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Jeff Ward was born on 22 June, 1961 in Glasgow, United Kingdom, is an American motorcycle racer. Discover Jeff Ward's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 22 June 1961
Birthday 22 June
Birthplace Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nationality United States

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1960

He began to compete in mini-bike motocross racing in Southern California in the 1960s, just as the sport of motocross was experiencing a burgeoning popularity in the United States.

Ward became one of the most accomplished mini-bike motocross racers of his era.

1961

Jeffrey Ward (born 22 June 1961) is a British-American former professional motocross racer, auto racing driver and off-road racer.

He won the AMA Motocross Championship five times and the AMA Supercross Championship twice and the Motocross des Nations seven times.

After retiring from motorcycle competition, Ward turned to auto racing, finishing in second place at the Indianapolis 500 and winning a race at the Texas Motor Speedway.

He then competed in off-road truck racing and rallycross.

1971

He appeared in the 1971 motorcycle documentary film, On Any Sunday when he was 10 years old, performing a long wheelie on his mini-bike.

1978

Ward began his professional motocross career in 1978 riding a Suzuki in the 125cc class.

The following year, he joined the Kawasaki factory racing team and, would remain with the company for the duration of his motocross career.

1982

Ward won his first AMA national in 1982 and, in 1984 he won his first AMA national championship in the 125cc class, winning eight out of 10 races.

It also marked the first 125cc national title for Kawasaki.

1985

Ward continued to improve in 1985, edging out Broc Glover to win the Supercross national championship and then capturing the 250cc motocross national championship.

1986

He competed in both the 250cc and 500cc national championships in 1986, finishing fourth in the 250cc series and third in the 500cc championship.

1987

Ward won his second AMA Supercross championship in 1987 over Ricky Johnson however, he finished second to Johnson in the 250cc national championship.

1988

The rivalry with Johnson continued in the 1988 250cc motocross national championship with both Ward and Johnson winning three races, but Ward prevailed by seven points to claim the championship over Johnson.

1989

In 1989, Ward finished second to Jeff Stanton in the 250cc national championship but, defeated Stanton in the 500cc championship thus, becoming the first rider to win AMA motocross national championships in the 125, 250 and 500cc classes.

1990

He successfully defended his 500cc crown in 1990 then, finished second in the 1991 500cc championship, nine points behind Jean-Michel Bayle.

1992

Ward retired from professional motocross competition after finishing in third place in the 1992 500cc national championship.

In 15 seasons, Ward won a total of 56 national races placing him third on the all-time AMA motocross/Supercross win list at the time of his retirement.

He won a total of seven AMA national championships, tying Bob Hannah and Ricky Johnson for the most career motocross and Supercross championships at the time of his retirement.

In international motocross competition, Ward was a member of 7 winning U.S. Motocross des Nations teams, and a member of 2 Trophée des Nations winning teams.

After the end of his motocross career, Ward still had a desire for competition and turned his attention to open-wheel auto racing in the Indy Racing League.

1993

He quickly proved to be competitive with a fourth-place finish in the Phoenix round of the 1993 Indy Lights season and a third-place finish at the Nazareth Speedway during the 1994 season.

1997

At the 1997 Indianapolis 500 while competing for the Cheever Racing team, Ward qualified on the third row and led the race for 49 laps before finishing the race in third place.

His performance earned him the 1997 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award.

1998

He improved to a 6th-place finish in the 1998 Indy Racing League season while competing for the ISM Racing team.

1999

Ward was contracted to drive for the Pagan Racing team during the 1999 Indy Racing League season and, began the year with a third place at the season opening round at the Walt Disney World Speedway and a second place in Phoenix.

He followed this with an impressive second place at the 1999 Indianapolis 500.

Ward suffered inconsistent results for the remainder of the 1999 season to finish 11th in the championship.

2002

He won the 2002 race at Texas Motor Speedway for the Chip Ganassi Racing team, marking his first and only Indy Car victory.

During his open-wheel auto racing career, Ward garnered three top five finishes in seven starts at the Indianapolis 500.

2004

At the age of 43, Ward returned to motorcycle racing and won the 2004 AMA Supermoto Championship competing against riders half his age.

2006

Ward was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and, was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on 12 August 2006.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ward moved to the United States with his family when he was four years old.

He won a second Supermoto championship in 2006 at the age of 45.

Ward also won the Moto X category at the 2006 X Games, becoming the oldest male gold medalist and the oldest Moto X medalist in X Games history.

2008

In 2008, he repeated as the winner of the Moto X category of the 2008 X Games.

2009

From Indy Car racing, Ward progressed to off-road truck racing, competing in the 2009 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series for the Speed Technologies team.

2013

He also competed in the 2013 Stadium Super Trucks Series, finishing 10th in the inaugural race at University of Phoenix Stadium.

2015

Ward competed in the Global RallyCross Championship for the Chip Ganassi Racing team in 2015, serving as a replacement driver for former motocross racer Brian Deegan.