Binder Brings Home First MotoAmerica Supersport Win

Five Support Classes Cap Off Day One Of Racing At
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

BRASELTON, GA – April 19, 2026 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Darryn Binder was victorious in Supersport race one aboard his Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati Panigale V2. The South African rider led the field for the entire 18-lap event, and he is now just two points out of the championship lead.

Darryn Binder – Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott, who is the current points leader, brought his GSX-R750 home in second place. The Pennsylvanian finished a mere .378 of a second behind Binder.

Tyler Scott – M4 ECSTAR Suzuki. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Blake Davis claimed the final spot on the podium, bringing his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R9 home in third. Despite starting fifth, Davis surged forward to battle Binder for the lead, and a charging BPR Racing YZF-R9 of Josh Hayes. However, a trip through the gravel trap after running wide at turn 10a would let Hayes by, and filter Davis back to fifth on lap 14. The veteran Hayes showed top-three pace, but he low-sided in Turn 1 on the following lap, and Davis climbed back to third by the checkered flag.

Blake Davis – Strack Racing Yamaha. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Fourth-place finisher was polesitter Kayla Yaakov on her Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight Ducati Panigale V2. Yaakov made history in the morning qualifying session by becoming the first female to qualify on pole for a MotoAmerica Supersport race.

Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila rider Josh Herrin finished fifth after running wide at turn 12 on the first lap. Herrin had to tip-toe his way out of the gravel, and by the time he rejoined was dropped to 21st position. The five-time DAYTONA 200 winner would go on to pass 16 riders in the ensuing laps to bring himself back up to fifth position, salvaging valuable championship points.

Mission King Of The Baggers – Indian Undefeated

J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian continues 2026 with two undefeated Indian Challengers, as Hayden Gillim secures his second win of the season in a battle with his own teammate, and only other King Of The Baggers winner this season, Troy Herfoss.

The duo parried attacks, with a bout card that ended with Herfoss leading three laps, Gillim leading six, and .167 of a second deciding the victor.

Hayden Gillim (#69) and Troy Herfoss (#17) – J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian.
Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

With 2025 Champion Kyle Wyman crashing out on the first lap, it was Bradley Smith on the Harley-Davidson X DynoJet Factory Racing team who finished first for the Motor Company, securing his first podium in King Of The Baggers, 3.256 seconds from race winner Gillim.

The following quote is from race one winner Hayden Gillim:

“Race one was awesome. I had a ton of fun, got off to a pretty good start, and couldn’t get by Troy very quickly. He really made me have to work and set up the pass and made it happen. Once I got by him, I was hoping I would have a little bit of meat left on the tires to get a little bit of a gap, but just couldn’t do it, and he pushed me hard all the way to the end. But man, what a great way to start the weekend with a Challenge win and then a race one win.”

Talent Cup – Matsudaira Carries Win Streak Cross-Country

Kensei Matsudaira of Team Roberts took the victory by just .150 of a second over second place, starting a streak from race two at Circuit of The Americas last month, alongside MotoGP.

Rossi Motorsports’ Rossi Garcia found the podium for his first time in Talent Cup, finishing second by a mere .150 of a second.

It was Nathan Gouker (Quarterley Racing) who claimed third, finishing .425 of a second behind the race winner, and is headed into Sunday’s race two, second in the standings, with a gap of nine points to Matsudaira, and a lead of 19 to Rossi who sits third.

Kensei Matsudaira leads Rossi Garcia across the finish line in race one. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

The top five were rounded out by Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez in fourth and Bettencourt Racing’s Nathan Bettencourt in fifth.

Jake Paige, who had the lead to begin the last lap, made a lunge in the final corner that didn’t stick, and he now sits fourth in the championship.

The following quote is from race one winner Kensei Matsudaira:

“It feels good to have, I guess, back-to-back wins. We can celebrate a little bit tonight, but you know, our focus is for tomorrow.”

Twins Cup – Talented Twins Top Standings After Saturday

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bodie Paige and Robem Engineering’s Hank Vossberg continue their battles in Twins Cup, following their Talent Cup graduation, as fellow classmate, Sam Drane, splits time in both classes for 2026. The three leave Saturday at Road Atlanta on top of the Twins Cup standings: Vossberg (66 pts), Drane (55 pts), and Paige (49 pts).

Hank Vossberg – Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Saturday’s Qualifying 2 resulted in a 1:33:062 lap from Paige on his Suzuki GSX-8R that was good enough to secure pole position for race one.

Joining Paige in the sub-1:35 combined times were Paige’s M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teammate Matthew Chapin, Vossberg, and Speed Demon Racing Powered by Ready to Ride’s Logan Cunnison.

The 30-rider field started the eight-lap race with a tight group out front, but it was Paige and Vossberg who pulled away from the group to play their own game of cat and mouse.

After four laps with Paige crossing the line in first, Vossberg made his move to complete the fifth lap in the lead.

A premature ending, decided by a red flag and two-thirds distance, decided Vossberg as the race winner, Paige in second .279 of a second behind, and Cunnison on the final step of the podium.

The following quote is from race one winner Hank Vossberg:

“Race went really good. You know, it was really hot out there. There was a little issue on the sighting lap, so tires were a little cold, so I made sure to get them all warmed up before the race and then went out and I was able to break away with Bodie a little bit. We were coming across the start/finish line, and our gap was getting a little smaller so I wanted to see if I could try and break away or at least get a bigger gap. Yeah, I ran my fastest first sector of the weekend by half a second, and, yeah, just went the best I ever have this weekend and was able to take home the win with the red flag coming out.”

Build.Train.Race – Cutler Claims First In Fierce Four-Way Battle

The Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. showcased the 2026 class for their first race of the year, as ten riders lined up on spec machines.

The five-lap battle saw a four-way fight to the finish where the podium was separated by less than a second. It was Brianna Cutler who found a way through, from third to first, taking the first victory of the year, while she recorded the best lap of the race at 1:57.059.

Jasmine Noelle, in second, crossed the line just .722 of a second behind Cutler.

Third place went to Bryanna Everitt, who remained in striking distance throughout the race, finishing 0.123 shy of second.

Brianna Cutler (#35) grabbed the first Build.Train.Race. victory of the year. Photo by Brian J. Nelson

The following quote is from race one winner Brianna Cutler:

“Wow, being in first place in Moto America with Build.Train.Race. is such an amazing opportunity that I never thought would happen to me. You know I’ve seen all these girls in the past do it, but I worked so hard last year and I really did not see any of the reward and it was pretty discouraging but now I’m starting to see that  work pay off and I am just so happy. I’m gonna cry again thinking about it. I can’t believe that I got first place. It was a great fight. I mean those other girls out there. We were all going back-and-forth. Everybody out there did a fantastic job. It’s just about having clean lines and staying consistent until the very end so I am so happy to share that podium with all of those girls. This was just a wonderful start to the season that I can’t wait for race two. I’m gonna try to be in the same spot.”

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MotoAmerica is North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series. Established in 2014, MotoAmerica is home to the AMA Superbike Championship as well as additional classes including Supersport, Twins Cup, Talent Cup, Super Hooligan National Championship, and King Of The Baggers. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership including three-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Famer Wayne Rainey; ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland; motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges; and businessman Richard Varner. For more information, please visit www.MotoAmerica.com, and MotoAmerica’s social platforms on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. To watch all things MotoAmerica, subscribe to MotoAmerica’s live streaming and video on-demand service, MotoAmerica Live+

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