POWDER SPRINGS - Drew Price, 9, of Powder Springs, is a rising star in a rising sport: BMX racing.

The Powder Springs Elementary fourth-grader has won five national titles and two state championships in a row. He has a sponsor, GHP (Greg Hill Products), which outfits him with gear and a $2,500 BMX bike.

And he's only been racing for a year.

"I love to go out there, try my hardest and win," Drew said.

He followed his brother, Blake, 13, and his uncle, Charlie Hunt, a professional rider from Powder Springs, into the sport.

On the track, the boy who has 48 wins under his belt is known as 'Drew the Dominator.'

Drew competes in the American Bicycle Association, the largest BMX-sanctioned organization. He won the 2008 state championship only one month after his first race.

His national titles came from two Cajun Nationals in Gonzales, La., in April; two Dixieland championships in Powder Springs in May; and the East Coast championship in Raleigh, N.C., in August.

Margie Hatfield has been involved in BMX racing for 30 years. She is president of Cobb County BMX, which is sanctioned by the ABA and operates two tracks, Wild Horse Creek in Powder Springs and Noonday in Kennesaw.

Drew's talent, she said, reflects the growing popularity of the sport, Hatfield said. She said about 300 riders now compete each year in Cobb BMX races. The sport became a part of the Olympic games last year in Beijing, which has also played a part in the popularity.

"We have grown tremendously in the last year or two," Hatfield said. Drew, she said "is a good little old rider."

There are three racing categories to compete in: novice, intermediate and expert. Price races as an expert.

Not surprisingly, Drew's family is very proud.

His mother, Michelle Price, 36, grew up watching her friends race at Wild Horce Creek Park, the same track her boys now race on.

"I'm here at every race," she said.

And his grandfather, Steve Nation, touts Drew's accomplishments, saying no other Georgia racer has won five nationals in a row.

Drew says he plans to turn pro after he turns 16.

"I want to keep on doing it for a very, very long time," he said.