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Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman won the rescheduled Mission King of The Baggers Challenge on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Teammate Bradley Smith was second, J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Hayden Gillim third ahead of his teammate Troy Herfoss, and Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Tyler O’Hara completed the top five.
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In the year of its 100th anniversary, Ducati has once again cemented its place at the summit of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, securing the 2026 Manufacturers’ Title. The title was secured at Donington Park, the venue where Ducati claimed its first-ever WorldSBK victory in 1988 with Marco Lucchinelli. It also marks a fifth consecutive crown for the Italian manufacturer and the 22nd Manufacturers’ Championship in its WorldSBK history, extending its record as the most successful manufacturer ever in the Championship.
Ducati‘s latest title has been built on one of the most dominant campaigns in WorldSBK history. Spearheaded by Nicolo Bulega and teammate Iker Lecuona, the Bologna manufacturer has enjoyed an outstanding season, with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati duo winning every race since the opening round of the campaign.
The 2026 title was secured with 12 races remaining, making it WorldSBK’s earliest Manufacturers’ Championship triumph since 2003, when the title was sealed with seven races still to run.*
Ducati‘s strength extends well beyond the Manufacturers’ standings. Bulegacurrently leads the Riders’ Championship, while Aruba.it Racing – Ducati won the Teams’ Championship. Four Ducati Panigale V4 R also occupy positions inside the top five of the Riders’ standings, with Iker Lecuona, Yari Montellaand Sam Lowes joining Bulega among the championship frontrunners.
Luigi Dall’Igna – General Manager of Ducati Corse: “We are truly proud to have once again conquered the Manufacturers’ title in the WorldSBK Championship. This result is concrete proof of the excellent work carried out by Ducati Corse together with all our Teams and riders. The Panigale V4 R continues to be an extraordinary bike, capable of combining performance, reliability, and competitiveness at the highest levels. This title confirms the strength of our technical project. The streak of victories and podiums achieved by Nicolo Bulega and Iker Lecuona is truly something incredible that would have been difficult to imagine at the beginning of the season. I would especially like to thank Stefano Cecconi for the sporting management of this group and Marco Zambenedetti for the technical contribution, not only during this season but also for the extraordinary results achieved over the last five years. A heartfelt thank you also goes to everyone involved in the project for the work, passion, and dedication shown, which today allow us to celebrate our fifth consecutive Manufacturers’ title. We will continue to work with the same determination and commitment to remain key players in future challenges as well”.
*In 2003, manufacturers scored points in two races per weekend, compared with three races per weekend under the current WorldSBK format introduced in 2019.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Pennsylvania transplant Briar Bauman (No. 3 Super.com/RWR/Rocket Doctor Harley-Davidson XG750R) chalked up his seventh successive victory in the state in Saturday’s Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile, Round 11 of 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.
The triumph was Bauman’s fifth straight at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in particular, but the streak that dates all the way back to 2018 was put to the test on this evening.
Two minutes into the ten-minute and two-lap Mission AFT SuperTwins Main, Kody Kopp (No. 12 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R) slung underneath Bauman to take over second. An instant later, Bauman not only squared up Kopp but also lunged ahead of Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) to grab control of the lead.
The remainder of the race was a tense affair with Daniels consistently a half-second or so back, sizing up Bauman all throughout while mapping out a potential last-lap strike.
And that bid nearly came through. On the final lap, Daniels executed off a near-textbook slide-job, slashing just ahead of Bauman as they exited Turn 2.
However, Daniels provided Bauman just enough space to squeeze back through. Bauman then managed to keep the Yamaha pilot corralled behind him as they negotiated Turns 3 and 4.
The subsequent drag race to the checkered flag saw Bauman hold on by a mere 0.077 seconds at the stripe.
The win marked the 40th of Bauman’s premier-class career, making him just the fifth rider to ever achieve that number, joining legends Scott Parker, Jared Mees, Chris Carr, and Jay Springsteen.
But the victorious Rick Ware Racing ace didn’t want to talk about himself after the race. He said, “I don’t think I deserve tonight to talk about my race; I think tonight was in honor of Dan Bromley. There was a family who lost a husband, a son, a father… all of the above. We’re standing in his home state of Pennsylvania. I had a good race, but that’s not what it’s about tonight. I felt like we did an incredible job honoring Dan.”
