Kevin Windham

Kevin Windham (born February 28, 1978), is an American former professional motocross racer.

At 17 he received a full factory ride from Team Yamaha.

The 1994 AMA Amateur and Youth National Motocross Championships, at Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch, was the venue for Windham’s final races as an amateur.

He won both the 125cc A Modified and the 250cc Open A Modified classes, setting a new lap record, taking out his seventh and eighth amateur national titles, and extending his personal winning streak at Loretta Lynn’s to eighteen consecutive motos.

Kevin Windham has been described as "arguably the best rider to have never won a National Championship".

Regarded as one of the most naturally talented riders competing in motocross and supercross, Windham has finished second in the overall points standings five times, without once winning.

In 1994 Windham turned professional midway through the season, riding a Kawasaki.

He was awarded the AMA Rookie of the Year award, and after an impressive performance at Mt. Morris, PA, where he nearly beat Doug Henry for the moto win, he was signed by Team Yamaha.

In 1995 Windham took five podium finishes in the 125cc East Region Supercross Series, with a best result of second at Minneapolis.

He finished that series in 5th overall.

He also had some strong performances in the outdoor nationals with a top 125cc Motocross finish of fifth at Delmont, PA.

He has raced for many factory teams and holds several titles, back to back AMA 125 West Supercross Championships in 1996 and 1997, the 2005 Motocross des Nations team championship, and 2nd in points for the 2008 supercross season.

1996 was a breakthrough year for Windham, with six supercross wins he scored his first 125cc West Coast Championship.

Later that year he won four 125cc Nationals and placed second to Steve Lamson in the championship.

In 1997 Windham had another strong season.

He won all but two rounds of the 125 West Region Supercross series and earned his second title in as many years.

He also had 125cc National Motocross overall wins at Buchanan, MI, New Berlin, NY, and Delmont, PA. Windham also made history by winning a 250cc Supercross main event in Charlotte, NC while still a full-time 125cc rider.

He was the first person, and so far only, in motocross history to do this.

In 1998 Windham moved to the 250cc class full-time for Yamaha and won the New Orleans and St. Louis 250cc Supercross rounds.

he took five additional podium finishes and finished outside the top-10 just once in the 1998 Supercross series.

He finished 4th overall.

He took podium finishes in the 250cc Motocross National races at Budds Creek, MD, and New Berlin, NY, but failed to score an overall victory.

He broke his leg at the Washougal, WA, event and withdrew from the series.

In 1999 Windham won the United States Grand Prix of Motocross held at Budd's Creek, Maryland.

Despite his longtime status as one of the world's fastest motocross racers, he is yet to win a major (250cc or 450cc) National or World Championship.

He is better known by the nickname K-Dub on the racing scene.

After a bitter contract dispute, Kevin Windham signed with Team Honda for the 1999 season.

In the 1999 season, after some initial struggles adapting to his new Honda, Windham hit his stride and won two Supercross main events and four motocross Nationals.

He finished the outdoor season ranked second behind Greg Albertyn.

Windham and Sebastien Tortelli both posed strong challenges to Albertyn all season, but eventually came up short.

It is regarded as one of the most competitive motocross seasons ever.

However, A high point of kevin's motocross career came in 1999.

Kevin decided to race the USGP being held at Budd's Creek, MD only three days prior to the event.

European Champion and motocross hero overseas Stefan Everts made a comment concerning the top US racers deciding not to race the GP, rather to focus on the US races and the time off the week end allowed.

Though one of the oldest riders on the track in 2011, his acknowledged class, grace, and riding ability make him a favourite with the fans.

He announced his retirement from racing at the third round of the 2013 Supercross season.

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Windham began riding motorcycles from the age of three with friends in the spillways around the New Orleans area.

He is married to Dottie.

They met at around age twelve, when Dottie went with her sister to watch a race at the local motocross track.

The couple have four children; daughters Madelyn, Annabelle and Elizabeth, and son Kevin Jr. Windham lists his non-motocross hobbies as "anything outdoors", including bmx, fishing and flying his own plane.