Career
He was part of the riding group Metal Mulisha. He was a born again Christian. 2008 X Games Mexico gold, X Games Moto X Best Trick silver, X Games freestyle Gold
2008 X Games: Moto X Best Trick, Silver.
Moto X Freestyle, Gold
2008 Red Bulletin X Fighters, 3rd
2008 Moto X World Championships Moto X Freestyle, Bronze
2008 Air Service Training Dew Tour, 3rd
On February 9, 2009, Lusk crashed while attempting to land a "Heart Attack Indian Air Backflip" in the X Knights motocross competition in San Jose, Costa Rica, he under-rotated the flip, causing his front wheel to strike the landing.
Lusk was ejected head-first and sustained catastrophic brain damage. Doctors performed an unsuccessful five-hour surgery at Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José in an attempt to save his life.
He entered into cardiac and respiratory failure and died the next day. After his death, the third episode of the television show Nitro Circus was dedicated to Lusk.