation paid off in a big way for BPR Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes, who carved his way from second on the grid to his 91st career win — a milestone he reached in his 435th career start by calling on every ounce of the wet-weather mastery that’s earned him the nickname the Mississippi Madman. The win bumps Hayes up to third in Supersport points, two ahead of Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov.
Josh Hayes saluted his crew on pit wall as he crossed the line first in Supersport Race 1. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
For much of the opening laps, it looked like a two-rider affair, with Hayes and Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin separated by as little as two-tenths of a second while Yaakov shadowed them in third. But the race flipped on its head by the halfway mark: as Hayes began stretching his lead, Herrin found himself fending off a surging Yaakov instead of chasing the leader. With six laps remaining, Yaakov made the move stick, passing Herrin and pulling away as the Californian lost rear grip in the tricky conditions. Yaakov crossed the line second, 3.611 seconds clear of Herrin in third.
Polesitter and recently appointed Supersport champion Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati’s Darryn Binder never got the chance to factor into that fight — a spinning rear wheel off the start line dropped him from the front row to 11th before the race had even settled, and he could only recover to fourth by the checkered flag.
New Jersey native Rodio Racing’s Gus Rodio thrilled the home crowd by running as high as third before settling for a hard-earned fifth, and Liberty Yamaha Racing turned to fill-in specialist Karel Hanika — a two-time FIM World Endurance Champion — to replace the injured Dominic Doyle, and the Czech rider delivered immediately with a sixth-place finish in his MotoAmerica Supersport debut.
The wet conditions claimed six riders before the finish, including Ryder Davis (Ducati Pittsburgh/Mosites Motorsports) and MP13 Racing/One Cure Racing’s Joseph LiMandri Jr., who were both running inside the top five before going down in their own separate crashes. Their misfortune promoted Hayes’ teammate, Brenden Ketelsen, to fourth, but his run was short-lived. Ketelsen crashed entering the front straight and was forced out of the race, exiting the course nursing his right arm. Although battered, he’ll be able to suit up for Sunday’s Race 2.
The following quote is from Supersport Race 1 Winner Josh Hayes: “It does. I’ve been in this situation here many times before. I won quite a few races in the rain and the dry here. Honestly because of that, everybody was like, ‘Our money is on you that you’re going to win.’ I was fast in the morning, whenever we rode in that 30-minute session. So I actually felt quite a bit of pressure to have to come up with it. I rode pretty hard. In the middle there I had put some good laps together. When I saw I had a gap, I kind of relaxed it quite a bit just to make sure I didn’t mess it up. Big thanks to BPR, Dunlop, what a job. The track is difficult. Everybody did a fantastic job and I’m glad to put a Yamaha up on top of the podium one more time.”
Mission King Of The Baggers
Mother Nature wasn’t finished with the Baggers class either, wiping out their morning Q2 session and the Bagger Challenge entirely and replacing them with a Free Practice session in its place. By the time Race 1 rolled around — slotted in after Superbike’s second contest of the day, during a stretch with no fresh rain — a semi-dry line had begun to form, forcing every rider into a gamble on tires. Defending champion Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman rolled the dice on a rear slick paired with a front rain tire but made the switch too late to complete a warm-up lap, dropping him from second on the grid all the way to a pit-lane start. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Troy Herfoss, teammate Hayden Gillim, and SDI Racing’s Tyler O’Hara all gambled on full slicks instead — and it proved to be the winning call.
Herfoss played the long game, patiently working through traffic and even slipping as far back as fourth after a small bobble, before mounting a charge in the closing laps that carried him past his own teammate for the win by just 0.035 seconds — the tightest of margins after Gillim, the reigning 2026 champion, had led every lap but the last.
Troy Herfoss dropped the hammer at the last second and stole the victory from his teammate by fractions of a second. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
In third, O’Hara made it a clean sweep of the podium for Indian Motorcycle, holding off a hard-fighting Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith in the early laps before the Englishman ran off course, handing O’Hara the final spot on the box — his second podium in as many rounds after also finishing third at COTA. M3/Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson’s Max Flinders rounded out the top five in front of a supportive Northeast crowd. Wyman charged back to finish sixth after starting from pit lane.