Title leader Kopp saw his advantage narrowed that much further, as Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke) rebounded from what nearly proved a disastrous start to overhaul Kopp and collect his third podium finish in a row.
Bender picked up fifth less than a half-second behind Kopp, while Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods Honda CB750 Hornet) claimed his second straight sixth.
Aidan RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust Advisors Harley-Davidson XG750R) raced his way up from up from a LQC grid slot to take seventh, while Chad Cose (No. 49 Parker Racing/Pro Roofing Yamaha MT-07), Hunter Bauer (No. 24 G&G Racing Yamaha MT-07), and Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) rounded out the top ten.
With just five races left to decide the Grand National Championship, Kopp leads by just three points over Daniels (206-203) and eleven over Bauman (195).
The domination train of KICKER AFT Singles champion Tom Drane (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450) chugged on, as the Australian railed his way to a fifth consecutive victory in breakaway style.
Drane figured to be in for a fight, as archrival Chase Saathoff (No. 88 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) had the pace for much of the day. However, come the Main Event, Drane dove under holeshotter Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Memphis Shades/Corbin Seats Yamaha YZ450F) and opened up a gap as early as the end of lap 1.
Even after Saathoff moved into second on the following lap, Drane continued to pile it up, upping his advantage to more than four seconds by the time he claimed his seventh victory of 2026.
Drane said, “I had a little look behind a bit over halfway through and saw I had a good gap. I decided to try to get some faster laps and push all the way to the end, which I was able to do. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my whole Estenson Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team.”
While no match for Drane, Saathoff was that much better than the rest of the field, running a very lonely race to second – his third such finish in a row and his sixth podium in his last seven starts.
Local hero Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Eisenhard Racing/Pags Powersports KTM 450 SXF) emerged from the pack to secure third, the Pennsylvanian celebrating a popular maiden Progressive AFT podium in front of the home crowd.
He was followed by Jared Lowe (No. 63 Big R Racing/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), who too finished with a gap in front and back to conclude a processional top four.
Fifth, however, was another story entirely, as four riders went to the wire in a huge scrap for the position. The spot ultimately went to Tarren Santero (No. 75 Roof Systems/Texas Utility Studies/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), who scrapped his way forward from the bottom of top ten to finish just ahead of early leader Pfanders.
Evan Kelleher (No. 31 Schaeffer’s Motorsports KTM 450 SX-F) took seventh another 0.009 seconds back of Pfanders, while Walker Porter (No. 10 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) and Trevor Brunner (No. 21 KMA Racing/March Equipment Yamaha YZ450F) came home eighth and ninth, respectively.
Dylan Cunningham (No. 252 Scott Stump/Joel Laub KTM 450 SX-F) joined Eisenhard and Pfanders to make it three Pennsylvanians in the top ten by finishing tenth.
Drane’s already massive lead was boosted up to 47 points over Saathoff (226-181). Kage Tadman (No. 28 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), who finished 14th on the night, remains third with 153 points.
Madicela Rodriguez (No. 113 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars) closed out the 2026 Build.Train.Race. (BTR) season in supreme fashion by securing her second consecutive victory.
Rodriguez and Emma Gottsch (No. 5 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars) traded the lead back and forth a couple of times early before Rodiguez ultimately seized control of the lead and raced off to win the race by more than four seconds.
Still, the year as a whole belonged to Gottsch, who locked up the championship by way of three wins and two runners-up in five races.
Gottsch actually came under fire late from Hanna Brewer (No. 39 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars), who picked up her second podium of the season in third.
Rodriguez’s victory catapulted her up to second in the final standings, while Julia Heess (No. 13 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars), who missed the finale due to injury, wound up third overall.
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Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman was fastest in the MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Troy Herfoss was second, teammate Hayden Gillim third, Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith fourth and J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Rocco Landers completed the top five.
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OrangeCat Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly was fastest on Sunday in the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike warmup at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong was second, Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen third, Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s JD Beach fourth and Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz completed the top five.
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Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse’s Darryn Binder was fastest in the MotoAmerica Supersport warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. BPR Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes was second, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott third, BPR Racing Yamaha’s Brenden Ketelsen fourth and Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov completed the top five.
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Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker was fastest in the MotoAmerica Talent Cup warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a lap of 1:36.588. Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane was second, Team Hammer’s Jake Paige third, Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez fourth and Sawyer Lafayette Racing’s Sawyer Lafayette completed the top five.
