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| Born | September 5, 1972 Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | pegramracing.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Larry Pegram (born September 5, 1973 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American motorcycle racer.
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Larry Pegram (born September 5, 1973 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American motorcycle racer.
Pegram has been in the AMA Superbike scene for over a decade, first entering the championship in 1996.
In 2009 he had his best season finishing 4th overall with 3 wins and 5 podiums.
Pegram made an appearance as a wildcard at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on July 13, 2014. After retiring in race one, he managed to score the 2 points in the second race, becoming the first rider in history to take an American machine into the points. [1]
For 2015 Pegram was the manager and a team rider for Team Hero EBR alongside Niccolò Canepa. [2]
Pegram has been racing Flat Track since age 5. He has 3 Grand National Flat Track wins. 2 half-mile , and 1 mile victory.
As an amateur he had over 33 national championship wins, an AMA record.
Pegram and his Family were featured in a television show for three seasons called "Superbike Family" . The show centers around family life at the races.
| Season | Moto | Races | Wins | Pod | Pole | FLaps | Pts | Pos |
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| 1996 | Ducati | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th |
| 1997 | Suzuki | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th |
| 1998 | Suzuki | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th |
| 1999 | Ducati | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th |
| 2000 | Ducati | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th |
| 2001 | Ducati | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th |
| 2002 | Suzuki | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39th |
| 2003 | Ducati | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th |
| 2004 | Yamaha | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th |
| 2005 | Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th |
| 2006 | Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th |
| 2009 | Ducati | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 347 | 4th |
| 2010 | Ducati | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 4th |
| 2011 | BMW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 7th |
| 2012 | BMW | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 7th |
| 2013 | Yamaha | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 6th |
| 2014 | EBR | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 9th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | |||||||||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1996 | Ducati | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA 12 | USA 14 | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | SPA | SPA | AUS | AUS | 37th | 6 | ||
| 1997 | Suzuki | AUS | AUS | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | USA DNQ | USA DNQ | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | SPA | SPA | JPN | JPN | INA | INA | NC | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Ducati | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | SPA | SPA | USA 17 | USA 13 | EUR | EUR | NED | NED | GER | GER | GBR | GBR | 44th | 3 |
| 2014 | EBR | AUS | AUS | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | MAL | MAL | SMR | SMR | POR | POR | USA Ret | USA 14 | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | QAT | QAT | 31st | 2 | ||
| 2015 | EBR | AUS 18 | AUS 14 | THA Ret | THA DNS | SPA 17 | SPA 19 | NED Ret | NED Ret | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | POR | POR | SMR | SMR | USA | USA | MAL | MAL | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | QAT | QAT | 32nd | 2 |
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 1999 | Ducati | RSA | GBR | SPA | ITA | GER | SMR | USA | EUR | AUT 13 | NED 12 | GER Ret | 33rd | 7 |
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