The following quote is from Mission King Of The Baggers Race 1 Winner Troy Herfoss: “It was one of them races where the rain was coming, it was going. Watching all the other events and trying to work out what to do with tire choice. I always joke that fortune favors the brave, and then five minutes before the race was starting, I was starting to second-guess myself. But I made the decision really early. There were times in the race where it did sprinkle a little bit. I could hear a crash behind me. Then I just started feeling at home. I’ve done no laps this weekend. We had such a rough first day. I sometimes wonder if I’m cut out for this or if I’m really enjoying it, and something like this happens and it’s pretty special. So I just want to say a big thank you to everyone that supports me.”
Talent Cup
There was no stopping Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker on the way to his coronation weekend, as the newly crowned 2026 Talent Cup champion cruised to his ninth win of the season, controlling the race from the front with little drama.
Nathan Gouker (Center) celebrated a Race 1 win and the 2026 Talent Cup Championship alongside Bodie Paige (right) and Sam Drane (Left). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane brought it home alone in second, a result that reinforces his hold on third place in the season standings as he continues to keep fellow Australian Jake Paige at arm’s length in the points battle.
The real fireworks were happening behind them, where Team Hammer’s Paige and Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez traded the final podium spot multiple times over the last four laps of a ferocious scrap, both riders more than five seconds adrift of Drane by that point. Sanchez, still chasing his first podium of the year, held the position into the final lap before Paige found a way past at the very end, snatching third by a mere 0.008 seconds at the line. Sawyer Lafayette (Sawyer Lafayette Racing) rounded out the top five, capping a Saturday that saw Gouker solidify his championship bid.
The following quote is from 2026 Talent Cup Champion and Race 1 Winner Nathan Gouker: “I can’t thank the whole Quarterley Racing powered by Warhorse supported by Wrench Crew enough. All season long they’ve just been progressively improving this bike. If it wasn’t for them, it wouldn’t be possible. It takes a family. I had a great start. From the start, I just managed my gap. I tried to stretch it out to around two and a half to three seconds. From there, towards the end I started slowing the pace down because if I threw it down the road, Dale wouldn’t be very happy. I can’t thank my mom, dad, my whole family, the whole Wrench Crew, Robby (Petersen), Cam (Petersen). He helps me out. My grandparents for coming. Cornerspin. Chris. My cousin. Nanny.”
Twins Cup
Twins Cup was among the classes hit hardest by the weather, losing its own Qualifying 2 session to standing water on the circuit and instead being sent out for a Wet Familiarization session ahead of a Race 1 shortened from 13 laps to seven. What followed was one of the most chaotic finishes of the weekend. Karns/TST Industries Racing’s Isaac Woodworth took his maiden career win, but the story of the race was written in its closing seconds.
Isaac Woodworth (#27) leading Nathan Gouker (#19) and Hank Vossberg (#31) in Race 1. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Robem Engineering’s Hank Vossberg — already the crowned champion — led the opening lap before Woodworth surged past on lap two, dropping Vossberg to third behind a hard-charging Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker, who was making his Twins Cup debut.
Gouker ran second behind Woodworth deep into the race, and as the leaders took the white flag, a yellow flag also flew for a downed rider in Sector 1 — the exact moment Gouker made his move to pass Woodworth for what looked like a stunning debut victory. The pass under yellow triggered a post-race penalty, and moments later Vossberg crashed out of third on the very same lap.
When the dust settled, Woodworth was awarded the win, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bodie Paige was promoted to second, and Gouker’s two-position penalty dropped him to third — still a remarkable result in his first-ever Twins Cup start. Vossberg salvaged what he could, crossing in 10th, while Paige’s teammate Matthew Chapin finished fourth and Team ECB Racing’s Eli Block rounded out the top five for the best finish of his season.
