"Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times."
- Ben Jonson
Dane's Career Timeline
2014 - Finished the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike season 3rd Overall in points with a double win at Barber, finished with a 16-second win over 2nd place in the pouring rain at New Jersey for the win, was the first 3- time winner in 2014. Raced for Team Yamalube / Westby Racing.
2013 - Placed in the top 10 in every race. Finished AMA Pro Daytona SportBike season sixth place in points.Raced for Team Yamalube / Westby Racing.
2012 - Finished the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike season second-place in the points with one win (Mid-Ohio) and nine additional podiums. Only finished outside of the top 10 once in 19 starts. Raced for M4 Suzuki.
2011 - Competed in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, earning his breakout victory in Race 1 at Mid-Ohio. Finished the season seventh in the point standings. Raced for Team M4 Suzuki.
2011 - Competed in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, earning his breakout victory in Race 1 at Mid-Ohio. Finished the season seventh in the point standings. Raced for Team M4 Suzuki.
2010 - Finished fifth overall in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, took second in the Daytona 200.
2009 - Finished 18th in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike standings with five top-10 finishes. Also began campaigning the SunTrust Moto-GT1 season at the halfway point, earning three poles (VIR, New Jersey and the 8 Hours At Daytona) and three victories (Mid-Ohio, Topeka and the 8 Hours At Daytona).
2008 - WERA National Champion in 600 SuperSport and 600 Superbike. Also raced in three endurance series including AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT with Team M4. Finished 12th in the Mid-Ohio Superstock race and made a pair of AMA Pro SuperSport starts with a best showing of 10th at Road Atlanta.
2007 - Won second consecutive Suzuki SV650 Cup. Won three WERA Championships and four AMA Sports National Championships. Nominated for the AMA Horizon Award.
2006 - Suzuki SV650 Cup Champion.
2005 - Recorded 25 podium finishes in 30 races in his first year as an Expert Rider.
Early Career - Won his first race at the age of 7 on a Yamaha PW-50 in the Gold Rush Cross Country Race at Hallett, Oklahoma. First year as a Road Racing Amateur was in 2003.