1. Chad Reed is a two-time AMA Supercross 450cc champion, a one-time AMA Motocross 450cc champion, record holder for the most main event starts in AMA Supercross history with 265 starts, as well as podium finishes with 132.
57 Facts About Chad Reed
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Chad Reed's family supported him along the way in his early years of competition.
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Chad Reed formally began his professional career in Australia in 1998.
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Chad Reed emerged from the Australian junior ranks to compete in the then-premier 250cc class, bypassing the traditional stepping stone of 125cc racing.
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Chad Reed was immediately competitive in both motocross and supercross, winning the Australian 250cc Supercross Championship in 1999 and 2000.
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Chad Reed revisited his home in Australia to race the Raymond Terrace, round 4, of the Australian Motocross series.
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In 2008 Chad Reed was responsible for developing and partially funding the new Australian Supercross Championships, dubbed Super-X.
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Chad Reed competed in the series and dominated all but one race to take the Australian Supercross Championship.
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Chad Reed won the championship by beating Daniel Reardon by 23 points.
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Chad Reed raced the first round of the 2010 Super X series held at the Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle on a Honda sponsored by Vodafone.
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Chad Reed won the event beating Americans Josh Hansen and Justin Brayton who finished in second and third respectively.
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Chad Reed was a revelation aboard his KX250, winning the Grand Prix of Lierop and eventually finishing the year second to multi-time World Champion Mickael Pichon.
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Chad Reed is the first Australian to win a world 250cc GP race.
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Chad Reed moved to the United States in 2002 and picked up a ride with Yamaha of Troy.
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Chad Reed won all but two Supercross races that season to win the 125cc East Coast Supercross championship.
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Chad Reed won his first and only 125cc National victory at Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, and finished the third season behind James Stewart Jr.
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Chad Reed moved to the 250cc class in 2003 riding for Factory Yamaha.
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Chad Reed finished his first 250cc Motocross season a distant third behind Carmichael and Kevin Windham.
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In 2004 Chad Reed won the 2004 AMA 250cc Supercross series, battling with Kevin Windham, Michael Byrne, and Tim Ferry with Chad Reed earning 10 victories for the season.
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Chad Reed finished 2nd to Carmichael in that year's motocross season.
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Carmichael won the championship with seven wins, Chad Reed was in second with five wins, and Stewart was in third with three wins.
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In 2006, despite suffering a level three shoulder separation mid-season, Chad Reed remained highly competitive.
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Chad Reed's injury hindered his ability to compete at his highest level.
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Chad Reed secured third place that night, while Carmichael took second place, resulting in Chad Reed narrowly losing the 2006 AMA Supercross title to Carmichael by only two points.
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In 2007 Chad Reed announced his plans to leave the factory Yamaha team to form his own private team, similar to Jeremy McGrath in the past.
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Chad Reed took 1 win for the season and finished 2nd in the title chase to James Stewart Jr.
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In 2008 Chad Reed won nine out of 14 races in the AMA Supercross season to edge out Kevin Windham and win the AMA Supercross title for the second time.
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Chad Reed joined team Rockstar Makita Suzuki for the 2009 season.
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Chad Reed narrowly lost the title to Stewart by 4 points.
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Chad Reed elected to race the 2009 motocross season after a 2-year hiatus.
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Chad Reed won the AMA Motocross Championship at round ten, out of the 12-round series.
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Chad Reed won the Monster Energy Triple Crown Championship during the motocross season.
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Chad Reed won 5 out of the 12 races in this season.
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Chad Reed failed to finish during the round one final due to a collision with another racer's footpeg, breaking spokes in his front wheel.
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Chad Reed returned to race round 13 of the Supercross series, and despite having a bad start, Chad Reed finished fourth.
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Chad Reed withdrew from the competition stating he has Epstein-Barr virus.
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Chad Reed embraced social media using Twitter to publish hints as to the likely brand of bike and apparel that he would be using in the 2011 AMA Supercross series.
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Chad Reed won the Las Vegas race but lost the championship by 4 points to Ryan Villopoto.
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Consequently, Chad Reed was forced to drop out of the 2012 title chase while sitting second in overall championship points.
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On 23 March 2013, after the race in Toronto, Canada Chad Reed announced that he underwent knee surgery on Tuesday, and missed one round of competition in Houston, Texas.
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Chad Reed came back to Minneapolis to race in the Main Event in Seattle.
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Chad Reed crashed in the first corner, where he tweaked his right arm.
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Chad Reed came back to Salt Lake City, but had problems with his engine, putting him in the LCQ.
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Chad Reed switched brands from Honda to Kawasaki, but he continued to ride for his team TwoTwo Motorsports and for Discount Tire.
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Chad Reed finished 3rd in the Season Opener in Anaheim.
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Chad Reed got back up passed Ken Roczen for 2nd place and then James Stewart Jr.
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Chad Reed tried to race in Arlington, Texas during qualifying practice and his shoulder is getting worse due to a broken collarbone.
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Consequently, Chad Reed was forced to drop out the remainder of the 10 rounds of the 2014 AMA Supercross Series while sitting second in overall championship points.
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Chad Reed would withdraw from the AMA Motocross championship midway through the season due to motocross competing sponsorship reasons.
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In 2016, Chad Reed competed in the 2016 AMA Monster Energy Supercross Championship with Factory Yamaha.
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Chad Reed's sponsors include Yamaha Motor Corporation, Monster Energy, Yamalube, Chaparral Motorsports, Yamaha Financial Services, Oakley Motorsports, and Pro Circuit.
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Chad Reed obtained the world record for the most career Monster Energy Supercross main event starts ever.
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Chad Reed sustained multiple injuries including a broken scapula, eight rib fractures, and a collapsed lung ending his 2019 Supercross season.
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Midway through the year after the break caused by COVID-19, Chad Reed switched from Honda to KTM.
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Chad Reed's best finish in 2020 was a 10th at the finale.
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Chad Reed has ridden for a variety of sponsors over his career, including: Yamaha Motor Company, Husqvarna, Monster Energy, Red Bull, Oakley, Fox Racing, Shift, Discount Tire, Boost Mobile, Pro Circuit, 360 Fly Camera, and Penrite.
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On 13 June 2011, Chad Reed was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for service to motorsports as a professional supercross motorcycle rider at national and international levels, and to the community.