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Cycle News 2026 Issue 16 April 21

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ha) took the Superbike Cup race- two win over race-one winner Andrew Lee. In the points, Scholtz leads the way on 45 to Kelly's 36 and Beaubier is third on 27. Supersport Following the now points-paying Daytona 200, MotoAmerica Supersport lined up for its sec- ond round at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, with new boy Darryn Binder (Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati) coming to the fore by taking the opening-race win and a close second to the Rahal Ducati Moto w/ Desnuda Organic Te - quila Panigale V2 of Josh Herrin in race two. BMW M 1000 RR, backing up his race-one result and leaving the round second in the standings. Beach rode largely unchallenged to fourth, rebounding from his Saturday DNF to bank important points. Beaubier again charged forward from deep on the grid, climbing into the top five after passing Petersen late in the race. Hayden Gillim (Real Steel Honda) led the next group in seventh, narrowly ahead of Bran - don Paasch (M4 Ecstar Suzuki), while Benjamin Smith (Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law) and Richie Escalante (Mission Foods M4 Ecstar Suzuki) completed the top 10. Deon Vampbell (BPR Yama - repeatedly sizing up a move into turn 10A but was unable to make it stick. The pair circulated nose-to-tail, rarely separated by more than half a second, until a late shift in momentum changed everything. With two laps remaining, Scholtz suddenly lost pace along the back straight thanks to a badly slipping clutch, allow - ing Fong through. From there, Fong pulled clear to secure the win by 2.9 seconds, while Scholtz managed his ailing ma- chine to finish second, maintain- ing a comfortable buffer over the rest of the field. Kelly continued his strong debut weekend with another third-place finish aboard the ROUND 1 / APRIL 17-19, 2026 MICHELIN RACEWAY ROAD ATLANTA / BRASELTON, GEORGIA ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP P94 In his return to the Yamaha factory team, JD Beach (95) ran inside the top five in both races but suffered a DNF in race one. Cameron Petersen (45) bagged fourth- and sixth-place finishes in his first weekend as a Ducati rider.

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