Birth
Date: August 31, 1975
Birthplace: Bainbridge, Georgia
Residence: Bainbridge, Georgia
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Married: Jennifer Son: Hayden Patrick Lusk
Turned
pro: 1991
National number: 11
Year-end Ranking:
2001:
4th (250SX)
2000: 15th (250MX)
1999: 2nd (SX), 4th (250MX)
1998: 2nd (SX), 6th (250MX)
1997: 3rd (SX), 6th (250MX)
1996: 3rd (SX), 7th (125MX)
1995: 16th (SX), 24th (250MX)
1994: 1st (ESX), 24th (SX), 12th (125MX)
1993: 3rd (ESX), 20th (SX), 9th (125MX)
1992: 5th (ESX), 18th (125MX)
Career
Highlights
2002 - Lusk finished 4th in points in the AMA SX season
2001 – Lusk finished 5th in points in the AMA SX season.
2000 - Lusk suffered an injury-plagued year... He missed the Supercross series after breaking his collarbone at the season opener. Lusk raced a limited AMA Chevy Trucks 250cc U.S. Motocross Championship season, his best result an overall fourth-place at Mt. Morris, Pa... Raced with factory Honda team.
1999 - Lusk had a banner AMA 250cc Supercross season, taking five wins and four additional podium finishes. He won the Southwick, Mass., round of the AMA 250cc Motocross Nationals and took two additional overall podium finishes. Rode with factory Honda team.
1998 - Lusk won four rounds of the 250cc Supercross series and earned eight additional podium finishes, ending the season as the runner-up for the championship. He won the Mt. Morris, Pa., round of the 250cc AMA Motocross Nationals, and had three additional overall podium finishes...finished outside the top-10 just once all season...rode for Factory Honda team.
1997 - Won the Atlanta and Orlando, Fla. 250cc Supercross rounds and had four podium finishes... Took the overall 250cc National Motocross win at Budds Creek, Md. and took third overall at the San Bernardino round... Finished in the top-10 overall at all but three of thirteen rounds... Rode for Team Yamaha.
1996 - Returned from an injury-plagued 1995 and surprised fans by finishing as the third-ranked AMA Supercross rider... Best Supercross finishes were a pair of second place finishes (Indianapolis and Denver) and a third at Pontiac... Highest 125cc Motocross finishes was a second at Southwick, Mass. and a third at Buchanan, Mich... Seventh-ranked 125cc Motocross rider.
1995 - Signed two-year contract with factory Suzuki team... Had three top-ten Supercross finishes, best was seventh at Houston... Finished a promising sixth in the 250cc Motocross opener at Gainesville, Fla., but only raced one more race during the season due to injuries.
1994 - Won the AMA 125cc East Region Supercross Championship on a Suzuki... Won five of ten East Region Supercross rounds (Orlando, Houston, Tampa, Atlanta and Indianapolis)... Raced the final three Supercross races of the season and took two top-ten finishes... Finished with two podium finishes in 125cc Motocross (Gainesville, Fla. and Sacramento, Calif.).
1993 - Won the Orlando round of the East Region 125cc Supercross... Raced in the final three Supercross rounds and finished in the top ten each race including a fifth at Las Vegas... Had four top-ten finishes in 125cc Motocross including a second at Southwick, Mass.
1992 - Earned three podium finishes in 125cc East Supercross en route to finishing fifth in that series... Took three top-ten finishes in 125cc Motocross and finished a season high third at Buchanan, Mich... Earned his first AMA National points with an eighth-place finish at Gainesville, Fla.
Personal - Enjoys playing tennis, golf, mountain bike riding, jogging and water skiing.