Daytona 200
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| Venue | Daytona International Raceway |
| First race | 1937 |
| First race | 2015 |
| Distance | 200.07 miles (321.98 km) |
| Laps | 57 |
| Most wins (rider) | Scott Russell (5) Miguel Duhamel (5) |
| Most wins (team) | Yamaha Motor Company (12) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Yamaha (22) |
The Daytona 200 is a 200-mile (320 km) motorcycle race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
History
The race moved from a 3.2-mile (5.1 km) beach racing venue in 1937 to the 2-mile (3.2 km) Daytona International Speedway course in 1961.
Due to increasing concerns over speeds and reconstruction of the West Banking (NASCAR Turns 1 and 2) after the 2004 season, Daytona made two changes for 2005. First, the premier AMA Superbike class race was changed from 200 miles (320 km) to 100 kilometers (62 mi), and the Formula Xtreme class was promoted to the Daytona 200. Second, the track configuration was changed such that the motorcycles would run through a short link after passing the Pedro Rodriguez hairpin, then run across the West Horseshoe anticlockwise, and then pass through the infield, rejoining the track on the Superstretch. This eliminated a half mile from the track, eliminated the west banking segment of the course, and thus increased the number of laps required for the race. For the 2009 Daytona 200, the new Daytona SportBikes will race the premier event;[1] the first change to the racing series following the sale of the AMA Pro Racing series to the Daytona Motorsports Group on March 7, 2008.[2] For 2009, the Daytona 200 returns to the 3.51-mile (5.65 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course used in the 24 hours of Daytona.
The race has been one of the toughest in American motorcycling because of its endurance-like qualities of pit stops for tires and fuel, and safety car periods, and nine FIM world champions, including seven 500cc/MotoGP World Champions—six Americans and one Italian—have won the race. Of recent American world champions, only Kenny Roberts, Jr. did not win the Daytona 200. Finnish and Venezuelan FIM world champions in smaller classes have also won the 200.
Scott Russell and Miguel Duhamel are tied for most Daytona 200 wins at five each. Russell, known by the nickname "Mr. Daytona"[3] because of his achievements at the famed track, won all his Daytona races in the Superbike class (750-1000cc). Duhamel's fifth victory came in the new-for-2005 class, Forumula Xtreme (600cc).[4]
Steve Rapp's 2007 victory was the first win for Kawasaki since 1995 and the first win for a non-factory rider since John Ashmead won in 1989.[5]
The race's future was clouded with the circuit's inability to negotiate with the Dorna-aligned Wayne Rainey KRAVE organisation that organises the MotoAmerica motorcycle racing series in the United States beginning in 2015 when MotoAmerica decided not to place Daytona on the 2015 schedule, considerably important since Daytona's 200 mile format was going against the grain of typical 110-km (68 mile) races that are typical of most Superbike races in the world, as MotoAmerica future plans of FIM Moto3 and Moto2 classes, similar to the Spanish CEV championship that has become motorcycle racing's top domestic championship, went against Daytona's ideas. On December 1, 2014, Championship Cup Series (CCS), which sanctions the Fall Cycle Scene autumn events at Daytona, and their American Sportbike Racing Association, agreed to sanction the Daytona 200, AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike motorcycles racing 57 laps on the full motorcycle layout. [6][7]
Winners
| Year | Rider | Country | Manufacturer | Team | Class | Course |
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| 1937 | Ed Kretz |  United States |
Indian | -- | 3.2-mile (5.1 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1938 | Ben Campanale | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 3.2-mile (5.1 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1939 | Ben Campanale | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 3.2-mile (5.1 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1940 | Babe Tancrede | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 3.2-mile (5.1 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1941 | Billy Mathews |  Canada |
Norton | -- | 3.2-mile (5.1 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1942–1946: Not held (World War II)[8] | ||||||
| 1947 | John Spiegelhoff | United States |
Indian | -- | 3.2-mile (5.1 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1948 | Floyd Emde | United States |
Indian | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1949 | Dick Klamfoth | United States |
Norton | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1950 | Billy Mathews | Canada |
Norton | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1951 | Dick Klamfoth | United States |
Norton | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1952 | Dick Klamfoth | United States |
Norton | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1953 | Paul Goldsmith | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1954 | Bobby Hill | United States |
BSA | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1955 | Brad Andres | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1956 | John Gibson | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1957 | Joe Leonard | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1958 | Joe Leonard | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1959 | Brad Andres | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1960 | Brad Andres | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Daytona Beach Course | |
| 1961 | Roger Reiman | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 2-mile (3.2 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course | |
| 1962 | Don Burnett | United States |
Triumph | -- | 2-mile (3.2 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course | |
| 1963 | Ralph White | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 2-mile (3.2 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course | |
| 1964 | Roger Reiman | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course | |
| 1965 | Roger Reiman | United States |
Harley-Davidson | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course | |
| 1966 | Buddy Elmore | United States |
Triumph | Triumph Factory Team | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1967 | Gary Nixon | United States |
Triumph | Triumph Factory Team | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1968 | Cal Rayborn | United States |
Harley-Davidson | Harley-Davidson Factory Team | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1969 | Cal Rayborn | United States |
Harley-Davidson | Harley-Davidson Factory Team | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1970 | Dick Mann | United States |
