Josh Herrin delivered a commanding double victory at Ridge Motorsports Park, taking control of Supersport Race 2 after a mid-race crash shuffled the order and boosted his momentum in the championship fight. Herrin, aboard the Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila Ducati Panigale V2, led home Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse rider Darryn Binder and the rest of the field after capitalizing on the key moment of the 15-lap race.
Pole-sitter Kayla Yaakov launched cleanly on her Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight Ducati Panigale V2 and initially set the pace in the early laps. Tyler Scott moved into second on the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki, with Herrin settling into third and Binder climbing from eighth on the grid to fourth by Lap 2. Josh Hayes completed the early top five aboard the BPR Racing Yamaha.
As the race developed, Yaakov and Herrin controlled the front while Binder steadily reduced a 2.7-second deficit. The South African rider closed in to within 1.4 seconds as the leaders approached the final stages.
The race changed with five laps remaining when Herrin overtook Yaakov at the front-straight chicane. Yaakov lost the front and crashed at the exit, leaving her machine on the racing surface. Binder was forced onto the escape route to avoid the incident, costing him significant time and a subsequent mistake at Turn 11 removed him from contention for the win.
With clear track ahead, Herrin pulled away to secure a dominant victory by more than eight seconds. Binder recovered to finish second after a strong charge through the field, while Scott and Hayes fought for the final podium position in the closing laps. Scott ultimately prevailed after Hayes briefly moved ahead before a small error at Turn 13.
Blake Davis rounded out the top five aboard the Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R9.
Herrin’s victory tightened the championship picture as he closed the gap in the standings to 24 and bottled a bit of momentum toward the next round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Talent Cup
The start of Talent Cup Race 2 saw four riders charge toward Turn 1 nearly abreast as Sawyer Lafayette Racing’s eponymous rider briefly challenged for the lead before Team Roberts’ rider Kensei Matsudaira jumped to the front of the pack.
Lafayette was shuffled to fourth before the opening lap was complete as Quarterly Racing’s Nathan Gouker and Team Hammer’s Jake Paige slipped by after his wide exit at the chicane.
From here Gouker and Matsudaira would stretch out a gap of over two seconds to page, as they swapped the lead back and forth. Paige briefly closed the gap at the halfway point but began to fall back as the laps wound down.
Throughout the race Matsudaira and Gouker would trade the top spot 10 times, with the tenth and final overtake coming at the finish line on the final lap. Matsudaira appeared poised for victory until running slightly wide in Turn 15. The mistake compromised his drive onto the front straight and allowed Gouker to maintain a tighter line through the final chicane.
The pair drag raced to the checkered flag, where Gouker prevailed by just 0.008 seconds, extending his points lead to 14 over the Californian Matsudaira, and 67 points ahead of third place, Jake Paige.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship Race 2 began with Corey Alexander leading the opening lap aboard his ARCH Motorcycle Racing 2s-R machine, ahead of OrangeCat Racing’s Josh Herrin on the electric Lighfighter V3-RH, and BPR Racing Yamaha teammates Andy DiBrino and Bryce Kornbau on a pair of Yamaha MT-09 SPs.
Herrin's first attack came in Turn 6 on Lap 2 but would not stick. Moments later, he dove underneath the leader Alexander entering Turn 12, briefly taking over the lead while the Race 1 winner was shuffled back to fourth as the quartet raced three-wide toward Turn 13.
The early battle at the front allowed Saddlemen Race Development’s James Rispoli and points leader Gus Rodio of Rodio Racing to close the gap. Both riders matched the leaders’ pace in the 1:45 range and making it a six rider fight at the front of the pack.
With three laps remaining, DiBrino made a decisive pass for the lead entering Turn 14. He maintained his advantage through the closing laps to secure the Race 2 victory, finishing nearly two seconds ahead of ARCH Racing’s Corey Alexander and 2.5 seconds ahead of BPR Racing Yamaha teammate Bryce Kornbau. It was one of the weekend's hardest-fought contests and Yamaha’s first ever victory in the class.
In championship points standings, Rodio leads by five points over Rispoli while DiBrino sits just 15 points down in third with three rounds remaining in the season.
Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race.
Bryanna Everitt grabbed the holeshot in the eight-lap Royal Enfield Build. Train.Race. finale with Tati Paze and Jasmine Noelle giving chase. Brianna Cutler and Tiffanie Vo rounded out the top five in the first portion of the race.
The lead battle remained tight through the opening half of the race. On Lap 4, Noelle made an ambitious move on Paze entering Turn 13 but was unable to complete the pass.One lap later, Paze struck. The Brazilian swept past Everitt in Sector 1 to claim the lead and immediately began opening a gap over the chasing pack. Over the final three laps, Paze steadily extended her advantage, taking the checkered flag by more than 1.5 seconds.
The fight behind the leader continued to the finish as Noelle worked her way into second during the closing laps, while Cutler moved past Everitt to capture the final podium spot.
Paze's victory capped another competitive round for the Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. championship as the series heads into the second half of the 2026 season.
Noelle leads the championship chase by 27 points as the series takes a break before their final round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from July 31- August 2.
Photo courtesy MotoAmerica by Brian J. Nelson.