Monster Energy Supercross is back! The opening round of the 2016 season begins this Saturday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA. A new year also means new numbers, riders, teams, etc. It’s hard to keep it all straight.
Luckily for you, we’re here to help. Here's a handy guide for the weekend and the season.
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Team Honda hrc
#14 Cole Seely 450SX
2015: 3rd in 450SX
Podiums: 5
Wins: 1
Notes: Seely was the only rookie to win during the 2015 450SX season.
#41 Trey Canard 450SX
2015: 6th in 450SX
Podiums: 7
Wins: 2
Notes: Canard broke his arm at Round 12 and missed the remainder of the supercross season. He was second in points at the time.
GEICO Honda
#39 Jordon Smith 250SX West Region
2015: 20th in East Region
Interesting Stat: Best finish 4th
Notes: In his rookie season, Smith missed four rounds due to injury. He recorded just one top ten—a fourth at Indianapolis.
#31 RJ Hampshire 250SX East Region
2015: 5th in East Region.
Interesting Stat: Six top tens in seven races.
Podiums: 1
Notes: Hampshire’s status for Monster Energy Supercross is still uncertain after he sustained a head injury at Red Bull Straight Rhythm in October.
#38 Christian Craig 250SX West Region
2015: 12th in 250MX
Notes: Craig hasn’t race supercross since the 2013 season.
#50 Malcolm Stewart 250SX East Region
2015: 7th in West Region.
Podiums: 3
Wins: 1
Notes: Stewart had finishes of 22-17-21 at three rounds. The other five rounds, he finished no worse than fifth.
#58 Jimmy Decotis 250SX West Region
2015: 8th in East Region
Interesting Stat: Won 2015 SX2 Australian Supercross Championship
Top tens: 5
Notes: Decotis gets a second chance with the GEICO Honda squad. He previously filled-in with the team in 2011.
#19 Justin Bogle 450SX
2015: 2nd in 250SX East Region
Podiums: 7
Wins: 1
Notes: Bogle moves to 450SX after finishing second in the 250SX East Region last year. In 2014, Bogle won the 250SX East Region Championship.
Yoshimura Suzuki
#4 Blake Baggett 450SX
2015: 5th in 450SX
Top fives: 4
Notes: Baggett sustained a broken collarbone, broken ribs and a broken scapula during a testing session at the Yoshimura test track in December. He will miss the start of the season. A timetable for his return has not been determined.
#7 James Stewart 450SX
Notes: Stewart returns after missing all of last season due to a sixteen-month suspension from the FIM for testing positive for prohibited substance (amphetamine).
RCH/Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John’s Suzuki
#20 Broc Tickle 450SX
2015: 8th in 450SX
Top tens: 13
Notes: From 2012-13, Tickle finished outside the top ten sixteen times. From 2014-15, he finished outside the top ten just three times.
#94 Ken Roczen 450SX
2015: 12th in 450SX
Podiums: 5
Wins: 2
Notes: In his first season with the team, Roczen missed eight rounds due to injury. Before that, he had won two of the first three rounds.
MAD Racing powered by Yoshimura/Dirt Candy Suzuki
#32 Matt Bisceglia 250SX East Region
2015: 12th in West Region
Top tens: 3
Notes: After two seasons with GEICO Honda, Bisceglia joins the new Suzuki-supported team.
#78 Daniel Baker 250SX West Region
2015: 23rd in 250MX
Notes: Baker turned pro at the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross opener. This is his first season in supercross.
Motorcycle Superstore Suzuki
#45 Kyle Cunningham 250SX West Region
2015: 9th in East Region
Top tens: 4
Notes: Cunningham had four straight top tens to end the 2015 East Region in 2015.
#84 Jimmy Albertson 250SX East Region
2015: 27th in 450SX
Mains made: 7
Notes: Albertson missed seven rounds after undergoing surgery on both shoulders. The last time he raced the 250SX Class was in 2009.
#172 Mark Worth 250SX West Region
Notes: Worth finished sixteenth and fourth respectively in 250A and Open Pro Sport at Loretta Lynn’s in 2015. This is his first season as a pro.
#174 Josh Osby 250SX East Region
Notes: Osby finished fifth and thirteenth respectively in 450A and 250A at Loretta Lynn’s in 2015. This is his first season as a pro.
Red Bull KTM
#1 Ryan Dungey 450SX
2015: 1st in 450SX
Podiums: 16
Wins: 8
Notes: Dungey’s worst finish en route to his second 450SX title was fourth at the opening round. Dungey has never successfully defended a title.
#15 Dean Wilson 450SX
2015: 28th in 450SX
Notes: Wilson missed fourteen rounds due to a torn ACL/MCL sustained at the KTM test track.
