Wayne Rainey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wayne Rainey
Occupation	Motorcycle Racer
Date Of Birth	Oct 23, 1960(1960-10-23)
Age	64
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Libra

Wayne Rainey Biography

Wayne Rainey is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on October 23, 1960 in California, United States. Former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer most well-known as the three times 500cc World Championship winner and a one-time Daytona 200 winner. He is a part of both the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame as well as the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame.

He as well as the fellow American He and fellow American Ben Spies are both multiple-time AMA Superbike Champions. have both been multiple-time AMA Superbike Champion.

Rainey began his career racing in the A.M.A. Grand National Championship, a series that encompassed four distinct dirt track disciplines plus road races. In 1981, he finished the Grand National season as the 15th ranked dirt track racer in the country. Following his success in the Novice 250cc roadrace class, Kawasaki hired him to compete in the 1982 AMA Superbike Championship as a teammate to the then defending National Champion Eddie Lawson. The following year, Lawson moved to the Grand Prix circuit and Rainey took over the role of leading rider, earning the 1983 National Championship for Kawasaki.

In 1984, he accepted an offer to ride for the newly formed Kenny Roberts Yamaha racing team in the 250cc class of the Grand Prix World Championship. A less than successful season (1 podium and difficulty push-starting the bike) saw him returning home in 1985 to join the Maclean Racing team in U.S. 250 and Formula 1 classes, and then on to the American Honda team from 1986 to 1987 where he raced Superbike and F1. It was during the 1987 Superbike National Championship that his intense rivalry began with Kevin Schwantz as the two battled it out for the title. Rainey won the Championship, but the fierce rivalry between the two competitors was just beginning. So intense was their rivalry that they continued their battle during the 1987 Trans-Atlantic Match Races in which they were supposedly teammates competing against a team of British riders.

He is one of three kids that were born to Sandy and Ila Rainey. He was the son of a building worker, and an avid driver of go-karts.

Wayne Rainey Net Worth

Wayne Rainey is one of the richest Motorcycle Racer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wayne Rainey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his career with the dirt track series A.M.A. Grand National Championship, becoming one of the top 20 dirt track racers across the nation by the year 1981.

He was prominently featured in the motorcycle race documentary “Faster.”

Wayne Wesley Rainey (born October 23, 1960) is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he won the 500cc World Championship three times and the Daytona 200 once. He was characterized by his smooth, calculating riding style.

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Who is Wayne Rainey Dating?

According to our records, Wayne Rainey married to Shae Rainey. As of December 1, 2023, Wayne Rainey’s is not dating anyone.

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He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2008.

Facts & Trivia

Wayne Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wayne Rainey celebrates birthday on October 23 of every year.

Is Wayne Rainey paralyzed?

He slid into the gravel trap at high speed, breaking his spine against the raked surface designed as a safety feature for car racing. The injury handed the title to his great rival Kevin Schwantz. Rainey’s injuries rendered him permanently paralyzed from the chest down.

Who is Wayne Rainey?

Wayne Rainey: Paralysed champion back on racing bike after 30 years. A motorcycle champion who was left paralysed in an accident plans to take to a racing bike again for the first time in almost 30 years.

Is Kevin Schwantz paralyzed?

After suffering through a crash-infested 1994 season, the injuries he had incurred over the years began to take their toll on him, as did the career ending injuries suffered by his rival Rainey, at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix that left him paralyzed from the chest down.

What does Wayne Rainey do now?

Rainey won three 500cc titles between 1990 and 1992 for Yamaha, and went on to manage a team for the Japanese marque before retiring in 1998. Since 2015 he has been the president of MotoAmerica , which has helped revive the AMA Superbike scene in the United States.

Where did Wayne Rainey break his back?

Last Sunday, while leading the Italian Grand Prix on the Santamonica track in Misano Adriatico , Rainey fell hard. The crash broke his back, punctured a lung and left him paralyzed from the middle of his chest down. Rainey, 32, suffered damage to his sixth lumbar vertebrae, Dr. Doriano Zappi told Associated Press.