FEATURE My personal top five all-time supercross racers isn’t just taking the top five guys in career wins and making it that easy. Nah, I’d rather go behind the numbers and use the eye test and personal anecdotes from different people over the years to come up with my list. You can hate on it if ya want but away we go…
1. JEREMY MCGRATH I mean, duh! Here’s where I’m not going to outsmart myself and I can’t ignore that giant number 72. As in, the number of SX wins that MC has is staggering. Almost 25% more than the next rider and a total of seven championships. Don’t forget him going two for two in 125SX seasons that he did the whole series in as well. Jeremy was just more technical than the riders he lined up against, he used BMX skills to stay lower than others over the triples, he was super precise with landings and he was a great starter. He was the total package in what you want as a supercrosser racer, he also played the part off the track as well in his attitude, looks, and personality. He was someone that everyone wanted to be back in his day.
2. JAMES STEWART Ok, so far it’s working as usual with the rider that’s second in all-time wins second in this list. There’s not doubt that Stewart, like McGrath, raised the bar on skills in SX.