JD Beach

JD Beach enters the 2026 season as a formidable title contender, joining the powerhouse Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team to contest the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship full-time. Widely regarded as the most versatile athlete in American motorcycling, Beach’s move to the factory-backed Yamaha squad marks a homecoming of sorts for the multi-time champion, reuniting him with the brand that powered many of his greatest triumphs.

Beach’s 2025 campaign was nothing short of historic. Competing for Real Steel Honda, he finished a narrow runner-up in the Stock 1000 Championship, missing the title by just two points despite claiming a class-leading five victories. Simultaneously, he decimated the Superbike Cup field, winning all but one round. His most staggering achievement came at Mid-Ohio, where he piloted a Stock 1000-spec machine to a third-place finish in the premier Superbike class—securing Honda’s first American Superbike podium in 16 years and finishing seventh in the overall standings.

A two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, Beach is also a legendary figure in American Flat Track, where he sits just one “Mile” victory away from the prestigious AMA Grand Slam. Only four riders in history have achieved this feat. Whether sliding a flat tracker or dragging an elbow at 180 mph, the Kentucky-based “Jiggy Dog” remains a fan favorite known for his relentless work ethic and tactical brilliance. In 2026, back on factory Superbike machinery, Beach is poised to add more gold to his Hall of Fame-caliber resume.

Little Known Fact: In 2019, JD made history scoring his first Grand National win at the Arizona Super TT, which was also the first victory for a Yamaha Twin since 1981. Beach backed it up the following weekend at Virginia International Raceway aboard his Attack Performance Estenson Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. In race two, he took his first career Superbike win, once again making history as the first rider to top the podium during the same season in the premier class of both disciplines since Nicky Hayden in 2002. The last rider to accomplish that feat on back-to-back weekends was Kenny Roberts in 1975. Nickname is “Jiggy Dog.”

Wins: 46 (2 in Superbike, 31 in Supersport, 8 in SuperSport East, 5 in Stock 1000)
Podiums: 101 (10 in Superbike, 59 in Supersport, 13 in Daytona SportBike, 12 in SuperSport East, 7 in Stock 1000)

2025 – Finished runner up in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 for Real Steel Honda, just two points behind champion Andrew Lee. Scored a class-leading five Stock 1000 victories and a total of 7 podiums. Also raced MotoAmerica Superbike and won the Superbike Cup, for riders racing Stock 1000 machines in the Superbike class. Completely dominated Superbike Cup winning all but a single round in the series. Finished 7th in the Superbike Championship. At Mid-Ohio he finished third in the Superbike class giving Honda its first Superbike podium in 16 years. 2024 – Finished 8th in MotoAmerica Superbike riding for Tytlers Cycle Racing on a BMW M 1000 RR. Earned podium finishes (3rds) at Road America and Mid-Ohio. Won two American Flat Tract (AFT) SuperTwins races for Estenson Racing to sub for Dallas Daniels while he recovered from a training incident. He couldn’t have possibly been more impressive, finishing second, first, and first in his three attempts. His win at the Black Hills Half-Mile put him just an AFT SuperTwins Mile victory away from achieving the AMA Grand Slam – winning in all four disciplines of flat track racing as well as a national road race (now MotoAmerica Superbike) win. Only four riders in AMA racing history (Dick Mann, Kenny Roberts, Bubba Shobert and Doug Chandler) have accomplished the Grand Slam. 2023 – Focused on American Flat Track competition where he earned two TT victories while notching up eight podiums en route to third in the final standings. Also filled in for injured Cameron Petersen aboard his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing YZF-R1 Superbike. In three MotoAmerica rounds and seven races, JD notched four top-five finishes, three podiums, and he won the final Superbike race of the 2023 season at New Jersey Motorsports Park. 2022 – Was a leading contender in AFT and finished fourth in that championship taking home four wins and a total of eight podiums racing for Estenson Racing Yamaha. 2021 – In AFT JD earned four podium finishes for a top-five finish in the point standings. Raced one weekend of MotoAmerica Superbike as fill-in rider with the Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Superbike team at Brainerd. Earned two sixth-place finishes. Ranked 21st in the MotoAmerica Superbike standings based on contesting two races. 2020 – Filled in for the Celtic Racing HSBK racing team in MotoAmerica Supersport at Laguna Seca and finished on the podium (3rd) in race two. Finished 14th in AFT SuperTwins. 2019 – Pulled double duty for the team in American Flat Track and MotoAmerica. The dirt track/road racer made history, scoring his first Grand National win at the Arizona Super TT, which was also the first victory for a Yamaha Twin since 1981. Beach backed it up the following weekend at Virginia International Raceway aboard his Attack Performance Estenson Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. In race two, he took his first career MotoAmerica Superbike win. In all scored four Superbike podiums that season. Finished fourth in the final Superbike standings. 2018 – Riding a Monster Energy Y.E.S. Graves Yamaha R6, JD dominated MotoAmerica Supersport, scoring 11 wins and only finishing off the podium once (14 podiums) to clinch his second title in the class. 2017 – Finished 2nd in MotoAmerica Supersport. Earned 17 podium finishes, including five wins. Raced for Monster Energy/Yamalube/YES/Graves. 2016 – MotoAmerica Supersport runner up racing for Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha. Scored 14 podium finishes, including seven wins. Finished off the season with six-consecutive victories. 2015 – JD got his first career Supersport win at the season opener during the MotoGP weekend at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. From there, he went on to win seven more races, making 13 trips to the podium to secure his first championship in the premier 600cc class. Raced for Yamalube/Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha. 2014 – Finished 5th in Daytona Sportbike with four podium finishes. Best result was 2nd (three times). Raced for Yamaha Extended Service/Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha. 2013 – Raced AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike and finished fourth in the final standings with 7 podiums. Best finish was 2nd at Mid-Ohio. Raced for RoadRace Factory/Red Bull Yamaha. 2012 – Ranked sixth in Daytona Sportbike, scoring 2 podiums. Raced for RoadRace Factory/Red Bull Yamaha. 2011 – Raced AMA Pro Superbike and finished 12th riding for Attack Performance Kawasaki. Earned six top-10 Superbike finishes with a best result of eighth (twice). Also ran the Daytona Sportbike, in the Daytona 200 where he finished fourth. 2010 – At the age of 18, he won the 2010 AMA Pro SuperSport East Championship, with 8 wins and 9 total podiums. Raced for Rockwall Performance Yamaha. That same year, he won four AFT Pro Singles races. 2009 – Finished 2nd in AMA Pro Supersport East. Earned three podium finishes. 2008 – Took top honors in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Championship, becoming the first American ever to win the title. Scored a victory in Germany.