Damon Huffman
| Birthplace: | Sun Valley, California |
| Residence: | Acton, California |
| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Weight: | 155 lbs. |
| Turned pro: | 1992 |
| Rides for: | Motoworld Racing.com/Answer Racing/Yamaha/FMF |
| National number: | 20 |
| Career Highlights | |
| 1999 - Huffman achieved his highest 250 SX ranking to date.
Best finishes were fourth-place at Houston and Phoenix. Raced in AMA National Motocross,
best result was sixth-place overall at San Bernardino, Calif. Raced for Kawasaki Motor
Corp 1998 - Earned a 250cc Supercross podium finish in New Orleans, and took three additional top-five finishes in the series. Won the inaugural U.S. Open of Supercross in Las Vegas, and collected record $100,000 purse... rode for Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA. 1997 - Won the Atlanta 250cc Supercross round and took three top-10 finishes during the season. Took the overall win at the Troy, Ohio 125cc National Motocross round, took second overall at Budds Creek, Md., and had five top-10 finishes... Rode for Team Kawasaki...Won the World Supercross Championship. 1996 - Rode for Team Kawasaki... Earned four podium finishes in the AMA Supercross Series.. Missed a good portion of both the Supercross and Motocross season after injuring his knee at Tampa Supercross... Stood second to McGrath in the Supercross standings before his Tampa crash... Best Supercross finishes were second at Anaheim, Calif., Seattle and Houston... Top 125cc Motocross finishes were third at Troy, Ohio and Delmont, Pa... Failed to qualify for Millville, Minn. 125cc Motocross when an ignition failed on his bike during qualifying. 1995 - Won six-straight West Region 125cc Supercross races en route to his second title in the class... Won the AMA West Region 125cc Supercross title for the second consecutive year... Scored a ninth-place finish at the Daytona Supercross... Finished third in the final AMA 125cc National Motocross standings. 1994 - Won two West Region 125cc Supercross Series races... Won the AMA 125cc West Region Supercross Championship... Won his first AMA National Motocross event at Sacramento, California in the 125c class... Won the 125cc National at Troy, Ohio... Finished as fourth-ranked 125cc Motocross rider. 1993 - Won four AMA 125cc West Region Supercross races... Finished third in the AMA 125cc West Region Supercross Series... Posted two podium finishes in 125cc Motocross Nationals. 1992 - Recorded two top five finishes in AMA 125cc West Region Supercross events... Signed with Team Suzuki support at age 16. |
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| Personal | |
| Hobbies include jet skiing, basketball and riding motorcycles... Favorite music includes Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins... Favorite actress is Pamela Lee... Enjoys sitting down to a meal of pot roast or burritos... Favorite outdoor tracks are Troy and Steel City... Racing heroes are Johnny O'Mara and Jeff Ward. | |