![]() 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. Auto racing career Īfter 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. Motocross des Nations teams, and a member of 2 Trophée des Nations winning teams. In international motocross competition, Ward was a member of 7 winning U.S. 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 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. Ward retired from professional motocross competition after finishing in third place in the 1992 500cc national championship. He successfully defended his 500cc crown in 1990 then, finished second in the 1991 500cc championship, nine points behind Jean-Michel Bayle. 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. 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. ![]() Ward won his second AMA Supercross championship in 1987 over Ricky Johnson however, he finished second to Johnson in the 250cc national championship. He competed in both the 250cc and 500cc national championships in 1986, finishing fourth in the 250cc series and third in the 500cc championship. ![]() Ward continued to improve in 1985, edging out Broc Glover to win the Supercross national championship and then capturing the 250cc motocross national championship. It also marked the first 125cc national title for Kawasaki. 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. The following year, he joined the Kawasaki factory racing team and, would remain with the company for the duration of his motocross career. Ward began his professional motocross career in 1978 riding a Suzuki in the 125cc class. 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. Ward became one of the most accomplished mini-bike motocross racers of his era. 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. ![]() Motocross racing career īorn in Glasgow, Scotland, Ward moved to the United States with his family when he was four years old. 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. He then competed in off-road truck racing and rallycross. 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 won the AMA Motocross Championship five times and the AMA Supercross Championship twice and the Motocross des Nations seven times. ![]() Jeffrey Ward (born 22 June 1961) is a British- American former professional motocross racer, auto racing driver and off-road racer. ![]()
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