OrangeCat Racing riders score one top-five, three top-10 finishes in team’s MotoAmerica Superbike debut at New Jersey Motorsports Park
Uribe places sixth, seventh, fifth during three-race event on Sept. 26-28
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Marino Communications | September 30, 2025
OrangeCat Racing rider Jayson Uribe (No. 36) Photo credit: Brian J. Nelson
MILLVILLE, N.J. -- After securing first and third in the MotoAmerica’s Stock 1000 Championship standings two weeks ago, OrangeCat Racing decided it wasn’t quite done with MotoAmerica competition in 2025. The team’s rider duo of three-time Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee and 2024 Stock 1000 runner-up Jayson Uribe took to the helm of slightly-modified versions of the BMW M 1000 RRs that they campaigned in Stock 1000 for the three-race MotoAmerica Superbike finale Sept. 26-28 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
The pair performed admirably in the team’s Superbike debut, with Uribe finishing fifth in Sunday’s Race 3 and the two riders combining for three additional top-10 results on NJMP’s 2.25-mile Thunderbolt circuit.
The on-track action kicked off Friday morning with Uribe and Lee finishing sixth- and seventh-fastest in the weekend’s only Superbike practice session. Qualifying 1 took place Friday afternoon and saw Uribe and Lee provisionally qualify sixth and ninth, respectively. When Qualifying 2 came to a close Saturday morning, Lee and Uribe had clinched sixth and seventh place, respectively, on the starting grid for the weekend’s three Superbike races.
In Saturday afternoon’s Race 1, Uribe ran as low as 10th place in the early laps of the race before gradually working his way up the running order to finish in sixth. Lee ran most of the race in eighth place before falling to ninth on Lap 18 of the 20-lap race – which is the position he finished in.
Race 2 on Sunday was a downer for Lee. He came together with another rider and ran off-track on Lap 2, but regathered himself and was able to muster a 12th-place result. Uribe ran in 10th-place for the early laps of the race before making up three positions to finish in seventh.
Later Sunday, Race 3 saw Lee endure some tough luck as he had a technical problem on Lap 5 and had to spend some time in the pits. He finished the race three laps down in 17th place. Uribe, though, put in his best performance of the weekend, as he gradually worked his way up the running order to finish fifth.
Jayson Uribe / No. 36
“Overall, I can't be more proud of the whole OrangeCat crew for an amazing year. The idea to build these hybrid superbikes came along pretty late, and we made the most of it. Right from the get-go, Andrew and I were competitive. We probably could've taken more advantage of the qualifying tire, but I think we did a good job for our first time using it. I was happy with my pace in Races 1 and 2, but my starts were pretty bad. I'm very proud of my result in Race 3. I got a good start and had some great battles with people I've looked up to for a long time. I'm incredibly happy to bring home my first top-five in the Superbike Class -- and only be 4.3 seconds off the win. The BMW the team gave me worked absolutely fantastic. Riding with my friend and teammate, Andrew Lee, has been a dream come true. We pushed each other beyond what I thought was possible. Whatever happens next year, the OrangeCat team will always have a special place in my heart.”
Andrew Lee / No. 67
"It was a mixed bag on my side of the garage at NJMP. I had really competitive one-lap speed, and my race pace was pretty good too. The results don't tell the full story of our weekend. Sunday was a bit of a rollercoaster after coming together with another rider and crashing early in Race 2 and dealing with a shifting issue in Race 3. I had to pit when the issues started to make sure nothing was majorly wrong. I can't thank the OrangeCat Racing Team enough for the opportunity to compete on the Superbike grid and all the support they gave me this year."
OrangeCat Racing's promotional and technical partners for the 2025 MotoAmerica season include Motoworks Chicago, Ohlins USA, and alpha Racing.
Jayson Uribe’s personal sponsors for the 2025 MotoAmerica season include Dainese, Arai Helmets, CT Racing, Code 3 Consultations, San Jose BMW, and BSP Racing.
Andrew Lee’s personal sponsors for the 2025 MotoAmerica season include CT Racing, KYT, Luxvoni, Aliv World Wide, KD.51CD, Coolbreeze Heating and Air, JP43 Training and Barrett Racing.
To learn more about OrangeCat Racing, visit the team’s website at http://orangecatracing.com and follow the team on Instagram at @orangecatracing.
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OrangeCat Racing rider Andrew Lee (No. 67). Photo credit: Brian J. Nelson