Steve Rapp

Birth date: November 18, 1971
Birthplace: Oakland, California
Residence: Santa Clarita, California
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Turned Pro: 1996

Year-end AMA Ranking:

2005 8th (SB), 3rd (STK)
2004 6th (SS), 7th (STK)
2003 25th (SB), 8th (FX), 6th (STK)
2002 25th (SS), 19th (FX)
2001 7th (SB)
2000 8th (SB)
1999 11th (SB), 8th (600SS)
1998 33rd (SB), 2nd (750SS), 9th (600SS)
1997 20th (600SS), 14th (750SS)
1996 39th (SB)

Career Highlights:

2005 Rapp raced in the AMA Superstock series, earning podium finishes at California Speedway and Mid-Ohio... Contested the AMA Superbike Championship, best results were sixth-place finishes at Infineon Raceway race #1, Pikes Peak Intl Raceway and Mid-Ohio race #2... Raced with Jordan Suzuki team.
2004 Rapp raced in AMA Supersport, earning top-five finishes at Barber Motorsports Park and Virginia Intl Raceway... Raced in AMA Superstock, his best result a sixth-place finish at Barber Motorsports Park... Raced with Valvoline Suzuki team.
2003 Rapp raced in AMA Superstock, taking wins at Road America and Brainerd Intl Raceway, and earned an additional series podium finish at Mid-Ohio... Raced in AMA Formula Xtreme, best result a fourth-place at Infineon Raceway... Contested the AMA Superbike Championship, best result a fifth-place in race #2 at Barber Motorsports Park... Raced with Valvoline Suzuki team.
2002 Raced a limited season in AMA Supersport, best result 10th-place at Laguna Seca Raceway... Raced in AMA Formula Xtreme, earning top-10 finishes at Daytona Intl Speedway and Mid-Ohio.
2001 Rapp's best AMA U.S. Superbike result was fifth-place at Brainerd Intl Raceway... Raced with HMC Ducati team.
2000 Rapp took third-place at the AMA U.S. Superbike finale at Willow Springs Raceway... Rapp was in the epicenter of a frightening, first-turn crash at Road America that made national news broadcasts. He remounted to complete the race... Raced with Vance & Hines Ducati.
1999 Rapp took AMA Superbike top-five finishes at Daytona and Willow Springs... Also competed in Pro Honda Oils 600 Supersport, best results were seventh-place at Laguna Seca and Pikes Peak... Raced with Yoshimura Suzuki.
1998 Rapp won the Road Atlanta and Mid-Ohio Teamline 750 Superstock races, and had an additional four series podium finishes... Had just one 750 Superstock finish outside the top-five all season, when his bike failed during the series finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway... Contested the AMA Superbike series, best finish was seventh-place at Willow Springs Raceway... Competed in Pro Honda Oils 600 Supersport, top finish was fifth-place at Sears Point Raceway... Raced with San Gabriel Springs Suzuki.
1997 Rapp raced in Teamline 750 Superstock, and took second-place at the Sears Point race... Raced Pro Honda Oils 600 Supersport, best result was seventh-place at Sears Point.