Chase Saathoff
Chase Saathoff is the latest in an elite list of heralded “can’t miss” prospects who are widely expected to make a big impression in their rookie season.
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 Parts Unlimited AFT Singles championship ranking in his debut attempt.
Observers now expect Saathoff to take a major leap forward in his sophomore campaign à la Daniels and Kopp, who, incidentally, each happened to win the title in their second professional season.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AFT Singles | 4 | 291 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4.5 | 44 | |
| 2023 | AFT Singles | 4 | 291 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4.5 | 44 | |
| 2022 | AFT Singles | 7 | 189 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5.6 | 3 | |
| 2020 | RtAFT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |
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