It’s Official: Kevin Windham Retires From Racing

In a very surprising turn of events, the man simply known as K’dub by his adoring fans gracefully bowed out of racing after just two races of the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross Series. Kevin Windham—after a highly decorated amateur MX career—made the jump to the professional ranks midway through the 1994 season. Since then, K’dub has had a career that has consisted of some very low lows and some incredible highs—including the 1996 and ’97 West Regional 125 SX Championship—but his legacy will always be defined by who he was as a person, and that person had an incredible desire to compete and a unmatched appreciation for the sport he competed in.

In the twilight years of his career, K’dub has garnered a fierce fan base and has broken many longevity records that may never be matched. His goal has been to make it through the 2014 season, which would have been his 20th season, but due to nagging injuries, K’dub is taking a bow and waving goodbye to the fans tonight in Angel Stadium. Because this is such a surprise announcement, the specifics are scarce as to what caused his early exit. The #14 scored a 10th at Anaheim 1, an 11th in Phoenix and is currently 11th in the 2013 450SX Championship points—not horrible, but way off from what K’dub expects from himself.

MotoXAddicts would like to say goodbye to one of the greatest riders of all time. For myself, Kevin will be missed more than any rider in the history of our sport. Luckily for us, Kevin will be doing his opening ceremony transfers for the rest of 2013 as a send off to the fans. See ya in Oakland, K’dub.

Check out K’dubs announcement in front of Angel Stadium below.



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