Travis Pastrana
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Born | Travis Alan Pastrana October 8, 1983 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Related to | Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins (wife) Alan Pastrana (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nitro Rallycross career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debut season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Subaru Motorsports USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Car number | 199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championships | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best finish | 1st in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2012–2013 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020 2012 2011–2012 2011 2005–2010 | NASCAR Nationwide Series NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Rolex Sports Car Series K&N Pro Series East K&N Pro Series West Rally America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021 2017 2006–2009 2001 2000 | Nitro Rallycross American Rally Association Rally America AMA Supercross 125cc AMA Motocross 125cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Car no., team | No. 67 (23XI Racing) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 position | 37th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best finish | 37th (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First race | 2023 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 races run over 2 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 position | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best finish | 14th (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First race | 2012 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last race | 2013 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 races run over 5 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Truck no., team | No. 41 (Niece Motorsports) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 position | 51st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best finish | 51st (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First race | 2012 Smith's 350 (Las Vegas) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last race | 2023 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics current as of February 19, 2023. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rally, Motocross, freeride mountain biking, BASE jumping, NASCAR, monster truck freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | X Games, Gravity Games, Red Bull X-Fighters, Dew Tour, Rally America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983) is an American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several disciplines, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, rally racing and offshore powerboat racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus and the rallycross racing series Nitrocross.
He is a four-time Rally America champion and has also raced in the Global RallyCross Championship, Monster Jam, and Race of Champions.
Pastrana has also driven in NASCAR, which he competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 41 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports (as well as 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2020). He drove for two years in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, running a part-time season in 2012 and a full season in 2013. He made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in the 2023 Daytona 500, driving the No. 67 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing.[2] He finished 11th after leading a lap in the 2023 Daytona 500.[3]
In 2022, he became a world champion in Class 1 World Powerboat Championship alongside British offshore powerboat racer Steve Curtis.[4]
Early life
[edit]Pastrana was born on October 8, 1983. He is of Colombian descent by his grandparents from his father's family.[5] His uncle, Alan Pastrana, played as a quarterback from 1965 to 1968 at the University of Maryland,[6] which Travis Pastrana also attended.[7] On June 11, 2003, 19-year-old Pastrana was seriously injured when he crashed his Corvette into a tree in Davidsonville, Maryland.[8]
Motocross
[edit]Pastrana debuted in the AMA Motocross Championship in late 1999, where he took his vehicle number 199 which he used in all of his motorcycles and rally cars.[9] He even sponsored a Monster Jam truck called Pastrana 199 and Nitro Circus, after his MTV show.
He won the AMA Motocross Championship's 125cc national title in 2000, and the AMA Supercross Championship's 125cc East Coast title in 2001. Pastrana competed in the AMA Supercross Championship's 250cc class from 2001 to 2005, with a best season in 2002 where he ranked 16th. He also won the 125cc Rose Creek Invitational, and raced at the 2000 Motocross des Nations. Pastrana has always raced and competed on Suzuki motorcycles, and until recently remained fiercely loyal to the brand.
On October 3, 2014, Pastrana competed in the first ever Red Bull Straight Rhythm competition, riding in the Open Class on a Suzuki RM-Z 450 with a Honda CR500 engine swap. He dubbed the bike the RM-Zilla. However, Pastrana was eliminated early on in the bracket and James Stewart Jr. took the win.[10]
Freestyle motocross
[edit]At 13 years old Pastrana was already performing stunts during motocross racing. At age 14, Pastrana competed in and won the World Freestyle Motocross Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning a winning streak that lasted to 2003.[11] After his gold medal performance at the 1999 X Games, Pastrana clinched the gold at the inaugural Gravity Games in Rhode Island.
