Joshua James Herrin (born May 23, 1990) is an American motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship mentoring younger riders for Rahal Ducati Moto.
Racing history
Amateur career Herrin was born in Glendale, California to Phil and Kim Herrin and is the older brother of professional stock car racing 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 the age of 14, he had raced mini bikes and Yamaha YSR50s and was invited to compete in the World Mini GP Festival in Valencia, Spain.
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-ten finishes in the series at a young age of 16. In 2007, he raced in AMA Supersport Championship, achieving a win at the September race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and two additional podium finishes.
2008 saw Herrin finishing fifth in the AMA Pro SuperSport standings with a victory at Barber Motorsports Park, three more podium finishes and a pole at California Speedway. He also led the most laps in the Daytona opener, before finishing second to teammate Ben Bostrom.
In 2009, Herrin finished second in the AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship with four victories (a double at VIR and a double in New Jersey), five second-places and two third-places.
On March 5, 2010, Herrin won the historic Daytona 200. At the age of 19, he became the second youngest rider to win the prestigious race. Brad Andres was 18 years old when he won the race in 1955.
Herrin raced with the Monster Energy Graves Motorsports Yamaha 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 2014 Moto 2 World Championship.
Career statistics
All-time statistics Year Series Poles Races Podiums Wins 2nd place 3rd place TitlesAll-timeMotoAmerica Superbike406All-timeMotoAmerica Superstock 100081All-timeMotoAmerica Supersport13 All-time AMA Pro Superbike 4 1List of AMA Superbike champions All-time AMA Daytona Sportbike 3 37 22 9 10 3 All-time AMA Supersport 1 28 9 2 3 3 Year Series Bike Poles Races Podiums Wins 2nd place 3rd place Position2018MotoAmerica SuperbikeYamaha YZF-R122017MotoAmerica SuperbikeYamaha YZF-R12016MotoAmerica Superstock 1000Yamaha YZF-R181st2015MotoAmerica SupersportYamaha YZF-R642014Moto2 World ChampionshipSuter MMX212 2013 AMA SuperbikeYamaha YZF-R1 8 4 1stList of AMA Superbike champions2012AMA SuperbikeYamaha YZF-R12011AMA Daytona SportbikeYamaha YZF-R62010 AMA Daytona SportbikeYamaha YZF-R6 3 18 11 5 5 1 3rd2009 AMA Daytona SportbikeYamaha YZF-R6 20 11 4 5 2 2nd2008 AMA SupersportYamaha YZF-R6 1 11 5 1 1 3 5th2007 AMA SupersportYamaha YZF-R6 10 3 1 2 7th2006 AMA SupersportYamaha YZF-R6 7 1 1 11th
AMA Supersport Championship By year Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts2006SupersportYamahaDAYBARFONINFCRAM6MIL7LAG10OHI10VIR23RAT9OHIRet 11th 1212007SupersportYamahaDAY11BAR2FONRetINF5RAMRetMIL6LAG2OHIVIR21RAT5LAG1 7th 209
MotoAmerica Supersport Championship
Races by year YearClassTeam123456789PosPtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R22022SuperstockDucatiATL1ATL1VIR4VIR1RAM2RAM3RID1RID1MON1MON1BRA2BRA2PIT2PIT1NJR2NJR4ALA2ALA1 1st 387
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 2014 Moto2 Caterham Suter AirAsia Caterham 2 10 NC Total 10
Races by year Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2014 Moto2 Caterham Suter QATRet AMERet ARG SPA FRA22 ITARet CAT16 NED18 GERRet INP28 CZE21 GBR24 RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0
MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship
Results by year YearClassTeam12345678910PosPtsR1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R22019SuperBikeSuzukiATLRetATL5COA4COA1VIRRetVIR7RAM4RAM1UMC6UMC4LGSRetLGS4SONRetSON3PIT7PIT3NJR7NJR7BAR4BAR7 5th 2132020SuperBikeBMWRAM6RAM3RAM7RAM5ATLRetATL7PIT7PIT4TRD6TRD5NJR10NJRRetALA8ALA6BRI5BRI6BRI4LGS7LGS8LGS13 6th 1762021SuperBikeYamahaATL3ATL3VIR3VIR4RAM5RAM5TRD2TRD2LGS5LGS5BRABRAPITPITNJR6NJR3NJR3ALA9ALARetALA10 6th 2002023SuperBikeDucatiATL3ATL4BAR6BAR6RAM3RAM1TRD3TRD3LGS2LGS3LGS2BRA3BRARetPIT6PIT3PIT3TEXRetTEX1NJR5NJRRet 2nd 2722024SuperBikeDucatiATL5ATL9ALA3ALA21ALA4RAM9RAM1BRA2BRA2RID11RID1MON2MON1OHI1OHI1TEX2TEX3TEX2NJR1NJR61st3352025SuperBikeDucatiALA5ALA3ATL3ATL3RAM1RAM1RID1RID1MON1MON2MON2VIR3VIR14OHIOHITEXTEXNJENJE1st*242*
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