2005 AMA race numbers announced.

AMA Pro Racing has announced rider numbers for competitors in the 2005 Supercross and Motocross championships.

National numbers are based on a system that allows past champions, current champions and riders who have earned a top-10 national ranking, to select and retain the same number from year to year. This system was established in 2002.

Riders like Travis Pastrana (#199), Jeremy McGrath (#2), Mike LaRocco (#5), Ricky Carmichael (#4), and James Stewart (#259), are among those who have used their success to make a race number their own.

"There's a promotional value associated with a rider keeping a particular number," confirmed Steve Whitelock, AMA Pro Racing's Motocross/Supercross series manager. "This allows the rider and his sponsors to develop an identifiable mark in connection with his image."

Current AMA National Champions can carry the #1 plate. Numbers 2 - 9 are then reserved for past National Champions in active competition, or they may select any available number.

Riders ranked in the top-10 in combined Supercross and Motocross points can choose a Career Number from 10-999 which they keep until they withdraw from competition or fail to earn a National point.

Riders outside the top-10 in combined points are assigned consecutive numbers through 99 based on year-end points, but can request a higher triple-digit number when applying for their 2005 license.

Riders outside the top-99 can keep their 2004 racing numbers by renewing their AMA Pro Racing licenses for the 2005 season before November 20, 2004.

2005 AMA Supercross/Motocross numbers:

#2* Jeremy McGrath, Encinitas, CA
#3* Mike Brown, Johnson City, TN
#4* Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL
#5* Mike LaRocco, South Bend, IN
#6* Steve Lamson, Camino, CA
#8* Grant Langston, Temecula, CA
#11* Ezra Lusk, Bainbridge, GA
#12* David Vuillemin, Murrieta, CA
#13** Heath Voss, Mico, TX
#14* Kevin Windham, Centreville, MS
#15* Tim Ferry, Largo, FL
#16* John Dowd, Ludlow, MA
#17* Robbie Reynard, Oklahoma City, OK
#18* Brock Sellards, Sherrodsville, OH
#20* Damon Huffman, Valencia, CA
#21* Stephane Roncada, Lake Elsinore, CA
#22* Chad Reed, Menifee, CA
#23* Kyle Lewis, Henderson, NV
#24* Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, CA
#25* Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, CA
#26** Michael Byrne, Temecula, CA
#27* Nick Wey, Dewitt, MI
#28 Sean Hamblin, Murrieta, CA
#29 Matt Walker, McDonough, GA
#30 Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, CA
#31 Danny L Smith, Middleton, ID
#32 Davey Millsaps, Cairo, GA
#33 Jason Thomas, Melrose, FL
#34 Christopher Gosselaar, Victorville, CA
#35 Josh Grant, Yucaipa, CA
#36 Troy Adams, Brooksville, FL
#37 Ryan Mills, Clintondale, NY
#38 Ryan Clark, Corrales, NM
#39 Kelly D Smith, Ludington, MI
#40 Greg Schnell, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
#41 Craig Anderson, Riverside, CA
#42 Joaquim Rodrigues, Murrieta, CA
#43 Ryan Hughes, Temecula, CA
#44 Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, NY
#45 Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, CA
#46 Clark Stiles, Athens, AL
#47 Tyler Evans, Canyon Lake, CA
#48 Brian Gray, Camillus, NY
#49 Daryl Hurley, Corona, CA
#50 Rodrig Thain, Temecula, CA
#51 Andrew Short, Murrieta, CA
#52 Keith R Johnson, Albuquerque, NM
#53 James Povolny, Mendota Hgts, MN
#54 Jeff Gibson, Westerville, OH
#55 Joe Oehlhof, Hesperia, CA
#56 Isaiah Johnson, Albuquerque, NM
#57 Erick Vallejo, Dallas, TX
#58 Johnny Aubert, Lake Elsinore, CA
#59 Tim Weigand, Chatsworth, CA
#60** Broc Hepler, Kittanning, PA
#61 Joshua Summey, Stanley, NC
#62 Eric Sorby, Murrieta, CA
#63 Casey Johnson, Lake Elsinore, CA
#64 Sean Collier, Santa Clarita, CA
#65 Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, KY
#66 Thomas Hahn, Belpre, KS
#67 Rusty Holland, Clovis, CA
#68 Branden Jesseman, Dewitt, IA
#69 Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, CA
#70 Travis Preston, Hesperia, CA
#71 Joshua Hansen, Elbert, CO
#72 Jean Sebastian Roy, Acton Vale, PQ Canada
#73 Justin Buckelew, Riverside, CA
#74 Michael Blose, Phoenix, AZ
#75 Ritchie Owens, Wildomar, CA
#76 Ryan Morais, Turlock, CA
#77 Matthew Goerke, Lake Helen, FL
#78 Ted Campbell, Mesa, AZ
#79 Keith S Johnson, Carver, MA
#80 Doug Dehaan, Thorndale, ON, Canada
#81 Tom Hofmaster, Pearl City, IL
#82 Blair Morgan, Prince Albert, SK
#83 Brian K Johnson, Cairo, GA
#84 Tyson Hadsell, Hudson, FL
#85 Bruce Stratton, Clifton Springs, FL
#86 Ryan Abrigo, Snohomish, WA
#87 Turbo Reif, Atascadero, CA
#88 Nicolas Evennou, Kensington, MD
#89 Kevin W Johnson, Albuquerque, NM
#90 Brian Mason, Belleville, IL
#91 Joshua Woods, Flint, MI
#92 Mike Corder, El Cajon, CA
#93 Gavin Gracyk, Coshocton, OH
#94 Brad Modjewski, Hatley, WI
#95 Matthieu Lalloz, Murrieta, CA
#96 Jim Neese, Julian, NC
#97 Robert Kiniry, Skaneateles, NY
#98 Evan Laughridge, San Jacinto, CA
#99 Donnie McGourty, Floral City, FL
#103* Sebastien Tortelli, Lake Elsinore, CA
#199* Travis Pastrana, Davidsonville, MD
#259* James Stewart, Haines City, FL

* Career Numbers
**New Career Numbers earned for 2005