years championships birth_place teams nationality birth_date wins article_title name
1973 - 1982 250cc - 1982 500cc - ama 1979 los angeles , california , u.s. suzuki , yamaha usa united states december 3 , 1956 6 danny laporte
 danny laporte
danny laporte

danny laporte -lrb- born december 3 , 1956 -rrb- was one of the top american motocross racers in the 1970s and 1980s .
he was the first american to win a 250cc motocross world championship .
