A1 Notes Package

Supercross Class: Anaheim Stats
The first race was held on December 4, 1976, and Marty Smith won on a Honda

This race marks the 56th time the gate will drop for a Supercross Class race in Anaheim

From 2001-2010 Anaheim hosted three races; in 2011 the venue played host to two races; In 2012, Angel Stadium will once again host two races

Anaheim holds the record for most Supercross Class races held at 55, and this is the 22nd time that it will host the opening race of the season

Supercross Class: Wins by Brand in Anaheim
Yamaha: 20
Honda: 19
Kawasaki: 9
Suzuki: 7

Supercross Class: First-Time Winners in Anaheim (8 Riders)
1979: Kent Howerton
1982: Donnie Hansen
1983: David Bailey
1984: Johnny O'Mara
1990: Damon Bradshaw
1993: Jeremy McGrath
2003: Chad Reed
2009: Josh Grant

Chad Reed will be racing for his seventh win in Anaheim

James Stewart will be racing for his ninth win in Anaheim

Supercross Class: Most Season Opener Wins
McGrath (5); 94-'96; '00-'01
Reed (3); ‘03-'04; '08
Stewart (3); '06-'07; '10

Supercross Class: Consecutive Season Opener Wins
O'Mara: 84-'85
Ward: '87-'88
LaRocco: '92-'93
Reed: '03-'04
Stewart: '06-'07

*Can Ryan Villopoto join them?

McGrath holds the record at three for most consecutive season opener wins (’94-’96)

Supercross Class: Season Opener Wins by Brand
Honda: 12
Yamaha: 12
Kawasaki: 9
Suzuki: 3
Can-am: 1

Supercross Class: Riders to Win the Season Opener and Championship (12 Riders)
Pierre Karsmakers
Jimmy Ellis
Bob Hannah
Mike Bell
Donnie Hansen
David Bailey
Johnny O'Mara
Jeff Ward
Jeremy McGrath
Chad Reed
James Stewart
Ryan Villopoto

Since 1974, the winner of the season opener has gone on to win the Supercross Class championship 18 times

Since 1974, the Supercross Class champion of that season finished in the top five at the season opener 33 times

In 2002, Ricky Carmichael finished 21st at the season opener and became the only person to ever rally back to win the Supercross Class championship

In 2009, James Stewart finished 19th at the season opener and won the Supercross Class championship

In 1997, Jeff Emig finished sixth at the season opener and won the Supercross Class championship

In 1999, Jeremy McGrath finished seventh at the season opener and won the Supercross Class championship

Ryan Dungey, who won the 2010 Supercross Class championship for Suzuki, could become the first rider for KTM to get a Supercross Class win

Supercross Lites Class: Anaheim Stats
The first race was held on February 2, 1985, and Mike Healy won on a Suzuki

This will be the 48th time the gate will drop for a Supercross Lites Class race in Anaheim

Kawasaki swept Anaheim in 2011

Supercross Lites Class: Wins by Brand in Anaheim
Kawasaki: 23
Suzuki: 8
Honda: 7
Yamaha: 6
KTM: 3

2012 Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package

Supercross Class: 2012 Stats
This is the 38th season of Monster Energy Supercross (1974-2012)

The first points paying Monster Energy Supercross event was held March 9, 1974 in Daytona, Fla., and Pierre Karsmakers won on a Yamaha

Later that year, Karsmakers went on to win the first ever Monster Energy Supercross championship

Since 1974, there have been 538 Monster Energy Supercross races

There have been 54 different racers to win a Monster Energy Supercross main event

There have been 20 different racers to win the Monster Energy Supercross championship

There have been 6 different brands in a Monster Energy Supercross main event

Supercross Class: Titles by Brand
Honda: 15. 1982, '83, '84, '86, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '02, '03
Yamaha: 11. 1974, '77, '78, '79, '80, '98, '99, '00, '04, '08, '09
Kawasaki: 7. 1976, '85, '87, '97, ’01, '07 ‘11
Suzuki: 4. 1981, '05, '06, '10
Can-Am: 1. 1975

Supercross Class: Runner-Up Finishes by Brand
Honda: 14. 1975, '76, '77, '78, '84, '86, '87, '90, '98, '99, '04, '08, '10, ‘11
Yamaha: 12. 1981, '85, '91, '92, '95, '96, '00, '01, '02, '03, '05, '07
Kawasaki: 6. 1979, '88, '89, '93, '94, '06
Suzuki: 6. 1974, '80, '82, '83, '97, '09

Supercross Class: Wins by Brand
Honda: 199, First win 1976
Yamaha: 166, First win 1974
Kawasaki: 106, First win 1976
Suzuki:58, First win  1976
Can-am: 7, First win 1974
CZ: 2, First win 1974

Supercross Class: Champions
Jeremy McGrath: 7, '93, '94, '95, '96, '98, '99, '00
Ricky Carmichael: 5, '01, '02, '03, '05, '06
Bob Hannah: 3, '77, '78, '79
Jeff Stanton: 3, '89, '90, '92
Jeff Ward: 2, '85, '87
Chad Reed: 2, '04, '08
Rick Johnson: 2, '86, '88
James Stewart: 2, '07, '09
Pierre Karsmakers: 1, '74
Jim Ellis: 1, '75
Jim Weinert: 1, '76
Mike Bell: 1, '80
Mark Barnett: 1, '81
Donnie Hansen: 1, '82
David Bailey: 1, '83
Johnny O'Mara:1, '84
Jean Michael Bayle: 1, '91
Jeff Emig: 1, '97
Ryan Dungey: 1, '10
Ryan Villopoto: 1, ‘11

Supercross Class: Winners by Decade
1970's-14 first time winners
1980's-12 first time winners
1990's-17 first time winners
2000's-10 first time winners

Supercross Class: First-Time Winners by Brand
Yamaha: 18
Honda: 15
Kawasaki:10
Suzuki:8
*In 2010, Ryan Dungey became Suzuki’s first, first time winner since Greg Albertyn in 1997

Supercross Lites Class: 2012 Stats

This is the 27th season of Supercross Lites Class racing (1985-2012)

There have been 418 Supercross Lites Class races

Supercross Lites Class: Wins by Brand
Kawasaki: 145, 3 winless seasons, 14 wins in 2004, 10 consecutive seasons with a win (‘02-‘11)
Suzuki: 90, 7 winless seasons, 11 wins in 1990, 6 consecutive seasons with a win(‘90-‘95)
Honda: 90, 3 winless seasons, 10 wins in 2006, 12 consecutive seasons with a win(‘89-‘00)
Yamaha: 82, 9 winless seasons, 9 wins in 2000, 9 consecutive seasons with a win(‘96-‘04)
KTM: 10, First win 2001
Husqvarna: 1, Only win 2001

Supercross Lites Class: Titles by Brand
Kawasaki: 22, 9 East, 13 West
Suzuki: 13, 8 East, 5 West
Honda: 10, 5 East, 4 West
Yamaha: 9, 4 East, 5 West

Supercross Lites Class: First-Time Winners by Brand
Kawasaki: 25
Honda: 24
Suzuki: 19
Yamaha: 17
KTM: 2

Supercross Lites Class: First Time-Winners in a Single Season
1993: 7
2011: 5
1998 had 0 first time winners