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BPR Racing Yamaha’s Andy DiBrino was fastest on Sunday in the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan warmup at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a lap of 1:28.780. BPR Racing Yamaha’s Bryce Kornbau was second, Rodio Racing’s Gus Rodio third, Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis fourth and Rodio Racing’s Ben Gloddy completed the top five.
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Nicolo Bulega won FIM World Superbike Race Two Sunday afternoon at Donington Park, in England. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Championship point leader won the 23-lap race by 4.161 seconds.
His teammate, Iker Lecuona was the runner-up.
Yari Montella was third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 6th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 15th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 491 points, 133 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 358 points. Yari Montella is third with 211 points.
WSBK RACE 2
WSBK CHAMPIONSHIP
More from a press release issued by WorldSBK:
REPORT: Bulega victorious at Donington Park as Lecuona battles from tenth to P2; Ducati win Manufacturers’ title.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed a commanding Race 2 victory in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship by beating teammate Iker Lecuona, after the #7 battled from tenth on the grid to finish in second place at Donington Park. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) concluded one of his strongest weekends of the 2026 campaign on the podium at the Prosecco DOC UK Round. In the Manufacturers’ Championship, Ducati have wrapped it up after eight rounds.
BULEGA ON TOP, DUCATI WIN MANUFACTURERS’ TITLE
For the first time this weekend, Bulega was able to hold the lead into Turn 1 as he fended off an early challenge from Montella, while Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) moved into P3 as he went around the outside of Turn 1 to claim a provisional podium spot. By Lap 5, the #11 had extended the gap to around a second as he slowly built a margin between himself and Montella. In the fight for P3, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) made his move on brother Alex Lowes on Lap 6 at the Old Hairpin, getting ahead of the #22 for P3 as they looked to defend from the hard-charging Lecuona, who got ahead of Alex Lowes for P4 at Turn 11 on the same lap. A lap later and Lecuona was up into P3 after he got ahead of the #14 at Turn 12. Soon, Race 1 winner Lecuona started closing the gap to Montella in second, slowly bringing the gap between the pair down. At the end of Lap 16, Lecuona made a late but bold move at Goddards to move into second place, with the podium places settling down. Bulega claimed his 43rd WorldSBK win, going level with Noriyuki Haga in sixth on the all-time list, while it was also Italy’s 550th podium. Lecuona claimed his 19th WorldSBK rostrum while Montella took his 11th podium. The victory for Bulega meant Ducati wrapped up the 2026 Manufacturers’ Championship at Donington Park, on top of the Teams’ Championship they secured in the Tissot Superpole Race.
THE FIGHT FOR FOURTH
Sam Lowes had been leading Alex Lowes in the fight for fourth but, on Lap 14, the #22 took advantage of his brother running wide at Turn 11 to claim P4 with the #14 in fifth, who had fallen into the clutches of Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) in the final third of the race. At the end of Lap 17, Bassani made his move at Turn 11 to claim fifth place. The Brit’s day went from bad to worse when Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) came through in the opening sector of Lap 18, with Sam Lowes looking to manage the final few laps to bring home a P7 result. Meanwhile, Bassani had the pace advantage over his teammate and made the move on Lap 20 at the Foggy Esses, putting the #47 into fourth place. The Italian was able to hold that position to beat Alex Lowes, with Gerloff in sixth and Sam Lowes in seventh.
INSIDE THE TOP TEN
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) once again made a late charge as he came home in eighth place, passing Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in the closing stages of the race as the #97 finished as the lead Yamaha rider. Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) was another who moved up the order throughout the race as he claimed tenth place.
SCORING POINTS IN RACE 2
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) were locked in battle throughout the race, with ‘Loka’ able to resist the pressure that the #88 was applying in the second half of the race. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) climbed from 21st on the grid to finish in 13th, beating Jonathan Rea (Honda HRC) by just 0.569s. Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) rounded out the points-paying positions with 15th.
NARROWLY MISSING OUT
Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) just missed out on points as he came home in 16th, finishing ahead of Jake Dixon (Honda HRC). The #96 did not score points but would have kicked off a key milestone in his recovery from the wrist injuries sustained in Australia by completing a full round for the first time this weekend. Mattia Rato (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) was classified in 18th.
