Christian Craig (born July 19, 1991) https://motocrossactionmag.com/christian-craig/ is an American motocross rider who competes in the AMA Supercross Championship. His most notable achievement is winning the 2022 250cc Supercross West title.
Career Craig competes in the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross Championships. As of October 2022, Craig rides for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team in the 450cc class.
2021 Season Before the 2021 season, it was announced that Craig would be riding for the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha team in the 250cc East coast championship. Craig won the season opener at Houston and would podium at 5 of the following 6 rounds. Then at the penultimate round (Salt Lake City 1), Craig would crash and end his title aspirations early by not making the main event.
2022 Season Craig won 4 races of the 2022 Supercross season, as well as 9 podiums out of 10, on his way to the 250 West title. He also moved into the 450cc class to race outdoor motocross, where he finished 5th overall in the championship. This was while riding for Monster Energy Star Yamaha. 2023 2023 is the season that Craig has made the full time move to the 450cc class for both Supercross and Motocross. At round 12 during practice, Craig suffered a hard crash in the whoops which resulted in a dislocated hip and elbow, as well as a broken arm. This ruled him out for the entirety of the 2023 supercross season. As of may 25, he was scheduled to race the last 5 rounds of the Lucas oil Pro Motocross series however failed recovery of an injury prevented this.
AMA Supercross/Motocross results Year Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 Rnd8 Rnd9 Rnd10 Rnd11 Rnd12 Rnd13 Rnd14 Rnd15 Rnd16 Rnd17 AverageFinish PodiumPercent Place 2021 250 SX-E 1 3 2 5 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - DNS DNS 2.42 86% 4th ‘2022 250 SX-W 1 1 3 1 2 1 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 3 8 2.40 90% 1st 2022 450 MX 3 5 12 8 8 5 4 5 10 6 5 4 - - - - - 6.25 8% 5th 2023 450 SX 13 7 11 11 11 10 8 10 7 6 9 DNS OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT 9.36 - 12th 2024 450 SX DNF1420141312 OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT 16.60 -23rd 2024 450 MX 15 10 10 18 14 10 7 9 8 6 8 - - - - - - 10.45 - 8th 2025 450 SX OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT 12 15 17 15 12 14 11 11 13.34 - 19th 2025 450 MX OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT - - - - - - - - - 2026 450 SX 11 ANA 15 SDI 13 ANA 12 HOU 14 GLE OUT SEA 9 ARL 13 DAY 8 IND 17 BIR 12 DET 11 STL 14 NAS 13 CLE 15 PHI 12 DEN 9 SLC 12.40 - 12th 2026 450 MX 10 FOX 11 HAN 15 THU 15 HIG DNF RED DNF SOU OUT SPR OUT WAS 21 UNA 14 BUD DNF IRN - - - - - - 14.33 - 18th
Personal life Craig’s father is Mike “Stingray” Craig, a fellow motocross rider. Craig is married to Paige, a TikToker and YouTuber, and has 3 children.https://www.insider.com/influencer-tiktok-identity-celebrity-actor-eugenio-derbez-viral-2023-5 They live in Tallahassee, Florida.https://racer.com/2021/12/20/interview-christian-craig-2/
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