Bench Racing Ammo: Supercross Depth

There is no better time to be a supercross fan. The competition is great, the depth of talent is deeper than it’s ever been, and there are bunch of guys that can win on any given night. In 20 years, we’ll be looking back and calling this the golden age of supercross. To better understand just how stacked the field is, let’s have a look at some of the accomplishments of 2011’s top twenty.

Ryan Villopoto SX Lites Champ, MX Lites Champ, SX Champ, MX Champ

Chad Reed SX Lites Champ, Multi-time SX Champ, MX Champ

Ryan Dungey SX Lites Champ, MX Lites Champ, SX Champ, MX Champ

James Stewart Multi-time SX Lites Champ, Multi-time MX Lites Champ, Multi-time SX Champ, MX Champ

Trey Canard SX Lites Champ, MX Lites Champ, has multiple SX race wins

Andrew Short Multi-time Dave Coombs SR. East/West Shootout winner

Kevin Windham Multi-time 125 SX Champ, has multiple MX and SX race wins

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Villopoto won his first career Supercross Class title last year, but can he repeat with such a deep field looking to take over the reigns?
Photo: Simon Cudby

Davi Millsaps SX Lites Champ, has multiple SX race wins

Justin Brayton

Nick Wey Has an MX race win

Ivan Tedesco Multi-Time SX Lites Champ, MX Lites Champ

Mike Alessi Has multiple MX race wins

Chris Blose

Brett Metcalfe Has an MX race win

Kyle Regal

Michael Byrne

Tommy Hahn Has an MX race win

Austin Stroupe Has SX Lites wins

Fabien Izoird

Weston Peick

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Chad Reed looks to be a title contender in 2012.
Photo: Simon Cudby

There are more championships in 2011’s top twenty then there are riders! And to make things even nuttier, there’s several notable racers that aren’t on that list because they were either injured for a good portion of the season or are moving up.

Jake Weimer SX Lites Champ, has multiple MX Lites race wins

Josh Grant Has multiple SX Lites race wins, has an SX race win

Kyle Chisholm Won 2011 King of Bercy

Broc Tickle SX Lites Champ

Josh Hansen Has multiple SX Lites race wins

With this much talent, it’s very possible that the SX LCQ could feature some of the best racing of the night. One thing is certain, we’re in for another great year. 2012 can’t come fast enough!