Christian Craig (born July 19, 1991) [1] is an American motocross rider who competes in the AMA Supercross Championship.[2] His most notable achievement is winning the 2022 250cc Supercross West title.

Christian Craig
Craig in 2021
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-07-19) July 19, 1991 (age 33)
San Diego, California , United States
Motocross career
Years active2009–Present
Teams
  • •Geico Honda
  • •Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha (2020-2022, 2024-Present)
  • •Rockstar Energy Factory Racing Husqvarna (2022-2024)
Championships
  • •2022 AMA Supercross 250cc West

Career

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Craig competes in the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross Championships. As of October 2022, Craig rides for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team in the 450cc class.[3]

2021 Season

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Before the 2021 season, it was announced that Craig would be riding for the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha team in the 250cc East coast championship. Craig won the season opener at Houston and would podium at 5 of the following 6 rounds. Then at the penultimate round (Salt Lake City 1), Craig would crash and end his title aspirations early by not making the main event.

2022 Season

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Craig won 4 races of the 2022 Supercross season, as well as 9 podiums out of 10, on his way to the 250 West title. He also moved into the 450cc class to race outdoor motocross, where he finished 5th overall in the championship. This was while riding for Monster Energy Star Yamaha.

2023

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2023 is the season that Craig has made the full time move to the 450cc class for both Supercross and Motocross. At round 12 during practice, Craig suffered a hard crash in the whoops which resulted in a dislocated hip and elbow, as well as a broken arm. This ruled him out for the entirety of the 2023 supercross season. As of may 25, he was scheduled to race the last 5 rounds of the Lucas oil Pro Motocross series however failed recovery of an injury prevented this.

AMA Supercross/Motocross results

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Average
Finish
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Place
2021 250 SX-E 1 3 2 5 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - DNS DNS 2.42 86% 4th
‘2022 250 SX-W 1 1 3 1 2 1 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 3 8 2.40 90% 1st
2022 450 MX 3 5 12 8 8 5 4 5 10 6 5 4 - - - - - 6.25 8% 5th
2023 450 SX 13 7 11 11 11 10 8 10 7 6 9 DNS OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT 9.36 0% 12th
2024 450 SX DNF 14 20 14 13 12 OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT 16.60 0% 23rd
2024 450 MX 15 10 10 18 14 10 7 9 8 6 8 - - - - - - 10.45 0% 8th

Personal life

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Craig’s father is Mike “Stingray” Craig, a fellow motocross rider. Craig is married to Paige, a TikToker and YouTuber, and has 3 children.[4] They live in Tallahassee, Florida.[5]

References

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  1. ^ https://motocrossactionmag.com/christian-craig/
  2. ^ "Christian Craig Information and Statistics".
  3. ^ "Christian Craig". 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ https://www.insider.com/influencer-tiktok-identity-celebrity-actor-eugenio-derbez-viral-2023-5
  5. ^ https://racer.com/2021/12/20/interview-christian-craig-2/