OrangeCat Racing’s Uribe, Lee net podium finishes Sunday in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race at Virginia International Raceway
Lee maintains championship lead with four races remaining this season
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OrangeCat Racing By Marino Communications | August 5, 2025
OrangeCat Racing riders Andrew Lee (No. 14) and Jayson Uribe (No. 36). Photo credit: Brian J. Nelson
ALTON, Va. -- The OrangeCat Racing duo of Andrew Lee and Jayson Uribe had another round of positive results Aug. 1-3 at Virginia International Raceway. The pair each earned one podium finish in Sunday's MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race and an additional top-five finish in Saturday's contest. And Lee continues to be the Stock 1000 championship points leader as the season begins to wind to a close.
Both riders finished in the top five in Saturday’s Stock 1000 race before claiming the final two steps on the podium in Sunday’s contest – with Uribe narrowly missing out on clinching his second win of the 2025 season.
Both Lee and Uribe were at or near the top of the time sheets on Friday. Lee was the fastest rider in Friday morning practice by a margin of 0.550 seconds, and Uribe finished that session third-fastest. The first of two qualifying sessions took place Friday afternoon, but inclement track conditions didn’t allow riders to show their true pace. When qualifying wrapped up on Saturday morning, Lee and Uribe had secured third and seventh on the starting grid, respectively, for the weekend’s two Stock 1000 races.
Saturday afternoon’s Race 1 saw both OrangeCat Racing riders a little off the race-leading pace. Lee finished Lap 1 in third place, but a mistake on Lap 2 dropped him to fifth in the running order. Uribe had moved up to fourth place by the end of the first lap, and Uribe and Lee finished the race in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Sunday’s Race 2 brought better fortunes for Uribe, as he led every lap except for the last one. Uribe ended up finishing in second place as he was beaten to the finish line by another rider by a mere 0.055 seconds. Lee wasn’t far behind his teammate, as he ran most of the race in fourth place before joining his teammate on the podium with a late-race push to secure a third-place finish.
With their positive results from VIR in the books, Lee continues to lead the MotoAmerica Stock 1000 points standings by 10 points with four races remaining. Uribe isn’t far off his teammate’s position in the standings, as he’s in third place and just 18 points behind second place.
The next MotoAmerica Stock 1000 round takes place Aug. 15-17 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
Jayson Uribe / No. 36
“It was a weekend full of ups and downs for the OrangeCat crew, but we ended it on a high note with a good performance on Sunday. The Friday and Saturday qualifying session were difficult due to the wet track conditions, as well as just trying to put in some clean laps with all the traffic out there. In Race 1, I lost touch with the front pack in the early laps of the race. We were able to bring home a fourth-place finish, and we learned from that experience and made improvements for Race 2. The team worked hard all night to give me a motorcycle I could fight for the win with. We got a good start in the race and led for most of the race. Overall, I was happy to be back out at the front. The OrangeCat crew worked hard all weekend and overcame adversity in a very commendable manner. I’m looking forward to being back racing at the next round at Mid-Ohio.”
Andrew Lee / No. 14
“It was definitely not an easy weekend at VIR. I felt great Friday morning, but the weather interrupted our game plan. We faltered a little bit Saturday and got caught out finishing in fifth. That was not due to a lack of effort from the team, who worked hard to come up with a new game plan for Sunday. We tried a modified setup in Sunday warm-up, but a red flag cut that session short. So, we just had to go with what we had for Sunday’s race. We were running near the front the whole race, but just wasn't quite strong enough in spots to move further forward. The team and I are fired up to get back to racing at Mid-Ohio.”
Jeff Connors / Team Manager
"Our team went through some adversity in Race 1. We made a mistake on Jayson's bike by mounting the incorrect tire compound on the rear. Jayson ran a great race to bring it home fourth. We made some changes to our processes avoid these mistakes in the future. We win and lose as a team, but that one is on me. The same can be said for Andrew. The tire was not what we should have raced on, and he did an incredible job bringing it home in fifth. I am proud of the team for coming back strong on Sunday to bring home a double podium. And congratulations to J.D. Beach! As a race fan, his performance at VIR was very entertaining."
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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