450SX Class Stats: Oakland
►The first race was held on January 18, 1979, and Jimmy Weinert won on a Kawasaki
►This will be the seventh time the gate will drop in Oakland for a 450SX Class race
► In 1980, Kent Howerton won on a Suzuki
►In 1984, Ron Lechein won a Honda; it was his first race aboard a Honda
►In 1979, Jimmy Weinert used a paddle tire to win on the all sand track in Oakland; the AMA would later outlaw the use of the paddle tire. He also won the last 450SX Class race of his career that year in Daytona.
►James Stewart has won two-in-a-row in Oakland with his 2011 and 2012 wins; the two-time Monster Energy Supercross Champion has yet to earn a win this season
►The top four finishers in the 2012 Main Event in Oakland were former 450SX Class Champions, Stewart, Reed, Dungey and Villopoto, respectively; this was the first time in the sport’s history that this has happened.
►Villopoto won the 26th Main Event of his career in Oakland last year taking over the number-one position on Kawasaki's all-time win list
►In Oakland last year, Villopoto became the first repeat winner of the season
►In 40 years of racing, the first rider to earn two victories has gone on to win the championship 26 times
►James Stewart won two-in-a-row in Oakland with his 2011 and 2012 wins. He is the only rider to win Oakland consecutively. Can Ryan Villopoto join Stewart in winning Oakland back-to-back?
450SX Class: Anaheim Recap
►Reed has won a Main Event in 10 different seasons
►Reed is the only rider to win a main Event on four different brands, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki
►Reed went winless in 2013 for the first time in his career
►For the 11th time in 41 seasons of racing, three different riders have won the first three races of the season
►Only once in the sport's history have four different winners won the first four races of the season
►Ryan Villopoto has finished off of the podium at two of the three races this season
►Of the four 450SX Class Champions racing this season, two of them have claimed wins, Villopoto and Reed
►Three different riders have won holeshots this year: Matt Moss, Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey
►Reed now has 42 career Main Event wins
►Through six Heat Races, there have been six different winners: Mike Alessi, Justin Barcia, Jake Weimer, Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia and James Stewart
►Through six Semi races, there have been six different winners: Ken Roczen, Wil Hahn, Weston Peick, Andrew Short, Josh Hill and Matt Moss
►There have been six different riders to lead laps in the premier class: Villopoto, Brayton, Roczen, Stewart, Dungey and Reed
►KTM is the only brand that has never won in Oakland, can Dungey or Roczen give them their first-ever win?
►Reed tied Jeremy McGrath and Stewart with the most wins in Anaheim with 8
►Reed became the 16th different rider to win a Main Event on a Kawasaki
►This was the first time since 1997 that Kawasaki has had two different winners in the same season. 1997: Jeff Emig and Damon Huffman. 2014: Villopoto and Reed
►James Stewart earned a second-place finish. It was his 69th career 450SX Class
►Stewart now has 10 consecutive seasons with a podium
►Justin Brayton earned his second top five finish of the season with a fourth. It was his 23rd career top-five finish
►For the fourth consecutive season, there have been three different winners in the first three seasons
450SX Class Wins by Brand: Oakland
Brand / Wins
Yamaha / 2
Kawasaki / 2
Suzuki / 1
Honda / 1
250SX Class Stats: Oakland
►This will be the fourth time the gate will drop for a 250SX Class race in Oakland
►In the inaugural 250SX Class race in Oakland, Broc Tickle won on a Kawasaki
►Ken Roczen won the Main Event in Oakland last year, can he become the first rider to win both classes in Oakland?
►Roczen's win in Oakland marked KTM's third consecutive season with a Main Event victory; Jason Anderson's win in Anaheim at the season opener marked their fourth consecutive season
►In Oakland last year, Anderson earned the first podium finish of his career
250SX Class: Anaheim Recap
►Cole Seely earned his fourth career 250SX Class victory and also took the points lead from Jason Anderson
►Cooper Webb earned his first career podium with a second place finish
►Malcolm Stewart earned his first podium of the season with a third place finish
►Jason Anderson earned his third consecutive top five finish with a fourth; Cole Seely and Anderson are the only 250SX Class racers to be in the top five each race.
►Justin Hill earned his first career top-five finish with a fifth-place finish
►Shane McElrath earned his first career top ten finish with a sixth place finish
►Dean Wilson is winless in 2014 and sits fifth overall
250SX Class Wins by Brand: Oakland
Brand / Wins
Kawasaki / 1
Honda / 1
KTM / 1
450SX Class Laps Led
Ryan Villopoto: 15
Justin Brayton: 13
250SX Class Laps Led
Cole Seely: 40
Jason Anderson: 5
450SX Class Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot Award
Anaheim Race 1: Ryan Villopoto
Phoenix: Matt Moss
Anaheim Race 2: Ryan Dungey
250SX Class Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award
Anaheim Race 1: Jason Anderson
Phoenix: Cooper Webb
Anaheim Race 2: Cole Seely
450SX Class Fastest Qualifying Time
Anaheim Race 1: Justin Barcia
Phoenix: Ryan Dungey
Anaheim Race 2: Justin Brayton
250SX Class Fastest Qualifying Time
Anaheim Race 1: Dean Wilson
Phoenix: Jason Anderson
Anaheim Race 2: Jason Anderson
450SX Class Heat Race 1 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Mike Alessi
Phoenix: Jake Weimer
Anaheim Race 2: Justin Brayton
450SX Class Heat Race 2 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Justin Barcia
Phoenix: Ryan Dungey
Anaheim Race 2: James Stewart
250SX Class Heat Race 1 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Malcolm Stewart
Phoenix: Dean Wilson
Anaheim Race 2: Dean Wilson
250SX Class Heat Race 2 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Jason Anderson
Phoenix: Jason Anderson
Anaheim Race 2: Jason Anderson
450SX Class Semi 1 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Wil Hahn
Phoenix: Weston Peick
Anaheim Race 2: Matt Moss
450SX Class Semi 2 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Ken Roczen
Phoenix: Andrew Short
Anaheim Race 2: Josh Hill
450SX Class LCQ Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Kyle Partridge
Phoenix: Vince Friese
Anaheim Race 2: Jimmy Albertson
250SX Class LCQ Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Zackery Freeberg
Phoenix: Darryn Durham
Anaheim Race 2: Chris Howell
MMI Top Tech Award
Anaheim Race 1: Kelly Lumgair
Phoenix: Rene Zapata
Anaheim Race 2: Lars Lindstrom
