The following is from Yamaha…
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing is eager to get the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike season started this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama. The championship-winning program looks to launch its campaign for a fifth title with returning three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne and new addition Bobby Fong.
Entering his sixth season with the team, Gagne is fired up for the 2025 season and looks to reclaim the crown. The Colorado rider has enjoyed a lot of success aboard the YZF-R1 during his tenure, including three successive titles (2021-2023) and an impressive 41 race victories. Gagne now sets his sights on 2025 and looks to add more wins to his record this weekend at the opening round in Alabama.
New to the Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team for 2025, Fong is eager to get the season started. The 2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion has five MotoAmerica Superbike wins to his resume and finished third overall last season with two wins and a total of eight podiums. After a productive off-season with his new team, Fong looks to battle for top honors and kick off his title run this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park.
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“After a long winter break, we’re excited to get back to racing and visit our fans at Barber Motorsports Park. We made some good progress with our Yamaha R1s during off-season testing, and the team is eager to show their capability. Jake is in a good place and ready to win. Bobby has been fast at every test and is living up to expectations. It will be an exciting season of racing.”
Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #32
“I’m excited to get 2025 rolling! Last year was definitely tough, but the team and I are ready to get back in the fight. We’ve had some good testing this off-season and starting the year off at Barber will be cool as the R1 has always loved that track.”
Bobby Fong – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #50
“I’m excited to get the season kicked off. I feel like we made some steps on the Yamaha R1 and I look forward to bringing the fight this weekend at Barber.”
The following is from Ducati…
The MotoAmerica 2025 season is set start this weekend at the stunning Barber Motorsports Park facility in Birmingham, Alabama.
Round one represents a significant moment in Ducati’s North American history, as Josh Herrin begins his race on the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, proudly adorned with the number one plate as the reigning MotoAmerica Superbike Champion.
Herrin put in a dazzling 2024 season on the Panigale, winning the title by 55 points with six wins and 13 podium finishes to his credit. But his focus will now be on repeating the feat, one that, if successful, will see him become a three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, joining legends Mat Mladin, Miguel Duhamel, Reg Pridmore, Fred Merkel, Ben Spies, Doug Chandler, Josh Hayes, Cameron Beaubier and Jake Gagne in the MotoAmerica Superbike pantheon.
Herrin will be the sole factory-backed Warhorse HSBK Ducati representative in 2025 on the Panigale V4 R, and the 2.38-mile Barber Motorsports Park—a Herrin favorite—is the perfect place for him to begin the task of defending the number one plate.
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati—#1)
“I’m really excited to kick off the Superbike season with the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati team at Barber,” Herrin said. “We started the year strong with a win at the Daytona 200 on the Ducati Panigale V2 and that has given us some great momentum, but now it’s time to shift focus to the V4 R and the Superbike championship.
“Barber is one of my favorite tracks—it has amazing facilities and is such a fun layout, but it hasn’t been a place where we’ve had our best results on the V4 R. That said, we were able to test some of the setup changes we found at Mid-Ohio last year, and they translated really well at Circuit of The Americas, so I’m hopeful that they’ll help us turn things around at Barber. I’m feeling good and ready to get to work.”
Round one of the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship from Barber Motorsports Park is scheduled for April 4-6, 2025, with on track action starting at 10:00 am CDT. Herrin and the Superbike field will get their first Free Practice session at 11:50 am CDT.
Superbike race one will go green at 4:10 pm CDT on Saturday, April 5, with race two scheduled for Sunday, April 6 at 4:10 pm CDT.
