Las Vegas Notes Package
450SX Class Stats: Las Vegas
- The first race was held on March 17, 1990, and Jeff Matiasevich won on a Kawasaki
- This will be the 23nd time the gate will drop for a 450SX Class race in Sam Boyd Stadium
- First time winners: Jeff Matiasevich: 1990; Mike LaRocco: 1991; Jeff Emig: 1995
- Jeremy McGrath has won Las Vegas seven times, three times in the 250SX Class, four times in the 450SX Class
- From 1993-2002, there were 156 450SX Class races held and McGrath only missed one of them, which was Las Vegas in 1995
- In 1997, Doug Henry made history when he won the Las Vegas 450SX Class race on a Yamaha 4-stroke; that was the first time a 4-stroke won a 450SX Class race
450SX Class: Wins by Brand in Las Vegas
Yamaha (8)
Honda (6)
Kawasaki (5)
Suzuki (2)
KTM (1)
450SX Class Recap: Salt Lake City
- Ryan Villopoto won his third consecutive 450SX Class championship
- Villopoto now has 33 career wins
- Villopoto joins Bob Hannah, Jeremy McGrath, and Ricky Carmichael as riders to win three consecutive championships
- Davi Millsaps earned his 11th podium of the season with his fifth runner-up finish
- Millsaps is going for his second consecutive runner-up finish in the season point standings
- Ryan Dungey earned his 11th podium of the season with a third place finish; he is three points out of second place
- Trey Canard earned his seventh top five of the season and first since his third-place finish in Houston
- Justin Barcia continued his top-five streak with a fifth-place finish
- Barcia has nine consecutive top-five finishes
- Villopoto has 10 consecutive top-10 finishes
- Justin Brayton earned his 11th top ten of the season with a sixth place
- Josh Hill enjoyed the best finish of his season with a seventh place
- Hill has been inside the top 10 in his last three of four races
- After missing six races, Hill has worked his way into the top 15
- Weston Peick earned the best finish of his season, with a ninth place
250SX Class Stats: Las Vegas
- The first race was held on March 17, 1990, and Jeremy McGrath won on a Kawasaki
- This is the 23nd time the gate will drop for a 250SX Class race in Las Vegas
- In 1995, this race became the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout
- In 2011, this race became the final race for both 250SX Class regions and the shootout was held after the crowing of the champions
- In the 17 Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout races, the Eastern Region has won nine times and the Western Region has won eight times
- Since the shootout started in 1995, a newly crowned 250SX Class Champion has gone on to win the shootout seven times: Windham (‘97); Carmichael (‘98); Ramsey (‘99); Stewart (‘04); Dungey (‘07), Pourcel (‘09); Weimer (‘10); Barcia (‘12)
250SX Class: Wins by Brand in Las Vegas (Shootout only)
Kawasaki (9)
Suzuki (6)
Honda (4)
Yamaha (3)
KTM (1)
250SX Class: First-Time Winners in Las Vegas
1990: Jeremy McGrath
2003: Andrew Short
2011: Ken Roczen
Western Regional 250SX Class Recap: Salt Lake City
- Jason Anderson became the 90th 250SX Class winner after winning the first Main Event of his career; it was also his third podium of the season
- Points leader Ken Roczen failed to qualify for the Main Event, allowing Eli Tomac to move within five points of his lead
- Cole Seely earned his fourth podium finish of the season with a second place
- Martin Davalos earned his third podium of the season
- Malcolm Stewart tied the best finish of his career with a fourth place; it was his third top five of the season
- Christian Craig earned a season-best top-five finish with a fifth
