VOLUME 59 ISSUE 10 MARCH 8, 2022 P113
BRANDON PAASCH #96
TOBC RACING TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS
Current Daytona 200 Champion, Brandon Paasch, is
back and on one of the new breeds of Supersport
racers in the TOBC Racing Triumph Street Triple RS.
Having had a season racing in the British Supersport
Championship on similar machinery, he knows the
equipment. However, as the first competitive hit out
in the U.S. on the Triumph, question marks still linger
as to how the 765cc triple will go on the banks. If
the bike's up for it, Brandon will be at the pointy end
and could very well join two exclusive clubs as a
back-to-back winner and a winner on two different
makes of machinery.
JOSH HERRIN #2
WARHORSE HSBK RACING DUCATI
NYC DUCATI PANIGALE V2
Herrin has made a major career shift in 2022,
stepping down from years of Superbike competition
to the Supersport class that he once dominated.
The Californian will be the headline act for Ducati,
as the Italian brand makes its return to Daytona on
the Panigale V2. Like Brandon Paasch's Triumph, the
Ducati's performance over the full 57 laps is unknown
but Herrin knows how to win at Daytona, taking the
gold in 2010 on the Graves Yamaha. He too wants that
title as a double winner on two different motorcycles
and wants to clinch Ducati's second 200 win.
DANNY ESLICK #69
TOBC RACING TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS
A four-time Daytona 200 winner on three different
brands makes Eslick one of the all-time Daytona
greats. Although the Oklahoman has been focusing
on flat track racing for the past few seasons, Eslick
is never someone you can count out on the Daytona
banking. Teammate to Paasch on the three-cylinder
TOBC Racing Triumph Street Triple RS, Eslick will be
match-ready but it remains to be seen if he'll be able
to hold the pace of the current MotoAmerica number
one, Gagne, and the gaggle of sorted four-cylinder
600's he'll have to deal with.
