The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) released the top 100 and career pro numbers for the 2017 AMA Supercross and Motocross season today. The entire list is below for your viewing pleasure.
First, we will hit on a few interesting notes.
First, let’s look at career numbers that will carry over from 2016:
3 – Eli Tomac
4 – Blake Baggett
5 – Ryan Dungey
6 – Jeremy Martin
7 – James Stewart
10 – Justin Brayton
11 – Kyle Chisholm
12 – Jake Weimer
14 – Cole Seely
15 – Dean Wilson
16 – Zach Osborne
17 – Cooper Webb
18 – Davi Millsaps
19 – Justin Bogle
20 – Broc Tickle
21 – Jason Anderson
22 – Chad Reed
24 – Brett Metcalfe
25 – Marvin Musquin
27 – Nick Wey
29 – Andrew Short
33 – Josh Grant
41 – Trey Canard
51 – Justin Barcia
94 – Ken Roczen
377 – Christophe Pourcel
800 – Mike Alessi
New Career Numbers
Four riders—Cooper Webb, Joey Savatgy, Aaron Plessinger and Alex Martin—earned career numbers for 2017. Let’s take a look at what they picked.
2 – Cooper Webb
This is a big one, as Webb decided to follow in the footsteps of Jeremy McGrath and Ryan Villopoto. Webb had first choice, so he could have stayed with his familiar 17, but instead went with #2.
17 – Joey Savatgy
Savatgy takes over Webb’s old number 17.
Note: Savatgy earned a career number in 2015 for the 2016 season. There is a new rule in place that allows you to change your career number once. Savatgy used that rule to change from #37 to #17.
23 – Aaron Plessinger
This number should look familiar, as Plessinger ran #23 last year.
26 – Alex Martin
Like Plessinger, Martin decides to stick with the same number for 2017.
Rookies
Austin Forkner (24) and Benny Bloss (34)—the 2016 AMA Motocross Rookies of the Year—claimed the highest numbers among rookies. Forkner, who didn’t race supercross, is the lowest non-career number next season.
Sipes Chugging Along
Ryan Sipes is no longer a full-time AMA Motocross and Supercross rider. Ryan Sipes is a full-time off-road rider. Yet, Sipes continues to show up at a few Lucas Oil Pro Motocross events and earn a top 100 number. This year, Sipes raced just one round (Ironman), but earned #97 for 2017.
Check out the full list for 2017 below:
2017 Top 100 and Career Pro Numbers for AMA Supercross and Motocross
*Career Numbers
**New Career Number for 2017
1 - 450SX - Ryan Dungey
1 - 450MX - Ken Roczen
1 - 250MX - Cooper Webb
1 - 250SX West - Cooper Webb
1 - 250SX East - Malcolm Stewart
2** Cooper Webb
3* Eli Tomac
4* Blake Baggett
5* Ryan Dungey
6* Jeremy Martin
7* James Stewart
10* Justin Brayton
11* Kyle Chisholm
12* Jake Weimer
14* Cole Seely
15* Dean Wilson
16* Zach Osborne
17** Joey Savatgy
18* David Millsaps
19* Justin Bogle
20* Broc Tickle
21* Jason Anderson
22* Chad Reed
23** Aaron Plessinger
24 Austin Forkner
25* Marvin Musquin
26** Alex Martin
27* Nicholas Wey
28 Mitchell Oldenburg
29* Andrew Short
30 Martin Davalos
31 RJ Hampshire
32 Weston Peick
33* Joshua Grant
34 Benny Bloss
35 Arnaud Tonus
36 Adam Cianciarulo
37 Phillip Nicoletti
38 Shane McElrath
39 Colt Nichols
40 Fredrik Noren
41* Trey Canard
42 Kyle Cunningham
43 Matt Bisceglia
44 Jordon Smith
45 Mitchell Harrison
46 Justin Hill
47 Malcolm Stewart
48 Christian Craig
49 Anthony Rodriguez
50 Luke Renzland
51* Justin Barcia
52 Tyler Bowers
53 Cole Martinez
54 Gannon Audette
55 Jessy Nelson
56 Kyle Peters
57 James Decotis
58 Chris Alldredge
59 Noah McConahy
60 Tristan Charboneau
61 Vince Friese
62 Jesse Wentland
63 Alexander Frye
64 Hayden Mellross
65 Paul Coates
66 Michael Leib
67 Jimmy Albertson
68 Heath Harrison
69 Wil Hahn
70 Dakota Alix
71 Justin Starling
72 Cole Thompson
73 Marshal Weltin
74 Bradley Taft
75 Nick Schmidt
76 Scott Champion
77 Ben Lamay
78 Nick Gaines
79 Darryn Durham
80 Cade Clason
81 Henry Miller
82 Luke Clout
83 Jackson Richardson
84 Daniel Herrlein
85 Thomas Hahn
86 Trevor Reis
87 Chris Howell
88 John Short
89 Austin Howell
90 Dillan Epstein
91 Jacob Williamson
92 Jason Brooks
93 Josh Cartwright
94* Ken Roczen
95 AJ Catanzaro
96 Vann Martin
97 Ryan Sipes
98 Matthew Babbitt
99 Chase Marquier
377* Christophe Pourcel
800* Mike Alessi
