Gary Jones

Gary Jones, born on April 22, 1952, is an American former professional motocross and desert racer who competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1971 to 1976. He is notable for winning the inaugural AMA 250cc motocross national championship in 1972 and then defending it in 1973 and 1974, winning three consecutive 250cc national championships on three different brands of motorcycle, a feat never repeated in AMA motocross history. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2000. He grew up in Southern California, where his father Don Jones was a BSA motorcycle dealer who also ran a salvage and repair shop in San Gabriel, and he and his brother Dewayne learned to fabricate parts and build bikes from salvaged components.