The Honda Muscle Milk Honda team has locked up Trey Canard to a two-year extension that will keep him with the team through 2016.
Canard is currently third in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship 450 Class point standings and is enjoying a great season. Although he missed the 2014 Supercross season due to injury, Canard has been healthy for the outdoor season for the last two years and has finally been able to showcase his talent after a string of unfortunate incidents repeatedly kept him sidelined from racing. He’s still in search of his first win, but Canard has been a regular podium threat throughout this season.
Here is the Press Release:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced today that it will extend the contract with factory supercross and motocross rider Trey Canard for an additional two years. Canard has spent his entire professional career with the Honda brand, and this agreement continues that relationship, as the Oklahoma native will campaign a factory Honda CRF450R in the AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Pro Motocross Championship during the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
“I’m so excited to continue my long relationship with Honda for another two years,” Canard said. “The company, the team and everyone involved is really motivated about racing, and we’re all pushing hard and doing our best. I’ll continue to always give my best effort over these next two years, and we’re shooting for wins and championships. The enthusiasm around Honda right now is a really good thing that I’m excited to be a part of, and I think 2015 is going to be a great year for us.”
Canard has led 15 laps this year, ranking him sixth in the 450 Class in the category. (Photo: Matt Rice)
After sitting out the entire 2014 AMA Supercross series while recovering from a broken arm, Canard has made a notable comeback this summer in AMA Pro Motocross, regularly finishing on the podium. With three rounds remaining, he currently sits third in the points standings.
“We are very much looking forward to having Trey back with Honda for two more years,” said Ray
Conway, Director of Racing at American Honda. “He has been with the company for his entire professional career, and he is a joy to work with. His performance this season, particularly in the Pro Motocross Championship, demonstrates his potential, and we’re expecting even better things from him in 2015 and ’16.”
