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James Rispoli

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2020 Mission Production Twins king James Rispoli is a key figure in the recent wave of high-profile roadracers who have returned to their dirt track roots as of late even after enjoying global-scale success on pavement. More than a decade ago, Rispoli was one of the brightest stars in the flat track world. He finished the 2009 season as the GNC2 championship runner-up, trailing only future Grand National Champion Brad Baker while placing ahead of such talents as Jeffrey Carver Jr, JD Beach, and Shayna Texter. Shortly thereafter, Rispoli struck off in search of roadracing success, the result of which was a pair of AMA SuperSport national championships and British Supersport stardom. He also found the time to make record-breaking runs at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Rispoli came back to Progressive AFT in 2019 and did well to shake off the rust and pick up where he left off. He claimed four podiums and eight top tens in Mission Production Twins competition, while securing another five top tens in the hotly contested Parts Unlimited AFT Singles series. He took his racing career to new heights in 2020, storming to the Mission Production Twins crown with seven wins and four runner-up finishes in 15 races. After a season spent in the premier Mission SuperTwins class aboard a Latus Motors Harley-Davidson XG750R, Rispoli returned to Mission Production Twins duty to help Wally Brown Racing develop its KTM 890 Duke-based project. The pairing proved to be a smashing early success. Despite running a partial campaign, Rispoli guided the KTM to victories at the Red Mile and Springfield, and even took it to the Mission SuperTwins podium in Lexington shortly after securing its maiden support class win. Rispoli boasts an ideal blend of natural ability, charisma, and bravado. His flashy riding style and consistently entertaining work on the mic make him a favorite among fans of dirt track and roadracing, both Stateside and abroad.

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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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2022	AFT Production Twins	12	106	7	2	1	14	5.9	2	1	8	3.1	43
2022	AFT SuperTwins	17	35	4	0	3	11	8.0	0	14	14	14.0	0
2021	AFT SuperTwins	12	118	15	0	8	14	11.1	0	5	13	9.6	0
2020	AFT Production Twins	1	313	16	7	1	6	2.3	7	1	17	3.0	134
2019	AFT Production Twins	6	133	10	0	2	15	6.3	0	2	9	5.3	2
2019	AFT Singles	16	83	10	0	4	17	10.7	0	3	17	9.4	0
2018	AFT Singles	53	3	1	0	16	16	16.0	0	3	3	3.0	0
2013	DSB	7	172	13	0	5	32	8.6	0	5	10	7.1	1
2012	SSWest	1	318	20	8	1	8	2.5	3	1	5	2.2	106
2011	FTPro	32	32	2	0	2	6	4.0	1	1	6	3.5	1
2011	SSEast	1	230	10	2	1	19	4.2	2	1	7	3.6	57
2011	SSEast	1	230	10	2	1	19	4.2	2	1	7	3.6	57
2010	FTPro	4	160	10	0	2	7	3.8	0	2	8	4.7	12
2010	GNT			0	0			0.0	0			0.0	0
2010	SS			12	1	1	24	9.8	0	4	11	7.4	7
2010	SSEast	8	137	12	1	1	24	9.8	0	4	10	6.8	7
2009	FTPro	2	176	12	1	1	16	4.3	0	2	16	5.2	24
2009	HSProS	11	23	2	1	1	18	9.5	1	1	13	7.0	10
2009	SS			3	0	4	18	8.7	0	6	14	8.7
2009	SSEast	20	18	3	0	4	18	8.7	0	6	14	8.7
2008	ExTwin	2	19	1	0	2	2	2.0	1	1	9	4.1	1