Team Puerto Rico
[edit]Robert Pastrana, Travis' father, is of Colombian descent, but born and raised in Puerto Rico [5] which made Travis directly eligible to represent Puerto Rico in international competition.[12] The Puerto Rico Motorcycle Association provided him with a license to represent the Territory, which was accepted by the Unión Latinoamericana de Motociclismo, the relevant sanctioning body in Latin America.[13] His debut with the team took place on March 15, 2008. He qualified to the finals by winning the first heat, defeating Erick Vallejo of Mexico. In the finals he finished third, behind local Costa Rican racer Roberto Castro and Vallejo.[13]
In 2018, Pastrana returned to the Motocross of Nations as part of Team Puerto Rico with teammates Kevin Windham and Ryan Sipes in an effort to raise money and awareness following Hurricane Maria in 2017. All three team members eventually made it to the main event, qualifying via the B-final.[14]
X Games and Gravity Games
[edit]X Games
[edit]- 1999 – Pastrana won the first-ever MotoX Freestyle event at the X Games. He also scores the highest-ever Freestyle run score of 99.00 points.
- 2000 – Pastrana won the gold medal for the second time, and attempted his first-ever backflip on a motorcycle but broke his foot.
- 2001 – Pastrana won his third gold, still the only person to win the event.
- 2002 – Pastrana was out with an injury. Mike Metzger became the first rider other than Pastrana to win Freestyle.
- 2003 – Pastrana claimed his fourth gold and became the second rider ever to complete a 360 in competition.
- 2004 – Pastrana crashed while trying a 50 ft (15m) 360, sustaining a concussion, but was able to compete the next day and won a silver medal. Nate Adams took the gold becoming the first rider to beat Pastrana. Before this event, he had won a bronze medal in Best Trick, performing a One-Handed 360, a Superman Seat Grab, and an Indian Air Back flip.
- 2005 – Pastrana won his fifth gold medal in Freestyle and also attempted the first-ever Backflip Barspin on a motorcycle, however the bike failed and he resorted to a regular bike and performed a Backflip Saran Wrap to take a silver medal in Best Trick.
- 2006 – Pastrana became the third athlete to win three gold medals at a single X Games event. He won golds in MotoX Best Trick, MotoX Freestyle, and Rally Car Racing. Pastrana also performed the first Double Backflip in competition, scoring a 98.60, the highest score in the Best Trick competition at X Games.
- 2007 – Pastrana took bronze in Rally after sliding into the other driver's area while inside the Home Depot Center. He was disqualified but retained his medal. He also competed in the first MotoX Racing event at X Games, but did not achieve a medal after two false starts in the heat race and last-chance qualifier.
- 2008 – Pastrana took gold in Rally and competed in the Speed & Style event, but did not place.
- 2009 – Pastrana attempted a rodeo 720 at X Games 15 in the Moto X Best Trick Event. He crashed on his first attempt and withdrew from his second after experiencing blurred vision. He placed 4th for his efforts. He took silver in Rally after being defeated by rookie and former IndyCar/Indy 500 champion Kenny Bräck. On November 8, Pastrana landed the famous Rodeo 720, and filmed it in his newest movie, Nitro Circus – Country Fried. Once he landed the trick, he named it the TP7, due to the fact that he was 20 degrees short of 720.
- 2010 – Pastrana won Moto X Freestyle, landing yet another Double Backflip, the first one done at an X Games Freestyle. Pastrana also won Moto X Speed & Style, beating silver medalist Nate Adams by a landslide. Pastrana had problems with his Rally Car during competition, costing him gold at Rally Car Racing and a chance to compete in the new event, Super Rally.
- 2011 – Pastrana launched "Pastranathon"; which included Best Trick, a race at Lucas Oil Raceway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and RallyCross at Staples Center in Los Angeles. However, Pastranathon seemed to be done when, in Best Trick, he attempted the TP7 and failed, landing on his right leg. He broke his foot and ankle, and was taken to a local hospital. The injury forced Pastrana to opt out of the NASCAR race, while his team worked to get Pastrana in the RallyCross event by installing a special hand-controlled device for the steering wheel, for which Pastrana had to relearn to drive the car. Pastrana won a qualifying event, then finished 4th in the final after a crash on the last lap.