TO NOTE FROM RACE 2
Bahattin Sofuoglu (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) and Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) crashed at Turn 11 at the end of Lap 3, ending their hopes of scoring points. Both were able to re-join the race, although the #54 was four laps down and eventually classified in 19th place, and the FIM WorldSBK Stewards investigated the incident after the race, and Sofuoglu was given a Long Lap Penalty for his next race for irresponsible riding. Chantra opted to retire his bike on Lap 20 of 23. Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) was running in the top ten but a technical issue on the exit of Turn 11 put him out of contention, ending a strong weekend on a sour note.
The top six from WorldSBK Race 2, full results here:
Fastest lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati), 1’25.249s
Championship standings:
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Tom Booth-Amos won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday afternoon at Donington Park, in England. Riding his PTR Triumph Factory Racing Street Triple 765 RS, the home hero won the 19-lap race by 1.537 second.
Albert Arenas was the runner-up on his AS BLU CRU Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R9, and Jaume Masia got third on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished 10th on his Eastroc Evan Bros ZXMOTO 820RR.
Albert Arenas leads the championship with 291 points, 82 ahead of Valentin Debise who has 209 points. Jaume Masia is third with 195 points.
WSSP RACE 2
WSSP ChampionshipStandings
More from a press release issued by WSBK:
HOME DOUBLE: Booth-Amos makes it two from two at Donington Park, Arenas P2 as Masia snatches late P3. The #69 lands his first-ever double win in dramatic fashion at home while Arenas takes solid points to add to his lead.
The FIM Supersport World Championship is packing up from Donington Park after a glowing final race at the British venue. Tom Booth-Amos claimed his second victory of the weekend in Race 2 of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) was clinical as ever, finishing with a clean P2 for the second time in the round while Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) earned third place, taking his sixth podium of the season after crashing out of Race 1.
THREE-WAY BATTLE FOR THE RACE WIN
Aldi Mahendra shot up from P9 to claim the holeshot, again showing tremendous pace at lights out. Oncu chased him into Redgate from his P6 start, ahead of polesitter Booth-Amos. Oncu led the pack throughout the first five laps, backing up the pack as the #69 and others nipped at his heels. With 11 laps left, the Englishman made his way past the #61 at the Old Hairpin. Arenas paced himself across the first half of the race, riding in third place until Oncu and Booth-Amos made contact at the Melbourne Hairpin on Lap 9. The Spaniard seized the opportunity, holding the lead until the Turk made his way past on the next lap. By Lap 15, Booth-Amos had recovered from the contact with the Turk, leading the race by more than a second at the outset of Lap 16. He sailed clear from there on his way to his third-ever WorldSSP race win. Arenas took another great result for his title hopes, banking 20 points from P2 and building his lead to 82 points with four rounds left. Masia fell as far back as P8 by Lap 2 after starting from P5, turning on the afterburners to climb back into fifth position ahead of Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) as the race passed the two-thirds mark. With two laps to go, Masia passed the #61 for P4, before making a late move into Goddards in the last corner before the chequered flag, closing a rollercoaster Race 2 with an 11th career WorldSSP podium.
MAHIAS RIGHTS THE SHIP
Roberto Garcia (GMT94 Yamaha) started the contest from fourth place; he rode in P3 late on, but a desperate final sector play from Masia shuffled him off the podium and back to P4 for his third fourth place in the last two rounds. After struggling over the last two rounds, Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) 1’29.082s lap in Race 1 sent him to a P2 start in Race 2, and the Frenchman did well to convert it to a P5 finish to stabilise his season. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) closes Kawasaki’s best weekend in WorldSSP of this season as he finished Race 2 in P6.
Mahendra slipped out of podium contention after dropping to fifth by the end of the opening lap, dropping two more positions over the race from there to finish P7. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) fell all the way down to eighth by the end of the race, a tough break for the Turk who led for nearly a third of the race. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) did well late on to make his way past Debise for P9 on the final lap to complement his Race 1 P6 finish. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) started from P8 and climbed as high as P6, but finished P10. The Chinese manufacturer has been untouchable on their day in their rookie season; however, similar to Debise’s pair of P8s from Aragon, the #53 and ZXMOTO couldn’t quite put it all together at Donington Park.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 2: Full results here!
