Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Scores Double Podium Finish at Mid-Ohio
Jake Gagne finishes second, Bobby Fong charges to third to extend championship lead / Aug 18, 2025 /
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing delivered another strong performance in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Jake Gagne returned to the podium with a second-place finish, while teammate Bobby Fong made a heroic charge to finish third, extending his championship lead to 17 points with two rounds remaining.
Gagne got a great start from the front row, slotting into the runner-up spot behind his teammate. In the multi-rider fight at the front he was shuffled back to third on Lap 3 and then to fourth on the following lap. On Lap 6 he started to lose some ground on the leaders, but would advance to the runner-up spot after the riders ahead went off track. The three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion continued to run a strong pace in the runner-up spot when the red flag was drawn with five laps remaining. With two-thirds of the race distance completed, the race was called with Gagne earning his seventh podium finish of the season. He heads to the penultimate round maintaining a strong fourth-place in the championship standings.
Fong also got another great start from the front row of the grid and grabbed the holeshot. In the opening laps, the Californian was part of a four-rider battle and was running second on Lap 4. Three laps later, contact with the rider behind him forced both off track, but Fong kept it on two wheels. The series points leader regrouped and put in an impressive charge to third two laps before the red flag was drawn. His strong recovery earned Fong his 11th podium finish of the season and extended his championship lead to 17 points.
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing returns to action in four weeks’ time at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, for the penultimate round of the championship, September 12–14.
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“It was an interesting race. After getting pushed off track, Bobby did a great job recovering to third before the red flag, and Jake did a commendable job to secure second. The Yamaha R1 has been such an awesome platform that has responded well to our continued development. We have more ideas than time to implement them. We look forward to pushing hard at the remaining two events.”
Bobby Fong – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #50
“It was great to end the weekend with two Yamahas on the box. It was a solid points run here as we felt good on the bike all weekend. I am looking forward to COTA in a month.”
Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #32
“I managed better today with a second-place finish. I’m happy I improved my pace and got off to a better start. I’m looking forward to keeping the momentum rolling at COTA.”
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