ing into turn one. Herrin quickly
moved into contention, and he
and Binder resumed their battle
at the front. However, Herrin's
race ended with a crash five laps
from the finish, leaving Binder
clear to pull away.
Once in clean air, Binder
repeatedly lowered the race lap
record and steadily built an ad
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vantage that grew to more than
eight seconds by the checkered
flag. Behind him, Scott, Yaakov
and Josh Hayes (BPR Rac
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ing Yamaha) fought over the
remaining podium positions in a
race-long battle.
Scott held on for second place,
beating Yaakov by 0.032 of a sec
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ond, while Yaakov secured the
final podium position by 0.076 of
a second over Hayes in fourth.
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Supersport
Darryn Binder (Celtic/Economy
Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati)
continued his impressive start
to the 2026 MotoAmerica Super
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sport season at Road America,
sweeping both races and
extending his streak to three
consecutive victories.
In Saturday's race one, Tyler
Scott (M4 Ecstar Suzuki) started
from pole position after break
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ing his own Supersport lap
record from a year ago. Early in
the race, Scott settled into third
place behind Binder and Josh
Herrin (Rahal Ducati Moto with
Desnuda Organic Tequila), who
engaged in a fierce battle for the
lead aboard their Ducati Pani
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gale V2s.
With two laps remaining,
Scott attempted to join the fight
for victory but crashed while
chasing the lead pair, ending his
challenge. The incident promot
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ed Kayla Yaakov (Rahal Ducati
Moto with Droplight) to third.
On the final lap, Herrin made a
late attempt to pass Binder but
ran wide at turn one, allowing
the South African to secure his
third victory in five races. Herrin
finished second, while Yaakov
completed an all-Ducati podium
with her fourth podium finish of
the season.
In Sunday's race two, Scott
once again started strongly,
grabbing the holeshot and lead
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Superbike Race Two Highlights
Kelly's race-two
win vaults him into
the championship
lead by one point.