- 2012 – Pastrana participated in another RallyCross event. For this, he sent a challenge video to Sébastien Loeb, who was at that time the eight-time-consecutive World Rally Championship champion, asking him to race against him in the event. His invitation worked well; Loeb not only participated, but his team made a new vehicle specifically for the event. Pastrana's effort ended up only to be in vain when he was forced to retire by an accident caused by Andy Scott in the very first heat of the race. Pastrana could only watch Loeb – who dominated the whole race and got his first gold medal – in the sideways during the remainder of the event, and never actually raced against him as he had planned for.
- 2015 – Pastrana made his Stadium Super Trucks debut at X Games Austin 2015.[15] Pastrana finished last in his heat race, and was forced to run the last-chance qualifier, finishing second and advancing to the final race; he finished ninth in the final.[16]
Gravity Games
[edit]Pastrana won five gold medals at the Gravity Games during its run from 1999 to 2006.[17]
Rallying
[edit]In 2003, Pastrana opened a rallying career in the Race of Champions, and began driving for the Subaru-backed Vermont SportsCar rally team in 2004. Starting in 2006, Pastrana was signed by Subaru to lead their new Subaru Rally Team USA, being paired once again with veteran co-driver Christian Edstrom. On August 5, 2006, Pastrana won the gold medal in the first rally car competition at the X Games, edging out rally legend Colin McRae by 0.53 seconds after McRae rolled his car through the last jump.
Pastrana and Edstrom clinched the 2006 Rally America National Series overall and open class championship on October 22, 2006, during day one of the Lake Superior Performance Rally. The team finished out the 2006 series with another first-place victory at the Wild West Rally in Olympia, Washington on December 31, 2006.
On December 16, 2006, Pastrana competed at the 2006 Race of Champions at the Stade de France in Paris. He represented the United States in the Nations' Cup by himself, after injuries forced teammate Jimmie Johnson and his replacement Scott Speed to withdraw.
February 19, 2007, brought news that Pastrana's longtime co-driver Edstrom had announced a sabbatical to concentrate on his career and family. Although former McRae co-driver Derek Ringer competed with Pastrana for the 100 Acre Wood Rally in Salem, Missouri and Rally America, he did not announce a permanent co-driver.
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In September 2008, Pastrana took part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, a round of the Scottish Rally Championship centred in Perth in Scotland. Derek Ringer was his co-driver and they entered in a historic Ford Escort RS1600. He was one of a number of celebrity drivers to take part in the event in memory of McRae, who died in 2007.
On August 29, 2009, Pastrana claimed the overall victory at Ojibwe Forests Rally, his fifth of the 2009 Rally America season. The victory sealed his fourth consecutive Rally America driver's title, the most in series history.[18]
In 2011, Pastrana began competing in the Global RallyCross Championship. The next year, he entered a Dodge Dart at five races, but finished only one, with a win at New Hampshire.[19] He also ran part-time with a Dodge Dart in 2013, claiming third-place finish at Las Vegas. Pastrana entered round 2 of the 2018 Americas Rallycross Championship at Austin, finishing fourth.
In 2020, Pastrana announced plans to construct Circuit 199, a multi-purpose racing facility, in Sudlersville, Maryland. However, the project was shelved due to lawsuits filed by local conservation organizations.[20] Later in the year, he created the Nitro Rallycross series as an expansion of the discipline's participation in the Nitro World Games.[21] Ahead of the inaugural season in late 2021, he built a test track on a 150-acre lot he purchased near his home.[22] He won two races, which helped him become the 2021 champion as he claimed the tiebreaker over Scott Speed.[23]
International competition
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On December 13, 2006, Subaru Rally Team USA announced plans to enter Pastrana in certain World Rally Championship events in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
In the 2007 season, he raced three P-WRC events in the Group N class, driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STI–based rally car. During March 9–11, 2007, Pastrana competed in his first world rally at the 21º Corona Rally México. He finished fifth in the P-WRC (Group N) class (the best in-class finish by an American in a WRC event since John Buffum finished third in the Acropolis Rally in 1988), followed by a tenth place in Rally Argentina and an eleventh in Rally GB. Pastrana described his season as having gone "horribly".[24]
Pastrana's 2008 season in the P-WRC was even less successful, with one retirement following a crash on stage one of Rally Argentina[25] and one thirteenth place on the Acropolis Rally.
