Rider Bio - Chase Saathoff - American Flat Track

Chase Saathoff

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Chase Saathoff is among the most recent in an elite list of heralded “can’t miss” prospects who are expected to become the stars of the sport in the years ahead. 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 with Bigelow but now representing the championship-winning RWR team in 2025, Saathoff will look to not only add more wins to his collection, but a #1 plate as well.

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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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2025	AFT Singles Honda CRF450R	2	66	4	1	1	8	3.3	20
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