With no major race results to report on, we decided to take a look back at Anaheim 1 results from the opening 2009 Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship, and to compare them to year-end results. First, the 450 class:
Now for the 250 West class:
As you can see by looking through the results, Anaheim I means quite a bit in the overall scheme of things. The top three in the Lites class were also the top three at the end of the year (just not quite in the same order), and the same could be said of the 450cc class, if not for the indomitable spirit of James Stewart, who crashed out of the race and came back to win the title.
So while Anaheim I doesn't mean everything, it has proven an incredible indicator of how the season is going to play out.
| Finishing Position | '09 Anaheim 1 Results | '09 Year-End Results |
| 1. | Josh Grant | James Stewart |
| 2. | Andrew Short | Chad Reed |
| 3. | Chad Reed | Andrew Short |
| 4. | Tim Ferry | Josh Grant |
| 5. | Ryan Villopoto | Kevin Windham |
| 6. | Ivan Tedesco | Ryan Villopoto |
| 7. | Heath Voss | Ivan Tedesco |
| 8. | Ben Coisy | Davi Millsaps |
| 9. | Nick Wey | Mike Alessi |
| 10. | Paul Carpenter | Josh Hill |
| 11. | Mike Alessi | Matt Boni |
| 12. | Davi Millsaps | Heath Voss |
| 13. | Cole Siebler | Tim Ferry |
| 14. | Matt Boni | Nick Wey |
| 15. | Kevin Windham | Paul Carpenter |
| 16. | Josh Hill | Kyle Chisholm |
| 17. | Steve Boniface | Broc Hepler |
| 18. | Bobby Kiniry | Ben Coisy |
| 19. | James Stewart | Tommy Hahn |
| 20. | Josh Summey | Jason Lawrence |
Now for the 250 West class:
| Finishing Position | ‘09 Anaheim 1 Results | ‘09 Year-End Results |
| 1. | Jake Weimer |
Ryan Dungey |
| 2. | Ryan Morais |
Jake Weimer |
| 3. | Ryan Dungey |
Ryan Morais |
| 4. | Chris Blose |
Justin Brayton |
| 5. | Jason Lawrence |
Chris Blose |
| 6. | Ryan Sipes |
Trey Canard |
| 7. | Justin Brayton |
Ryan Sipes |
| 8. | Jeff Alessi |
Jeff Alessi |
| 9. | Ben Evans |
Dan Reardon |
| 10. | Chris Gosselaar |
PJ Larsen |
| 11. | Ryan Clark |
Kyle Cunningham |
| 12. | Sean Borkenhagen |
Ben Evans |
| 13. | Adam Chatfield |
Eric McCrummen |
| 14. | Trey Canard |
Jake Moss |
| 15. | Shaun Skinner |
Sean Borkenhagen |
| 16. | Cedric Soubeyras |
Adam Chatfield |
| 17. | Michael Sleeter |
Michael Hall |
| 18. | Michael Horban |
Cole Seely |
| 19. | Dan Reardon |
Ryan Clark |
| 20. | Kyle Cunningham |
Jason Lawrence |
As you can see by looking through the results, Anaheim I means quite a bit in the overall scheme of things. The top three in the Lites class were also the top three at the end of the year (just not quite in the same order), and the same could be said of the 450cc class, if not for the indomitable spirit of James Stewart, who crashed out of the race and came back to win the title.
So while Anaheim I doesn't mean everything, it has proven an incredible indicator of how the season is going to play out.