NASCAR
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Pastrana made his debut in NASCAR competition by driving in the 2011 Toyota All-Star Showdown, finishing sixth. Later in the year, he competed in NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's Short Track Showdown at Richmond International Raceway, finishing 31st after being involved in a crash on lap two.[26] Pastrana later formed a partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing and Gary and Blake Betchel called Pastrana-Waltrip Racing,[27] and in 2011, ran three K&N Pro Series East starts, with his debut at Richmond in the Blue Ox 100,[28] finishing 33rd.[29] Pastrana's plans to compete in 2011 in the Nationwide Series were cancelled as a result of his injuries at the X-Games in July of that year; as a result, his scheduled race at Indianapolis Raceway Park was officially written off as a withdrawal.[30]
In 2012, he planned to run a full season in the Pro Series East and select Nationwide Series races.[31] On April 27, 2012, Pastrana made his Nationwide Series debut, finishing 22nd at the Richmond 250.[32] In his first seven races, driving the No. 99 Toyota Camry for RAB Racing in an association with MWR, Pastrana posted a best finish of 13th in the inaugural Indiana 250; at Richmond in September, he drove for NASCAR powerhouse Roush Fenway Racing in the No. 60 Ford Mustang.[33] He also made one start in the Camping World Truck Series that year for ThorSport Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, driving their No. 98 Toyota to a 15th-place finish despite a spin early in the race.
In November 2012, Pastrana was revealed to have arranged a full-season ride for 2013 in the Nationwide Series with Roush Fenway Racing.[34] He drove in the team's No. 60 Ford during the 2013 season, posting four top-ten finishes with a best finish of ninth at Richmond International Raceway. The next race, Pastrana won his first career pole position at Talladega Superspeedway, with a lap speed of 176.500 miles per hour (284.049 km/h),[35] but was involved in a late crash.[36] Pastrana ended 2013 with four top tens,[36] a pole and a 14th-place points finish, 429 points behind champion Austin Dillon.[37]
On November 11, 2013, Pastrana announced via Facebook that he would be leaving NASCAR at the end of the 2013 season, citing a lack of sponsorship, frustration regarding his performance and a desire to spend time with his family as the reasons for his decision;[38] Pastrana wrote:[36]
"I hate to quit and I hate to fail, but sometimes things work out as they should. I've never been able to figure out the finesse required in pavement racing and that is disappointing, but I'm looking forward to driving more rally and racing more off-road trucks and there will be some announcements on those fronts shortly."
