As Herrin said after the race, "As far as I was concerned, I was there and had the line." It was the rear part of Herrin's bike that made contact with the front of Escalante's Suzuki. The Herrin argument: When the two touched, Herrin was already past Escalante. Was it a fair pass? You could see it both ways. The two touched and Escalante went down, ending his race. With less than 10 laps to go in the scheduled 57-lap race, Herrin attempted to pass Escalante on the inside going into turn one, a tricky turn coming off the banking. Typical Daytona racing took place early in the race, with eight riders in the lead group as no one could break away from the pack due to the importance of the draft on the high banks, where the Supersport bikes were hitting speeds around 180 mph.Īfter incidents and pit stops had whittled down the lead group, it appeared to be a two-way battle for the win between Herrin and Mission M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider Escalante, on a GSX-R750, with Squid Hunter Racing's Josh Hayes in third on a Yamaha YZF-R6, but having lost the draft. ![]() Herrin, the 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport champion, qualified on pole on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2. You can watch the video below and decide for yourself. Most fans seemed to take Herrin's side, saying it was just a racing incident. Was it an aggressive but clean pass with no one to blame? Or did Herrin cross the line? Even the two former professional racers paid to analyze the race, Jason Pridmore on the television broadcast team and Roger Hayden on the MotoAmericaLive+ streaming service and the track public address, were ambivalent, hesitant to support either rider's side fully. ![]() But the most critical moment of the race came earlier, when Herrin and Richie Escalante touched, sending Escalante to the ground and ending what appeared to be a two-way fight for the win. Josh Herrin won the 81st Daytona 200 this weekend, 13 years after the first time he won the spring race, 0.07 seconds ahead Josh Hayes in a classic Daytona draft pass at the finish line, in a wild finish that saw the day of racing extend to become the Daytona 217.62.
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