The following quote is from Talent Cup Race 2 Winner Isaac Woodworth: “Yeah, it was gnarly. I had a decent launch but the front wheel came off the ground and when it landed, it went sideways. I thought I was going to lay it down in front of everybody. But besides that, it was a great race. I pushed hard. I tried to put a little gap in-between me and Nathan (Gouker), but he closed it up. He was riding really well. He passed me under a waving yellow, so I don’t know how it’s going to play out. Hopefully it works out in our favor. But he was ripping. I was ripping. I felt good. The bike felt great. I couldn’t thank the whole Karns Performance team enough after laying her down yesterday. They worked their butt off all night to put it back together. I can’t thank them enough.”
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Bobby Fong (#50) leads Sean Dylan Kelly (#40), JD Beach (#95), and Mathew Scholtz (#11) in Race 2 of triple-header weekend at NJMP. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Fong Sweeps Saturday As Championship Narrows To Two Points For Sunday Showdown.
Top Contenders Battle Through Weather To Set The Stage For Final Race Of The 50th Anniversary Superbike Season.
Millville, NJ (September 26, 2026) – Bobby Fong (Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing) executed a sensational double victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday, winning both Quad Lock Superbike races to demolish the championship lead of Sean Dylan Kelly (OrangeCat Racing) to a razor-thin two points, while Mathew Scholtz (Strack Racing) leads JD Beach (Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing) by a single point in a battle for third overall.
With an approaching nor’easter weather forecast prompting a schedule change to hold two Superbike races on Saturday, the championship dynamic dramatically tightened. All top four riders in the overall championship standings – Kelly, Fong, Scholtz, and Beach – found themselves locked in high-stakes track battles throughout the day, mirroring the fierce competition that has characterized the entire 50th Anniversary Superbike season. Everything now comes down to Sunday’s single remaining race – Race 3 of the weekend triple-header – where both the Superbike title and podium positions in the overall and Superbike Cup standings will be decided.
Race 1: Fong Masterclass In Wet Conditions:
Race 1 saw riders battling tricky, damp conditions and red-flag restarts. Fong proved unstoppable aboard his Yamaha YZF-R1, breaking away to win by 3.287 seconds over Warhorse HSBK Racing Flo4Law Ducati’s Cameron Beaubier. Behind them, Beaubier’s teammate, Benjamin Smith, produced a standout ride to capture third place, marking his first Superbike podium of the season, and a duo of Ducati V4 R’s on the Race 1 podium.
Bobby Fong (#50) was commanding in the wet, over multiple restarts, this time leading Mathew Scholtz (#11), Cameron Beaubier (#1), Sean Dylan Kelly (#40), Ben Smith (#78) and chasing pack. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Points leader Kelly crossed the line in fourth. The fight for fifth came down to a thrilling finish at the line, as Kelly’s OrangeCat Racing teammate, Jayson Uribe, squeezed past Scholtz by just 0.015 seconds to claim fifth, dropping Scholtz to sixth. PJ Jacobsen (Rahal Ducati Moto with XPEL) placed seventh ahead of Beach, Hayden Gillim (Real Steel Honda), and Brandon Paasch (M4 ECSTAR Suzuki) rounding out the top ten.
Jayson Uribe (#36) beats Mathew Scholtz (#11) to the line in a points critical weekend at NJMP. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Superbike Cup: Race 1
In Superbike Cup Race 1 action, Real Steel Honda’s Andrew Lee led the Cup contenders across the finish line with a 12th-place overall finish to secure the class victory. Super Carl Racing 57 Rider Development Carl Soltisz took second in class (13th overall), followed by Corrientes Racing Team’s Emanuel Nicolas Aguilar in third (14th overall) to complete the Superbike Cup podium.
2026 Superbike Cup Champion Andrew Lee (first) takes podium with Carl Soltisz (second) and Emanuel Nicolas Aguilar (third) in Race 1. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Race 2: Five-Rider Thriller And All-Yamaha Podium Sweep
Race 2 delivered one of the most intense, edge-of-the-seat battles of the season with unpredictable track conditions. With just five laps to go, a lead group of five riders –Scholtz, Fong, Beach, Kelly, and Jacobsen bringing up the rear – were separated by less than one second, with every rider pushing on the absolute limit.
