Sunday Superbike
As improbable as it seemed just 24 hours earlier, Cameron Beaubier emerged from a suspenseful Sunday at New Jersey Motorsports Park with the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship – the sixth of his illustrious career.
It was a Sunday chock-full of shocking Superbike action with Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier somehow coming out of it all with the title, despite going into the final day of the season on the outside looking in and 13 points behind Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong. Overhauling Fong was going to be a difficult proposition. After all, he was having a career year, scoring points in every round, and winning his sixth race of the year in race one on Saturday at NJMP.
Then came Sunday. In the second of the three races, Fong was in a battle with championship rivals Beaubier and Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin. The trio were at the front of the field and battling for victory and championship points. Herrin led Fong and Beaubier on the final lap with the trio together. Then it all went wrong for Fong as he crashed out of second and could only watch as Herrin won with Beaubier second.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante had caught the lead trio as they battled, watched as Fong crashed, and earned his third podium of the year after an impressive ride.
Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim was fourth, a few seconds clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly. Fong’s teammate Jake Gagne was sixth, well clear of OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe, who had his hands full with Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates. Real Steel Honda’s JD Beach and BPR Racing Yamaha’s Bryce Kornbau rounded out the top 10.
And, just like that, it had all changed at the top. The order was flipped, and it was Beaubier who was seven points ahead of Fong and 13 clear of Herrin. To take the title, Fong would have to win with Beaubier third or worse.
On to race three and more mayhem. This time, it was Fong out front with Beaubier, and his points lead, tucked in behind. Herrin didn’t have the pace of the top two and was instead being hassled by Kelly and Gillim for third.
On the eighth lap, the fight for the championship ended with Fong crashing for a second time and allowing Beaubier to race unmolested to victory. And a sixth title.
Herrin, meanwhile, ran a bit wide on the final lap, and Kelly didn’t waste any time in passing him up the inside. The gap was suddenly wide and Gillim liked what he saw and followed Kelly’s lead to move into third. The pair crossed the line in formation with Kelly second and Gillim third for his first-career Superbike podium.
Herrin was fourth with Uribe fifth, a tick ahead of Escalante. Gagne was seventh with Beach, BPR Racing’s Deion Campbell and Flo4Law’s Benjamin Smith completing the top 10.
The final championship standings have Beaubier on top with 371 points, 25 more than Herrin’s 346 and 32 more than Fong’s 339. Gagne and Kelly rounded out the top five with Escalante, Beach, Gillim, Yates, and Kornbau rounding out the top 10.
Superbike Race 2
- Josh Herrin (Ducati)
- Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
- Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
- Hayden Gillim (Honda)
- Sean Dylan Kelly (Suzuki)
- Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
- Jayson Uribe (BMW)
- Ashton Yates (Honda)
- JD Beach (Honda)
- Bryce Kornbau (Yamaha)
Superbike Race 3
- Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
- Sean Dylan Kelly (Suzuki)
- Hayden Gillim (Honda)
- Josh Herrin (Ducati)
- Jayson Uribe (BMW)
- Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
- Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
- JD Beach (Honda)
- Deion Campbell (Yamaha)
- Benjamin Smith (Yamaha)
Saturday Superbike
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong won his sixth MotoAmerica Superbike race of the season in the first of three races at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday. More importantly for the Californian, the victory extended his points lead to 13 over Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier heading into tomorrow’s final two races of the season.
Although the championship is far from over, Fong is likely breathing a little easier on Saturday night.
Fong was in the mix from the get-go as he chased his teammate Jake Gagne in the early laps with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin behind the two Yamahas. Herrin had started 14th on the grid, but a great start and a heroic first corner saw him up to third right off the bat. Beaubier, who started the race eight points behind Fong, was also in the mix in fourth and working hard to latch on to the top three.
Fong took over at the front with a pass on Gagne on the fourth of 20 laps. Shortly thereafter, Herrin moved around Gagne and, at one point, got in front of Fong. Beaubier, meanwhile, had also passed Gagne. Beaubier kept going forward and passed Herrin with the two hoping that they could make a dent in Fong’s lead. A lapped rider played a role in not letting that happen, however, with Beaubier and Herrin badly balked.
Fong didn’t put a wheel wrong in crossing the finish line 3.326 seconds ahead of Beaubier and Herrin, with those two separated by just .051 of a second. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly was hot on the tail of the Beaubier/Herrin battle, finishing fourth and just .147 of a second behind at the finish line.
Gagne slipped down to fifth, some nine seconds ahead of OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe, who had his hands full in barely beating front-row starter Ashton Yates and his Jones Honda to the flag.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante, OrangeCat Racing’s Andrew Lee and BPR Racing Yamaha’s Bryce Kornbau rounded out the top 10.
Notable among the non-finishers were Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim, who crashed on the opening lap, and Flo4Law’s Benjamin Smith who exited with a mechanical issue.
With tomorrow’s two races closing the curtain on the 2025 season, Fong leads Beaubier by 13, 339-326. Herrin is third, 31 points behind Fong and 60 ahead of Gagne. Kelly is fifth with 176 points, 14 more than his teammate Escalante.
