Jared Mees

Jared Mees is an American former professional dirt track motorcycle racer, born on April 16, 1986, who became one of the most successful riders in the history of the AMA Grand National Championship. He won the overall title nine times, and earlier took the Grand National Twins Championship in 2009 and 2011 and the Grand National Singles Championship in 2012. His results came on Harley-Davidson XR-750 and Honda CRF450R machines before he moved to the Indian Scout FTR750, on which he secured the 2017 American Flat Track Championship at the Williams Grove Half-Mile. Invited to the Superprestigio Dirt Track in Barcelona as the 2014 champion, he finished second to MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, and he also led the 2015 X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track until his machine broke on the final lap. He is married to former racer Nichole Cheza.