However, he left open the possibility of running occasional Truck Series events, and has expressed a desire to compete in the Daytona 500.[39] On September 23, 2015, Pastrana announced he would make his comeback to NASCAR, signing a one-race deal with NTS Motorsports to race the No. 31 Chevrolet in the Truck Series race at Las Vegas on October 3.[40] After qualifying 17th, Pastrana finished 16th, two laps behind race winner John Wes Townley.[41] He returned to the Truck Series in 2017, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports at Las Vegas.[42]
In 2020, Pastrana returned to NASCAR for the first time in three years, competing for Niece Motorsports again. He drove their No. 40 truck in the second of two races of the doubleheader at Kansas. This was also his first Truck Series start that was not at Las Vegas.[43] On September 17, 2020, it was announced that Pastrana would run the Las Vegas race again with Niece. This was also the first time Pastrana made more than one Truck start in a season.[44]
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On January 13, 2023, NASCAR Cup Series team 23XI Racing tweeted a video teaser announcing that they would field a part-time third car in the 2023 Daytona 500. In it, the driver of it is facing away from the camera and wearing a hat.[45] After a Twitter user found an image of Pastrana wearing the exact same hat,[46] Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic reported that Pastrana would be the driver of the car.[47] On January 17, it was officially announced that Pastrana would attempt to make the Daytona 500 for 23XI Racing, driving the No. 67 Toyota with sponsorship from Black Rifle Coffee Company.[48] On February 14, Pastrana made the entry field by scoring the second fastest lap among the non-chartered teams.[49] During the Daytona 500, Pastrana lead a lap under the first green flag pit cycle by accident. On the final lap, Pastrana was in a position to shoot for a Top 5 before being turned by Aric Almirola setting off a multi car crash that ended the race. Pastrana regrouped and came across the line 11th, completing all 212 laps. After the race, Pastrana was asked about his experience and he said he accomplished all his goals for the race. Pastrana also said that he would not attempt another NASCAR Cup Series race.[50][51]
Other racing
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Pastrana debuted in Monster Jam on October 16, 2006, driving the "Pastrana 199" monster truck. Mainly on the United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA) circuit, the truck was owned by Live Nation/FELD Motorsports and sponsored by Pastrana. The truck was originally driven by Paul Cohen, then later driven by Chad Tingler, Courtney Jolly and Cam McQueen. McQueen, a friend of Pastrana, was invited to the 2009 World Finals for his second appearance. During the 2009 World Finals the "Pastrana 199" truck changed its name to Nitro Circus. Pastrana himself competed in the freestyle competition of the event debuting the Nitro Circus truck, finishing in a three-way tie for 5th place in a field of 24 trucks. On an episode of Nitro Circus, Pastrana attempted to backflip the Nitro Circus-themed monster truck. Though unsuccessful, he walked away without injury. On February 27, 2010, in Jacksonville, Florida, McQueen successfully executed a backflip in the Nitro Circus monster truck during the freestyle competition, making Nitro Circus the first to do so in competition. The Nitro Circus monster truck made its final appearance and was retired after the 2011 Monster Jam season.
On January 1, 2010, Pastrana officially set a new world record in a ramp-to-ramp car jump. He jumped his Subaru rally car off the Pine Street Pier onto a floating barge anchored in Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor, breaking the existing mark of 171 feet (52 m) and establishing a new world distance record of 269 feet (82 m). To celebrate, after getting out of his car, he performed a gainer from the landing ramp into the harbor below.[52]
In June 2010, Pastrana entered the Prelude to the Dream charity dirt track race at Eldora Speedway in a No. 199 Subaru. After starting 15th, he finished 23rd.[53]
In September 2010, Pastrana set the world record for fastest ascent of Mount Washington in a car, using his Subaru WRX STi: 6 minutes, 20.47 seconds. In June 2011, David Higgins set a new record for ascent of Mount Washington in a car, at 6 minutes, 11.54 seconds, using the same model vehicle.[54][55] Pastrana retook the record in July 2017, driving his Subaru WRX STi up the mountain with a time of 5 minutes, 44.72 seconds.[56] In August 2021 Pastrana surpassed his July 2017 record by more than 16 seconds with a time of 5 min. 28.67 sec. in his 862 hp “Airslayer” 2020 Subaru WRX STI.[57][58]
