VOLUME ISSUE MARCH , P79
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
T
he 2024 Daytona 200
promised one of the clos-
est encounters in the race's
history, with a stacked field host-
ing various National and World
Champions. In the end, it was
the current master of the high
banks, Josh Herrin, who took what
looked to be an easy win, although
he insists it was anything but.
The current Warhorse HSBK
Racing Ducati MotoAmerica
Superbike rider rode two-thirds of
the race on his own after the first
round of pitstops, his Warhorse
HSBK Racing Ducati team putting
a faultless first stop together that
was some five seconds better
than the rest of the field. That
gave Herrin a 10.7-second gap to
Richie Escalante (Vision Wheel
M4 Ecstar Suzuki), who suffered
a massive fuel spill in the pits
that didn't hamper his progress
too much, but the Mexican just
couldn't pull the required time
back on Herrin before the second
round of pit stops.
Herrin ran out of fuel heading
into the second round of pit stops,
but as he was at the beginning of
pit lane, he could roll the Ducati
Panigale V2 to his team for anoth
-
er flawless pit stop and preserve
his lead.
It was a double delight for Josh Herrin and the Warhorse HSBK
Racing Ducati team at Daytona as the Georgian took his third
career Daytona 200 win and second in a row with Ducati
BACK-TO-BACK
