VOLUME 63 ISSUE 22 JUNE 2, 2026 P109
It just goes from bad
to worse for Cameron
Beaubier (1) who
dislocated his shoulder
in a race-one crash.
His title chances are
now all but gone after
three rounds.
Andrew Lee (14) did a
demolition job on the
Superbike Cup field, taking
both wins on offer.
slight contact as they fought for
position.
Petersen ultimately prevailed
in a drag race to the finish line,
defeating Kelly by just 0.067
of a second for a first career
MotoAmerica Superbike victory
since race one at Ridge Motor
-
sports Park in 2024, with Fong
another nine-hundredths
of a
second behind in third.
PJ Jacobsen (Rahal Ducati
Moto with XPEL) finished fourth
ahead of JD Beach (Attack Per
-
formance Progressive Yamaha
Racing), while championship
leader Scholtz crossed
the line
sixth but a worrying 4.6 seconds
off the winning pace.
Sunday's race two featured
another closely contested battle
among the championship con
-
tenders. With Beaubier sidelined,
Jacobsen started
from pole and
led the early laps, though Beach
briefly took the lead before
Jacobsen reclaimed it. Kelly,
Fong, Petersen and Scholtz all
remained in close contention
as the lead group quickly pulled
away from the rest of the field.
The championship picture
changed dramatically on lap
Saturday's race was turned
upside down when six-time
champion and Road America
polesitter Cameron Beaubier
(Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo
-
4Law) crashed while leading
comfortably
at the chicane
before Canada Corner. The
incident brought out a red flag,
and Beaubier was unable to
take the restart or participate
in race two after dislocating his
right shoulder, which may be a
fatal blow to a possible seventh
championship.
Before the stoppage, Cam
-
eron Petersen (Wrench Motorcy-
cles Ducati) had produced one
of
the rides of the race, charging
from 15th on the grid to second
place. After the restart, Petersen
quickly moved to the front and
became locked in a battle with
Sean Dylan Kelly (OrangeCat
Racing) and Bobby Fong (At
-
tack Performance Progressive
Yamaha
Racing).
The trio remained separated
by a couple of tenths of a sec-
ond throughout the shortened
race.
Petersen and Kelly ex-
changed the lead multiple times
on
the final lap, even making
Superbike Race One Highlights
