Rider Bio - Sammy Halbert - American Flat Track

Sammy Halbert

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The hard-charging “Slammin’ Sammy” Halbert is one of the most gifted, aggressive, and exciting racers in all of Progressive American Flat Track. Halbert shot to prominence with the 2004 AMA Pro-Sport Hot-Shoe National Championship in his first season as a pro and has been a significant factor ever since. It didn’t take long for Halbert to establish himself at the sport’s highest level, garnering Rookie of the Year honors in 2006 and scoring his first premier-class victory a year later. Halbert enjoyed his greatest achievement to date in 2009, winning the overall Grand National Championship. He added another significant resume builder with the X Games Gold Medal in 2017. An all-around dirt track ace, Halbert boasts the Grand Slam three times over. While his championship results dipped for a time as a result of fighting against Indian’s dominant machinery, he returned to prominence in a major way in 2020 once armed with it. He finished third in the Grand National Championship standings highlighted by a win at the Springfield Mile I. Halbert backed that up with another impressive campaign in 2021, notching up a victory at the New York Short Track to highlight his three total podiums on the year. Unfortunately, Halbert’s ‘21 campaign ended in a horrifying crash at the season finale, leaving him with a broken arm and leg among other injuries. Despite the lengthy recovery, he’s since returned to compete on a part-time basis at Short Tracks and TTs. Not surprisingly, Halbert remains a threat to challenge up front whenever he's on track.

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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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2024	AFT SuperTwins Harley-Davidson XR750	15	85	6	0	2	16	6.5	44
2024	AFT AdventureTrackers Triumph Tiger 1200	1	0	1	1	1	1	1.0	8
2023	AFT SuperTwins Yamaha MT-07	18	54	4	0	6	8	6.5	0
2022	AFT SuperTwins Indian FTR750	18	30	3	0	6	11	9.0	0
2021	AFT SuperTwins Indian FTR750	9	161	13	1	1	13	7.0	29
2020	AFT SuperTwins Indian FTR750	3	239	16	1	1	15	4.3	23
2019	AFT Twins Harley-Davidson XG750R Rev X	10	156	17	0	3	17	9.9	2
2018	AFT Twins Harley-Davidson XG750R	10	150	18	0	3	18	10.7	0
2017	AFT Twins Yamaha FZ-07	4	241	18	0	2	18	6.2	46
2016	GNC1 Combined	5	165	14	1	1	17	7.8
2016	GNC1 Twins Ducati Hypermotard 1100	5	115	11	0	2	17	8.7	9
2016	GNC1 Singles Yamaha YZ 450F	2	50	3	1	1	9	4.3	27
2016	X Games Harley-Davidson 750	12	0	1	0	12	12	12.0
2015	GNC1 Combined Harley-Davidson XR750	3	172	13	0	2	18	6.0	0
2015	GNC1 Twins Harley-Davidson	4	118	9	0	2	18	6.2
2015	GNC1 Singles Yamaha YZ 450F	3	54	4	0	3	9	5.5
2015	Superprestigio Yamaha	15	3	0	0			0.0
2014	Grand National Championship Combined Harley-Davidson XR750	7	178	14	0	2	19	8.9	18
2014	GNC Twins Harley-Davidson	6	124	10	0	3	18	9.1	18
2014	GNC Singles Yamaha YZ 450F	6	54	4	0	2	19	8.3
2013	Grand National Championship Combined Harley-Davidson XR750	13	76	6	1	1	99	22.5	10
2013	GNC Twins Harley-Davidson	11	65	5	1	1	99	25.4	10
2013	GNC Singles Yamaha YZ 450F	21	11	1	0	8	8	8.0
2012	Grand National Championship Combined Harley-Davidson XR750	2	278	16	4	1	18	5.3	49
2012	GNC Twins Harley-Davidson	2	175	10	3	1	18	5.2	24
2012	GNC Singles Yamaha YZ 450F	2	103	6	1	1	14	5.3	25
2011	Grand National Championship Combined Harley-Davidson XR750	3	369	20	4	1	14	4.2	80
2011	GNC Twins Harley-Davidson	3	189	11	1	1	14	5.0	28
2011	GNC Singles Yamaha YZ 450F	1	180	9	3	1	5	3.2	52
2011	Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson XR1200	36	8	2	0	13	19	16.0
2010	GNC Twins Harley Davidson	4	168	9	0	2	8	4.2	30
2010	GNC Singles Yamaha YZ 450	5	81	6	1	1	17	8.2	18
2010	Grand National Championship Combined Harley-Davidson XR750	4	249	15	1	1	17	5.8	48
2009	GNC Twins Harley-Davidson	3	125	9	1	1	17	5.8	27
2009	GNC Singles Yamaha	4	78	5	0	3	7	5.4
2009	Hot Shoe Exp Singles Yamaha	2	88	5	1	1	4	2.8	10
2009	AMA Pro Hot Shoe Expert Twins Harley-Davidson	1	50	3	0	2	4	3.0
2008	Grand National Twins Harley-Davidson XR750	7	113	11	0	2	19	9.2	15
2007	Grand National Twins Yamaha	26	17	4	0	12	18	14.8
2007	GNC Singles Yamaha	7	65	6	1	1	15	9.0	9
2006	Grand National Twins Harley-Davidson XR750	20	26	4	0	6	18	12.5
2006	GNC Singles Honda	11	49	4	0	2	15	7.3
2005	Grand National Championship Harley-Davidson XR750	41	5	1	0	14	14	14.0
2004	505 Expert	1	193	10	4	1	4	2.1

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