Superbike Race 1
- Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
- Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
- Josh Herrin (Ducati)
- Sean Dylan Kelly (Suzuki)
- Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
- Jayson Uribe (BMW)
- Ashton Yates (Honda)
- Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
- Andrew Lee (BMW)
- Bryce Kornbau (Yamaha)
Saturday Supersport
Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz wrapped up the 2025 Motovation Supersport Championship in style at New Jersey Motorsports Park, with the South African dominating Saturday’s race one and playing no part in the battle for second behind him.
With Scholtz having rear-tire issues in Q2, the race was shortened from 19 to 15 laps for safety reasons. Those same tire issues reared their ugly head in the race, with others having problems that ultimately forced race officials to red-flag the race after 12 laps.
On Saturday afternoon, MotoAmerica’s Race Direction issued a bulletin regarding Sunday’s Supersport race.
“Following today’s Supersport race, Dunlop and MotoAmerica are removing the following rear specs from the rider allocation: Sportmax Slick 180/60R17 R4 Soft Sportmax Slick 180/60R17 R6 Med. With immediate effect the only rear spec (tire) available will be: 180/65R17 R7 Med+. The front-tire allocation has not been modified.
“The warm-up (session) has been extended to 25 minutes, and no tire stickers will be required for front or rear tires. The front-tire allocation has not been modified. Each Supersport competitor will receive one FOC (free of charge) rear tire for use in morning warm up. Race 2 will be 19 laps as scheduled.”
The win was Scholtz’ 10th on the season, and it earned him his second successive Supersport title. In his two championship seasons, Scholtz has tasted victory in 18 of the 36 MotoAmerica Supersport races.
Second place was a battle royale, with Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen, Strack Racing’s Blake Davis, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott, and Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen all in the mix.
Jacobsen was the first to go when his rear tire failed, forcing the New Yorker to pull off and leaving the other three to go at it.
Then everything changed again as the race was red flagged with three laps to go, with Scholtz cruising out front and his crew pleading with him to slow down. On the cool-down lap, the two-time champion stopped to give his championship rival Jacobsen a ride back to the paddock.
Second place went to Davis over Petersen and Scott, with Jacobsen’s teammate Kayla Yaakov rounding out the top five.
SC-Project Twins Cup – Chapin Stops The Streak
Alessandro Di Mario came into New Jersey Motorsports Park with the 2025 SC-Project Twins Cup Championship in hand, and with a seven-race win streak. Matthew Chapin came into the final round of the season confident of stopping that streak. And he did just that – by a paper-thin .040 of a second.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Chapin and Robem Engineering’s Di Mario battled throughout the race with Chapin taking the lead for good with four laps to go. He held that lead despite Di Mario nipping at his heels to the bitter end.
Di Mario’s Robem teammate Hank Vossberg recovered from a tough few early laps to finish third, some six seconds behind the lead duo and the same margin ahead of fourth-placed Isaac Woodworth on his Karns/TST Industries Suzuki GSX-8R. Brown Town Racing’s Chase Brown rounded out the top five.
The win was Chapin’s third of the season and his first since he swept both races at Daytona International Speedway in March. It also helped solidify his runner-up spot in the championship. He now leads Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher by 30 points, with Avery suffering a mechanical issue that took him out of the battle for third early in the race.
Vossberg’s lonely third-place finish moved him to within three points of Dreher heading into tomorrow’s finale.
“That one felt absolutely amazing,” Chapin said. “I feel like I worked as hard as I possibly could for that. I had this thing on the limit the whole time. I had a little bit of a moment in the first lap, but I think that the team finally found a positive setting that we’re at. The bike was handling great all weekend. I just got to thank all my sponsors, all my friends and family for coming out.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Gillim Leads The Way
It’s not every day that a Mission King Of The Baggers race ends without a factory rider from either Harley-Davidson or Indian Motorcycle on the podium. On Saturday, that’s exactly what happened with RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Gillim beating SDI Racing’s Cameron Petersen and Gillim’s teammate Rocco Landers.
A different kind of podium lockout.
Gillim and Petersen battled for the lead from the get-go, with Gillim at the front but under constant pressure from the South African. It came down to the final lap with Gillim surviving near catastrophe in the final corner when his Road Glide was tied in knots on the run to the flag.
At the finish line, it was Gillim by .229 of a second over Petersen.
Landers, meanwhile, joined Gillim and Petersen as the only three to turn laps in the 1:22s, but he couldn’t quite get close enough to latch on to the lead pair. He finished third, 3.7 seconds behind Gillim and 3.2 seconds ahead of Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s newly crowned King Of The Baggers Champion, Kyle Wyman.
S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz was fifth, less than a second ahead of Wyman’s teammate James Rispoli.
Notable among the non-finishers was Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith, with the Brit escaping uninjured from a scary crash on the opening lap.
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul – Vossberg Splish Splashes To Win
Rain hit the Millville area when the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul was ready to start, and the youngsters were given a “wet familiarization” session to get a feel for the conditions.
Early on in the race, it looked like a cakewalk for the fast-starting Bodie Paige on the Jones Honda Krämer APX-350 MA, but the Australian crashed out and appeared to have suffered an injured left arm.