#25 Marvin Musquin 450SX
2015: 1st in 250SX East Region
Podiums: 8
Wins: 6
Notes: Musquin underwent wrist surgery this off-season and will enter his first 450SX season behind the eight-ball.
bTO Sports/KTM/WPS
#10 Justin Brayton 450SX
2015: 18th in 450SX
Top tens: 4
Notes: Brayton missed nine rounds due to injury in 2015.
#18 Davi Millsaps 450SX
2015: 13th in 450SX
Top fives: 3
Notes: Millsaps missed the final three rounds of the season after being dismissed from team Monster Energy Kawasaki.
#29 Andrew Short 450SX
2015: 9th in 450SX
Top fives: 3
Interesting stat: Short finished outside the top ten just four times in sixteen rounds raced. He also holeshotted everything in sight.
Notes: Short will miss the start of what will be his final season due to a shoulder injury sustained during the off-season.
Troy Lee Designs/GoPro/Red Bull KTM
#13 Jessy Nelson 250SX West Region
2015: 8th in West Region
Podiums: 3
Wins: 1
Notes: Nelson missed the final two rounds of the series due to injury. He finished inside the top ten in all six rounds raced
#30 Shane McElrath 250SX East Region
2015: 2nd in West Region
Podiums: 2
Top tens: 7
Notes: McElrath sustained a wrist injury during the off-season, which will force him to the East Region. This is also the first year the TLD team will race in the East.
#36 Justin Hill 250SX East Region
2015: 4th in West Region
Podiums: 2
Top fives: 3
Notes: Hill finished outside the top ten just once in 2015. He moves over from Red Bull KTM, as TLD becomes the official factory team for the Austrian brand.
#42 Mitchell Oldenburg 250SX West Region
2015: 12th in East Region
Top tens: 3
Notes: This is Oldenburg’s first season as a factory rider.
#128 Alex Frye 250SX East Region
2015: 37th in 250MX
Notes: Frye turned pro at the Tennessee National, but raced just five rounds due to injury. This is his first season in supercross.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
#16 Zach Osborne 250SX West Region
2015: 3rd in West Region
Podiums: 1
Top fives: 3
Notes: Osborne broke his thumb at the West Region opener last season, but rode through the injury to capture seven top tens in eight rounds.
#49 Martin Davalos 250SX East Region
2015: 10th in East Region
Top tens: 4
Notes: Davalos missed the final two rounds due to Epstein-Barr.
#21 Jason Anderson 450SX
2015: 7th in 450SX
Podiums: 2
Interesting stat: Anderson had thirteen top tens in sixteen rounds raced last year.
Notes: Anderson finished on the podium in his first-ever 450SX last year at Anaheim. 2016 will be his second season in 450SX.
#377 Christophe Pourcel 450SX
2015: 4th in 450MX
Notes: Pourcel hasn’t raced supercross since 2010, when he won his second 250SX East Region title. He has never raced 450SX.
Autotrader/Monster Energy/Toyota/JGR Yamaha
#28 Weston Peick 450SX
2015: 10th in 450SX
Podiums: 2
Top fives: 6
Interesting stat: Prior to 2015, Peick had zero podiums since making his SX debut in 2010. Last year he scored podiums in two of the last three races.
Notes: Peick broke his foot at the second round which caused him to miss four rounds.
#34 Phil Nicoletti 450SX
2015: 19th in 450SX
Events raced: 10
Notes: Despite his fill-in status in 2015, Nicoletti raced ten events due to injuries to Justin Barcia and Weston Peick. His best finish was a thirteenth, which he did three times. He is a fill-in rider again in 2016.
#51 Justin Barcia 450SX
2015: 15th in 450SX
Top Tens: 6
Notes: Barica missed eights rounds due to a pelvic injury sustained prior to San Diego. 2015 was the first year he failed to podium since moving to 450SX in 2013.
Monster Energy/360fly/Chaparral/Yamaha Factory Racing
#22 Chad Reed 450SX
2015: 4th in 450SX
Podiums: 2
Wins: 1
Notes: Still nothing official on Reed’s deal but we do know he will be riding for Yamaha.
It's now official, Reed will ride for Factory Yamaha.
Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha
#6 Jeremy Martin 250SX East Region
2015: 3rd East Region
Podiums: 4
Wins: 1
Notes: The two-time 250MX champion garnered seven top fives in eight rounds in 2015. He missed the top ten when he failed to qualify for an event.
#17 Cooper Webb 250SX West Region
2015: 1st West Region
Podiums: 7
Wins: 6
Notes: After finishing seventh at the opener last year, Webb finished no worse than second.
#26 Alex Martin 250SX West Region
2015: 6th West Region
Podiums: 2
Top fives: 4
Notes: Martin joins the team after spending last year with CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha.