Fastest lap: Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO), 1’28.850s
Championship standings
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Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman won the rescheduled Mission King of The Baggers Challenge on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Teammate Bradley Smith was second, J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Hayden Gillim third ahead of his teammate Troy Herfoss, and Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Tyler O’Hara completed the top five.
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In the year of its 100th anniversary, Ducati has once again cemented its place at the summit of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, securing the 2026 Manufacturers’ Title. The title was secured at Donington Park, the venue where Ducati claimed its first-ever WorldSBK victory in 1988 with Marco Lucchinelli. It also marks a fifth consecutive crown for the Italian manufacturer and the 22nd Manufacturers’ Championship in its WorldSBK history, extending its record as the most successful manufacturer ever in the Championship.
Ducati‘s latest title has been built on one of the most dominant campaigns in WorldSBK history. Spearheaded by Nicolo Bulega and teammate Iker Lecuona, the Bologna manufacturer has enjoyed an outstanding season, with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati duo winning every race since the opening round of the campaign.
The 2026 title was secured with 12 races remaining, making it WorldSBK’s earliest Manufacturers’ Championship triumph since 2003, when the title was sealed with seven races still to run.*
Ducati‘s strength extends well beyond the Manufacturers’ standings. Bulegacurrently leads the Riders’ Championship, while Aruba.it Racing – Ducati won the Teams’ Championship. Four Ducati Panigale V4 R also occupy positions inside the top five of the Riders’ standings, with Iker Lecuona, Yari Montellaand Sam Lowes joining Bulega among the championship frontrunners.
Luigi Dall’Igna – General Manager of Ducati Corse: “We are truly proud to have once again conquered the Manufacturers’ title in the WorldSBK Championship. This result is concrete proof of the excellent work carried out by Ducati Corse together with all our Teams and riders. The Panigale V4 R continues to be an extraordinary bike, capable of combining performance, reliability, and competitiveness at the highest levels. This title confirms the strength of our technical project. The streak of victories and podiums achieved by Nicolo Bulega and Iker Lecuona is truly something incredible that would have been difficult to imagine at the beginning of the season. I would especially like to thank Stefano Cecconi for the sporting management of this group and Marco Zambenedetti for the technical contribution, not only during this season but also for the extraordinary results achieved over the last five years. A heartfelt thank you also goes to everyone involved in the project for the work, passion, and dedication shown, which today allow us to celebrate our fifth consecutive Manufacturers’ title. We will continue to work with the same determination and commitment to remain key players in future challenges as well”.
*In 2003, manufacturers scored points in two races per weekend, compared with three races per weekend under the current WorldSBK format introduced in 2019.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Pennsylvania transplant Briar Bauman (No. 3 Super.com/RWR/Rocket Doctor Harley-Davidson XG750R) chalked up his seventh successive victory in the state in Saturday’s Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile, Round 11 of 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.
The triumph was Bauman’s fifth straight at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in particular, but the streak that dates all the way back to 2018 was put to the test on this evening.
Two minutes into the ten-minute and two-lap Mission AFT SuperTwins Main, Kody Kopp (No. 12 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R) slung underneath Bauman to take over second. An instant later, Bauman not only squared up Kopp but also lunged ahead of Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) to grab control of the lead.
The remainder of the race was a tense affair with Daniels consistently a half-second or so back, sizing up Bauman all throughout while mapping out a potential last-lap strike.
And that bid nearly came through. On the final lap, Daniels executed off a near-textbook slide-job, slashing just ahead of Bauman as they exited Turn 2.
However, Daniels provided Bauman just enough space to squeeze back through. Bauman then managed to keep the Yamaha pilot corralled behind him as they negotiated Turns 3 and 4.
The subsequent drag race to the checkered flag saw Bauman hold on by a mere 0.077 seconds at the stripe.
The win marked the 40th of Bauman’s premier-class career, making him just the fifth rider to ever achieve that number, joining legends Scott Parker, Jared Mees, Chris Carr, and Jay Springsteen.
But the victorious Rick Ware Racing ace didn’t want to talk about himself after the race. He said, “I don’t think I deserve tonight to talk about my race; I think tonight was in honor of Dan Bromley. There was a family who lost a husband, a son, a father… all of the above. We’re standing in his home state of Pennsylvania. I had a good race, but that’s not what it’s about tonight. I felt like we did an incredible job honoring Dan.”
