James Stewart Biography

Fast Facts

• Started riding a dirt bike as a 3-year-old
• In 1997, his father bought land in Florida's Haines City so he could build a track in the backyard for James
• Turned pro in 2002
• Named by Teen People in 2003 as among "20 Teens Who Will Change the World
• " Referred to by some as the "Tiger Woods of supercross," as he is the first black to dominate the sport
• In a 2004 interview with the St
• Petersburg Times, said: "It does feel good to be the first (black) ever, but I honestly don't sit here and think about it a lot
• " Haines City, in 2007, marked "James Stewart Week" to honor the then-21-year-old motocross champion
• In 2008, became second rider ever to complete an undefeated season, winning all 24 races he entered
• (Ricky Carmichael was the first
• ) In 2010, had surgery on his right wrist following an injury in a crash