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This year, no fewer than eight teams will race Ducati at the season opener of the AMA Pro road racing series at Daytona International Speedway. Three on board the Ducati 1198R in the flagship Superbike class, and another six entered in the grueling Daytona 200 aboard the middleweight Ducati 848. Ducatisti worldwide will have all eyes on the Bolognese machines, cheering them on from start to finish for their efforts in dominating the most anticipated race of the year.

Ducati is proud to announce the return of Larry Pegram -winner of three AMA Superbike Races in 2009- who is aboard his 1198R Superbike for its second full season of AMA competition. He will surely be a force to be reckoned with in the Superbike class. On the grid with Pegram in Daytona will be Floridian Barrett Long of Longetivity Racing, and Shawn Higbee aboard a Moto Forza- backed bike.

The Ducati 848 will make its Daytona 200 debut en masse, with eight bikes entered into the Sportbike class. This represents the strongest Ducati field in years, and there will no doubt be a race to the finish for these middleweight champions.

Running the full 2010 season will be Motocorsa-backed Latus Motors with rider Steve Rapp- a rider with previous Ducati knowledge- and the two Crozier Roberson Motorsports bikes of Mark Crozier and Bobby Fong. They will be sharing the Daytona grid with Jake Holden, Barrett Long and Calvin Martinez. Daytona is seen in Europe as one of the world’s most exotic and appealing races, the mystique of which has drawn Andrea Padovani and Dario Marchetti of Italy over to compete. Holden and Marchetti will compete on Ducshop supported machines.

The historic Daytona 200 AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike race will run at the famous Daytona International Speedway on March 5th.

Source: Ducati North America

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