T
hirty years ago this month,
Jeremy McGrath won
his first Supercross race.
Twenty years ago this month,
Jeremy McGrath announced his
retirement. What happened in be
-
tween, well, you probably know. If
not, here's a quick rundown of his
accomplishments; we will focus
on just Supercross here. These
stats are all from the premier
(250cc) class. Okay, let's go: He
won seven Supercross titles.
He won 72 Supercross races.
He won 14 Supercross races
in a single season. He won 13
consecutive Supercross races.
He went nine straight Supercross
seasons with at least one win.
Impressive stuff. No question,
Supercross' G.O.A.T.
The 21-year-old from South
-
ern California made his debut
as a full-time 250cc (today's
450cc class) Supercross racer
in Orlando, Florida, on January 9,
1993. It was the opening round
of the series, and all the pre-race
talk centered around defending
champ Jeff Stanton and Damon
Bradshaw, who saw the 1992
Supercross Championship slip
through his fingers at the final
round at the L.A. Coliseum. Every
-
one expected a "pissed off" Brad-
shaw to come out with a ven-
geance and fight Stanton again
for the '93 title. Many also had
their eye on 250cc rookies Mc-
Grath and Brian Swink, who were
coming off back-to-back cham-
pionships in the 125cc class,
McGrath in the West and Swink in
the East. However, veteran racer
Mike LaRocco won that night, but
everyone in the Citrus Bowl, all
36,524 of them (myself included),
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McGrath: THE HIGHS
AND LOWS OF ANAHEIM
BY KIT PALMER
Jeremy McGrath's first 250cc
Supercross win came 30 years ago
this month at Anaheim Stadium.
