The son of former AMA National Champion and Superbike race winner Aaron Yates, Ashton Yates, finished 2018 in fourth place of the Liqui Moly Junior Cup, and 14th in the Supersport Standings. He is currently in 10th place in the Stock 1000 class after only 2 races in the class. He finished second at Pittsburgh International Raceway on August 25th.