Greg Hancock

Gregory Alan "Greg" Hancock (born June 3, 1970 in Whittier, California, USA) is a professional Speedway rider living in Sweden with his Swedish wife and kids.

1997 he received his first and only World Champion title so far. Greg is the only rider who has appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix Event since the start in 1995.

Early career
Greg first came to the United Kingdom at the end of the 1988 speedway season to ride exhibition races with fellow 18 year old Californian Billy Hamill. It was during this time that Greg agreed a deal to ride for Cradley Heath the following year – the same team that his mentor Bruce Penhall used to ride for. Greg was an instant success for Cradley in theBritish League. He also won gold medals for the USA in the 1992 World Pairs and World Team Cup. However due to injury and problems with the American Motorcyclist Association, Greg was not able to contest in the Individual World Championship until 1993. That year he went through to the World Final in Germany where he finished last place. In 1994, Greg again qualified for the last ever 'one off' World Final. He went into his last race needing a victory to become world champion but he finished third in the race and fourth overall on the night.