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LaRocco, Mike

Residence: South Bend, Indiana
Hometown: Michigan City, Indiana
Birthdate: February, 12, 1971
Competing Since: 1987
Racing #: 5
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What are your career championships?
2005 5th (SX)
2004 3rd (SX), 27th (250MX)
2003 14th (SX), 5th (250MX)
2002 6th (250MX), 11th (SX)
2001 3rd (SX), 4th (250MX)
2000 3rd (SX), 5th (250MX)
1999 3rd (SX), 3rd (250MX)
1998 5th (SX), 3rd (250MX)
1997 6th (SX), 5th (250MX)
1996 6th (SX), 3rd (250MX)
1995 6th (SX), 7th (250MX)
1994 2nd (SX), 1st (250MX)
1993 12th (SX), 1st (500MX), 2nd (250MX)
1992 6th (SX), 2nd (125MX)
1991 9th (SX), 5th (250MX), 12th (125MX)
1990 7th (SX), 3rd (250MX), 8th (125MX)
1989 14th (SX), 2nd (WSX), 5th (125MX)
1988 3rd (ESX), 7th (125MX)

Career Highlights

2005 LaRocco raced in the AMA 250cc Supercross series, earning podium finishes at the Jan. 8 Anaheim, Calif., San Francisco, San Diego, Calif., and Daytona Beach, Fla., races... Raced with Amsoil Honda team.

2004 LaRocco raced in the AMA 250cc Supercross Series, taking a win at Indianapolis and nine additional series podium finishes... Raced a limited AMA 250cc Motocross Championship season, entered the Buchanan, Mich., round and finished sixth-place overall... Raced with Amsoil Honda team.

2003 LaRocco raced a limited AMA 250cc Supercross series, his best finish a second-place at the Jan. 18, Anaheim, Calif. round... He contested the AMA 250cc U.S. Motocross Championship, earning a third-place overall podium finish at Washougal, Wash... Raced with Amsoil Honda team.

2002 LaRocco raced a limited AMA 250cc Supercross season, but won the Jan. 17 event at Anaheim, Calif., and earned podium finishes at the Jan. 5 Anaheim race and the San Diego Calif., event... In the AMA 250cc U.S. Motocross Championship, LaRocco earned four overall podium finishes... He won the U.S. Open of SX in Las Vegas... Raced with Amsoil Honda team.

2001 Perennial front-runner LaRocco took eight podium finishes in the AMA 250cc Supercross series... In the AMA 250cc motocross series, LaRocco had five overall podium finishes... Raced with Amsoil Honda team. 2000 Veteran competitor LaRocco was highly visible in the AMA EA Sports 250cc Supercross series, taking seven podium finishes, and finishing outside the top-five just once all season... In the AMA Chevy Trucks 250cc U.S. Motocross Championship, LaRocco took four overall podium finishes, and finished outside the overall top-10 just once... Raced with Factory Connection Honda team.

1999 LaRocco experienced his strongest race season since 1994. In AMA 250cc Supercross, he took seven podium finishes and two additional top-fives. He took the overall victory at the AMA 250cc National Motocross race at New Berlin, N.Y., and took five additional overall podium finishes. Member of U.S. Motocross des Nations team. Raced with Factory Connection Honda team.

1998 Took the podium at the St. Louis 250cc Supercross race, and had four additional topfive finishes. LaRocco took 250cc Mazda Truck Motocross Nationals podium finishes at San Bernardino, Calif., and Delmont, Pa., and had seven additional top-five finishes... ended the season ranked third in 250cc motocross season points -- the fourth time he has done so in his 11-year pro career... Rode for Team Factory Connection Honda.

1997 Had a great 250cc Supercross season with eight top-five finishes...Only finished outside the top-10 two times during the season...Had two 250cc National Motocross third-place overall finishes at New Berlin, N.Y. and Millville, Minn...Finished outside the top-10 just two times... Rode for Team Suzuki.

1996 First year with Suzuki on a newly-designed bike, results improved during the course of the Supercross and Motocross season... Finished third four times in Supercross, his best results in that series... Had an excellent season in the 250cc outdoor nationals taking podium finishes six times in the 13-race series... Won the Washougal, Wash. 250cc Motocross race.

1995 Took eight podium finishes in Supercross including wins in Atlanta, Georgia and Pontiac, Mich... Suffered through an injury-riddled season, a broken arm at the Charlotte Supercross event caused him to miss the rest of the Supercross season... Posted five topfive 250cc Motocross finishes including a win at Unadilla in New Berlin, New York... Suffered season-ending knee injury at the Millville, Minnesota 250cc National... Left Kawasaki after the '95 season to sign with Suzuki.

1994 Dominated AMA 250cc National Series winning seven of the 12 races on his way to winning his second AMA National Motocross Championship... Won three Supercross Nationals (Charlotte, NC, Irving, TX, and San Jose, CA)... Second-ranked AMA Supercross rider... Named to U.S. Motocross des Nations team.

1993 Won two of the four 500cc National Motocross events to go down in history as the last champion of the now defunct series... Won his first 250cc Motocross National at San Bernardino, California and finished the season the second-ranked rider in that series... Won the Orlando, Florida Supercross for the second year in a row, but missed much of the Supercross season with a wrist injury... Finished 12th in the final Supercross standings.

1992 Signed with Kawasaki and was with the team for four years... Posted four Supercross podium finishes including a win at Orlando, Florida... Won three 125cc Motocross Nationals and finished second in the series... Member of the winning U.S. Motocross des Nations team.

1991 Won his first AMA Supercross race at Las Vegas... Won the 125cc National at Millville, Minn., for the second straight year, followed that up with a win at Binghamton, New York... Rode for Team Suzuki.

1990 Won first AMA National Motocross race in the 125cc class at Millville, Minnesota... Signed with Team Suzuki.

1989 Finished second in the AMA 125cc West Region Supercross Series... Fifth-ranked 125cc Motocross rider... Rode for Yamaha.

1988 Finished third in the AMA 125cc East Region Supercross Series... Seventh-ranked 125cc Motocross rider.

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