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Jeremy McWilliams is set to swap his crew chief duties for racing at the Mid Ohio MotoAmerica round.
Jeremy McWilliams will return to racing this weekend at the Mid Ohio MotoAmerica round, competing in the Supersport class for Altus Motorsports on a Yamaha R9, replacing Jake Lewis.
McWilliams, who has been Lewis’ crew chief and coach this season, will step in to allow Lewis to focus on competing for the Super Hooligan title, where he is 16 points behind the leader, Cory West.
The Northern Irish veteran last raced at the North West 200 road race and recently tested with Arch Motorcycle Racing on their Super Hooligan bike.
This will be McWilliams’ first time racing the Yamaha R9, introduced this year to replace the R6, while Lewis currently sits eighth in the Supersport standings with a best finish of second.
The Supersport class at Mid Ohio is witnessing its own title battle, with PJ Jacobsen and Mathew Scholtz closely competing, the latter maintaining a podium streak in the last six races.
