American Flat Track Rider Bio

Shayna Texter

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Shayna Texter is a leading contender for the 2018 American Flat Track AFT Singles championship. At just past the midway point in the season she sits third overall in points, with a win at Lima, two runner-up finishes, two 3rd-place finishes and eight top-ten finishes. One of just two professional female riders currently competing in the sport, Texter posted a total of five wins during the 2017 season – more than any other AFT Singles competitor – and finished 3rd overall at season’s end. This year she hopes to better that impressive accomplishment aboard Husqvarna motorcycles supported by her own team – ST52 Racing. Texter and the ST52 Team’s support from Husqvarna Motorcycles is significant aside from that fact that she’s the first factory-supported rider in AFT Singles history. The collaboration with Husqvarna Motorcycles, which has a storied history in motorcycle manufacturing and racing dating back to 1903 in both off- and on-road genres, opens the door to more manufacturer involvement going forward. Texter’s pioneering work with Husqvarna is good for her ST52 team and good for American Flat Track. She is a strong inspiration for female riders wanting to join motorsports, and has taken on the position as the next great American role model for girls. She says she “would love to get more girls involved with motorcycles, especially in the sport of Flat Track. To see the look on the little girl’s and women’s faces, and when they tell you that you’re an inspiration…that encourages me to keep riding." 2017: Returning with a bolstered Richie Morris Racing in 2017, Shayna quickly got her groove back. She scored her first win in four years at the Law Tigers Arizona Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle. The Mile-specialist backed up that win the following weekend at the Harley-Davidson Sacramento Mile presented by Cycle Gear. She went on to win five races, including another Mile thriller at the OKC Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle, a dominant win on the clay at the Rolling Wheels Half-Mile and the Lone Star Half-Mile at Texas Motor Speedway. She finished third in the final standings after leading the points for much of the season, further establishing herself as not only the most successful female in the sport but the winningest rider in the class with a total of 13 wins to date. ... 2016 and earlier: Shayna raced in the premier GNC1 class the past three seasons, with a best finish of 10th in the 2016 Springfield Mile. Before that, she competed in GNC2 (the current AFT Singles class), and finished fourth in the 2013 championship. Shayna won three races and placed fifth in the Singles points in 2012. In 2011, she became the first female to win a main event, winning in GNC2 at Knoxville Raceway.

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2017 A breakout season for Texter, who won five races among nine podium finishes and finished third overall in the AFT Singles championship after leading the point standings for much of the campaign.
2016
Made the GNC1 Main at Santa Rosa and finished 17th. Raced for RMR/Kawasaki.
2015
Made one GNC1 main event, posting a 10th place finish at the second round of the Springfield Mile. Raced for Richie Morris Racing.
2014 Texter’s rookie season in the GNC1 ranks saw her make four main events with a best showing of 12th at Lima.
2013 Texter’s four top five performances helped her finish fourth in the final GNC2 point standings. 2012 – Competed in GNC2. Three victories helped her finish the season fifth in the point standings.
2012 Competed in the GNC Pro Singles competition. Three victories helped her finish the season 5th in the point standings.
2011 Shayna finished eighth in the Pro Singles class. Her season highlight was winning the Pro Singles main event at Knoxville Raceway, making her the first female to win a Pro Singles main event in the long history of this great sport.

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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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2018	AFT Singles	3	230	14	3	1	14	4.9	2	1	15	5.1	34
2017	AFT Singles	3	240	12	5	1	6	2.6	1	1	11	4.8	52
2017	AFT Twins	39	5	1	0	14	14	14.0	0	18	18	18.0	0
2016	GNC	44	2	1	0	17	17	17.0	0			0.0
2016	GNC1	39	2	1	0	17	17	17.0	0	16	16	16.0
2016	GNC1	36	0	0	0			0.0	0			0.0
2016	XGames	3	0	0	0			0.0	0			0.0
2015	GNC1	29	9	1	0	10	10	10.0	0	12	12	12.0
2014	GNT	24	18	4	0	12	16	14.5	0	13	17	15.0
2013	FTBT	1	48	2	2	1	1	1.0	1	1	2	1.5	24
2013	FTPro	4	110	9	2	1	17	6.9	0	2	18	8.4	8
2012	FTPro	5	147	11	3	1	15	7.3	2	1	18	9.4	36
2011	FTPro	8	128	12	1	1	16	9.0	0	3	18	9.9	10
2010	FTPro	17	60	8	0	6	16	11.5	0	5	15	10.3
2010	GNT			0	0			0.0	0			0.0	0
2009	FTPro	9	69	8	0	3	15	8.8	0	2	13	8.0
2009	HSProS	3	67	4	1	1	5	3.5	1	1	6	3.3	20
2009	HSProT	1	49	3	0	2	5	3.3	0	3	5	3.7
2008	ExTwin	10	9	1	0	10	10	10.0	0	5	5	5.0