Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package: Seattle

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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Monster Energy Supercross Update

AMA Supercross Class Stats in Seattle
The first race was held on February 18, 1978, and Jimmy Ellis won on a Honda. It was his first and only win on a Honda.

This will be the 39th time the gate will drop in Seattle for an AMA Supercross class race.

It will be the sixth time an AMA Supercross class race has taken place at Qwest Field. From 1978-1999, AMA Supercross races were held in the Seattle King Dome.

First time winners in Seattle include: Darrel Shultz (1981), Rick Johnson (1984), Jeff Ward (1984), Larry Ward (1990), Ryan Villopoto (2009)

Jeff Ward and Rick Johnson won the first AMA Supercross class race of their career on a double-header weekend in Seattle. From 1979-1989, double-headers were held at the King Dome.

Riders to sweep double headers at the King Dome: Mike Bell (1980), Darrel Shultz (1981), Bob Hannah (1983), Ron Lechien (1985), Rick Johnson (1987 & 1989).

Larry Ward won the first AMA Supercross class race of his career in Seattle in 1990 on a Suzuki, and nine years later, he won the last AMA Supercross class race of his career in Seattle on a Suzuki.

AMA Supercross Class Wins by Brand in Seattle

  • Honda (17)
  • Yamaha (8)
  • Kawasaki (8)
  • Suzuki (5)

Last win by brand: Honda-2008 Kawasaki-2009, Suzuki-1998, and Yamaha-1998.

Kevin Windham won the Lites race in Seattle in 1996 and 12 years later (2008) he won his 16th AMA Supercross class race in Seattle.

AMA Supercross Class Recap from St. Louis
Ryan Dungey earned his fifth win of the season and the fifth of his career.

Kevin Windham finished in second place for the second consecutive weekend. The last time he accomplished this was in 2004 at the 11th and 12th races of the season.

Windham earned his 69th podium finish and is now fifth on the all-time AMA Supercross class podium list.

Andrew Short earned back-to-back podium finishes after missing most of the 2010 championship due to injury.

Nick Wey earned his first top finish of the season with a fourth place finish.

Ryan Dungey joins Jeremy McGrath, Kevin Windham, and Ryan Villopoto as riders to win St. Louis in both classes.

AMA SX Lites stats – Seattle:
This will be the 26th time the gate will drop for an AMA SX Lites race in Seattle.

The first race was held on Friday 8, 1985, and Bader Mannea, won on a Kawasaki.
 
Kawasaki won the inaugural AMA Supercross Lites class race in Seattle in 1985, and they won the last AMA Supercross Lites class race held inside the King Dome in 1999.

Kawasaki also won the first Lites race at Quest Field in 2005. Kawasaki won four in a row in Seattle.

AMA Supercross Lites Class Wins by Brand in Seattle

  • Kawasaki (11)
  • Honda (5)
  • Suzuki (5)
  • Yamaha (4)

AMA Supercross Lites Class Recap from St. Louis
Justin Barcia earned his second win of the year and second win of his career.
Christophe Pourcel earned his worst finish of the year with last place.

In the eight Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class races this year, there were three different winners on three different brands: Pourcel on a Kawasaki earned five wins; Barcia on a Honda earned two wins and Blake Bagget on a Suzuki earned one win. Kawasaki (5), Suzuki (1) and Honda (2).

 
Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Championship Recap  

There were seven different riders that finished on the podium: Pourcel (6), Stroupe (5), Barcia (5), Sipes (1), Wilson (2), Baggett (2), Metcalfe (3).
Only six racers qualified for all eight main events: Pourcel, Barcia, Metcalfe, Baggett, Willard, and Decotis.

Austin Stroupe finished in second place in the first five of six races, only to finish fourth in the points due to injury.