#23 Aaron Plessinger 250SX East Region
2015: 5th West Region
Podiums: 1
Top fives: 4
Notes: Plessinger was named 2015 SX Rookie of the Year after his fifth overall performance.
#289 Mitchell Harrison 250SX West Region
Notes: Harrison won the 250A Class and finished third in Open Pro Sport at Loretta’s last year.
CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha
#47 Tommy Hahn 450SX
2015: 11th in 250SX West Region
Top tens: 5
Notes: CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha brought on the elder Hahn after Kyle Partridge retired following an off-season injury.
#46 Luke Renzland 250SX East Region
2015: 11th in East Region
Top tens: 3
Notes: Renzland is entering his second season in supercross.
#69 Colt Nichols 250SX West Region
2015: 14th in East Region
Top tens: 2
Notes: Nichols torn his ACL at the seventh round of the East Region and missed the remainder of the season. He spent his rookie year with MotoSport.com/GPI/Crossland Honda.
Monster Energy/Kawasaki
#3 Eli Tomac 450SX
2015: 2nd 450SX
Podiums: 11
Wins: 3
Notes: Tomac, who comes over from GEICO Honda, underwent double shoulder surgery this summer following a crash in Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.
#54 Wil Hahn 450SX
Notes: Hahn missed the entire 2015 Monster Energy Supercross season after a crash in practice at the season opener.
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
#35 Chris Alldredge 250SX West Region
2015: 18th in West Region
Top tens: 2
Notes: Alldredge’s best finish in his rookie season was ninth in Houston.
#37 Joey Savatgy 250SX West Region
2015: 4th in East Region
Podiums: 4
Top fives: 7
Notes: Savatgy finished outside the top five just once in 2015.
#44 Adam Cianciarulo 250SX East Region
Notes: Cianciarulo missed the entire 2015 Monster Energy Supercross season due to a shoulder injury.
#53 Tyler Bowers 250SX East Region
2015: 9th in West Region
Podiums: 3
Top fives: 5
Notes: Bowers dealt with a back injury most of last year and missed the final round of the West Region.
#66 Arnaud Tonus 250SX East Region
2015: 19th in East Region
Top tens: 3
Notes: Tonus raced just three rounds of his first season in supercross before pulling out of the series due to an illness.
SmarTop MotoConcepts Racing
#800 Mike Alessi 450SX
2015: 22nd in 450SX
Top tens: 1
Notes: Alessi missed the final seven rounds of the series following a crash at Daytona.
#55 Vince Friese 450SX
2015: 13th in East Region
Top tens: 3
Notes: Friese missed three rounds last year due to injury.
RIDE365.com/Honda Racing (Crossland Racing)
#40 Kyle Peters 250SX West Region
2015: 7th in East Region
Top tens: 5
Notes: Peters has never raced the West Region since turning pro in 2012.
#212 Chase Marquier 250SX West Region
Notes: The Oklahoma native enters his first year in Monster Energy Supercross. He finished fifth and eighth in 250A and Open Pro Sport respectively at Loretta Lynn’s in 2015.
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC
#11 Kyle Chisholm 450SX
2015: 14th in 450SX
Top tens: 1
Notes: This will be the first season in his career that Chisholm has raced a Honda.
#792 Bracken Hall 250SX West Region
Notes: Hall will race the 450 Class once the series heads east.
Blue Buffalo/Slater Skins/Yamaha/Herrera Ranch
#85 Michael Leib 250SX West Region
2015: 20th in West Region
Notes: Leib missed the final five rounds of the series due to injury.
#167 Benny Bloss 250SX East Region
Notes: Bloss won the coveted AMA Horizon Award after winning the Open Pro Sport and finishing third in 450A at Loretta Lynn’s.
#381 Kinser Endicott 250SX West Region
Notes: The rookie will race the West Region along with Leib.
#548 Broc Schmelyun 450SX
Notes: Schmelyun is expected to race the 450 Class when the series heads east.
51FIFTY Energy Drink Yamaha
#65 Zach Bell 250SX West Region
2015: 15th in West Region
Top tens: 3
Notes: Bell joins the team after time with GEICO Honda and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna.
#72 Hayden Mellross 250SX West Region
2015: 20th in 250MX
Notes: This will be the Australian’s first season in Monster Energy Supercross.
Barn Pros/Home Depot Yamaha
#68 Cole Martinez 250SX West Region
2015: 14th in West Region
Top tens: 1
Notes: Martinez had six top fifteen finishes in 2015.
#76 Scott Champion 250SX West Region
2015: 16th in West Region
Top tens: 1
Notes: Champion missed two rounds of the series due to injury.
#87 Austin Politelli 250SX West Region
2015: 21st in West Region
Top fifteens: 1
Notes: Politelli made seven of eight main events last year.
