SX Notes Package: Sam Boyd Stadium
Chad Reed Chases James Stewart into the Monster Energy® Supercross Finals Saturday Night at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium
Photo Credit: Simon Cudby
AMA Supercross Class Stats from Las Vegas
The first race ever held in Las Vegas was March 17, 1990, and Jeff Matiasevich won on a Kawasaki
This will be the 19th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross race in Sam Boyd Stadium
First time winners: Jeff Matiasevich: 1990; Mike LaRocco:1991; Jeff Emig: 1995
Jeremy McGrath won his first-ever AMA Supercross in Las Vegas on a Kawasaki in the Lites class
McGrath has won in Las Vegas seven times in his career, three in the Lites class and four in the AMA Supercross class
From 1993-2002, there were 156 AMA Supercross races, and Jeremy McGrath missed only one of those races, which was in Las Vegas in 1995
From 1996-2002, McGrath made 110 consecutive starts
In 1997, Doug Henry made history when he won the Las Vegas Supercross class race on a Yamaha four-stroke motorcycle, marking the first time a four-stroke motorcycle won an AMA Supercross class race
Either Chad Reed or James Stewart have won the race in Las Vegas since 2005. Reed won in ‘05 and ‘08 and Stewart won in ‘06 and ‘07
Mike LaRocco gave Suzuki its only win here in Las Vegas in 1991
For only the sixth time in AMA Supercross history there will be 17 races
McGrath, Windham, Carmichael, and Stewart all won in both classes at Las Vegas
Ryan Dungey can become the first rider in history to win the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout three times this weekend in Las Vegas
Photo Credit: Simon Cudby
AMA Supercross Class Wins by Brand in Las Vegas
Yamaha (8)
Honda (5)
Kawasaki (4)
Suzuki (1)
Chad Reed earned his 10th runner-up finish of the season
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AMA Supercross Class Notables from Salt Lake City
Stewart earned his 11th win of the season, and the 36th of his career
Stewart became the first rider in Yamaha history to win 11 AMA Supercross class races in a single season
Reed earned his 10th runner-up finish of the season
Davi Millsaps earned his first back-to-back podium finishes of the season
Andrew Short earned his 11th top-five finish of the season
Matt Boni earned the best finish of his career with a seventh
Josh Grant earned his 11th top-10 finish of the season
James Stewart now has 11 AMA Supercross class wins in ‘09
Photo Credit: Simon Cudby
AMA Supercross Lites Stats from Las Vegas
The first-ever AMA Supercross Lites class race held in Las Vegas was March 17th 1990, and Jeremy McGrath won on a Kawasaki
This is the 19th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross Lites race in Las Vegas
In 1995, this race became the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout
In 12 Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout races, the Eastern Region has won six races and the Western Region has won seven races
Since the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout started in 1995, four times has a newly crowned Lites class champion won the main event: Windham: 1997; Carmichael: 1998; Ramsey: 1999; Stewart: 2004
Since 1995, no rider has won the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout three years in a row, Can Ryan Dungey do it this year?
AMA Supercross Lites Class Wins by Brand in Las Vegas
Kawasaki (7)
Suzuki (6)
Honda (3)
Yamaha (2)
AMA Supercross Lites Class Notables from Salt Lake City
Trey Canard earned his first Lites class win of the year and Honda's second win of the year
Ryan Dungey won the 2009 Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class championship for Suzuki, marking Suzuki’s first since Damon Huffman’s in 1995
Dungey won the title by five points after losing it to Jason Lawrence by 3 points in 2008
AMA Supercross Laps Led
James Stewart 194
Chad Reed 60
Josh Grant 17
Ryan Villopoto 16
Jason Lawrence 14
Kevin Windham 11
Mike Alessi 9
AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led
Ryan Dungey 55
Jake Weimer 42
Austin Stroupe 37
Blake Wharton 16
Martin Davalos 10
Wil A. Hahn 9
Justin D. Brayton 7
Jake Moss 7
Trey Canard 4
Ryan Morais 4
Daniel Reardon 2
Matthew Lemoine 1
Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Class)
Chad Reed (Salt Lake City)
Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Lites Class)
Ryan Dungey (Salt Lake City)
MMI Top Tech Award
Oscar Wilderman (Salt Lake City)
US Smokeless Tobacco Company Pro Privateer Challenge
Michael LaPaglia (Salt Lake City)
Racer X Gas Card
Robert Kiniry (Salt Lake City)
AMA Supercross Class Results, Salt Lake City
- James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha
- Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Suzuki
- Davi Millsaps, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda
- Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash. Kawasaki
- Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
- Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha
- Matt Boni, Geneva, Fla., Honda
- Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki
- Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda
- Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Kawasaki
AMA Supercross Class Season Standings
- James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha, 357
- Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Suzuki, 351
- Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 257
- Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 223
- Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 218
- Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 210
- Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 208
- Davi Millsaps, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 208
- Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, Calif., Suzuki, 203
- Josh Hill, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 146
Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, Salt Lake City
- Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda
- Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki
- Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
- Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
- Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
- Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Honda
- Jake Moss, Temecula, Calif., Honda
- Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Kawasaki
- Michael Hall, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
- Ben Evans, Boise, Idaho, Honda
Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
- Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 178
- Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 173
- Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 166
- Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 119
- Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Honda, 110
- Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 99
- Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., KTM, 89
- Jeff Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Honda, 70
- Dan Reardon, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 67
- P.J. Larsen, Stanley, N.C., Kawasaki, 62