Mathew Scholtz (#11) pushing pace and limits ahead of Bobby Fong (#50), Sean Dylan Kelly (#40), JD Beach (#95) and PJ Jacobsen (#15). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Scholtz led much of the late running, but Fong made a decisive pass into first place with one lap to go. Fong held off the charging pack through the final turns to take his second win of the day, and his sixth of the 2026 season. In a sprint for the line, Beach edged out Scholtz by 0.159 seconds to take second place (+0.443s behind Fong), completing a 1-2-3 Yamaha podium sweep.
Sean Dylan Kelly (#40) maintains an advantage of two points over Bobby Fong (#50). Sunday will crown one of them champion. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Superbike Cup: Race 2
Race 2 brought a shakeup in the Superbike Cup class as Danilo Lewis mastered the challenging conditions aboard his Team Brazil Honda to score an impressive 8th-place overall finish and claim the class win. Aguilar backed up his Race 1 performance with a strong second-place Cup finish (10th overall). Championship leader Lee finished third in class, 11th overall, with Soltisz placing fourth in class (12th overall) which secured his spot as vice-champion in 2026’s Superbike Cup.
Meanwhile, third-place Cup points contender Deion Campbell suffered a blow to his podium hopes after failing to finish the race. Sunday’s Race 3 will decide the final Cup podium position, where Campbell leads Lewis by 15 points after Saturday’s results.
Danilo Lewis celebrates his first Superbike Cup victory, with Emanuel Nicolas Aguilar second, and Andrew Lee in third. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Superbike Race 1 Results
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
Cameron Beaubier (Ducati)
Benjamin Smith (Ducati)
Sean Dylan Kelly (BMW)
Jayson Uribe (BMW)
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
PJ Jacobsen (Ducati)
JD Beach (Yamaha)
Hayden Gillim (Honda)
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
The following quote is from Quad Lock Superbike Race 1 winner, Bobby Fong: “We felt good. It was definitely nerve-racking out there with the red flags. This is honestly my first wet podium ever, so I’m pretty stoked about it. We have one more today, so we’ve just got to stay steady and just be smooth out there, really. This one definitely means a lot. I’ve gotten lapped in the rain before, so this one feels pretty good.”
The following quote is from Superbike Cup Race 1 winner, Andrew Lee: “Happy to walk away from race 1 with a first-place finish. Tricky conditions with the wind and rain. I felt like there was more out there and I’m hoping to find it tomorrow!”
Superbike Race 2 Results
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
JD Beach (Yamaha)
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
Sean Dylan Kelly (Suzuki)
Cameron Petersen (Ducati)
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
Tyler Scott (Suzuki)
Danilo Lewis (Honda)
PJ Jacobsen (Ducati)
Emanuel Nicolas Aguilar (Honda)
The following quote is from Quad Lock Superbike Race 2 winner, Bobby Fong: “It was slippery. I’d rather it was a torrential downpour. It was a lot sketchier than the first one. Had a good battle with these boys. I got to give a big thanks to my team, Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha. Always a dream around here. And my family at home, Sydney, my baby Ella. Just everybody who has been behind me through these years. We’ve had a long season and we want to finish strong tomorrow and have a good few-months break and regroup for next year. We’ll just keep plugging away. It’s good to have three Yamahas up here. These bikes keep improving every weekend. Mat and JD rode a hell of a race. We were sliding everywhere out there. Looking forward to tomorrow.”
The following quote is from Race 2 Superbike Cup winner, Danilo Lewis: “It’s a dream, because I worked so hard all season, this is the first year I switched BMW for Honda. I raced for BMW for 12 years, in Brazil, and here, too. Yeah, now it’s new, and I finish one track good, but the next race, it starts at zero. Mark (Junge), who works at factory Honda. He helped me a couple hours too. My Team Brazil works so hard all season. We’re a small team. We don’t have too many sponsors. Just my dad, my brother, and me, my wife, she helps me however is possible for her. Yeah, so it’s hard, but we make it 100%, sometimes more, so thanks, for this happening. All season, I need a little, little more. Yeah, I am so happy. I know my starts very well. I take my confidence; I have my base. Yeah, my bike’s perfect. My Team Brazil works perfect. Yeah, I’m so happy about my first win this season. Thank you, God, you thank all my sponsors, and maybe tomorrow, I have one more race.”
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