Jeff Ward (motorsports)
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Ward in 2007
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22 June 1961 Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Global Rallycross career | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | SH Rallycross | |||||||||||||||
| Car no. | 07 | |||||||||||||||
| Former teams | Chip Ganassi Racing | |||||||||||||||
| Starts | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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2013 2009 2009 2005 1998–2002 1999 1998–1999 1992–1997 |
Stadium Super Trucks Rolex Sports Car Series Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series IndyCar Series Indy Racing League NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour NASCAR Winston West Series Indy Lights |
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| Awards | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 1999 |
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Motorcycle Hall of Fame |
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| Nationality |
 American |
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| Years active | 1978–1992 | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | Kawasaki | |||||||||||||||
| 125cc (1984) 250cc (1985, 1988) 250 SX (1985, 1987) 500cc (1989, 1990) |
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| Wins | 56 | |||||||||||||||
| IndyCar Series career | ||||||||||||||||
| 61 races run over 7 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 5th (1998) | |||||||||||||||
| First race | 1998 Indy 200 (Disney) | |||||||||||||||
| Last race | 2005 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis | |||||||||||||||
| First win | 2002 Boomtown 500 (Texas) | |||||||||||||||
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Jeff Ward (born 22 June 1961) is a British-American former professional racer, auto racing driver and off-road racer. He won a record total of seven AMA motocross national championships. After retiring from motorcycle competition, he 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 is currently competing in rallycross racing. Ward was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and, was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 12, 2006.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ward's family moved to the United States when he was four years old. 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. 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 began his professional motocross career in 1978 riding a Suzuki in the 125 class. The following year, he joined the Kawasaki factory racing team and, would remain with the company for the duration of his motocross career.
Ward won his first AMA national in 1982 and, in 1984 he won his first AMA in the 125cc class, winning eight out of 10 races. It also marked the first 125cc national title for Kawasaki. Ward continued to improve in 1985, edging out Broc Glover to win the Supercross national championship and then capturing the 250cc motocross 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 won his second AMA Supercross championship in 1987 over Ricky Johnson however, he finished second to Johnson in the 250cc national championship. 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.
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