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Monterey, CA (July 12, 2026) — Rahal Ducati Moto w/ Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin took the win in Sunday’s Supersport Race 2 by over eight seconds in Supersport Race 2 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Sunday, capitalizing on his rival’s misfortune and slashing the points deficit in the process.
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The race immediately showed high intensity as Celtic/Economy Tire + Lube/Warhorse rider Darryn Binder and Herrin traded the lead aboard their Ducati Panigale V2s in a fierce opening-lap dogfight. The frontrunners quickly gapped Rahal Ducati Moto w/ Droplight rider Kayla Yaakov on her Ducati Panigale V2, four-time Superbike champion Josh Hayes on a BPR Racing Yamaha with Compact Octane YZF-R9, and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott on his Suzuki GSX-R750.
The polesitter, Binder, led the first eight laps with Herrin in tow as they built a two-second cushion over the tight battle for third between Yaakov and the veteran Hayes. Further back, BPR Racing Yamaha’s Brendan Ketelsen and Rahal Ducati Moto with Roller Die + Forming's Alessandro Di Mario ran fifth and sixth.
The order shuffled quickly. On lap two, Scott pitted with an apparent mechanical issue. Two laps later, Yaakov low-sided her Ducati in the Andretti Hairpin, exiting the race holding her clutch hand after it became trapped between the handlebar and the pavement and Di Mario overtook Ketelsen.
The incident promoted Hayes to third, and the cross-country racer inherited another position on Lap 8 as the front-row battle peaked.
Herrin executed a textbook pass-through Turn 5 to take the point. Binder countered three corners later with an inside dive at the Corkscrew entrance, but he overcooked the left-hander, ran through the gravel. Five turns later, the South African crashed entering Turn 2. Binder quickly remounted his damaged machine to salvage an 11th-place finish and five valuable championship points.
Binder's crash elevated Hayes to second and Di Mario—who had dispatched Ketelsen—to third, but the spotlight belonged to Herrin. The Californian cruised to an eight-second victory over Hayes, while Di Mario secured his first career Supersport podium.
Binder retains the championship lead by nine points over Herrin, while Yaakov moves into third despite her Race 2 DNF.
The following quote is from Supersport Race 2 winner Josh Herrin:
“That feels good to get that win for my team. I said it at the Ridge, but Jonathan (the owner of Brew Watch Co.) and Graham are here watching and they’re both good luck. So we got to try to get them back to all the races. That’s for sure. I’m really happy to be able to do this with my family here. It means the world to me, as you guys know. Yesterday I rode a different race than I’m used to running and I think it just affected me. Today I needed to put the pressure on, battle with him. That’s what I know how to do. It worked out today. We just needed to put the pressure on. I knew eventually he’d make a mistake, and he did. We really needed that points jump there. Huge congrats to my entire Rahal Ducati Desnuda team. Super pumped to see Alessandro up on the podium. It’s been a rough start to the season for him, so happy to see him up here. Bummed that Kayla went down, but I’m sure she’ll bounce back at Ohio real good. Just a huge thank you to everybody. Thank you to Nimbus Healthcare, Brew Watches, KYT Helmets, Watson Services, Desnuda Tequila, the entire Rahal Ducati team, In Motion Orthopedic, everybody involved. Just a huge thank you. Really pumped. I also got to go and say goodbye to my Lightfighter up there on the Corkscrew, so that felt good. Looking forward to a good next race.”
Mission King Of The Baggers – Challenge Race And Race 2
After oil cleanup in the Corkscrew delayed Saturday's Bagger Challenge, the feature ran Sunday morning following Morning Warmups. Six qualified Baggers fought for a $5,000 top prize. Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing teammates Kyle Wyman and Bradley Smith jumped to the front immediately. The defending Mission King Of The Baggers champion and his British teammate ran nose-to-tail for the three-lap sprint, with Wyman leading every lap to win by 0.3 seconds over Smith, while J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Indian rider Hayden Gillim took third.
In Race 2, factory Harley riders Wyman and Smith launched into first and second. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Indian rider Troy Herfoss held third ahead of his teammate, championship leader Gillim. By lap two, the lead quartet distanced themselves from Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli in fifth.
On lap three, Gillim low-sided in Turn 2 to exit contention. Over the final five laps, the Harley-Davidson teammates dropped the third-place Australian. The order held to the stripe as Wyman secured his first Baggers feature win of the season over teammate Smith, while the Aussie Herfoss rounded out the podium in third.