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For the NASCAR race, see Daytona 500 www course com. .

The Daytona 200 is a 68-lap, 200 mile (322 km) motorcycle race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida www course com.

History

The race evolved from a 3 www course com.2-mile (5 www course com.15 km) beach racing venue in 1937 to the 2-mile (3 www course com.2 km) Daytona International Speedway course in 1961 www course com.
Due to increasing concerns over speeds and reconstruction of the West Banking (NASCAR Turns 1 and 2) after the 2004 season, Daytona made two changes for 2005 www course com. First, the premier AMA Superbike class race was changed from 200 miles (322 km) to 100 kilometers (62 miles), and the Formula Xtreme class was promoted to the Daytona 200 www course com. Second, the track configuration was changed such that the motorcycles would run through a short link after passing the Pedro Rodriguez hairpin, then run across the International Horseshoe anticlockwise, and then pass through the infield, rejoining the track on the Superstretch www course com. This eliminated a half mile from the track, eliminated the west banking segment of the course, and thus increased the number of laps required for the race www course com.
The race has been one of the toughest in American motorcycling because of its endurance-like qualities of pit stops for tires and fuel, and safety car periods, and nine FIM world champions, including seven 500cc/MotoGP World Champions — six Americans and one Italian — have won the race www course com. Of recent American world champions, only Kenny Roberts, Jr www course com. did not win the Daytona 200 www course com. Finnish and Venezuelan FIM world champions in smaller classes have also won the 200 www course com.
Scott Russell and Miguel Duhamel are tied for most Daytona 200 wins at five each www course com. It should be noted that Russell, known by the nickname “Mr www course com. Daytona” because of his achievements at the famed track, won all his Daytona races in the Superbike class (750-1000cc) www course com. Duhamel”s fifth victory came in the new-for-2005 class, Forumula Xtreme (600cc) www course com.
Steve Rapp”s 2007 victory was the first win for Kawasaki since 1995 and the first win for a non-factory rider since John Ashmead won in 1989 www course com.

Winners

Year Rider Country Manufacturer Class Course
2007 Steve Rapp  United States Kawasaki Formula Xtreme 2 www course com.95 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
2006 Jake Zemke  United States Honda Formula Xtreme 2 www course com.95 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
2005 Miguel Duhamel  Canada Honda Formula Xtreme 2 www course com.95 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
2004 Mat Mladin  Australia Suzuki Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
2003 Miguel Duhamel  Canada Honda Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
2002 Nicky Hayden  United States Honda Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
2001 Mat Mladin  Australia Suzuki Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
2000 Mat Mladin  Australia Suzuki Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1999 Miguel Duhamel  Canada Honda Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1998 Scott Russell  United States Yamaha Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1997 Scott Russell  United States Yamaha Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1996 Miguel Duhamel  Canada Honda Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1995 Scott Russell  United States Kawasaki Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1994 Scott Russell  United States Kawasaki Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1993 Eddie Lawson  United States Yamaha Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1992 Scott Russell  United States Kawasaki Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1991 Miguel Duhamel  Canada Honda Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1990 David Sadowski  United States Yamaha Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1989 John Ashmead  United States Honda Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1988 Kevin Schwantz  United States Suzuki Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1987 Wayne Rainey  United States Honda Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1986 Eddie Lawson  United States Yamaha Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1985 Freddie Spencer  United States Honda Superbike 3 www course com.56 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1984 Kenny Roberts  United States Yamaha Formula 1 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1983 Kenny Roberts  United States Yamaha Formula 1 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1982 Graeme Crosby  New Zealand Yamaha Formula 1 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1981 Dale Singleton  United States Yamaha Formula 1 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1980 Patrick Pons  France Yamaha Formula 1 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1979 Dale Singleton  United States Yamaha Formula 1 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1978 Kenny Roberts  United States Yamaha Formula 1 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1977 Steve Baker  United States Yamaha Formula 1 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1976 Johnny Cecotto  Venezuela Yamaha — 3 www course com.87 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1975 Gene Romero  United States Yamaha — 3 www course com.84 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1974 Giacomo Agostini  Italy Yamaha — 3 www course com.84 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1973 Jarno Saarinen  Finland Yamaha — 3 www course com.84 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1972 Don Emde  United States Yamaha — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1971 Dick Mann  United States BSA — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1970 Dick Mann  United States Honda — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1969 Cal Rayborn  United States Harley-Davidson — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1968 Cal Rayborn  United States Harley-Davidson — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1967 Gary Nixon  United States Triumph — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1966 Buddy Elmore  United States Triumph — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1965 Roger Reiman  United States Harley-Davidson — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1964 Roger Reiman  United States Harley-Davidson — 3 www course com.81 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1963 Ralph White  United States Harley-Davidson — 2 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1962 Don Burnett  United States Triumph — 2 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1961 Roger Reiman  United States Harley-Davidson — 2 mile Daytona Speedway/Infield Course
1960 Brad Andres  United States Harley-Davidson — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1959 Brad Andres  United States Harley-Davidson — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1958 Joe Leonard  United States Harley-Davidson — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1957 Joe Leonard  United States Harley-Davidson — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1956 John Gibson  United States Harley-Davidson — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1955 Brad Andres  United States Harley-Davidson — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1954 Bobby Hill  United States BSA — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1953 Paul Goldsmith  United States Harley-Davidson — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1952 Dick Klamfoth  United States Norton — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1951 Dick Klamfoth  United States Norton — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1950 Billy Mathews  Canada Norton — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1949 Dick Klamfoth  United States Norton — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1948 Floyd Emde  United States Indian — 4 www course com.1 mile Daytona Beach Course
1947 John Spiegelhoff  United States Indian — 3 www course com.2 mile Daytona Beach Course
The event was not run between 1942 and 1946 due to World War II
1941 Billy Mathews  Canada Norton — 3 www course com.2 mile Daytona Beach Course
1940 Babe Tancrede  United States Harley-Davidson — 3 www course com.2 mile Daytona Beach Course
1939 Ben Campanale  United States Harley-Davidson — 3 www course com.2 mile Daytona Beach Course
1938 Ben Campanale  United States Harley-Davidson — 3 www course com.2 mile Daytona Beach Course
1937 Ed Kretz  United States Indian — 3 www course com.2 mile Daytona Beach Course

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