Road racer · GP 190
Dexter “Daytona”
Salaverria
2026 Golden State Champion
Mini Cup GP190 · AMA Golden State Championship · 150 pts
3rd in the Nation
2026 MotoAmerica Mission Mini Cup National Championship · GP 190 · 71 pts
2nd of 38 · Adult Mini GP
2026 Golden State Asphalt Adult Mini GP · one point from the title
The results behind the ride
National pace.
Podium proof.
2026 Mission Mini Cup National Final · GP 190 · Road America
3rd overall
National championship
71 pts
2026 GP 190
| Race | Finish | Race pts | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | P4 | 13 | Watch |
| Race 2 | P3 | 16 | Watch |
| Race 3 | P3 | 16 | Watch |
| Race 4 | P3 | 16 | Watch |
Championship total includes 10 opening points shown on the official standings.
Video: MotoAmerica · Official GP 190 race broadcasts
Videos
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Family footage, MotoAmerica broadcasts and social clips — together in the Videos section.
In the spotlight
The racing world is watching.
Roadracing World · July 25, 2025
Photo Feature: Mission MotoAmerica Mini Cup At Sonoma
Dexter (#81) and Anthony Lupo Jr. (#12) in a GP190 battle at Sonoma. The feature highlights two second-generation racers following their fathers into the sport.
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MotoAmerica Mini Cup
#81 in the National Final spotlight
Dexter leads the imagery in MotoAmerica Mini Cup’s National Final countdown post, riding in his red, white and fluorescent-yellow colours.
Golden State points
2026 Mini Cup GP190
Golden State
2026 champion
in the Nation
2026 Mission Mini Cup, GP 190
National podiums
Road America, 2026
Adult Mini GP
One point from the title
In one year
National Final, 2025 → 2026
National Final, GP 190
Every race, 2025 to 2026
Finishing position in all eight National Final races. The shaded band is the podium.
Year over year
- Championship
- 8th → 3rd
- Points
- 43 → 71
- Race podiums
- 0 → 3
- Points from 2nd
- 24 → 5
2025: Road America MotorPlex, 0.600 mi. 2026: Carting Facility, 0.700 mi. Lap times are not compared across years.
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What MotoAmerica wrote
#81
GP 190
About Dexter
Fourth-generation San Franciscan. Petaluma road racer.
Dexter “Daytona” Salaverria is a fourth-generation San Franciscan road racer based in Petaluma, California. He started weekly supermoto training at Sonoma Kart Track in spring 2024 on a KTM SX 65, with one goal written on his resume: race in the MotoAmerica Mini Cup. He made his Mission Mini Cup National Final debut in 2025 and finished 8th. A year later he won the 2026 AMA Golden State Championship Mini Cup GP190 title, then returned to Road America with Team Ohvale USA and finished third in the nation.
2024 → 2026
From goal to podium
Two and a half years from a first season on a 65cc two-stroke to the national podium.
- 2024
The goal
Weekly supermoto training at Sonoma Kart Track on a KTM SX 65. His first youth road race, at Dixon, ended in a win.
“to enter the MotoAmerica Mini Cup and travel nationally competing road racing.”
- Jul 2025
Mini Cup Qualifier, Sonoma Raceway
In GP 190, the premier class, Dexter and Anthony Lupo Jr. traded blows over two ultra-close races.
“Those kids were flying.”
Final result pending confirmationDetails - Aug 2025
National Final debut: 8th of 16
First Mission Mini Cup National Final at Road America, with Salaverria Racing Team. Best race: 4th in Race 2.
- 2026
Golden State, Round 1: top step at Sonoma
The AMA Golden State Championship season opened with a win at Sonoma.
- 2026
Golden State Champion
Mini Cup GP190 title with 150 points, 36 clear of second, across four California tracks.
- Aug 9, 2026
3rd in the Nation, Road America
Back at the National Final with Team Ohvale USA: podiums in three of four GP 190 races and 71 points, five from second.
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