Chase Saathoff
Now embarking upon his fifth AFT Singles season, Chase Saathoff has made good on the type, developing from can’t miss prospect to perennial title contender.
The Hillsboro, Illinois, native was a dominant force on the amateur scene, a fact punctuated when he was named the 2021 Nicky Hayden AMA Horizon Award Winner.
The hugely talented Saathoff was snapped up by the powerful American Honda-backed Turner Racing operation, who helped him follow through on his ambitions to establish himself as a front runner in the pro ranks from the start.
Carrying in similar levels of hype as Dallas Daniels and Kody Kopp, Saathoff made a similarly seamless transition to Progressive AFT competition in 2022. He earned two podiums and six top-fives en route to a seventh-place AFT Singles championship ranking in his debut attempt.
Saathoff took a big leap forward in his sophomore campaign, garnering six runner-ups among nine podium finishes and 12 top fives en route to fourth in the points.
Improbably, he entered the 2024 campaign still seeking a maiden Progressive AFT win. Continuing his association with Bryan Bigelow at JPG Motorsports Honda, Saathoff not only got his victory at the Texas Half-Mile, he also added DuQuoin Mile and Peoria TT wins to his name before the season was out.
Still aligned with Bigelow but represented by the championship-winning RWR team in 2025, Saathoff added three more wins and ten additional podiums despite seeing his title hopes dashed due to injury.
Saathoff is motivated to finally secure the #1 plate in 2026. He’ll do so representing the 1st Impressions Race Team, a move that sees him back on Husqvarnas after campaigning them throughout his glittering amateur career.
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| Year | Class / Bike | Champ. Pos. |
Points | Main Events |
Wins | Best Fin. |
Worst Fin. |
Avg Fin. |
Laps Led |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KICKER AFT Singles Husqvarna FC 450 |
2 | 257 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2.8 | 42 | |||||
| 2025 | AFT Singles Honda CRF450R |
3 | 214 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2.7 | 60 | |||||
| 2024 | AFT Singles Honda CRF450R |
3 | 318 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2.6 | 108 | |||||
| 2023 | AFT Singles Honda CRF450R |
4 | 291 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.0 | 44 | |||||
| 2023 | AFT Singles Honda CRF450R |
4 | 291 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.0 | 44 | |||||
| 2022 | AFT Singles Honda CRF450R |
7 | 189 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6.6 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | Road to AFT Amateur Invitational Husqvarna FC450 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||||
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