From there it was all Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg, but it wasn’t without a near-miss of his own as the Wisconsinite came oh so close to a highside. The teenager saved the near-crash and rode on to victory, his fourth of the season.
Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane got the better of Warhorse Ducati/American Racing’s Derek Sanchez with the Dominican youngster earning his first Talent Cup podium.
Bettencourt Racing’s Nathan Bettencourt and Royalty Racing’s Carson King rounded out the top five. Team Roberts’ Kody Kopp was a few seconds behind in sixth and well ahead of seventh-placed Ian Fraley on the Real Steel Honda entry.
Friday Superbike
Day one in the battle for the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship went to Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong, with the championship points leader firing the first shot by earning provisional pole position on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Fong was fast all day and his 1:19.912 placed him as the only rider to crack into the 1:19s in Q1. That put him a tad over half-a-second faster than his teammate Jake Gagne, who may be the perfect wingman come race time for Fong. Gagne’s best was a 1:20.426, some three-tenths faster than the second of three title contenders going into this weekend’s races – Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin. Herrin’s best lap was a 1:20.715 on his 12th, go-around – .803 of a second off Fong’s best.
And what of the rider closest to Fong in the title chase, Cameron Beaubier? The five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion had a rough day with crashes in both the morning practice session and Q1. After hasty repairs were made to his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW, Beaubier ended the day 12th-fastest and needing a Beaubier-esque turnaround for tomorrow.
Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim was fourth-fastest, a tick faster than Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly.
Jayson Uribe ended the day sixth, just .095 of a second behind Kelly, in a dream Superbike debut for the OrangeCat Racing team.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates was seventh-fastest with Flo4Law’s Benjamin Smith, OrangeCat Racing’s Andrew Lee, and Real Steel Honda’s JD Beach rounding out the top 10.
Motovation Supersport – Scholtz On Pace For Title
If Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz doesn’t wrap up the 2025 Motovation Supersport Championship tomorrow at New Jersey Motorsports Park, it won’t be from a lack of pace.
The South African wasted little time getting up to speed in the first practice session on Friday morning as he shattered the Supersport lap record with his 1:21.651. Although he was a tick slower in the afternoon Q1 session, his 1:21.704 was fast enough to earn him provisional pole position.
Scholtz leads the championship points chase by 21 over Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen. If Scholtz scores four points in Saturday’s race one, he will earn his second successive Supersport title.
Although Scholtz led both sessions, things were tight at the top with Blake Davis second-fastest and just .361 of a second behind his Strack Racing teammate. Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen completed the provisional front row.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott was fifth-fastest with his 1:22.527 and the last rider to be within a second of Scholtz’ best.
Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov, Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis, Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die’s Corey Alexander, Bauce BARTCON Racing’s Joseph LiMandri Jr., and BPR Racing Yamaha’s Teagg Hobbs rounded out the top 10 on opening day at NJMP.
SC-Project Twins Cup – Di Mario Over Chapin
Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario and RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin battled over provisional pole in Friday’s Q1 session for the SC-Project Twins Cup races, with the fight ultimately going to Di Mario by just .137 of a second.
While Di Mario has wrapped up both the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul and SC-Project Twins Cup titles and recently signed a deal that will see him race for the Rahal Ducati Moto team in next year’s Motovation Supersport series, we haven’t seen Chapin since the VIRginia International Raceway round in August. On Friday, he reminded us how good he is by ending the day so close to Di Mario, who lapped at a best of 1:25.057.
Di Mario’s teammate Hank Vossberg ended up third-fastest with his 1:25.363, just .306 of a second off his Di Mario’s best.
Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher and Speeddemon Racing’s Logan Cunnison rounded out the top five.
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul – Vossberg!
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg led Friday’s Q1 session in the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul class, but things are tight at the front with the top six within a second of the Wisconsinite.
With newly crowned Talent Cup Champion Alessandro Di Mario sitting this one out, Vossberg took over as the rider to beat with his 1:29.668.
Jones Honda’s Bodie Paige ended up second, .350 of a second from Vossberg and .068 of a second ahead of fellow Australian Sam Drane and his Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing-backed Krämer APX-350 MA.
Team Roberts’ Kody Kopp continued to move closer to the top with the multi-time flat track champion ending the day fourth. Bettencourt Racing’s Nathan Bettencourt rounded out the top five on opening day at NJMP.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Hello, Mr. Petersen
SDI Racing’s Cameron Petersen was all business on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park, with the South African having his best qualifying session of the season to put his Indian Challenger on provisional pole position in Mission King Of The Baggers Q1.
Petersen’s 1:22.901 was .097 of a second faster than RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Gillim with the two ping-ponging the top spot in the waning minutes of the 39-minute session.
Gillim’s teammate Rocco Landers was third-fastest and only .109 of a second off Petersen’s best.
S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Tyler O’Hara was the first of the factory Indians in fourth, narrowly ahead of newly crowned Mission King Of The Baggers Champion Kyle Wyman.
S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz and Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith ended the session .891 of a second from Petersen and the last rider on the same second as the provisional pole sitter.
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