Josh Herrin (born May 23, 1990), is an

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professional motorcycle road racer who turned pro in 2006. He currently competes in the

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Supersport Championship for the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC team.

Racing history

Amateur career

Herrin was born in

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to Phil and Kim Herrin and is the older brother of professional

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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

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s and

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s and was invited to compete in the World Mini GP Festival in

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Professional career

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

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, achieving a win at the September race at

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and two additional podium finishes. 2008 saw Herrin finishing fifth in the AMA Pro SuperSport standings with a victory at

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, three more podium finishes and a pole at

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. He also led the most laps in the

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opener, before finishing second to teammate Ben Bostrom. In 2009, Herrin finished second in the

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with four victories (a double at

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and a double in

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), 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

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team from 2012 to 2013, winning the AMA Superbike Championship in 2013.

Moto2 World Championship

In 2013, Herrin announced he would be signing with the Caterham Air Asia team in the 201
Moto 2
World Championship.

Career statistics

All-time statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Races by year

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrin, Josh 1990 births Living people American motorcycle racers AMA Superbike Championship riders Sportspeople from Glendale, California Moto2 World Championship riders