37 Facts About Jeremy McGrath

Jeremy McGrath was born on November 19,1971 and is an American former professional motocross and supercross racer.

Jeremy McGrath was a two-time FIM Supercross World Champion as well as a two-time Team USA Motocross des Nations winner.

However, Jeremy McGrath's popularity transcended the world of motorcycles, taking small roles in the movies Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Motocrossed, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, licensing a video game series named after him, and featuring in several other offroad racing-related video game titles.

Since retiring from motorcycle racing, Jeremy McGrath has pursued various other forms of racing both on and off-road, as well as various business ventures he is involved with.

Jeremy McGrath was born on November 19,1971, in San Francisco, California.

In 1982, around age 10, Jeremy McGrath was entering BMX racing events around Lake Elsinore, California, eventually participating in up to 10 races a week.

Jeremy McGrath did not pursue motorcycle racing until the following year, when in 1986 he raced at Perris Raceway in Perris, California, beating everyone in his class.

Jeremy McGrath began racing motocross at the age of 15 after a successful career in BMX.

Jeremy McGrath placed 8th in the 125cc West Region supercross season of 1989.

Jeremy McGrath won the 125 West supercross title in 1991 and 1992.

Jeremy McGrath won a record of seventy-two 250cc main events and captured seven 250cc supercross championships between 1993 and 2000, a time now known as the "Jeremy McGrath Era".

Jeremy McGrath won the 1995 250 Outdoor motocross championship and had the 1996 title in sight before a late-season injury handed the title to Jeff Emig.

At the start of the 2001 season, Jeremy McGrath won 2 of the first 3 rounds.

Jeremy McGrath returned in 2002 to take a shot at regaining his crown, but chronic arm pump and compartment syndrome limited his efforts, but still managing a 3rd place overall in the series behind Carmichael and Yamaha's David Vuillemin.

In 2003, Jeremy McGrath signed with KTM; however, a pre-season crash led Jeremy McGrath to reconsider his future in racing, ultimately leading to his decision to retire just before the start of the 2003 Supercross season.

Jeremy McGrath did a farewell tour with KTM to show his appreciation and sign autographs for fans.

In 2005, Jeremy McGrath came out of retirement to race a limited schedule on the supercross circuit.

Jeremy McGrath rejoined forces with his former Team Honda squad and has recently proven to be at a competitive level and speed that has not been seen from McGrath since the 2001 season.

Jeremy McGrath switched motorcycles from his trademark Honda CR250R 2-stroke to a Honda CRF450R 4-stroke at Round 3 of the 2006 Supercross season.

In keeping with his partial schedule, Jeremy McGrath withdrew from the series after Round Six, after earning multiple top 5 finishes, and running as high as fourth in the point standings.

Jeremy McGrath competed in the 2006 Summer X Games; earning a 2nd in Step-Up and 7th in Supermoto.

Jeremy McGrath announced plans for the McGrath Invitational; an off-season supercross race with an innovative track and rider purse.

Jeremy McGrath announced that the 2006 Invitational would be the final professional Supercross race of his career.

Jeremy McGrath holds the third best record for most combined AMA supercross and motocross victories with 102 career wins; only Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart have won more.

In 2017, Jeremy McGrath won the Pro 2 class championship in the series.

Jeremy McGrath has occasionally raced in off-road races in the late 2000s.

Jeremy McGrath has finished in the Top 10 in several PRO-2 races.

Since 2016, Jeremy McGrath has partnered with Kawasaki to host a weekly video series, entitled "Science of Supercross", which is hosted on YouTube and featured as a portion of the live broadcast of Supercross when the series is active.

In early installments, Jeremy McGrath was the primary character, but later games introduced customizable riders while still featuring him in various gameplay modes as a competitor and mentor, offering players insights into motocross racing strategies.

In September 2005, Jeremy McGrath teamed up with long-time friends Ken Faught and Jason Williams to create a state-of-the-art indoor go-kart track called Pole Position Raceway.

In February 2020, Jeremy McGrath co-founded Arma Sport Inc along with Scott Sepkovic, founder of Spy Optics and CrownAMG, and fellow motocross rider Nick Wey.

Jeremy McGrath won the AMA Pro Athlete of the Year Award in 1996.

In 2009, Jeremy McGrath was inducted into the BMX Hall of Fame, alongside Troy Lee and several other accomplished racers.

Jeremy McGrath was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2010.

Jeremy McGrath has been married since 2002 and has two children with his wife.

Jeremy McGrath wrote an autobiography with Chris Palmer called "Wide Open: A Life in Supercross".

Former Dirt Rider editor-in-chief Ken Faught, a long-time friend of the Jeremy McGrath family, wrote "Images of a Champion".