Kevin Varnes

2006 National Number: 89
Birth date: June 2, 1974
Birthplace: Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Residence: Mohnton, Pennsylvania
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Turned Pro: 1990

Year-end AMA Ranking:

2005 14th (GNC), 14th (750/1000 EHS), 15th (505 EHS)
2004 24th (GNC), 12th (750/1000 EHS), 27th (505 EHS)
2003 40th (GNC), 64th (505 EHS)
2002 4th (GNC), 1st (750/1000 HS), 1st (505 EHS)
2001 16th (GNC)
2000 14th (GNC)
1999 12th (GNC), 18th (ST), 1st (750 EHS)
1998 6th (GNC)
1997 11th (GNC)
1996 8th (GNC)
1995 9th (GNC)
1994 32nd (GNC)
1993 38th (GNC), 19th (SP)

Career Highlights:

2005 Varnes contested the AMA Grand National Championship, his best result a fourth-place at Daytona Beach, Fla... Raced in the AMA Nat'l Hot Shoe 750/1000cc Series, earning two, top-10 finishes... Raced in the AMA Nat'l Hot Shoe 505 Expert Series, earning two, top-10 finishes... Raced with Parts Unlimited Suzuki team.
2004 Varnes raced in the AMA Grand National Championship his best result an eighth-place finish at the Sept,. 4 Springfield, Ill. race.
2003 Varnes raced in the AMA Grand National Championship, earning a 13th-place finish at the May 25, Springfield, Ill race.
2002 Varnes took the AMA Grand National win at Charlotte, N.C., and earned two additional podium finishes... Varnes won the AMA National Hot Shoe 750/1000cc championship with wins at Savannah, Ga., and Des Moines, Iowa... Raced with Memphis Shades Harley-Davidson team.
2001 Varnes earned AMA Grand National third-place finishes at the Daytona short track and Houston half-mile races... Raced in the AMA National Hot Shoe series 750 Expert class, taking third-place at DeLeon Springs, Fla... Contested the AMA National Hot Shoe series 600 Expert class, best result sixth-place at Daytona Beach, Fla... Raced with Memphis Shades HD team.
2000 Varnes best Grand National result was sixth-place at Sedalia, Mo.
1999 Varnes best Grand National result was fourth-place at the Rapid City, S.D. Half-mile.
1998 Varnes took second-place at the Hagerstown, Md. and Sedalia, Mo., Half-mile races... Achieved his highest Grand National series ranking to date.
1997 Took the podium at the Rapid City, S.D., Half-mile, and had a total of four top-five finishes.
1996 Took three podium finishes... Suffered a badly broken leg at Eldora, Ohio and missed the rest of the season... Despite missing the final three events, he managed to earn his highest career ranking.
1995 Won his first career AMA Grand National in Hagerstown, Md... Went on to win in Knoxville, Iowa... Took six finishes in the top five.
1994 Scored national points in four races.
1993 Qualified for his first Grand National at Hagerstown, Md... Also made the main at Pomona, Calif. and finished ninth, his best result of the year.