Honda | Honda Factory Team | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1971 | Dick Mann | United States |
BSA | BSA | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1972 | Don Emde | United States |
Yamaha | Mel Dinesen | -- | 3.81-mile (6.13 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1973 | Jarno Saarinen |  Finland |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | -- | 3.84-mile (6.18 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1974 | Giacomo Agostini |  Italy |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | -- | 3.84-mile (6.18 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1975 | Gene Romero | United States |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | -- | 3.84-mile (6.18 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1976 | Johnny Cecotto |  Venezuela |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | -- | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1977 | Steve Baker | United States |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | Formula 1 | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1978 | Kenny Roberts | United States |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | Formula 1 | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1979 | Dale Singleton | United States |
Yamaha | Formula 1 | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course | |
| 1980 | Patrick Pons |  France |
Yamaha | Formula 1 | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course | |
| 1981 | Dale Singleton | United States |
Yamaha | Formula 1 | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course | |
| 1982 | Graeme Crosby |  New Zealand |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | Formula 1 | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1983 | Kenny Roberts | United States |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | Formula 1 | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1984 | Kenny Roberts | United States |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | Formula 1 | 3.87-mile (6.23 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1985 | Freddie Spencer | United States |
Honda | American Honda | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1986 | Eddie Lawson | United States |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1987 | Wayne Rainey | United States |
Honda | American Honda | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1988 | Kevin Schwantz | United States |
Suzuki | Yoshimura Racing | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1989 | John Ashmead | United States |
Honda | John Ashmead | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1990 | David Sadowski | United States |
Yamaha | Vance & Hines | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1991 | Miguel Duhamel | Canada |
Honda | Commonwealth Racing | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1992 | Scott Russell | United States |
Kawasaki | Team Muzzy | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1993 | Eddie Lawson | United States |
Yamaha | Vance & Hines | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1994 | Scott Russell | United States |
Kawasaki | Team Muzzy | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1995 | Scott Russell | United States |
Kawasaki | Team Muzzy | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1996 | Miguel Duhamel | Canada |
Honda | Commonwealth Racing | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1997 | Scott Russell | United States |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1998 | Scott Russell | United States |
Yamaha | Yamaha Motor Company | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 1999 | Miguel Duhamel | Canada |
Honda | American Honda | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2000 | Mat Mladin |  Australia |
Suzuki | Yoshimura American Suzuki | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2001 | Mat Mladin | Australia |
Suzuki | Yoshimura American Suzuki | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2002 | Nicky Hayden | United States |
Honda | American Honda | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2003 | Miguel Duhamel | Canada |
Honda | American Honda | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2004 | Mat Mladin | Australia |
Suzuki | Yoshimura American Suzuki | Superbike | 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2005 | Miguel Duhamel | Canada |
Honda | American Honda | Formula Xtreme | 2.95-mile (4.75 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2006 | Jake Zemke | United States |
Honda | American Honda | Formula Xtreme | 2.95-mile (4.75 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2007 | Steve Rapp | United States |
Kawasaki | Attack Performance | Formula Xtreme | 2.95-mile (4.75 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2008 | Chaz Davies[lower-alpha 1] |  United Kingdom |
Kawasaki | Attack Performance | Formula Xtreme | 2.90-mile (4.67 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2009 | Ben Bostrom | United States |
Yamaha | Graves Yamaha | Daytona SportBike | 3.51-mile (5.65 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2010 | Josh Herrin | United States |
Yamaha | Graves Yamaha | Daytona SportBike | 3.51-mile (5.65 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2011[lower-alpha 2] | Jason DiSalvo | United States |
Ducati | Team Latus Motor | Daytona SportBike | 3.51-mile (5.65 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2012 | Joey Pascarella | United States |
Yamaha | Project 1 Atlanta | Daytona SportBike | 3.51-mile (5.65 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2013 | Cameron Beaubier | United States |
Yamaha | Graves Yamaha | Daytona SportBike | 3.51-mile (5.65 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2014 | Danny Eslick | United States |
Triumph | Riders Discount Racing | Daytona SportBike | 3.51-mile (5.65 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
| 2015 | Danny Eslick | United States |
Suzuki | TOBC Racing | Daytona SportBike | 3.51-mile (5.65 km) Daytona Speedway/Infield Course |
- ↑ The 2008 race was won by Josh Hayes, who was later disqualified for an illegal crankshaft.[9] Second place finisher, Chaz Davies, became the official winner[10] and first racer from the United Kingdom to win the Daytona 200. Honda appealed the result[11] but on April 4, 2008, the AMA informed Erion Honda they were denying the appeal.[12]
- ↑ The 2011 race was shortened to 42 green flag laps / 147.42 miles (237.25 km), with the two red flags caused by tire issues, and the three ensuing warm-up laps (two before first Lap 27 restart, one after a crash on that restart led to a second Lap 27 restart); a total of 45 laps (157.95 miles (254.20 km)) were run. AMA Pro Racing shortened the race because of tire and darkness issues.
See also
References
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