Cameron Beaubier (#1) returned to form in Quad Lock Superbike Race 1, beating out Cameron Petersen (#45) in the last lap. Photo by Brian J. Nelson MotoAmerica: Cameron Beaubier Takes Final Lap Lead In His First Win Of 2026, As Andrew Lee Locks Down Another #1 Plate. Cameron Beaubier marked his return to MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike competition with a dramatic victory on Saturday at Circuit of The Americas, capturing his first win of the 2026 season. Beaubier, who had been sidelined for four months following a crash at Road America, capped off his comeback by reclaiming the lead on a jaw-dropping final lap of a hard-fought 12-lap battle in Texas.
After securing pole position in Final Qualifying with a lap time of 2:07.343, Beaubier launched his Warhorse HSBK Ducati FLo4Law machine from the front row. Points leader Sean Dylan Kelly (OrangeCat Racing) grabbed the initial lead on lap one before Beaubier swept past on lap two to control the pace.
Beaubier led through lap seven until Wrench Motorcycles’ rider Cameron Petersen made his move on lap eight, taking over the top spot. Petersen, who recorded the fastest lap of the race (2:08.284) on lap two, led for four laps before Beaubier mounted a decisive final-lap pass to take the win by 0.862 seconds.
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong completed the podium in third, 1.964 seconds back. The trio of Petersen (#45), Beaubier (#1), and Fong (#50) were in a race-long battle for the podium.
Photo by Brian J. Nelson. Sean Dylan Kelly placed fourth on his BMW (+2.914s), while Rahal Ducati Moto with XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen finished fifth (+6.069s).
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Jayson Uribe placed sixth on his OrangeCat Racing BMW, while Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim crossed seventh, followed by Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law’s Benjamin Smith in eighth. – Advertisement –
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Championship points leader, Kelly (#40), pushes the pace ahead of other 2026 race winners (Beaubier, Beach, Fong, and Scholtz). Photo by Brian J. Nelson. M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teammates Brandon Paasch and Tyler Scott – who made his Quad Lock Superbike debut this weekend – rounded out the top 10 in ninth and tenth respectively. The 12-lap contest saw notable early retirements, including title contender Mathew Scholtz (Strack Racing) on lap three and JD Beach (Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing) on lap four.
Kelly’s fourth-place finish extended his lead in the 2026 Quad Lock Superbike Championship standings to 263 points. Following his early DNF, Scholtz remains second in points at 233 (30 points back), while Fong’s third-place finish brings him to 228 points (35 points off the lead). With 100 points total left up for grabs across the four remaining races of the season – tomorrow’s Race 2 at COTA and a season-ending triple-header at New Jersey Motorsports Park – the title chase remains wide open with eyes on Sunday’s action. Real Steel Honda’s Andrew Lee celebrates his 2026 Superbike Cup Championship victory. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. Superbike Cup – Four Is The Score For Lee On Literbikes
In the Superbike Cup class, Real Steel Honda’s Andrew Lee delivered a championship-defining performance.
Lee finished 11th overall in the Superbike field to take the Superbike Cup Race 1 victory over Danilo Lewis (Team Brazil Honda, 12th overall) and Deion Campbell (BPR Racing Yamaha, 13th overall). The victory officially locked down the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Championship for Lee.
Andrew Lee adds to his literbike legend, securing his fourth championship in MotoAmerica: 2018 & 2019 Stock 1000 (Kawasaki), 2025 Stock 1000 (BMW), and 2026 Superbike Cup (Honda). Quad Lock Superbike Race 1 Results
1. Cameron Beaubier (Ducati)
2. Cameron Petersen (Ducati)
3. Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
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Sean Dylan Kelly (BMW)
5. PJ Jacobsen (Ducati)
6. Jayson Uribe (BMW)
7. Hayden Gillim (Honda)
8. Benjamin Smith (Ducati)
9. Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
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Tyler Scott (Suzuki)
Superbike Cup Race 1 Results
1. Andrew Lee (Honda)
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Danilo Lewis (Honda)
3. Deion Campbell (Yamaha)
The following quote is from Quad Lock Superbike Race 1 Winner Cameron Beaubier: “At the beginning, I got in there up front, and I just tried to tick off some good, smooth laps, and, honestly, five laps into the race, I started getting pretty tired. Cam (Petersen) came by me, and kind of gave me a second win, and I was able to latch onto him and roll through the track, and he was riding awesome. I don’t know what he’s doing in the first section, but he was gapping me every lap, so hats off to him.
Hats off the Bob (Fong), man, I feel so good to get this win. First win of the season. Honestly, I was on the couch the last four months, not having this inside at all, so… thank you.
to Dr. Brian, Travis, for getting my shoulder back, back together. Thanks Alpinestars, all this, this amazing Warhorse team, Flo, just everything… I gotta go try to try to do it again tomorrow.”
The following quote is from Superbike Cup Race 1 Winner & 2026 Superbike Cup Champion Andrew Lee: “I’m feeling really grateful. I think I said it earlier, but like, I’m just really grateful to be in the paddock still, you know, it’s hard to get here sometimes, and, you know, the Real Steel Honda team really welcomes you with open arms. It’s a big family. The bike’s great, the team’s great, and to be able to win quite a few races and a championship for them.
You know, it’s an honor, Honda USA have been behind us the whole season. So, you know, just kind of puts a nice cap on the whole year. And so, looking forward to the future.”
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