Title leader Kopp saw his advantage narrowed that much further, as Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke) rebounded from what nearly proved a disastrous start to overhaul Kopp and collect his third podium finish in a row.
Bender picked up fifth less than a half-second behind Kopp, while Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods Honda CB750 Hornet) claimed his second straight sixth.
Aidan RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust Advisors Harley-Davidson XG750R) raced his way up from up from a LQC grid slot to take seventh, while Chad Cose (No. 49 Parker Racing/Pro Roofing Yamaha MT-07), Hunter Bauer (No. 24 G&G Racing Yamaha MT-07), and Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) rounded out the top ten.
With just five races left to decide the Grand National Championship, Kopp leads by just three points over Daniels (206-203) and eleven over Bauman (195).
The domination train of KICKER AFT Singles champion Tom Drane (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450) chugged on, as the Australian railed his way to a fifth consecutive victory in breakaway style.
Drane figured to be in for a fight, as archrival Chase Saathoff (No. 88 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) had the pace for much of the day. However, come the Main Event, Drane dove under holeshotter Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Memphis Shades/Corbin Seats Yamaha YZ450F) and opened up a gap as early as the end of lap 1.
Even after Saathoff moved into second on the following lap, Drane continued to pile it up, upping his advantage to more than four seconds by the time he claimed his seventh victory of 2026.
Drane said, “I had a little look behind a bit over halfway through and saw I had a good gap. I decided to try to get some faster laps and push all the way to the end, which I was able to do. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my whole Estenson Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team.”
While no match for Drane, Saathoff was that much better than the rest of the field, running a very lonely race to second – his third such finish in a row and his sixth podium in his last seven starts.
Local hero Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Eisenhard Racing/Pags Powersports KTM 450 SXF) emerged from the pack to secure third, the Pennsylvanian celebrating a popular maiden Progressive AFT podium in front of the home crowd.
He was followed by Jared Lowe (No. 63 Big R Racing/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), who too finished with a gap in front and back to conclude a processional top four.
Fifth, however, was another story entirely, as four riders went to the wire in a huge scrap for the position. The spot ultimately went to Tarren Santero (No. 75 Roof Systems/Texas Utility Studies/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), who scrapped his way forward from the bottom of top ten to finish just ahead of early leader Pfanders.
Evan Kelleher (No. 31 Schaeffer’s Motorsports KTM 450 SX-F) took seventh another 0.009 seconds back of Pfanders, while Walker Porter (No. 10 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) and Trevor Brunner (No. 21 KMA Racing/March Equipment Yamaha YZ450F) came home eighth and ninth, respectively.
Dylan Cunningham (No. 252 Scott Stump/Joel Laub KTM 450 SX-F) joined Eisenhard and Pfanders to make it three Pennsylvanians in the top ten by finishing tenth.
Drane’s already massive lead was boosted up to 47 points over Saathoff (226-181). Kage Tadman (No. 28 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), who finished 14th on the night, remains third with 153 points.
Madicela Rodriguez (No. 113 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars) closed out the 2026 Build.Train.Race. (BTR) season in supreme fashion by securing her second consecutive victory.
Rodriguez and Emma Gottsch (No. 5 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars) traded the lead back and forth a couple of times early before Rodiguez ultimately seized control of the lead and raced off to win the race by more than four seconds.
Still, the year as a whole belonged to Gottsch, who locked up the championship by way of three wins and two runners-up in five races.
Gottsch actually came under fire late from Hanna Brewer (No. 39 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars), who picked up her second podium of the season in third.
Rodriguez’s victory catapulted her up to second in the final standings, while Julia Heess (No. 13 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars), who missed the finale due to injury, wound up third overall.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman was fastest in the MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Troy Herfoss was second, teammate Hayden Gillim third, Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith fourth and J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Rocco Landers completed the top five.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
OrangeCat Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly was fastest on Sunday in the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike warmup at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong was second, Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen third, Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s JD Beach fourth and Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz completed the top five.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse’s Darryn Binder was fastest in the MotoAmerica Supersport warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. BPR Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes was second, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott third, BPR Racing Yamaha’s Brenden Ketelsen fourth and Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov completed the top five.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker was fastest in the MotoAmerica Talent Cup warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a lap of 1:36.588. Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane was second, Team Hammer’s Jake Paige third, Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez fourth and Sawyer Lafayette Racing’s Sawyer Lafayette completed the top five.
