Anaheim 1 Notes Package
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17 SX Champions from ’74-‘05
1. Jeremy McGrath 7 ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00
2. Ricky Carmichael 4 ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05
3. Bob Hannah 3 ‘77, ‘78, ‘79
4. Jeff Stanton 3 ‘89, ‘90, ‘92
5. Jeff Ward 2 ‘85, ‘87
6. Rick Johnson 2 ‘86, ‘88
7. Pierre Karsmakers 1 ‘74
8. Jim Ellis 1 ‘75
9. Jim Weinert 1 ‘76
10. Mike Bell 1 ‘80
11. Mark Barnett 1 ‘81
12. Donnie Hansen 1 ‘82
13. David Bailey 1 ‘83
14. Johnny O’ Mara 1 ‘84
15. J. M. Bayle 1 ‘91
16. Jeff Emig 1 ‘97
17. Chad Reed 1 ‘04
Can RC become the 1st Suzuki Rider to win back to Back SX titles?
Can RC Finally get a 1st Round win?
Past 250 Champions finishes at the opening race of their winning season
‘74 Karsmakers 1st
75 Ellis 1st
‘76 Weinert 3rd
’77 Hannah 1st
‘78 Hannah 3rd
‘79 Hannah 2nd
‘80 Bell 1st
‘81 Barnett 2nd
‘82 Hansen 1st
‘83 Bailey 1st
‘84 O’Mara 1st
‘85 J. Ward 5th
‘86 Johnson 2nd
‘87 J. Ward 1st
‘88 Johnson 1st
‘89 Stanton 2nd
‘90 Bayle 2nd
‘91 Stanton 1st
‘92 Stanton 3rd
‘93 McGrath 4th
‘94 McGrath 1st
‘95 McGrath 1st
‘96 McGrath 1st
‘97 Emig 6th
‘98 McGrath 3rd
‘99 McGrath 7th
‘00 McGrath 1st
‘01 Carmichael 3rd
‘02 Carmichael 21st
‘03 Carmichael 2nd
‘04 Reed 1sr
‘05 Carmichael 3rd
- 29 times the champion finished in the top 5
- 3 times the champion finished outside the top 5 and fought back to win the title.
- 1997: Emig finished 6th
- 1999: McGrath finished 7th
- 2002: Carmichael finished 21st, which is still the record.
First round wins by Brand
Honda 10
Yamaha 9
Kawasaki 8
Suzuki 3
Canada Am 1
Where past winners of the 1st round finished in the points
74 Karsmakers-1st
75 Ellis-1st
76 Distefano-5th
77 Hannah-1st
78 Ellis-5th
79 Weinert-2nd
80 Bell-1st
81 Homerton-3rd
82 Hansen-1st
83 Bailey-1st
84 O’Mara-1st
85 O’Mara-5th
86 Bailey-2nd
87 Ward-1st
88 Ward-3rd
89 Johnson-9th
90 Bradshaw-8th91 Stanton-3rd
92 LaRocco-6th
93 LaRocco-In July outside top 10
94 McGrath-1st
95 McGrath-1st
96 McGrath-1st
97 Albertyn-5th
98 Tortelli-left for Europe
99 Lusk-2nd
00 McGrath-1st
01 McGrath-2nd
02 Vuillemin-2nd
03 Reed-2nd
04 Reed-1st
05 Windham
250 SX Titles by Brand
Honda-15
Yamaha-9
Kawasaki-5
Suzuki-2
Can Am- 1
Runner up Finish in Points
Honda- 10
Yamaha-11
Kawasaki-6
Suzuki-5
1st 250cc SX title by brand, year, and rider
Yamaha 1974 Karsmaker
Can-Am 1975 J. Ellis
Kawasaki 1976 J. Weinert
Suzuki 1981 M. Barnett
Honda 1982 Donnie Hansen
250 SX wins by brand
Brand # of Wins Year of 1st SX Win Rider
Honda 185 1976 Marty Smith
Yamaha 135 1974 P. Karsmakers
Kawasaki 69 1976 J. Weinert
Suzuki 40 1976 T. Distefano
Can-Am 7 1975 J. Ellis
Bultaco 1 1974 J. Pomeroy
CZ 1 1974 Jaroslav Falta
All Records from 1974-2005
Total Rounds: 438
Different Riders to win a 250 SX Title: 17
Different Brands to win a 250 SX Race: 7
Different States SX has raced in: 24
History
In 1976, there was 6 rounds of 250 SX, in 4 different states 4 different winners, Jim Weinert on a Kawasaki was Champion.
In 1986, there was 12 rounds of 250 SX, in 7 different states 3 different winners, Rick Johnson on a Honda was Champion.
In 1996, there was 15 rounds of 250 SX in 11 different states 2 different winners, Jeremy McGrathon a Honda was the Champion.
In 2006, there will be 16 round of 250 SX in 12 different states.
In 1996, McGrath became the 1st rider to win 13 rounds in a row.
The letter “J” was big in 250 SX, now it’s the letter “R”0.
Anaheim 250 SX stats
- This is the 39th time the gate will drop for a 250 SX in Anaheim
- Anaheim is the only season to host 3 rounds in one season.
- 1st race December 4th 1976, Morty Smith on a Honda won.
- 8 riders won their 1st race in Anaheim: Mosier 1978, Bailey 1983, Bradshaw 1990, Hansen 1982,
- Howerton 1979, O’Mara 1984, McGrath 1993, Reed 2003. 5 of these riders went on to win the
- 250 SX title- Bailey, Hansen, O’Mara, McGrath, Reed.
- This is the 16th Season that SX will kick off at Anaheim.
- LaRocco has 221 career 250 starts.
- Carmichael has 93 career 250 starts.
- McGrath has won Anaheim 8 times.
- Carmichael has won Anaheim 6 times, but never a 1st round 250 SX race..
- Carmichael has never won a 1st Round 250 SX race, 3 podiums.
- Carmichael has become the first rider to win the 250 SX title on 3 brands: Kawasaki, Honda, and
Suzuki.
- Carmichael became the first rider to win WSXGP and AMA SX titles in the same season.
- Riders who get there first 250 SX win at the 1st round:
Karsmakers ’74, Ellis ’75, Distefano ’76, Hannah ’77, Hansen ’82, Bailey ’83, O’Mara ’84,
Bradshaw.
Past Winners Round by Round, Year by
Round |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 | |
1 |
Windham-Honda |
Reed-Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Vuillimen-Yamaha |
McGrath-Yamaha | |
2 |
Carmichael- Suzuki |
Windham-Honda |
Lusk-Kawasaki |
Vuillimen-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
3 |
Carmichael- Suzuki |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
LaRocco-Honda |
McGrath-Yamaha | |
4 |
Carmichael- Suzuki |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
5 |
Carmichael-Suzuki |
Windham-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
6 |
Carmichael-Suzuki |
Reed-Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Vuillimen-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
7 |
Reed- Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
8 |
Carmichael- Suzuki |
Windham-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
9 |
Carmichael-Suzuki |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
10 |
Reed-Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
11 |
Reed-Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
12 |
Stewart- Kawasaki |
LaRocco-Honda |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
13 |
Reed-Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Ramsey-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
14 |
Stewart-Kawasaki |
Reed-Yamaha |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
15 |
Stewart-Kawasaki |
Windham-Honda |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
16 |
Reed-Yamaha |
Windham-Honda |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |
Champ |
Carmichael-Suzuki |
Reed-Yamaha |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Honda |
Carmichael-Kawasaki | |