CALL OF ACTION: 2022 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Voting

MORGANTOWN, WV – June 26, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –

CALL TO ACTION – VOTE NOW

DATE: June 26, 2022

TO: PRO MOTOCROSS, AMATEUR MOTOCROSS, GNCC, ATVMX COMMUNITIES

RE: 2022 AMA MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME VOTING

Voting for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2022 is now open. Eligible voters include AMA Charter Life Members.  An email ballot was issued earlier this month to eligible voters.

If you are an AMA Charter Life Member and did not receive an email ballot, please use this link to vote: https://americanmotorcyclist.com/hof-vote-verify

If you are an AMA Charter Life Member (you have been an AMA member for 25 consecutive years), you must have up-to-date email information on file with the AMA to access the electronic ballot. Update your email with the AMA today by emailing [email protected] with “Contact Information Update” in the subject line. Then, once you receive the invitation to vote, VOTE!

For the sports of motocross, supercross and off-road racing, the following remarkable individuals are among this year’s nominees:

JAMES STEWART. 1-X AMA Pro 450 Motocross Champion (2008); 2-X AMA Pro 125 Motocross Champion (2002/04); 2-X AMA 450 Supercross Champion (2007/09); 2-X AMA 125 Supercross Champion (2003/04); 2-X Motocross Des Nationals Champion (2006/08)

GRANT LANGSTON.  2-X AMA Pro Motocross Champion (2003/07); 2-X AMA 125 Supercross Champion (2005/06); 2000 FIM 125 World Champion

BARRY HAWK.  8-X AMA GNCC National Champion (7-X ATV; 1-X Motorcycle) (1993-1999, 2003)

PAUL SCHLEGEL.  Prolific AMA promoter and co-founder of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., the single biggest motocross program in the world and the primary platform for the future stars of AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross

WHY VOTE:

JAMES STEWART:

Born in 1985 in Bartow, Fla., James “Bubba” Stewart showed his potential early on when he dominated the amateur level by winning seven Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s legendary ranch before he turned 16.

Debuting at the professional level in 2002, Stewart placed second in the AMA Supercross 125 East class and won the AMA 125MX title later that year while riding for Kawasaki. Stewart was named the 2002 AMA Motocross/Supercross Rookie of the Year.

In 2003, Stewart continued his hot start by avenging his 2002 finish by winning the AMA Supercross 125 East class title. He won the AMA Supercross 125 West class title…