Pastrana competed in the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona for AF Waltrip, with NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing owner Rob Kauffman, and road racing veteran Rui Águas as codrivers.[59] After starting 38th, the team's Ferrari 458 finished 35th overall, 22nd in the GT class.[60]
As part of Rally America, Pastrana raced at the 2004 and 2005 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. He returned in 2018, in this case driving a Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, claiming a class win with a 10'33.9 run.[61][62]
In February 2024, Legacy Motor Club joined electric off-road racing series Extreme E for the 2024 season with Jimmie Johnson as the lead driver. Pastrana was signed as a substitute for Johnson, who was tied up with 2024 Daytona 500 during the weekend, for the first two rounds of the season to partner Gray Leadbetter.[63] The team finished in sixth in Rounds 1 and 2 at the Desert X-Prix while scoring its first Super Sector in Round 2.[64][65]
Other activities
[edit]On September 26, 2007, Pastrana jumped out of an airplane over Arecibo, Puerto Rico, without a parachute in a carefully choreographed stunt. He met up in midair with another jumper, then latched himself into a harness to make a safe tandem landing. He "got in a lot of trouble" due to its illegality.[66]
On Sunday, February 8, 2009, at 10 p.m., MTV Nitro Circus, his new television show of which he is an executive producer, premiered on MTV. A spinoff of MTV's Jackass, the two shows shared producers, Jeff Tremaine and was partially created by Jackass frontman Johnny Knoxville. It features Jolene Van Vugt, Erik Roner, Streetbike Tommy, Andy Bell, Jim DeChamp, among others doing dangerous stunts. Jackass' Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius and Steve-O; BMX freestylers, T. J. Lavin and Mat Hoffman; and actor, Gary Coleman have guest starred on various episodes. Nitro Circus was also featured in an episode of MTV's Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and vice versa.
In August 2020, Pastrana organized the Pastranaland Pit Bike Championship, an 11-team event that took place in his backyard on a track designed by Nitro Circus mechanic Hubert Rowland.[67] Held on August 15, riders competed on Kawasaki KLX110 pit bikes.[68]
Pastrana and the rest of Nitro Circus appeared in the music video for "Spaceship" by Puddle of Mudd.
Vegas jumps
[edit]Pastrana paid tribute to his role model growing up, legendary daredevil/stuntman Evel Knievel, by breaking a few of his records. On July 8, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Pastrana safely cleared three record-breaking big jumps, which consisted of 52 cars, 16 buses, and a fountain respectively, for a total of 484 feet of jumps in a single night.[69]
The first jump over the cars was at 143 feet, the second jump over the buses was at 192 feet, and the third jump over the Caesar's Palace Fountain — a jump that Knievel himself wasn't able to land in 1967, when he crushed his pelvis and his femur — was at 149 feet, performed with more elevation. These feats were televised live on History.[70]
Sponsors
[edit]Only Pastrana's personal sponsors are listed below. Sponsorships of his cars in NASCAR, which were provided through his teams and did not always overlap with his own endorsements, are not included.[71]
Current
[edit]- Alpinestars[72][73]
- Black Rifle Coffee Company[74]
- DC Shoes[75]
- Ethika[76]
- Kicker Car Audio[77]
- KTM[78]
- Pit Viper[79]
- Subaru
- Yokohama Rubber Company[80]
- Troy Lee Designs
Former
[edit]- Acclaim Entertainment (under the Acclaim Max Sports label)[81]
- AT&T[82]
- Discount Tire[83]
- Dodge[84]
- Fox Racing[85]
- KMC Wheels[86]
- M2R Helmets[72]
- No Fear[87]
- O'Neal
- Puma[82]
- Red Bull[74]
- SoBe[88]
- Spy Optics[89]
- Suzuki (from age 8 until December 2019)[90]
- Thor Racing[72]
- Boost Mobile (United States)
Injuries
[edit]"I don't remember most of the injuries, there have been too many." – Travis Pastrana[91]
Injuries have often taken Pastrana off the circuit for weeks or months at a time. His medical records include: a dislocated spine, he has torn his ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee, broken his tibia and fibula, he has had surgery on his left wrist twice, left thumb once, two surgeries on his back, one on his right elbow, nine on his left knee, six on the right knee, one shoulder surgery which left him with the only piece of metal he has in his body.[92]
