Chad Reed
Birth Date: March 15, 1982
Birthplace: Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia
Residence: Tampa, FL
Height: 5’ 9”
Weight: 170 lbs
Turned Pro: 2002
National Number: 22
Year-end ranking
2008 1st (SX)
2007 2nd (SX), 27th (MX)
2006 3rd (SX), 6th (MX)
2005 2nd (SX), 8th (250MX)
2004 1st (SX), 2nd (250MX)
2003 2nd (SX), 3rd (250MX)
2002 3rd (125MX), 21st (SX), 1st (ESX)
Career Highlights
2008 Reed won his second career AMA Supercross Series Championship with nine wins and four additional podium finishes… Also won the 2008 FIM World Supercross title… Raced with San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Yamaha team.
2007 Reed earned one win and 14 additional podium finishes in the AMA Supercross Series... Entered only the Budds Creek, Md., round of the AMA Motocross Championship, earning a podium finish there... Raced with Team San Manuel L&M Yamaha.
2006 Reed earned wins at the AMA Supercross Series races at St. Louis and Irving, Tex., and made 12 additional podium appearances... Raced in the AMA Motocross Championship, earning six overall podium finishes before injury cut his season short... Raced with Yamaha Motor Corp., team.
2005 Reed was a consistent front-runner in the AMA 250cc Supercross series, earning five wins and nine additional podium finishes... Raced a limited AMA 250cc Motocross Championship season, earning five overall podium finishes... Raced with Yamaha Motor Corp., team.
2004 Reed earned the AMA 250cc Supercross Championship title with 10 wins and six additional podium finishes in the 16 race series... Was runner-up for the AMA 250cc Motocross Championship, earning 10 overall podium finishes... US Open SX 250cc Champion... Raced with Yamaha Motor Corp. team.
2003 Reed ended the AMA 250cc Supercross season as runner-up for the title, having earned eight wins and six additional podium finishes in the 16-round series... He contested the AMA 250cc U.S. Motocross Championship, earning four overall podium finishes... Raced with Yamaha Motor Corp. team.
2002 Reed won the 125cc AMA East Region Supercross Championship, winning six of seven events, and finishing second at the remaining race...He raced select AMA 250cc Supercross series events, taking a fifth-place at San Diego, Calif... He earned an overall win at the AMA 125cc U.S. Motocross race at Mt. Morris, Pa., and took an additional five overall podium finishes... Raced with Boost Mobile Yamaha team.
2001 Reed finished the season as runner-up for the World 250cc Grand Prix motocross championship... Won the Dutch Grand Prix round... Raced with factory Kawasaki team... Member of the Australian Motocross des Nations team.
2000 Reed won the Australian Supercross championship.