1. Brian Deegan was born on May 9,1974 and is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and racing driver.
24 Facts About Brian Deegan
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In 2010, Brian Deegan earned double silver in Rally Car Racing and RallyCross.
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In 1997 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Brian Deegan won the 125cc main and ghost rode his bike across the finish line.
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Brian Deegan returned 6 months later to place fourth at the 2004 Summer X Games.
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Brian Deegan ultimately won the championship over more experienced off-road drivers.
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At the 2010 X Games, Brian Deegan competed in the Rally Car event at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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Brian Deegan finished second behind Tanner Foust after making a wrong turn during the race.
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Brian Deegan competed in Rally Car Super Rally, again finishing second behind Tanner Foust.
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Brian Deegan won the Pro Lite Unlimited and Pro 2 class championships in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.
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Brian Deegan drove the truck at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Brian Deegan won his second championship in the Pro 2 class of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.
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Brian Deegan raced an OlsbergsMSE Ford Fiesta in the Global RallyCross Championship, earning runner-up in 2012, fourth in 2013 and 12th in 2014.
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Brian Deegan continued his Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series career, winning the Pro Light Unlimited championship in 2013 and the Pro 2 championship in 2014.
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In 2015, Brian Deegan was hired by Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in seven Global Rallycross Championship races in an M-Sport Fiesta along with former professional motocross rider Jeff Ward.
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Brian Deegan lost a kidney, lacerated his spleen, and lost a significant amount of blood.
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Brian Deegan now has a long scar down his stomach, that he calls his "zipper", spanning almost his entire abdomen, as a result of the accident.
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Brian Deegan has been on the cover of Transworld MX and Racer X magazines and has been featured multiple times in FHM magazine.
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Brian Deegan is in the video game Freekstyle for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and PlayStation 2.
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Brian Deegan appears in the 2000 game Supercross for the PlayStation.
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Brian Deegan has a toy line called Heavy Hitters distributed in retail locations such as Walmart.
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Brian Deegan is the former owner of the FMX park, the Compound, which he later sold to Nate Adams.
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At the 2007 X Games, Brian Deegan stated that he sometimes regrets selling it.
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Brian Deegan has been married to Marissa Deegan since 2003.
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Brian Deegan became a born-again Christian after a near-fatal crash in 2005.