BRASELTON, Ga. — The second round of the 2026 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is in the books.
With much cooler temperatures than Saturday’s race one, riders commented that traction was readily available around the 2.54-mile Georgia circuit, likely resulting in the new lap record in Supersport and four other lap records in the support classes.
Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila rider Josh Herrin took the win in race two aboard his Ducati Panigale V4 R. The 2022 Supersport champion spent the first half of the race in the lead group of four riders before making his move to first on lap nine. Once Herrin had a clear track in front of him, the 33-year-old Californian stretched out a 1.490-second gap over second place and set a new Supersport lap record in the process at 1:27.554.
Second-place finisher, Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse’s Darryn Binder led the first half of the race and defended multiple pass attempts from the riders behind him at turn 10a. The South African Supersport race one winner showed he has the speed to run directly with Herrin and briefly set his own Supersport lap record of 1:27.613 on lap 15 before Herrin eclipsed him by .059 of a second and trails Herrin by just three points.
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott was the only other rider to dip into the minute-27 club with a 1:27.938 on lap 11. The GSX-R750 rider could not keep touch with the leaders, however, as they consistently put down minute-27’s for the remainder of the race. Scott finished 6.6 seconds behind the leader to cap off the podium. Scott is third in points with 56 points.
Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov brought her Ducati Panigale V2 home in fourth position. The polesitter ran as high as third for a moment before falling behind the lead group, finishing 6.9 seconds behind the leader. She sits fourth in points with 42 heading into the next round.
Rounding out the top five was Strack Racing’s Blake Davis aboard his Yamaha YZF-R9. After finishing third in race one, Davis heads to Barber fifth in points with 36 on the board.
