American Flat Track Rider Bio

Briar Bauman

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Although Briar Bauman had long since established himself a multi-time race winner and top-three championship contender, he still managed to enjoy a remarkable breakthrough season in 2019. The Salinas, California, native worked his way into the premier AFT Twins class as a precocious youngster in 2012 and promptly won the Rookie of the Year award. He built on that early success for the better part of the decade, scoring four career victories heading in the 2019 campaign. With the formidable factory Indian Motorcycle effort behind him, Bauman at last tapped into the depth of his full potential in ‘19. He more than doubled his career wins tally and notched up 15 podiums in all en route to a dominant Grand National Championship triumph. And he accomplished this despite being pit up against reigning champion Jared Mees on identical equipment. Perhaps even more remarkably, Bauman managed to do so while secretly nursing a broken left wrist all season long. Cheerful, earnest, and optimistic, Bauman is among the most popular riders in the paddock among fans and competitors alike. He wears his emotions on his sleeve and a broad smile on his face yet has the grit and determination to face down the most difficult of challenges. In 2019, Briar is racing the No. 14 Factory Indian Motorcycle FTR750. Visit the AFT Standings Page for the latest rider standings.

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2017 Briar Bauman, riding for Zanotti Racing, Rod Lake and Western Powersports, finsihed sixth overall in the 2017 AFT Twins division, scoring 14 top-ten finishes, four podiums and two wins, one at Lima, Ohio and a second at the Buffalo Chip TT.
2016
Scored three Top 10s in GNC1 and finished the season 12th in the point standings. Raced for Weirbach Racing Kawasaki.
2015
Took home a victory at the Las Vegas Finale, finishing fifth in the GNC1 class with 143 points. Raced for Rod Lake Racing and USC/Hart/Stevens Racing
2014 Bauman started the GNC1 season on a high note, winning the first race in the season-opening doubleheader at Daytona. He qualified for every main event until the Virginia Mega Mile, where he was injured in a crash that caused him to miss the next two rounds. In all, he tallied five top-five finishes.
2013 Bauman's three Top 5s helped him finish 12th in the overall GNC point standings. Competed for Rod Lake Racing.
2012 Competed in both GNC Expert Singles and GNC Expert Twins. Accounted for eight total top10 finishes. Made his sole top 5 visit at the Illinois State Fairgrounds where he finished 4th.
2011 Finished the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com Pro Singles Championship in 6th place. Bauman won three of the eight races he competed in and finished within the top-five positions seven of the eight races.

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Year	Cls	Stnd	Pts	St	Wins	Best Fin	Worst Fin	Avg Fin	Poles	Best Qual	Worst Qual	Avg Qual	Laps Led
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2019	AFT Twins	1	326	18	5	1	16	4.2	7	1	20	4.9	159
2018	AFT Twins	3	216	17	1	1	16	7.1	2	1	18	7.4	52
2017	AFT Twins	6	219	17	2	1	18	7.1	1	1	17	7.3	33
2016	GNC	12	77	11	0	6	17	12.0	0			0.0
2016	GNC1	14	16	3	0	11	17	13.7	0	2	15	6.7
2016	GNC1	12	61	8	0	6	16	11.4	0	5	19	11.0
2016	XGames	13	0	0	0			0.0	0			0.0
2015	FTSuper	3	10	0	0			0.0	0			0.0
2015	GNC1	1	64	4	1	1	8	4.8	1	1	4	2.8	26
2015	GNC1	7	79	7	0	3	11	7.7	0	3	16	8.9
2014	GNS	7	51	4	1	1	15	7.8	1	1	9	6.3	25
2014	GNT	13	47	8	0	8	19	13.3	0	6	19	11.1
2013	GNS	13	22	4	0	5	18	13.8	0	3	16	7.5	2
2013	GNT	10	66	8	0	3	99	21.0	0	5	14	11.0
2012	GNS	7	75	6	0	4	10	7.5	0	3	18	7.8
2012	GNT	19	35	5	0	9	16	12.0	0	8	18	12.0
2011	FTPro	6	142	8	3	1	18	4.0	4	1	15	4.8	60

Briar Bauman: 2019 AFT Twins Champion

October 14, 2019

AFT on NBCSN: 2019 Minnesota Mile

September 21, 2019

AFT on NBCSN: 2019 Williams Grove Half-Mile

September 7, 2019

AFT on NBCSN: 2019 Peoria TT

August 17, 2019

AFT on NBCSN: 2019 New York Short Track

July 13, 2019

Briar Bauman Rides the Tire Off!

June 29, 2019

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