The sport of supercross has been around for quite a while now, since 1974 to be exact, and during that time we’ve seen the gate drop on well over 500 premier class main events. While the number of riders that have lined up to do battle over the years is staggeringly high, the percentage of them that have emerged victorious is amazingly small. If fact, as the 39th season of AMA supercross draws to a close, there have only been 55 racers who have managed to get to the finish line first, with Andrew Short gaining entrance to this exclusive club with his win last weekend in Seattle. With that in mind, we decided to do a little research and put together a list of every rider that has ever won an AMA supercross. For kicks, we’ve also included the year and venue in which that rider’s first win took place.
Short joined an exclusive club last weekend in Seattle.
Garth Milan photo
Rider Venue Year
Marty Tripes, Los Angeles, 1972
Pierre Karsmakers, Daytona, 1974
Jim Pomeroy, Houston, 1974
Jaroslav Falta, Los Angeles, 1974
Jimmy Ellis, Dallas, 1975
Tony DiStefano, Daytona, 1976
Jimmy Weinert, Houston, 1976
Marty Smith, Pontiac, 1976
Bob Hannah, Atlanta, 1977
Mike Bell, Los Angeles, 1978
Gaylon Mosier, Anaheim, 1978
Steve Wise, New Orleans, 1979
Mark Barnett, Los Angeles, 1979
Kent Howerton, Anaheim, 1979
Chuck Sun, Atlanta, 1980
Rex Staten, Daytona, 1980
Broc Glover, Houston, 1980
Darrel Shultz, Seattle, 1981
Donnie Hansen, Anaheim, 1982
David Bailey, Anaheim, 1983
Ron Lechien, Orlando, 1983
Johnny O’Mara, Anaheim, 1984
Jeff Ward Seattle, 1984
Rick Johnson, Seattle, 1984
Rick Ryan, Daytona, 1987
Jeff Stanton, Atlanta, 1989
Damon Bradshaw, Anaheim, 1990
Larry Ward, Seattle, 1990
Jeff Matiasevich, Las Vegas, 1990
Jean-Michael Bayle, Dallas, 1990
Mike LaRocco, Las Vegas, 1991
Doug Dubach, San Jose, 1991
Jeremy McGrath, Anaheim, 1993
Mike Kiedrowski, Daytona, 1993
Mike Craig, Tampa, 1994
Doug Henry, Dallas, 1995
Jeff Emig, Las Vegas, 1995
Greg Albertyn, Los Angeles, 1997
Damon Huffman, Atlanta, 1997
Ezra Lusk, Orlando, 1997
Kevin Windham, Charlotte, 1997
Sebastien Tortelli, Los Angeles, 1998
John Dowd, Charlotte, 1998
David Vuillemin, San Diego, 2000
Ricky Carmichael, Daytona, 2000
Nathan Ramsey, St. Louis, 2002
Chad Reed, Anaheim, 2003
James Stewart, Dallas, 2005
Davi Millsaps, Atlanta, 2008
Josh Hill, Minneapolis, 2008
Josh Grant, Anaheim, 2009
Ryan Villopoto, Seattle, 2009
Ryan Dungey, Phoenix, 2010
Trey Canard, Houston, 2011
Andrew Short, Seattle, 2012
As you can see, Anaheim has seen more first-time winners (nine) than any other venue, which isn’t surprising, since it has hosted more supercross races than any other stadium in the world. Tied for second with six apiece are L.A., Daytona and Seattle. Interestingly enough, Rice-Eccles Stadium has yet to produce a first time winner, although with several of the sport’s fastest riders currently sitting on the sidelines, that could change this weekend.
