Halbert In For Daytona Short Track
Cycle News Staff | February 21, 2024
Veteran racer Sammy Halbert will contest the season-opening Daytona Short Track I and II, along with other select rounds of the 2024 Progressive American Flat Track Championship, aboard a Dodge Bros. Racing/Castrol Harley-Davidson XR750.
Sammy Halbert will compete in select AFT races throughout the year on a Dodge Bros. Racing/Castrol Harley-Davidson XR750, starting with the Daytona Short Track.
The union pairs championship-winning team owners Tony and Andy Dodge with Halbert, who boasts an overall AMA Pro Flat Track Championship, a Grand National Singles Championship and an X Games gold medal.
Halbert, who runs the number 69 in honor of his late brother Jethro, is the winningest rider of the Daytona Short Track with four wins to his credit. Along with the double Daytona opener, Halbert is already committed to racing at the Silver Dollar Short Track in Chico, California, and the Ventura Short Track in Ventura, California.
“At this point in my career, I’m racing very select events and having fun with it,” said Halbert. “The opportunity to race the Dodge Bros. XR makes perfect sense for me. It’s the bike that I had the most success on in my career, and I’m excited to give the old girl another ride at the big dance.” CN
