Fong Finishes Runner-Up in Thrilling Race 1 at Road America
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong and Jake Gagne finish second and fourth, respectively, in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at Road America / Jun 1, 2025 /
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong earned a hard-fought runner-up finish in the opening race of Round 3 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Road America. His teammate Jake Gagne finished fourth, maintaining his second-place standing in the championship.
It was ideal racing conditions at the fan- and rider-favorite venue in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Qualifying fourth, Fong got a great start, quickly moving into second. The Northern Californian ran a strong pace throughout, keeping the leader in sight. Fong closed the gap to the leader, but lost some time after a moment in Turn 1 and found himself under pressure. With three laps remaining, he was briefly shuffled back, but was able to capitalize on a mistake by the rider ahead of him to reclaim second and maintain the position to the checkered flag in a nail-biting photo finish. Fong’s third runner-up finish of the season made some ground in the title chase, moving him to within 35 points of the top spot in fourth.
Gagne qualified fifth and also got off to a good start, slotting in behind his teammate in third. After losing a position on Lap 3, he maintained a steady pace to secure a fourth-place result and score valuable points to maintain second in the championship, trailing the leader by 26 points.
The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team lines up again this afternoon for MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“The race went pretty well. We made some good progress with our Yamaha R1 development, and Bobby took advantage of it. He chased down the leader, but then he lost a bit of time when he had a moment in Turn 1. Jake struggled a bit with grip issues, but we will make some improvements for him tomorrow and get him into the fight.”
Bobby Fong – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #50
“I gave it everything I had. These guys keep pushing me every weekend, but my Attack Yamaha R1 has been running really good. Richard and the whole crew have been doing a lot of work, so it’s good to get on the box, but we want to be one step better. We’re going to keep on improving and having some fun. The weather here was great at Road America. It’s a great weekend to have races here with a ton of fans. I’m looking forward to finishing the weekend off strong in front of these cool Midwest fans.”
Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #32
“It was a tough race today, and I didn’t have much pace. I think we've got some good ideas to pick up the speed tomorrow and hopefully run at the front!”
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