Bobby Fong has joined the Triple Crown/RMR squad for 2013. Fong has shown he can charge hard and run up front in Daytona SportBike and is one of the most aggressive riders in the class.

Among the veterans looking to make his mark is former Daytona 200 winner Jake Zemke who will be riding the Desmo Veloce Ducati. Zemke won the race in 2006 and will fill in for the injured Garrett Willis.

RoadRace Factory returns with Jake Gagne and J.D. Beach, two young riders with a lot of potential. Gagne won last year in Miami and took pole in New Orleans. Beach, the former Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champ, also earned the podium in 2012. The two young riders are poised to make another leap in competitiveness this year.

Another young rider of interest is Garrett Gerloff. Beaubier's teammate on the Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha squad, Gerloff's 2012 was a washout after an injury at Daytona. The Texan is one of the youngest riders in the field and has impressed in his limited time with the Graves squad.

Two rides with potential to make a Pascarella-like surprise in this year's race are Benny Solis and Huntley Nash. Solis, on the M4 Broaster Chicken Honda, has flashed potential in AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport. Nash, on his LTD Racing bike, is also entering his third year in Daytona SportBike.

Winning riders moving up from the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport class include two-time champ James Rispoli (National Guard/ Celtic Racing) and last year's Daytona winner Elena Myers (Sturgess Cycle Triumph). Jake Lewis has replaced Fong with Meen Motorsports.

John Ashmead, who won the DAYTONA 200 in 1989, is on the entry list and will ride the OPR-Level 10 Kawasaki.

The AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBikes will use the 3.51-mile long course once again.

First practice for the race is scheduled to begin at noon on Thursday, with qualifying scheduled for Friday. The 57-lap 72nd running of the DAYTONA 200 will begin at 1:00 p.m. local time on Saturday.

Live Timing & Scoring of all on-track sessions will be available at http://live.amaproracing.com/rr/.

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