OrangeCat Racing’s Lee, Uribe finish 1-2 in Sunday’s MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Two-time class champ Lee heads into season finale with 26-point lead
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OrangeCat Racing By Marino Communications | August 18, 2025
OrangeCat Racing riders Andrew Lee (No. 14) and Jayson Uribe (No. 36). Photo credit: Brian J. Nelson
LEXINGTON, Ohio – The OrangeCat Racing duo of Andrew Lee and Jayson Uribe started off the Aug. 15-17 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course strong and ended it on as high a note as they could have. The pair qualified third and fourth, finished Saturday’s race in second and third place, then capped off the weekend with a 1-2 finish in Sunday’s contest.
Uribe had an excellent start to the Stock 1000 Class’ first time racing at Mid-Ohio, as he finished Friday morning practice as the second-fastest rider in the session. Lee was sixth-fastest. The duo also performed very well in the Friday afternoon Qualifying 1 session, as Uribe and Lee ended it having provisionally qualified third and fifth, respectively. Qualifying wrapped up Saturday morning with Uribe and Lee having qualified third and fourth for the weekend’s two Stock 1000 races. Both riders were less than 0.4 seconds off the pole-setting time.
Uribe and Lee both moved up the running order quickly after Race 1 got underway and were running in second and third place at the end of Lap 1. Unfortunately, neither rider was able to match the pace of the race leader, and Uribe and Lee finished the race in second and third place, respectively.
The team had both riders back at the front of the field in Sunday’s Race 2. The race was stopped after one lap due to an on-track incident, and Uribe led the first three laps of the restarted race. Lee caught up to his teammate and passed him for the lead on Lap 4. Lee went on to take the win over Uribe by a narrow margin of 0.228 seconds.
Due to one of the other Stock 1000 championship contenders being forced to retire from Sunday’s race due to technical difficulties, Lee left Mid-Ohio with a 26-point lead in the Stock 1000 points standings. Uribe is currently third in the class standings and just three points behind second place.
The last MotoAmerica Stock 1000 round of 2025 takes place Sept. 12-14 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Andrew Lee / No. 14
“I’d say the weekend started out a little bit tough. I was still learning the track and didn’t come up to speed super quick. We had some setup issues, but the team worked so hard to give me a motorcycle I could win with. I didn’t get a good start in Saturday’s race and didn’t have a chance to chase down the race leader. In today’s race, I had another not-so-good start but fought my way through it and made a pass on my teammate for the lead. I just tried to keep my head in the game from there, and we came away with a victory today.”
Jayson Uribe / No. 36
“Overall, it was a successful weekend for the whole team. We were able to overcome some adversity yesterday when I had a little tipoff, and the team worked hard to give us an incredible package to ride all weekend. Race 2 was a little bit more successful for us than Race 1. At the end of the day, I want to win – that's what I’m here for. But if I can’t do it clean, especially with my teammate, there’s no point in taking us both out. As long as we’re doing the right things, I think the team is headed in the right direction.”
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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This press release has been prepared by Marino Communications on behalf of OrangeCat Racing. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Michael Marino at 614.636.0199 or michael@marinocommunications.com
OrangeCat Racing riders Jayson Uribe (left) and Andrew Lee pose in winner's circle at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday after securing a 1-2 finish in the day's MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race. Photo credit: Brian J. Nelson