Daytona Supercross by Honda
Round 10
Daytona Beach, Florida
AMA Supercross class notes
-This will be round 480 of the AMA Supercross series.
-First race, March 9, 1974, Pierre Karsmakers would win on a Yamaha.
-This race was the first-ever AMA points paying event.
-This will be the 35th consecutive time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross race in Daytona.
Wins by brand
Honda - 15 (last win 2003)
Kawasaki - 8 (last win 2007)
Yamaha - 7 (last win 2005)
Suzuki - 3 (last win 2006)
Can-am - 1 (last win 1975)
First-time winners in Daytona
Carmichael - 2000
Kiedrowski - 1993
Ryan - 1987
Staten - 1980
DiStefano - 1976
Karsmakers - 1974
-From 1982 to 1992, Honda would win 11 consecutive Daytona Supercrosses.
-Ricky Carmichael is the only rider to win Daytona on 3 brands.
Riders to win there last-ever Supercross race here
Keidrowski - 1995
Hannah - 1985
Shultz - 1982
Weinert - 1979
Tripes - 1978
-Two Supercross legends made there first ever Supercross starts ever in Daytona. Hannah in 1976, finished 10th, and McGrath in 1992, finished 20th.
-Jeff Stanton’s first-ever Supercross podium was here in 1987.
-Chad Reed has never finished off the podium here. In 5 starts he has 2 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third.
Wins by rider in Daytona
Carmichael - 5
Stanton - 4
Kiedrowski - 3
McGrath - 3
-in 34 races at Daytona, 18 different riders have won. 10 of them would never win Daytona again.
Riders to win Daytona in both classes
Carmichael
Reed
Stewart
AMA Supercross Lites Daytona notes
-First race, March 6, 1985, Eddie Warren won on a Kawasaki.
Wins by brand
Suzuki - 8 (last win 2001)
Kawasaki – 6 (last win 2007)
Honda – 4 (last win 2006)
Yamaha - 4 (last win 2002)
KTM -1 (last win 2005)
-This will be the 24th time the gate will drop in Daytona for an AMA Supercross Lites race.
-Only 2 riders have won Daytona back to back. Travis Pastrana and Brian Swink.
-Tim Ferry won here in 1995
Brand sweeps in Daytona
Honda -1986 and 1991
Kawasaki - 2007
-17 times in 23 races the winner of the Daytona Supercross went on the win the East Lites Supercross title
-Jeff Ward had 11 starts in Daytona, six top-five finishes but never a win.
