You know that rookie on Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing with the dad who raced, did freestyle, and built a successful business? No, the other one. Meet Daxton Bennick.

WORDS: JASON WEIGANDT
PHOTOS: ALIGN MEDIA

Todd Bennick needs to write a book. You’d learn a lot from it. He dropped out of high school while racing motorcycles, but built a successful business—several of them, actually—by embracing risk, and then mixing in grit and street smarts. “Scared money don’t make money” is his motto, and he’ll tell you about buying and building houses, land, marinas, cars, motorhomes, and even a plane. Todd’s been there and done it. He’s also jumped it. Todd Bennick held a pro license in 1992 and ’93 and scored some top-tens in 125SX East AMA Supercross, and then launched himself into the freestyle world by literally jumping buses at local churches.