Personal History
I began riding at the age of 10. My dad bought my brother and I Hondas from the local country dealer just down the road from our house. A Z50 and an XR70 to be exact. We rode around the farm, didn't tighten spokes, forgot to change oil if Dad was out flying and that was that...until I went to a friends house and saw a 99 CR250R. I was never the same. Soon I had a 2001 Honda CR125R that I worked my butt off to get at my grandparents horse farm and my Dad's private airport. Grandpa wasn't happy when I traded my horse show prospects for amateur motocross. My first race was at the West Alec fair on a Thursday night. Who knows what I finished. I think there's a third place trophy from that night floating around here somewhere. There is also a Supercross Futures 125B/C 7th place trophy from the Arlington 2020 round that occured days before lockdown and mere months before my cancer diagnosis.
Riding Goals
In Feb 2020, I was on top of the world having raced SX Futures for the second year in a row. Then COVID shutdown the world, cancelled my transfer to Houston, and opened the door to the most hellish year of my life at 31 years old. I was diagnosed in June of 2020 with an aggressive form of lymphoma. Lets just say I fought day and night for the next six months to see my son's birth and reclaim my former self physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I worked from the hospital during the days and lived motocross through youtube at night while the chemo pump ticked away one bag at a time. I spent over 40 days in that hospital room during the pandemic and swore I'd ride again if I survived this to be a father to my son and a husband to my wife. If you don't make time in this life to fill your soul bucket with what makes you tick then why fight so hard to stay alive. I leverage motocross to be the best version of myself that I can be. After all, I have been blessed with a second chance to leave a legacy. When I'm gone someday I want everyone to remember that I was passionate about life. I've been racing GNCC and local moto this year. I plan to do a few more GNCCs, the Pastrana Challenge, and Day in the Dirt Out East. Next year I plan to qualify for Lorettas in the Vet Class 30+.
Competitive Highlights
Supercross Futures 2020
+30 LCQ 1st place
125 B/C Heat race 9th place
125 B/C Main Event 7th place
2021 - Big Dave's Homecoming Vet National
+30 C Moto1 Moto2
| 12 | #678 | HON | ROSS KEARNEY | CYPRESS, TX | 22 | 5 |
MX Revolution
| 7 | #678 | YAM | ROSS KEARNEY | CYPRESS, TX | 10 | 7 |
125 Support
| 6 | #678 | YAM | ROSS KEARNEY | CYPRESS, TX | 7 | 6 |
2022
GP - 32nd Annual "Big Dave" Vet Homecoming @ High Poin - 9/16/2022 - Mt. Morris, PA
| Class | Number | Brand | Moto 1 | Moto 2 | Class Finish | ||
| GP - 125 | #234 | YAM | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Class | Number | Brand | Moto 1 | Moto 2 | Class Finish | ||
| MX - 125 Support | #678 | YAM | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
| MX - 30+ C | #678 | YAM | 5 | 8 | 7 |
2023 High Point Round 3 AMX Spring Championship - 4/22/2023 - Mt. Morris, PA
| Class | Number | Brand | Moto 1 | Moto 2 | Class Finish | ||
| +30 C | #678 | YAM | 3 | 2 | 2 |
High Point National Sunday - 6/16/2023 - Mt. Morris, PA
| Class | Number | Brand | Moto 1 | Moto 2 | Class Finish | ||
| +30 C | #678 | YAM | 8 | 6 | 7 |
MX - "Big Dave" Vet Homecoming @ High Point Raceway - 9/29/2023 - Mt. Morris, PA
| Class | Number | Brand | Moto 1 | Moto 2 | Class Finish | ||
| MX - 30+ C | #678 | YAM | 13 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Class | Number | Brand | Moto 1 | Moto 2 | Class Finish | ||
| GP - Sportsman | #107 | YAM | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Class | Number | Brand | Moto 1 | Moto 2 | Class Finish | ||
| MX - 35+ C | #678 | YAM | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2024
Round 6 - Hoosier - Crawfordsville, IN
| Bike AM - 32. Vet C (30+) - Bike | Machine: Yamaha YZ125 / 11th Place |
Round 10 - Buckwheat 100 - Newburg, WV
| Bike AM - 32. Vet C (30+) - Bike | Machine: KTM 300SX / 7th Place |
High Point Pro Motocross National Amateur Day Moto1 Moto2
| 15 | #678 | YAM | ROSS KEARNEY | WAYNESBURG, PA | 14 | 15 |