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BPR Racing Yamaha’s Andy DiBrino was fastest on Sunday in the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan warmup at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a lap of 1:28.780. BPR Racing Yamaha’s Bryce Kornbau was second, Rodio Racing’s Gus Rodio third, Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis fourth and Rodio Racing’s Ben Gloddy completed the top five.
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Nicolo Bulega won FIM World Superbike Race Two Sunday afternoon at Donington Park, in England. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Championship point leader won the 23-lap race by 4.161 seconds.
His teammate, Iker Lecuona was the runner-up.
Yari Montella was third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 6th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 15th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 491 points, 133 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 358 points. Yari Montella is third with 211 points.
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WSBK CHAMPIONSHIP
More from a press release issued by WorldSBK:
REPORT: Bulega victorious at Donington Park as Lecuona battles from tenth to P2; Ducati win Manufacturers’ title.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed a commanding Race 2 victory in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship by beating teammate Iker Lecuona, after the #7 battled from tenth on the grid to finish in second place at Donington Park. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) concluded one of his strongest weekends of the 2026 campaign on the podium at the Prosecco DOC UK Round. In the Manufacturers’ Championship, Ducati have wrapped it up after eight rounds.
BULEGA ON TOP, DUCATI WIN MANUFACTURERS’ TITLE
For the first time this weekend, Bulega was able to hold the lead into Turn 1 as he fended off an early challenge from Montella, while Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) moved into P3 as he went around the outside of Turn 1 to claim a provisional podium spot. By Lap 5, the #11 had extended the gap to around a second as he slowly built a margin between himself and Montella. In the fight for P3, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) made his move on brother Alex Lowes on Lap 6 at the Old Hairpin, getting ahead of the #22 for P3 as they looked to defend from the hard-charging Lecuona, who got ahead of Alex Lowes for P4 at Turn 11 on the same lap. A lap later and Lecuona was up into P3 after he got ahead of the #14 at Turn 12. Soon, Race 1 winner Lecuona started closing the gap to Montella in second, slowly bringing the gap between the pair down. At the end of Lap 16, Lecuona made a late but bold move at Goddards to move into second place, with the podium places settling down. Bulega claimed his 43rd WorldSBK win, going level with Noriyuki Haga in sixth on the all-time list, while it was also Italy’s 550th podium. Lecuona claimed his 19th WorldSBK rostrum while Montella took his 11th podium. The victory for Bulega meant Ducati wrapped up the 2026 Manufacturers’ Championship at Donington Park, on top of the Teams’ Championship they secured in the Tissot Superpole Race.
THE FIGHT FOR FOURTH
Sam Lowes had been leading Alex Lowes in the fight for fourth but, on Lap 14, the #22 took advantage of his brother running wide at Turn 11 to claim P4 with the #14 in fifth, who had fallen into the clutches of Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) in the final third of the race. At the end of Lap 17, Bassani made his move at Turn 11 to claim fifth place. The Brit’s day went from bad to worse when Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) came through in the opening sector of Lap 18, with Sam Lowes looking to manage the final few laps to bring home a P7 result. Meanwhile, Bassani had the pace advantage over his teammate and made the move on Lap 20 at the Foggy Esses, putting the #47 into fourth place. The Italian was able to hold that position to beat Alex Lowes, with Gerloff in sixth and Sam Lowes in seventh.
INSIDE THE TOP TEN
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) once again made a late charge as he came home in eighth place, passing Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in the closing stages of the race as the #97 finished as the lead Yamaha rider. Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) was another who moved up the order throughout the race as he claimed tenth place.
SCORING POINTS IN RACE 2
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) were locked in battle throughout the race, with ‘Loka’ able to resist the pressure that the #88 was applying in the second half of the race. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) climbed from 21st on the grid to finish in 13th, beating Jonathan Rea (Honda HRC) by just 0.569s. Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) rounded out the points-paying positions with 15th.
NARROWLY MISSING OUT
Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) just missed out on points as he came home in 16th, finishing ahead of Jake Dixon (Honda HRC). The #96 did not score points but would have kicked off a key milestone in his recovery from the wrist injuries sustained in Australia by completing a full round for the first time this weekend. Mattia Rato (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) was classified in 18th.
