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It takes a team to win the Daytona 200, and Brandon Paasch and his TOBC Racing crew got the job done to perfection last March. Photos by Brian J. Nelson.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>

The Daytona 200 is a unique beginning to the MotoAmerica road racing season, and a critical part of winning the “Great American Motorcycle Race” is the pit stops. Last year, and for the first time ever, the Daytona 200 became the one and only MotoAmerica race where riders enter pit lane for fresh tires and fuel. Valuable seconds and place-positions can be won or lost during pit stops, and racing truly takes on a team aspect.<\/p>

In fact, “teamwork” is a big reason why MotoAmerica has two more pit-stop races on the schedule for 2023, with “Supersport Extended Races” at Barber Motorsports Park and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca added to this year’s MotoAmerica Supersport Championship (the Daytona 200 is a standalone MotoAmerica race that does not count towards the regular-season Supersport Championship).<\/p>

Last year, TOBC Racing’s Brandon Paasch repeated as the winner of the Daytona 200, and he’ll be going for the threepeat in March. With the team aspect in mind, here is what goes on during a Daytona 200 pit stop, with TOBC Racing captured by the ever-present and spectacular lens of Brian J. Nelson.<\/p>

But first, these were the roles and names of the six TOBC Racing crew members who went “over the wall” for the 2022 Daytona 200:<\/p>

\u2022 Front tire\/front stand: Eziah Davis<\/p>

\u2022 Front axle: Chris Tullock<\/p>

\u2022 Rear tire\/rear stand: Andrew Deming<\/p>

\u2022 Rear axle: Rob Silva<\/p>

\u2022 Quick-fill fuel can: Mike Simms<\/p>

\u2022 Fire extinguisher\/crew chief: Rick Matheny<\/p>

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