


After his gold medal performance at the 1999 X Games, Pastrana clinched the gold at the inaugural Gravity Games in Rhode Island. At age 14, Pastrana competed in and won the World Freestyle Motocross Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning a winning streak that lasted to 2003. Freestyle motocross Īt 13 years old Pastrana was already performing stunts during motocross racing. However, Pastrana was eliminated early on in the bracket and James Stewart Jr. On October 3, 2014, Pastrana competed in the first ever Red Bull Straight Rhythm competition, riding in the Open Class on a Suzuki RM-Z 450 with a Honda CR500 engine swap. Pastrana has always raced and competed on Suzuki motorcycles, and until recently remained fiercely loyal to the brand. He also won the 125cc Rose Creek Invitational, and raced at the 2000 Motocross des Nations. Pastrana competed in the AMA Supercross Championship's 250cc class from 2001 to 2005, with a best season in 2002 where he ranked 16th. He won the AMA Motocross Championship's 125cc national title in 2000, and the AMA Supercross Championship's 125cc East Coast title in 2001. He even sponsored a Monster Jam truck called Pastrana 199 and Nitro Circus, after his MTV show. Pastrana debuted in the AMA Motocross Championship in late 1999, where he took his vehicle number 199 which he used in all of his motorcycles and rally cars. On June 11, 2003, 19-year-old Pastrana was seriously injured when he crashed his Corvette into a tree in Davidsonville, Maryland. His uncle, Alan Pastrana, played as a quarterback from 1965 to 1968 at the University of Maryland, which Travis Pastrana also attended. He is of Puerto Rican descent by his grandparents from his father's family. In 2022, he became a world champion in Class 1 World Powerboat Championship alongside british legend Steve Curtis Early life He finished 11th after leading a lap in the 2023 Daytona 500. He made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in the 2023 Daytona 500, driving the No. He drove for two years in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, running a part-time season in 2012 and a full season in 2013. 41 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports (as well as 2012, 2015, 20). Pastrana has also driven in NASCAR, which he competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. He is a four-time Rally America champion and has also raced in the Global Rall圜ross Championship, Monster Jam, and Race of Champions.


He runs a show called Nitro Circus and the rallycross racing series Nitro Rallycross. Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983) is an American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several disciplines, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, rally racing and offshore powerboat racing.