AMA Supercross Laps Led
Ryan Villopoto  121
Ryan Dungey    110
Davi Millsaps    18
Kevin Windham 9
James Stewart  8
Josh Hill           8
Nicholas Wey    3
Davi Millsaps    2
Trey Canard      1
 
AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led
Christophe Pourcel        50
Jake Weimer                 47
Justin Barcia                 30
Trey Canard                  29
Ryan Sipes                   13
Blake Wharton               12
Austin Stroupe              9
Dean Wilson                 8
Brett Metcalfe               6
Blake Baggett               2
Ryan Morais                  1
Wil A. Hahn                   1
 
SPIKE Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Class)
Ryan Dungey (Anaheim 1)
Ryan Dungey (Phoenix)
Austin Stroupe (Anaheim 2)
Ryan Dungey (San Francisco)
Nicholas Wey (San Diego)
Ryan Villopoto (Anaheim 3)
Davi Millsaps (Indianapolis)
Ryan Dungey (Atlanta)
Trey Canard (Toronto)
Nicholas Wey (Arlington)
Ivan Tedesco (Jacksonville)
Ryan Villopoto (Houston)
Nicholas Wey (St. Louis)

SPIKE Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Lites Class)

Jake Weimer (Anaheim 1)
Josh Hansen (Phoenix)
Josh Hansen (Anaheim 2)
Cole Seely (San Francisco)
Trey Canard (San Diego)
Tommy Hahn (Anaheim 3)
Justin Barcia (Indianapolis)
Dean Wilson (Atlanta)
Justin Barcia (Toronto)
Ryan Sipes (Arlington)
Kelly Smith (Jacksonville)
Blake Baggett (Houston)
Justin Barcia (St. Louis)

MMI Top Tech Award
Mike Gosselaar (Anaheim 1)
Rene Zapata (Phoenix)
Jason Snow (Anaheim 2)
Brent Myron (San Francisco)
Rich Simmons (San Diego)
Dave Feeny (Anaheim 3)
Mike Williamson (Indianapolis)
Kyle Bentley (Atlanta)
Patrick Barker (Toronto)
Jesse Black (Arlington)
Mike Williamson (Jacksonville)
Kyle Bentley (Houston)
Carlos Rivera (St. Louis)

Asterisk Medic Card
Antonio Balbi (Anaheim 1)
Hunter Hewitt (Phoenix)
Hugo Dagod (Anaheim 2)
Robert Kiniry (San Francisco)
Jake Canada (San Diego)
Tommy R. Weeck (Anaheim 3)
Darryn L. Durham (Indianapolis)
Justin M. Sipes (Atlanta)
Kyle Keylon (Toronto)
Kyle B. Cunningham (Arlington)
Ryan Sipes (Jacksonville)
Tevin N. Tapia (Houston)
Kyle Gills (St. Louis)

AMA Supercross Class Results: St. Louis

  1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
  2. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda
  3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
  4. Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
  5. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Kawasaki
  6. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
  7. Michael Byrne, Park City, Utah, Yamaha
  8. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha
  9. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda 
  10. Tommy Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Suzuki

            
AMA Supercross Class Season Standings

  1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 302
  2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 266
  3. Josh Hill, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 225
  4. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 223
  5. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 215
  6. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 191
  7. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 183
  8. Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 159
  9. Tommy Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Suzuki, 139
  10. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha, 136

Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results: St. Louis

  1. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda
  2. Dean Wilson, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki
  3. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda
  4. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha
  5. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki
  6. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda
  7. Michael Willard, Newark, Ohio, Honda
  8. Mathew Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Suzuki
  9. Steve Clarke, Cairo, Ga., Suzuki
  10. Kyle Keylon, Brooksville, Fla., Suzuki

Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

  1. Christophe Pourcel, Groveland, Fla., Kawasaki, 160
  2. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 147
  3. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 133
  4. Austin Stroupe, Lincolnton, N.C., Suzuki, 126
  5. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki, 118
  6. Dean Wilson, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki, 105
  7. Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., Yamaha, 93
  8. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda, 84
  9. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha, 83
  10. Michael Willard, Newark, Ohio, Honda, 66

Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results: Anaheim 3

  1. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda
  2. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha 
  3. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda 
  4. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda 
  5. P.J. Larsen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
  6. Phil Nicoletti, Bethel, N.Y., KTM
  7. Travis Baker, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha
  8. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki 
  9. Antonio Balbi, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki
  10. Jeff Alessi, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

  1. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 135
  2. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 121
  3. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 114
  4. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 100
  5. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda, 89
  6. Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda, 76
  7. Max Anstie, Hemet, Calif., Yamaha, 63
  8. Josh Hansen, Elbert Colo., Kawasaki, 60
  9. Phil Nicoletti, Bethel, N.Y., KTM, 56
  10. Jeff Alessi, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 56

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