Josh Herrin
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Glendale, California, United States | May 23, 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Herrin (born May 23, 1990) is an American motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship for the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC team.
Racing history
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Herrin was born in Glendale, California to Phil and Kim Herrin and is the older brother of professional stock car racing driver Zach Herrin. Josh turned professional in 2006 a year after winning a WERA 600 National Championship. Prior to winning the 2004 USGPRU 125 title at age 14, he had raced mini bikes and Yamaha YSR50s and was invited to compete in the World Mini GP Festival in Valencia, Spain.
Professional career
[edit]In 2006, Herrin raced a limited AMA Pro SuperSport season, but earned a podium finish at Miller Motorsports Park and took four additional top-10 finishes in the series at a young age of 16. In 2007, he raced in AMA Supersport Championship, achieving a win at the September race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and two additional podium finishes.
2008 saw Herrin finishing fifth in the AMA Pro SuperSport standings with a victory at Barber Motorsports Park, three more podium finishes and a pole at California Speedway. He also led the most laps in the Daytona opener, before finishing second to teammate Ben Bostrom.
In 2009, Herrin finished second in the AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship with four victories (a double at VIR and a double in New Jersey), five second-places and two third-places.
On March 5, 2010, Herrin won the historic Daytona 200. At 19 he became the second youngest rider to win the prestigious race. Brad Andres was 18 when he won the race in 1955.
Herrin raced with the Monster Energy Graves Motorsports Yamaha team from 2012 to 2013, winning the AMA Superbike Championship in 2013.
Moto2 World Championship
[edit]In 2013, Herrin announced he would be signing with the Caterham Air Asia team in the 2014 Moto 2 World Championship.
Career statistics
[edit]All-time statistics
[edit]Year | Series | Poles | Races | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Titles | |
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All-time | MotoAmerica Superbike | 40 | 6 | ||||||
All-time | MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
All-time | MotoAmerica Supersport | 13 | |||||||
All-time | AMA Pro Superbike | 4 | 1[1][circular reference] | ||||||
All-time | AMA Daytona Sportbike | 3 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | ||
All-time | AMA Supersport | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
Year | Series | Bike | Poles | Races | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Position |
2018 | MotoAmerica Superbike | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2 | ||||||
2017 | MotoAmerica Superbike | Yamaha YZF-R1 | |||||||
2016 | MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 8 | 1st | |||||
2015 | MotoAmerica Supersport | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 4 | ||||||
2014 | Moto2 World Championship | Suter MMX2 | 12 | ||||||
2013 | AMA Superbike | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 8 | 4 | 1st[2][circular reference] | ||||
2012 | AMA Superbike | Yamaha YZF-R1 | |||||||
2011 | AMA Daytona Sportbike | Yamaha YZF-R6 | |||||||
2010 | AMA Daytona Sportbike | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3rd |
2009 | AMA Daytona Sportbike | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2nd | |
2008 | AMA Supersport | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5th |
2007 | AMA Supersport | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7th | ||
2006 | AMA Supersport | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11th |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
[edit]By season
[edit]Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2014 | Moto2 | Caterham Suter | AirAsia Caterham | 2 | 10 | NC | |||||
Total | 10 |
Races by year
[edit]Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
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2014 | Moto2 | Caterham Suter | QAT Ret |
AME Ret |
ARG | SPA | FRA 22 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 16 |
NED 18 |
GER Ret |
INP 28 |
CZE 21 |
GBR 24 |
RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship
[edit]Results by year
[edit]Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | |||||
2024 | SuperBike | Ducati | ATL 5 |
ATL 9 |
ALA 3 |
ALA 21 |
ALA 4 |
RAM 9 |
RAM 1 |
BRA 2 |
BRA 2 |
RID |
RID |
MON |
MON |
OHI |
OHI |
TEX |
TEX |
TEX |
NJR |
NJR |
3rd* | 119* |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Josh Herrin at WorldSBK.com