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SUPER HOOLIGAN Arch Racing's Corey Alexander topped the final Q2 session at 1:28.698, though no one out- paced the BPR Racing Yamaha duo of Bryce Kornbau and Andy DiBrino from Q1. Combined times allowed Alexander to im - prove his starting spot to third. Rodio Racing teammates Gus Rodio and Ben Gloddy qualified their Ducati Streetfighter V2s fourth and fifth, with Saddlemen Racing Development's James Rispoli rounding out row two. OrangeCat Racing riders Josh Herrin and Kaileb De Keyrel returned for Q2 on electric Light - fighter V3-RH machinery, but the team withdrew from the remain- ing races to further evaluate a thermal incident that happened on Friday. Race one began with a wave of naked bikes fighting three and four abreast into the turn-two hairpin. DiBrino led, followed by Rispoli's H-D Pan America and Kornbau's MT-09 SP. The trio built an early break - away that included Alexander and Rodio. On the opening lap, Rispoli dove under DiBrino but ran wide exiting turn eight. The drop into the Corkscrew forced Rispoli to alter his line, shuffling him to third. The leaders settled into a rhythm until Rispoli low-sided in turn 11, forcing Alexander into evasive action. The incident cost Alexander time to the lead - ing Yamahas of Kornbau and DiBrino. Kornbau held off his team- mate by just a tenth of a second at the line for his first win of the season. Alexander brought the Arch home in third for his third consecutive podium. In race two, DiBrino jetted out of the gate and never relin - quished the top spot in a flag- to-flag victory, with his team- mate Kornbau backing up his race-one win with second and Alexander just a few bikelengths behind in third. Rispoli and Ro - dio rounded out the top five. DiBrino now leads the cham- pionship ahead of Kornbau and Rodio, followed by Rispoli and Alexander. CN Superbike Race One (Top 10) 1. JD Beach (Yam) 28:17.380 2. Cameron Petersen (Duc) +3.564 3. Sean Dylan Kelly (BMW) +8.858 4. Mathew Scholtz (Yam) +9.065 5. Loris Baz (Duc) +15.283 6. Jayson Uribe (BMW) +20.657 7. Bobby Fong (Yam) +25.445 8. Benjamin Smith (Duc) +25.766 9. Richie Escalante (Suz) +26.166 10. Hayden Gillim (Hon) +39.740 Superbike Race Two (Top 10) 1. JD Beach (Yam) 28:18.613 2. Cameron Petersen (Duc) +3.437 3. Sean Dylan Kelly (BMW) +3.632 4. PJ Jacobsen (Duc) +6.748 5. Bobby Fong (Yam) +8.264 6. Loris Baz (Duc) +12.596 7. Benjamin Smith (Duc) +18.644 8. Jayson Uribe (BMW) +23.238 9. Hayden Gillim (Hon) +26.111 10. Brandon Paasch (Suz) +26.582 ROUND 5 / JULY 10-12, 2026 WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA / MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP P86 Bryce Kornbau celebrates winning his first career Hooligan's race on Saturday. He finished second to Andy DiBrino Sunday.