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Jones Honda Returns to MotoAmerica for 2026 J ones Honda returns to Mo- toAmerica for another sea- son, continuing its longstanding family legacy in motorsports competition. The team is led by Darrell Jones, owner of Jones Honda Powerhouse of Missouri, a family-owned Honda dealer - ship that's been doing business in Columbia, Missouri, since 1984 and is managed by Darrell's son Austin and Austin's wife, Megan. In addition, Darrell's son Cam- eron and Cameron's wife, Callie, work with the team via their own racing business, CJR Perfor- mance, which is also located in Columbia, Missouri. Family legacies also extend to Jones Honda's two MotoAmer- ica riders, Ashton Yates and Farrah "Bandit" Landers. Ashton, the son of road racing legend Aaron Yates, continues with the team and will race the number-46 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP in MotoAmerica's premier Superbike Champion - ship. Ashton was the 2024 Mo- toAmerica Superbike Cup Cham- pion and moves exclusively to the Superbike class for 2026. "I really enjoy working with the Jones Honda race team," Ashton said. "The Joneses are family to me. I'm excited for our fifth season together and to see how we get going with the Honda CBR1000RR- R Fireblade SP in full Superbike trim. I'm more experienced and more motivated than ever." Joining Jones Honda for 2026 is 17-year-old Farrah "Bandit" Landers, the younger sister of MotoAmerica multi-time class champion Rocco Landers and the daughter of Stoney Landers, also a well-known motorcycle road racer. Competing in the 2026 Mo - toAmerica Talent Cup Champi- onship, Bandit made her debut aboard the number-17 Honda- liveried Kramer APX-350 MA at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. It was the open - ing round of Talent Cup, which was held at COTA alongside the MotoGP World Championship during the Red Bull Grand Prix of the United States. "I love racing motorcycles so much," said Bandit. "I'm so grate - ful to the whole Jones Honda race team, and having my dad as my crew chief and my little brother Diesel as my mechanic is the biggest bonus." The team and its two riders will be in action on April 17-19 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, for the season-opening round of the MotoAmerica Superbike Cham - pionship and round two of the Talent Cup Championship. CN WIND IN THE P42 Jones Honda will field both a Superbike and Talent Cup effort for the 2026 MotoAmerica season featuring Ashton Yates (pictured) and Farrah "Bandit" Landers. PHOTO BY BRIAN J. NELSON.