Bud Racing/Monster Energy Kawasaki
#98 Darian Sanayei 250SX West Region
Notes: The rookie will miss time after sustaining a back injury while testing.
#941 Maxime Desprey 250SX West Region
Notes: The team is expected to contest the first seven rounds before heading to Europe to contest the European Motocross Championship in the EMX250 class.
Team MicroBilt/PRBC
#88 Ronnie Stewart 450SX
2015: 29th in 450SX
Mains made: 6
Notes: Stewart will miss the start of the season due to a broken wrist sustained while testing.
#423 Vicki Golden 250SX East Region
2015: Raced 250SX East Region
Mains made: 0
Notes: Golden made history last year at Las Vegas, becoming the first female in more than four decades of Monster Energy AMA Supercross to qualify for the "Fast 40"—the riders that transition to the night program from timed qualifying—at the 250SX Class' Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout in Las Vegas.
#509 Alexander Nagy
Notes: Nagy will fill-in for Ronnie Stewart for at least the first six rounds of supercross.
YP.com/Nuclear Blast KTM (Slaton Racing)
#103 Zac Commans 250SX West Region
Notes: The rookie will have to skip the first two rounds of the series to race the Ricky Carmichael Road to Supercross in Amsoil Arenacross.
#127 Cole Thompson 250SX West Region
Notes: Thompson did not race Monster Energy Supercross in 2015. He raced 250SX East for the Rockstar KTM team in 2014 and scored a fifth in Toronto.
Team Tedder/Monster Energy Racing
#12 Jake Weimer 450SX
2015: 17th in 450SX
Top tens: 2
Notes: Weimer missed the final six rounds of supercross due to injury.
#151 Dakota Tedder 250SX West, 450SX East
Notes: Tedder missed the entire 2015 Monster Energy Supercross season due to injury.
Traders Racing Kawasaki
#48 Anthony Rodriguez 250SX East Region
2015: 6th in East Region
Top tens: 6
Notes: Rodriguez finished outside the top ten in just two rounds last year. He joins the team after two years at Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha.
#62 Justin Starling 250SX East Region
2015: 16th in East Region
Top fifteens: 4
Notes: Starling made eight of eight main events last year.
#73 Nick Gaines 250SX East Region
2015: 30th in East Region
Best finish: 17th
Notes: Gaines missed time with a wrist injury in his rookie season.
#70 Tony Archer 450SX
2015: 31st in 450SX
Main events made: 4
Notes: Archer is expected to race the 450 Class once the series heads east.
Team Rockwell
#43 Fredrik Noren 250SX West Region
2015: 38th in 450SX
Mains made: 1
Notes: Noren only rode a few rounds of supercross before pulling out to begin testing for Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.
Team K1 Speed /BWR Engines/SSi Decals
#291 Kyle White 450SX
#761 Cade Clason 450SX
#644 Nick Kowenberg 250SX
TPJ/Fly Racing/Suzuki
#79 Nick Schmidt 450SX
2015: 25th in 450SX
Top fifteens: 4
#95 Dustin Pipes 450SX
2015: 32nd in 450SX
Main events made: 5
#247 Teddy Parks 450SX
#902 Killian Auberson 250SX West Region
Strikt-Triple Effect Racing/US Racing
#91 Brandon Scharer 250SX West Region
2015: 23rd in West Region
Best finish: 13th
#92 Ryan Breece 250SX West Region
2015: 22nd in West Region
Best finish: 15th
#486 Damon Back 250SX West Region
#820 Dalton Oxborrow 250SX West Region
JMR Racing and Nash Motorsports with Team Pixographs
#81 Jason Brooks 250SX East Region
#TBD Bobby Piazza 250SX East Region
#TBD Matt Hammer 250SX East region
#TBD Michael Fowler 450SX
Others
#24 Brett Metcalfe – Metcalfe will once again spend his summer in Canada, having signed with the Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha team. At this time, it’s unknown if Metcalfe will race Monster Energy Supercross in 2016. He raced the first six rounds in 2015.
#27 Nick Wey – Wey has retired from professional racing.
#33 Josh Grant – No landing spot yet for the 2009 Anaheim 1 450SX winner.
#59 Jace Owen – Owen will do his own deal for the 250SX East Region.
#60 Matt Lemoine – Lemoine raced for JAB Motorsports Kawasaki in 2015, but halfway through the Nationals the team went off the road due to lack of funding. We’ve heard that Lemoine may retire, but nothing official has been announced.
#159 Darryn Durham – The former Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki and TLD KTM rider will be putting his own deal together and racing the 250SX East Region. Durham was injured at the West Region opener last year and missed the remainder of the season.
For more on privateers, check out the silly season update we put together last week.