Being a son of a racer, Ben grew up on a dirt bike.  He was the 1993 AMA Rookie of the Year in dirt track, he kept an eye on the road racing world, and knew that's where he was headed.  In 1996 he moved away from dirt track racing to concentrate solely on road racing.  In 1997 he ran the Teamline 750cc Supersport Series and had four podium finishes.  In 1998 Ben won the AMA Superbike Championship.

He began racing on dirt tracks and took Dirt Track Rookie of the Year in 1983.  He rode in a few road race events in 1984 to gain extra points, and by 1985 had made road racing his top priority.  Doug won the AMA Superbike title three times.

Son of legendary racer Yvon DuHamel who was one of the top AMA racers in the 1970s.  He got his start by racing his brother on mini-bikes in the basement of the family home.  Since then he has won the Pro Honda Oils 600cc SuperSport title five times, and the AMA Superbike title once.

In 1997 he raced for the Lucky Strike Suzuki team in the World 500cc Grand Prix circuit, ranking 15th.  In the previous year he had ranked 8th in the World Superbike series.

In 1997 he had six top-ten finishes in his first season of Pro Honda Oils 600 SuperSport competition.  His best finish was fourth at Brainerd International Raceway.

1996 was his first year racing in the United States, and Mladin was impressive by leading portions of several races.   In 1997 he won at Phoenix, Road America, New Hampshire, and Las Vegas.

He is a record 5-time winner of the Daytona 200. Russell, 34, won in 1992, '94, '95, '97 and '98.

He started in motocross, but was sidelined with a knee injury.  In 1993 he earned his first AMA National points with a 21st-place finish in 750 SuperSport final at Daytona. In 1996 he took his first career AMA Superbike win at Sears Point, and earned the SuperBike pole.