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Recap: Minneapolis
- · Marvin Musquin earned his fourth win of the season
- · Wil Hahn, who leads the points by five points over Musquin, finished second in Minneapolis; he is the only 250SX Class rider to finish on the podium every race of the season
- · Suzuki’s Blake Wharton earned his fifth podium of the season with a third place
- · Gavin Faith, Lance Vincent, and Steven Clarke all earned their best finishes of the season with a fourth, sixth, and ninth place, respectively
- · In 2004 and 2005, Kawasaki swept both regional championships. Honda is in position to do that for the second consecutive year with Wil Hahn and Eli Tomac
- · KTM is also in position to sweep both regional championships with Roczen and Musquin
- · Heading into the final 250SX Class races of the season, both points leaders have a five-point lead
2013 250SX wins by brand through 16 races
KTM: 7
Honda: 6
Suzuki: 2
Kawasaki: 1
250SX Class Championships by Brand (Through 2012)
Kawasaki (22)
Honda (14)
Suzuki (13)
Yamaha (9)
450SX Class Laps Led
Ryan Villopoto: 161
Davi Millsaps: 47
Justin Barcia: 40
James Stewart: 35
Ryan Dungey: 23
Trey Canard: 7
Ken Roczen: 3
Mike Alessi: 2
Jake Weimer: 1
250SX Class Laps Led
Eli Tomac: 48
Marvin Musquin: 46
Wil Hahn: 30
Blake Wharton: 28
Ken Roczen: 25
Cole Seely: 21
Jason Anderson: 18
Dean Wilson: 15
Martin Davalos: 7
Zach Osborne: 1
450SX Class Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot Award
Anaheim Race 1: Davi Millsaps
Phoenix: Justin Barcia
Anaheim Race 2: Jake Weimer
Oakland: Ryan Villopoto
Anaheim Race 3: Ryan Villopoto
San Diego: Davi Millsaps
Arlington: Davi Millsaps
Atlanta: James Stewart
St. Louis: Mike Alessi
Daytona: N/A
Indianapolis: Davi Millsaps
Toronto: Ryan Villopoto
Houston: Mike Alessi
Minneapolis: Mike Alessi
Seattle: Justin Barcia
Salt Lake City: Ryan Dungey
250SX Class Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award
Anaheim Race 1: Cole Seely
Phoenix: Jessy Nelson
Anaheim Race 2: Cole Seely
Oakland: Joey Savatgy
Anaheim Race 3: Joey Savatgy
San Diego: Jason Anderson
Arlington: Kyle Peters
Atlanta: Wil Hahn
St. Louis: Wil Hahn
Daytona: N/A
Indianapolis: Blake Wharton
Toronto: Marvin Musquin
Houston: Zach Freeburg
Minneapolis: Marvin Musquin
Seattle: Eli Tomac
Salt Lake City: Zach Osborne
450SX Class Fastest Qualifying Time
Anaheim Race 1: James Stewart
Phoenix: Ryan Villopoto
Anaheim Race 2: Ryan Villopoto
Oakland: James Stewart
Anaheim Race 3: James Stewart
San Diego: Ryan Villopoto
Arlington: Davi Millsaps
Atlanta: James Stewart
St. Louis: James Stewart
Daytona: Ryan Villopoto
Indianapolis: James Stewart
Toronto: Ryan Villopoto
Houston: Ryan Dungey
Minneapolis: Ryan Dungey
Seattle: Ryan Dungey
Salt Lake City: Davi Millsaps
250SX Class Fastest Qualifying Time
Anaheim Race 1: Eil Tomac
Phoenix: Eli Tomac
Anaheim Race 2: Ken Roczen
Oakland: Ken Roczen
Anaheim Race 3: Eli Tomac
San Diego: Martin Davalos
Arlington: Dean Wilson
Atlanta: Marvin Musquin
St. Louis: Dean Wilson
Daytona: Dean Wilson
Indianapolis: Dean Wilson
Toronto: Marvin Musquin
Houston: Marvin Musquin
Minneapolis: Marvin Musquin
Seattle: Eli Tomac
Salt Lake City: Ken Roczen
MMI Top Tech Award
Anaheim Race 1: Brian Kranz
Phoenix: Dave Feeney
Anaheim Race 2: Mike Williamson
Oakland: Scott Donkersgood
Anaheim Race 3: Carlos Rivera
San Diego: Rich Simmons
Arlington: Mike Tomlin
Atlanta: Brent Presnell
St. Louis: Lars Linstrom
Daytona: N/A
Indianapolis: Kevin Ganoe
Toronto: Bob Lingan
Houston: Joey Monusko
Minneapolis: McCoy Odenburg
Seattle: Dave Ivey
Salt Lake City: Cody Gilmore
