Wayne Rainey

About

Retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer best known as a three-time 500cc World Championship winner and a one-time Daytona 200 winner. He is a member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

He got his start in the dirt track series A.M.A. Grand National Championship, becoming one of the 20 best dirt track racers in the country by 1981.

Trivia

He was featured prominently in the 2003 motorcycle racing documentary "Faster."

Family Life

He is one of three children born to Sandy and Ila Rainey. His father was a construction worker and an avid go-kart enthusiast.

Associated With

He and fellow American Ben Spies are both multiple-time AMA Superbike Champions.