TO NOTE FROM RACE 2
Bahattin Sofuoglu (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) and Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) crashed at Turn 11 at the end of Lap 3, ending their hopes of scoring points. Both were able to re-join the race, although the #54 was four laps down and eventually classified in 19th place, and the FIM WorldSBK Stewards investigated the incident after the race, and Sofuoglu was given a Long Lap Penalty for his next race for irresponsible riding. Chantra opted to retire his bike on Lap 20 of 23. Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) was running in the top ten but a technical issue on the exit of Turn 11 put him out of contention, ending a strong weekend on a sour note.
The top six from WorldSBK Race 2, full results here:
Fastest lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati), 1’25.249s
Championship standings:
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Tom Booth-Amos won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday afternoon at Donington Park, in England. Riding his PTR Triumph Factory Racing Street Triple 765 RS, the home hero won the 19-lap race by 1.537 second.
Albert Arenas was the runner-up on his AS BLU CRU Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R9, and Jaume Masia got third on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished 10th on his Eastroc Evan Bros ZXMOTO 820RR.
Albert Arenas leads the championship with 291 points, 82 ahead of Valentin Debise who has 209 points. Jaume Masia is third with 195 points.
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More from a press release issued by WSBK:
HOME DOUBLE: Booth-Amos makes it two from two at Donington Park, Arenas P2 as Masia snatches late P3. The #69 lands his first-ever double win in dramatic fashion at home while Arenas takes solid points to add to his lead.
The FIM Supersport World Championship is packing up from Donington Park after a glowing final race at the British venue. Tom Booth-Amos claimed his second victory of the weekend in Race 2 of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) was clinical as ever, finishing with a clean P2 for the second time in the round while Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) earned third place, taking his sixth podium of the season after crashing out of Race 1.
THREE-WAY BATTLE FOR THE RACE WIN
Aldi Mahendra shot up from P9 to claim the holeshot, again showing tremendous pace at lights out. Oncu chased him into Redgate from his P6 start, ahead of polesitter Booth-Amos. Oncu led the pack throughout the first five laps, backing up the pack as the #69 and others nipped at his heels. With 11 laps left, the Englishman made his way past the #61 at the Old Hairpin. Arenas paced himself across the first half of the race, riding in third place until Oncu and Booth-Amos made contact at the Melbourne Hairpin on Lap 9. The Spaniard seized the opportunity, holding the lead until the Turk made his way past on the next lap. By Lap 15, Booth-Amos had recovered from the contact with the Turk, leading the race by more than a second at the outset of Lap 16. He sailed clear from there on his way to his third-ever WorldSSP race win. Arenas took another great result for his title hopes, banking 20 points from P2 and building his lead to 82 points with four rounds left. Masia fell as far back as P8 by Lap 2 after starting from P5, turning on the afterburners to climb back into fifth position ahead of Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) as the race passed the two-thirds mark. With two laps to go, Masia passed the #61 for P4, before making a late move into Goddards in the last corner before the chequered flag, closing a rollercoaster Race 2 with an 11th career WorldSSP podium.
MAHIAS RIGHTS THE SHIP
Roberto Garcia (GMT94 Yamaha) started the contest from fourth place; he rode in P3 late on, but a desperate final sector play from Masia shuffled him off the podium and back to P4 for his third fourth place in the last two rounds. After struggling over the last two rounds, Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) 1’29.082s lap in Race 1 sent him to a P2 start in Race 2, and the Frenchman did well to convert it to a P5 finish to stabilise his season. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) closes Kawasaki’s best weekend in WorldSSP of this season as he finished Race 2 in P6.
Mahendra slipped out of podium contention after dropping to fifth by the end of the opening lap, dropping two more positions over the race from there to finish P7. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) fell all the way down to eighth by the end of the race, a tough break for the Turk who led for nearly a third of the race. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) did well late on to make his way past Debise for P9 on the final lap to complement his Race 1 P6 finish. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) started from P8 and climbed as high as P6, but finished P10. The Chinese manufacturer has been untouchable on their day in their rookie season; however, similar to Debise’s pair of P8s from Aragon, the #53 and ZXMOTO couldn’t quite put it all together at Donington Park.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 2: Full results here!
Fastest lap: Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO), 1’28.850s
Championship standings
That’s a wrap from Donington Park! WorldSSP racing returns at Magny-Cours, kicking off on September 4th! Watch the action live and rewatch all the action up to this point with the WorldSBK VideoPass! Now 50% off!
