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ROUND 9 / SEPTEMBER 25-27, 2026 NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK / MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP P94 produced a strong comeback to take the race win. After moving from fourth to third on lap one, Wyman passed Gillim with four laps remaining and pulled nearly two seconds clear of teammate Bradley Smith. Gillim finished third, with James Rispoli (Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing) fourth and Flinders fifth. Herfoss finished seventh but retained third in the champion- ship, just two points behind Smith in the final standings, with Gillim already crowned at the previous round in Austin. Talent Cup With wet weather reducing the weekend to a single Talent Cup race, Nathan Gouker (Quarterley Racing) celebrated his newly crowned 2026 championship with his ninth victory of the sea- son. Gouker controlled the race from the front, cruising to the win with little drama. making tire choice crucial. In race one, a drying track forced riders to gamble on rub- ber. Troy Herfoss (J&P Cycles/ Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian), teammate Hayden Gillim and Tyler O'Hara (SDI Racing) chose full slicks, while defending champion Kyle Wyman (Harley- Davidson x Dynojet Factory Rac- ing) started from pit lane after changing tires too late. Gillim led every lap but the last before Herfoss made his move, edging past his teammate at the line by 0.035 of a second for the win. O'Hara completed an all- Indian podium, with Max Flinders (M3/Tobacco Road Harley-David- son) fifth. Wyman charged back to sixth. Sunday's seven-lap race two incorporated the $5000 Mis- sion Foods Bagger Challenge bonus, awarded to the rider leading after three laps. Gillim duly led the opening three laps to collect the prize, but Wyman duel between Binder and Her- rin, with the pair trading the lead before Binder established a small advantage. Herrin closed the gap in the final laps, but Binder held on to win by 0.137 of a second. Hanika continued his impres- sive weekend by finishing third, while Yaakov recovered from a difficult race to finish fifth. LiMan- dri was sixth and Alessandro Di Mario seventh. Hayes endured a difficult finale, crashing in turn one off the start before recovering to 11th. Despite the drama, he set the fastest lap with a 1:35.925. The series points show Binder leading with 406 points to Her- rin's 328 and Yaakov's 249, mak- ing it Ducati's first clean sweep in the Supersport class. King of The Baggers The Mission King of the Baggers finale delivered two dramatic races at New Jersey Motorsports Park, with changing conditions Isaac Woodworth (27) got the single win in the Twins Cup after Nathan Gouker (19) was penalized two positions for passing under a yellow flag.