When Pastrana was 14 years old, he was severely injured while competing in an FMX competition. He came up short, landing on the top of the front side of the landing ramp and the motorcycle decelerated from 50 mph (80 km/h) to 0 mph (0 km/h) in less than one second.[citation needed] The bike was stuck into the dirt ramp with the front wheel just over the top and the crankcase smashed into the dirt deep enough to support the entire motorcycle upright. He was severely injured, his spine having been separated from his pelvis. It also left him in a wheelchair for three months.[93]
"I was in and out of consciousness for about three days and had six blood transfusions," said Pastrana. He also added that according to doctors, only three people in the U.S. have ever lived after such an injury. It was a long and difficult recovery, though Pastrana would routinely ride wheelies in his wheelchair around the hospital and therapy areas. While in the wheelchair recovering, he vowed to continue motorcycle jumping. He was also injured in July 2011 while competing at the X Games when his motorcycle did not rotate to the landing position, crushing his ankle and causing a fracture. However, Pastrana was back in his Subaru Impreza and competing in the Rally Cross final where he overshot the corner, forcing himself into the wall; on-board footage shows his leg in plaster being slammed against the wheel well, much to his discomfort.[94]
At the 2005 Race of Champions, he broke his leg while performing at a motocross exhibition but competed in ROC anyway.[95] Conversely, a broken pelvis during a BASE jumping accident in Florida, where he crash-landed into a park, forced him to miss the 2022 ROC.[96]
In the media
[edit]- Pastrana, along with fellow motocross racer Jeremy McGrath, lent his name to the Acclaim-published game Freestyle Motocross: McGrath vs. Pastrana, released in 2000.[97]
- Pastrana and McGrath starred in the 2001 Disney Channel movie Motocrossed.[98]
- Pastrana is featured as a hidden surfer in the 2002 video game Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer.[99]
- Pastrana appears as a playable character in the 2004 video game MTX Mototrax, as well as appearing on the game's box art. The game was originally titled Travis Pastrana's Pro MotoX and MTX: Mototrax featuring Travis Pastrana.[100]
- Pastrana lent his voice to the 2007 game Colin McRae: DiRT as himself, and the in-menu voice. He also features as a driver in 2009's Colin McRae: DiRT 2 for Subaru Rally Team USA.
- Pastrana co-authored a book about his life, The Big Jump: The Tao of Travis Pastrana, with ESPN The Magazine senior writer Alyssa Roenigk, which was published by ESPN Books in 2007.
- A documentary about Pastrana was filmed by ESPN in 2008, titled 199 Lives: The Travis Pastrana Story.
- Pastrana is featured in X Games: The Movie; his work with motocross and rally cars is shown.
- Pastrana served as a judge on the America's Got Talent spin-off AGT: Extreme, which premiered February 21, 2022, on NBC.[101]
Personal life
[edit]On June 4, 2011, during a live performance of Nitro Circus, he proposed to Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, a professional skateboarder.[102] On October 29, 2011, Hawkins and Pastrana were married in front of several family and friends in Southern California, near the home of Hawkins.[103] On February 26, 2013, Hawkins and Pastrana announced on their personal Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages that they were expecting their first child due in September 2013.[citation needed] Hawkins gave birth to a girl on Labor Day, September 2, 2013.[104] On August 5, 2014, Hawkins announced in her personal page that she and Pastrana were expecting their second child due in February 2015.[105][106] She gave birth to a girl on February 9, 2015.[107]
Pastrana lives with his family in Davidsonville, Maryland.[108]
Racing record
[edit]Rally America results
