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The Josh Herrin era isn't even close to being over at Daytona International Speedway.
The 35-year-old California native rewrote Daytona's two-wheel record book yet again Saturday, capturing his fourth straight Daytona 200, North America's most historic motorcycle race, dating back to the 1930s on the old beach-and-road course.
And this time, Herrin was almost literally in a class of his own. He jockeyed his No. 2 Ducati to a 38-second margin of victory over Tyler Scott, on the No. 70 Suzuki.
The Daytona 200 is, by far, the longest race in big-league cycle racing. While "normal" motorcycle races are sprints of 30-45 minutes, without pit stops, the 200 consists of 57 laps around Daytona's 3.51-mile course, and three pit stops.
A year ago, Herrin became the first rider to win Daytona three straight times, and not only increases that record, but also becomes just the third rider to win five total Daytona 200s, joining Scott Russell and Miguel Duhamel.
Rounding out Saturday's top five, each on a Ducati: Kayla Yaakov, Darryn Binder and Alessandro Di Mario.
Forty-two riders started the race, 33 finished it, and six finished on the lead lap.
The Daytona 200 serves as the season opener for the MotoAmerica Championship's Supersport Class.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona 200: Four straight, five overall for Josh Herrin
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The 35-year-old California native rewrote Daytona's two-wheel record book yet again Saturday, capturing his fourth straight Daytona 200, North America's most historic motorcycle race, dating back to the 1930s on the old beach-and-road course.
And this time, Herrin was almost literally in a class of his own. He jockeyed his No. 2 Ducati to a 38-second margin of victory over Tyler Scott, on the No. 70 Suzuki.
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The Daytona 200 is, by far, the longest race in big-league cycle racing. While "normal" motorcycle races are sprints of 30-45 minutes, without pit stops, the 200 consists of 57 laps around Daytona's 3.51-mile course, and three pit stops.
A year ago, Herrin became the first rider to win Daytona three straight times, and not only increases that record, but also becomes just the third rider to win five total Daytona 200s, joining Scott Russell and Miguel Duhamel.
Rounding out Saturday's top five, each on a Ducati: Kayla Yaakov, Darryn Binder and Alessandro Di Mario.
Forty-two riders started the race, 33 finished it, and six finished on the lead lap.
The Daytona 200 serves as the season opener for the MotoAmerica Championship's Supersport Class.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona 200: Four straight, five overall for Josh Herrin
Continue reading...
