The victory extended Gillim's
championship advantage to 23
points over Herfoss, with Smith
a distant third as the title fight
increasingly shapes into an all-
Indian battle.
Twins Cup
The Twins Cup class hit Mid-Ohio
for the first time ever in 2026, with
M4 Ecstar Suzuki's Bodie Paige
and Robem Engineering's Hank
Vossberg sharing the victories.
Vossberg's 1:29.809 lap-
record effort from Friday proved
good enough for pole position,
ahead of Mathew Chapin (M4
Ecstar Suzuki) and Sam Drane
(Yamaha bLU cRU Estenson Rac-
ing). Race one began under the
threat of rain, but the field opted
front and pulled away to win by
3.3 seconds. Behind the factory In-
dian duo, James Rispoli (Big Diehl
x Harley-Davidson Factory Rac-
ing) held off the third J&P Cycles/
Motul/Vance & Hines Factory
Indian of Rocco Landers for third,
with Tyler O'Hara (SDI Racing
Indian) completing the top five.
Gillim completed the week-
end sweep in race two despite
dropping to sixth at the start.
The championship leader sliced
through the field, passing O'Hara,
Rispoli, Smith and Wyman before
hunting down Herfoss. Gillim
made the decisive pass entering
turn one with three laps remain
-
ing and edged his disappointed
teammate by 0.25 of a second,
while Smith finished third.
front row. Herfoss then pocketed
the $5000 Mission Challenge
prize by winning the two-lap dash
over Wyman and Gillim.
Race one was thrown into
chaos almost immediately.
Wyman grabbed the holeshot but
crashed while leading on lap two
after a violent tank-slapper exiting
turn 13, bringing out the red flag.
The stoppage was followed by
even more drama when team-
mate Bradley Smith crashed on
the sighting lap for the restart, re-
quiring a second red flag to repair
the air fence and clean oil from
the circuit. Both Harley-Davidson
riders were forced to retire.
When the race finally resumed
as a five-lap sprint, Herfoss led
early before Gillim moved to the
Andy Di Brino (62)
scored a crucial win
in Super Hooligan
race two to snatch the
title lead over team
boss Bryce Kornbau
(74) heading into
the final round.
ROUND 6 / JULY 31-AUGUST 2, 2026
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE / LEXINGTON, OHIO
ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
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