Daytona 200 Preview
T
he 81st running of the Daytona
200 is getting set to roar this
weekend at Daytona International
Speedway and it will be one of the
most competitive in the race's his-
tory with 51 riders from 16 coun-
tries attempting to qualify.
The United States leads the
way in the rider list with 32
entrants from 18 states. From
there, Canada, Portugal, Great
Britain and Cuba have two riders
each while the Czech Republic,
Spain, Brazil, Australia, Guyana,
South Africa, Ireland, Argentina,
France, Italy and Peru each have
a single rider entered.
There will also be six manufac-
turers represented with Yamaha,
Suzuki, MV Agusta, Triumph,
Ducati and Kawasaki present.
"This will mark
MotoAmerica's sec-
ond year of running
the race and interest
in the event continues
to rise at a rapid rate,"
said MotoAmerica
COO, Chuck Aksland.
"To have riders from
16 different countries
heading to Daytona
Beach is huge as one
of our goals was to
work toward building
the race into a truly
international event as
it once was. I think 16 countries
being represented shows that
our goals are being realized.
It's also impressive to have six
different manufacturers with an
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The 81st running of the
Daytona 200 is getting set to
roar this weekend at Daytona
International Speedway and
it will be one of the most
competitive in the race's history
with 51 riders from 16 countries
attempting to qualify.
opportunity to win the Daytona
200."
Let's have a look at who we
think will be in the fight for the win-
ner's Rolex Daytona this Saturday.
Defending champ Brandon Paasch
