AMA SUPERCROSS – ANAHEIM II : HISTORIQUE & STATISTIQUES
Monster Energy® Supercross Notes Package Round 3 Anaheim , Calif. Angel Stadium
AMA Supercross Class Stats – Anaheim 2
-First race December 4, 1976 , with Marty Smith winning on a Honda.
-This race marks the 46th time the gate will drop in Anaheim for the AMA Supercross class.
– Anaheim now ties Pontiac as the venue to host the most AMA Supercross races.
-Since 2001 Anaheim has hosted three rounds.
AMA Supercross Class Wins by Brand in Anaheim
Honda-19
Yamaha-13
Kawasaki-7
Suzuki-6
-In 2004, Chad Reed won 2 out of 3 Anaheim races.
Last Weekend’s AMA Supercross Class Notables — Phoenix
-James Stewart earned his 25th win in 40 starts.
-It was Monster Energy® Kawasaki ‘s 91st win.
-Chad Reed now has 74 podiums, 3rd on the all time podium list.
-James Stewart tied Mike LaRocco as Kawasaki ‘s rider to win at least one AMA Supercross race in four consecutive seasons.
-Jeff Ward won at least one supercross main event in eight consecutive seasons on a Kawasaki .
-Kevin Windham earned his first podium of the 2008 season, finishing in 3rd place.
AMA Supercross Lites Stats – Anaheim 2
-First race, February 2, 1985 , with Mike Healy winning on a Suzuki.
-This will be the 38th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross Lites race in Anaheim .
AMA Supercross Lites Class wins by Brand in Anaheim
Kawasaki-17
Honda-6
Suzuki-6
Yamaha-5
KTM-3
-Not since Ernesto Fonseca in 2001, Ivan Tedesco in 2004 and Ryan Villopoto in 2007, has an AMA Supercross Lites rider swept all three Anaheim races. Ryan Dungey has positioned himself to join this group.
AMA Supercross Lites Class Notables – Phoenix
-Honda earned their first AMA Supercross Lites win since 2006 when Andrew Short won in Las Vegas.
-Jake Weimer earned his first AMA Supercross Lites win.
Special Throwback Stats Section, Featuring AMA Supercross Stats from 1980-1989
-Total rounds raced during this era: 136
Wins by brand
Honda-67
Kawasaki-26
Suzuki-22
Yamaha-21
Titles by Brand
Honda-6, ’82-84, ’86, ’88, ’89
Kawasaki-2, ’85, ’87
Suzuki-1, ’81
Yamaha-1, ’80
-There were 12 riders that won their first-ever AMA Supercross in the ’80’s.
-There were 16 riders that won an AMA Supercross in the ’80’s.
-No one rider won back-to-back titles in the ’80’s.
-In the ’80’s, there were eight different riders to win an AMA Supercross title.
Top 5 Winners in the ’80’s
Rick Johnson-28
Jeff Ward-17
Mark Barnett-17
Gary Bailey-12
Broc Glover-10
-In 1985, AMA Supercross used a two-moto format similar to AMA Motocross racing. There were two main events, which resulted in eight different winners.
-In 1983, David Bailey beat Mark Barnett by two points for the AMA Supercross championship.
-In 1985, Jeff Ward beat Broc Glover by two points.
-In 1989, Jeff Stanton beat Ron Lechien by 57 points.
-During the ’80’s, all 4 brands never won an AMA Supercross race in the same season.
-During the ‘80’s, only Rick Johnson and Jeff Ward won two titles.
-On January 26, 1985 , the first-ever AMA Supercross Lites race was held in Anaheim , with Todd Campbell winning on a 2-stroke 125.
2008 Monster Energy® Supercross Stats
AMA Supercross Class Laps Led
James Stewart 20
Chad Reed 17
Grant Langston 3
AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led
Ryan Dungey 15
Jake Wiemer 5
Daniel Reardon 4
Broc Hepler 3
Jason Lawrence 3
Progressive Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Class)
Grant Langston ( Anaheim 1)
Mike Alessi ( Phoenix )
Progressive Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Lites Class)
Matt Lemoine ( Anaheim 1)
Jake Weimer ( Phoenix )
MMI Top Tech Award
Oscar Wirdeman ( Anaheim 1)
Jeremy Hoyer ( Phoenix )
Asterisk Medic Card
Ryan Grantom ( Anaheim 1)
Michael Willard ( Phoenix )
Racer X Gas Card
Cole Siebler ( Anaheim 1)
Ryan Abrigo ( Phoenix )
AMA Supercross Class Rider Finishes
Chad Reed
Anaheim 1: 1
Phoenix: 2
James Stewart
Anaheim 1: 2
Phoenix: 1
Timmy M Ferry
Anaheim 1: 3
Phoenix: 10
Grant Langston
Anaheim 1: 4
Phoenix: 20
Kevin W Windham
Anaheim 1: 5
Phoenix: 3
Mike A Alessi
Anaheim 1: 6
Phoenix: 6
David D Millsaps
Anaheim 1: 7
Phoenix: 14
Andrew T Short
Anaheim 1: 8
Phoenix: 4
Nicholas A Wey
Anaheim 1: 9
Phoenix: 16
David Vuillemin
Anaheim 1: 10
Phoenix: 15
Ivan Tedesco
Anaheim 1: 15
Phoenix: 5
Nathan Ramsey
Anaheim 1: 11
Phoenix: 7
Josh Hansen
Anaheim 1: 20
Phoenix: 8
Charles Summey
Anaheim 1: N/A
Phoenix: 9
Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Rider Finishes
Ryan M Dungey
Anaheim 1: 1
Phoenix: 2
Jason D Lawrence
Anaheim 1: 2
Phoenix: 5
Justin D Brayton
Anaheim 1: 3
Phoenix: 6
Daniel James Reardon
Anaheim 1: 4
Phoenix: 8
Austin L Stroupe
Anaheim 1: 5
Phoenix: N/A
Thomas K Hahn
Anaheim 1: 6
Phoenix: 14
Gavin L Gracyk
Anaheim 1: 7
Phoenix: N/A
Andrew Mcfarlane
Anaheim 1: 8
Phoenix: 21
Chris Blose
Anaheim 1: 9
Phoenix: 17
Wil A Hahn
Anaheim 1: 10
Phoenix: 7
Brett Metcalfe
Anaheim 1: 19
Phoenix: 7
Broc Hepler
Anaheim 1: 11
Phoenix: 4
Kyle Cunningham
Anaheim 1: 17
Phoenix: 9
Billy Laninovich
Anaheim 1: N/A
Phoenix: 10