Josh Herrin
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 Herrin celebrates a podium finish in his Supersport at Road America, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 23, 1990 Glendale, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Wheels in Motion Motosport.com Meen Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Herrin (born May 23, 1990), is a professional motorcycle road racer who turned pro in 2006. He currently competes in the MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Championship for Meen Motorsports aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1.
Racing history
Pre-AMA
Born in Glendale, California, Herrin 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. At this event he hit over 100 mph on a Metrakit mini GP bike.
AMA
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 victores (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.
As of 2015, Herrin has been receiving instruction from former AMA racer turned professional riding coach Ken Hill.[1]
Moto2
In 2013, Herrin announced he would be signing with Caterham Moto2 team.
Career statistics
All-time statistics
| Year | Series | Poles | Races | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-time | AMA Daytona Sportbike | 3 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| All-time | AMA Supersport | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Year | Series | Bike | Poles | Races | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Position |
| 2010 | AMA Daytona Sportbike | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3rd |
| 2009 | AMA Daytona Sportbike | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7th |
| 2006 | AMA Supersport | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11th |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto2 | Caterham Suter | AirAsia Caterham | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto2 | Caterham Suter | QAT Ret |
AME Ret |
ARG | SPA | FRA 22 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 16 |
NED 18 |
GER Ret |
IND 28 |
CZE 21 |
GBR 24 |
RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
References
- ↑ Miles, Matthew (4 December 2015). "Josh Herrin Seeks On-Track Guidance From Ken Hill". MotoAmerica.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.