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2005 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Sno*Drift DNP | Oregon Trail 2 | Susquehannock Trail 14 | Pikes Peak 6 | Maine Forest DNF | Ojibwe Forests 3 | Colorado Cog DNF | LSPR 2 | 4th | 61 | [109] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Sno*Drift 2 | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood DNF | Oregon Trail 2 | Susquehannock Trail 2 | Maine Forest 2 | Ojibwe Forests 1 | Colorado Cog 1 | LSPR 3 | Wild West Rally 1 | 1st | 137 | [110] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Sno*Drift 1 | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood 2 | Oregon Trail DNF | Olympus Rally DNF | Susquehannock Trail 3 | New England Forest Rally 1 | Ojibwe Forests 1 | Rally Colorado 3 | LSPR 1 | 1st | 130 | [111] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Sno*Drift DNF | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood 2 | Olympus Rally 2 | Oregon Trail 1 | Susquehannock Trail DNF | New England Forest Rally 3 | Ojibwe Forests 3 | Rally Colorado 1 | LSPR 3 | 1st | 130 | [112] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Sno*Drift 1 | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood DNF | Olympus Rally 1 | Oregon Trail 1 | Susquehannock Trail 2 | New England Forest Rally 1 | Ojibwe Forests 1 | Rally Colorado DNF | LSPR 1 | 1st | 151 | [113] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Sno*Drift 1 | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood DNF | Olympus Rally 1 | Oregon Trail DNP | Susquehannock Trail DNP | New England Forest Rally DNP | 3rd | 45 | [114] |
NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | 23XI Racing | 67 | Toyota | DAY 11 | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | BRD | MAR | TAL | DOV | KAN | DAR | CLT | GTW | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | RCH | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 37th | 26 | [115] |
Daytona 500
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2023 | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 40 | 11 |
Nationwide Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
2012 | RAB Racing | 99 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH 22 | TAL | DAR 17 | IOW 26 | CLT 24 | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA 31 | CHI 17 | IND 13 | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL 26 | 33rd | 204 | [116] | |||||||||
Roush Fenway Racing | 60 | Ford | RCH 17 | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | DAY 10 | PHO 28 | LVS 10 | BRI 16 | CAL 13 | TEX 33 | RCH 9 | TAL 36 | DAR 28 | CLT 33 | DOV 15 | IOW 32 | MCH 15 | ROA 16 | KEN 15 | DAY 34 | NHA 16 | CHI 18 | IND 10 | IOW 27 | GLN 15 | MOH 31 | BRI 13 | ATL 17 | RCH 20 | CHI 27 | KEN 34 | DOV 22 | KAN 14 | CLT 24 | TEX 31 | PHO 21 | HOM 18 | 14th | 751 | [117] |
Craftsman Truck Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2012 | ThorSport Racing | 98 | Toyota | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS 15 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 92nd | 01 | [118] | |
2015 | NTS Motorsports | 31 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS 16 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 62nd | 28 | [119] |
2017 | Niece Motorsports | 45 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS 22 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 67th | 15 | [120] |
2020 | Niece Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | CLT | ATL | HOM | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN 22 | MCH | DRC | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | 51st | 31 | [121] | ||||||
45 | LVS 21 | TAL | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Niece Motorsports | 41 | Chevy | DAY 13 | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | POC | RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | 101st | 01 | [122] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
Sports car racing
[edit]24 Hours of Daytona
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2012 | GT | 56 | ![]() | Ferrari 458 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 645 | 35 | 22 |
Rolex Sports Car Series results
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Year | Team | Make | No. | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | AF Waltrip | Ferrari 458 | 56 | GT | DAY 35/22 | BAR | HOM | NJM | DET | MDO | EKL | GLN | IND | GLN | CGV | LAG | LRP | 105th | 16 |
* Season still in progress.
1 Ineligible for series championship points.
Complete Global RallyCross Championship results
[edit]Supercar
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Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza GR WRX STI | IRW1 | IRW2 | SEA1 | SEA2 | PIK1 | PIK2 | LA1 | LA2 4 | 19th | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Pastrana Racing | Dodge Dart SRT | CHA 8 | TEX 15 | LA 16 | LOU 1 | LV 10 | LVC | 9th | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Pastrana Racing | Dodge Dart SRT | BRA 7 | MUN1 | MUN2 | LOU 7 | BRI | IRW 5 | ATL | CHA 9 | LV 3 | 10th | 56 |
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External links
[edit]Media related to Travis Pastrana at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Travis Pastrana driver statistics at Racing-Reference