Beginning at the age of 12 in motocross, Johnny Greaves has won races and championships in every level of competition. At 23, he switched to four wheels and soon earned success while buggy racing in SCORE off road desert and SODA short-course off road series (the precursor to Championship Off Road Racing - CORR).
In the early '90s, Greaves, from DePere, Wis., earned multiple buggy-class championships, including an incredible "double" in 1992 with titles in Class 1-1600 and Class 9. That same year, Greaves took his first steps in compact trucks by racing select events in Class 7s. In 1993, he began racing trucks exclusively and debuted a Toyota SR-5. With his energies devoted full-time to truck racing, Greaves finished the season in the winner's circle at the final two events of the SODA season.
From 1994 to 1996, Greaves won two championships and more than 70 percent of the races he entered. He developed a two-truck Toyota team with his closest rival, Jeff Kincaid, in 1997. Greaves/Kincaid Motorsports won 19 out of 20 races while capturing the championship (Greaves) and a second-place finish (Kincaid) in both the SODA Series and CORR Winter Series.
The 1998 and 1999 seasons were a continuation of the Greaves/Kincaid team's incredible success as they dominated the CORR Pro-Lite compact truck class in their Toyota Tacomas. In 1998, Greaves was victorious in 10 of 16 races and upstaged himself in 1999 with 11 wins, capturing his third Pro-Lite championship.
In 2000, Greaves made the move to full-size trucks with a 2-wheel-drive Pro 2 Class Toyota Tundra. Season highlights included a win at the finale in Topeka, Kan., and the top Pro 2 truck (third overall with the Pro 4s) in the BorgWarner Cup at Crandon.
Greaves made another jump in 2001 up to the Pro 4 (full-size, 4WD) class with great results. His three victories were the second most in the class, placing him third overall in his first season. He is the only racer in series' history to have race wins in each of the three professional classes.
Greaves reached another milestone in 2002 with a Pro 4 class championship in his Forest County Potawatomi Toyota Tundra 4x4 and led the class with three victories. In 2003, Greaves earned four wins to tie for the division lead. He also had nine top-five finishes in 13 races to finish fourth overall in the Pro 4 division.
In 2004, Greaves captured the BorgWarner Cup at Crandon as well as four wins and 11 top-five finishes in 14 races. He finished fifth overall in the Pro 4 division.
In 2005 and 2006, Greaves secured the Pro 4 class championship in his Forest County Potawatomi Toyota Tundra 4x4 and in 2005, set a new CORR record with seven consecutive wins - eight total for the year. His performance, along with that of Toyota driver Rick Huseman, netted Toyota the Pro 4 Manufacturer's Championship in 2005. In 2006 Greaves was named "Driver of the Year."
With the 2007 entry of WSORR into the world of off-road short course racing, it was a busy year for Greaves and his team. He was the only Tundra driver to compete in both series. He won the WSORR Pro 4x4 Driver Championship with six wins and 11 top-five finishes in 11 races. He also won the 13th annual BorgWarner Manufacturer's Challenge Cup. This marks Johnny's second consecutive win of this prestigious race. Winning was a family affair these past three seasons with his brother Curt Greaves being named 2005, 2006 and 2007 "Crew Chief of the Year."
Greaves currently holds the most all-time CORR victories with 58 and seven WSORR victories since 1998.
