Houston Notes Package
450SX Class Stats: Houston |
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►The first race was held on March 15, 1974, and Pierre Karsmakers won on a Yamaha |
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►This will be the 48th time the gate will drop for a 450SX Class race in Houston |
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►Houston and Daytona are the only two original venues from the 1974 championship and have never missed a year of racing |
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►Houston was the site of the second ever venue to host a double-header race in 1977 |
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►In 1978-1979, Bob Hannah swept both double-headers in consecutive seasons |
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►In 1981-1982 Mark Barnett became the second rider to sweep the double headers in consecutive seasons |
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►Jeff Ward won four consecutive races in Houston from ‘85-‘88 |
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►KTM has never won in Houston, can Ryan Dungey or Ken Roczen change this? |
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►In the previous 47 races, the winner of this race has gone on to win the title 23 times |
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450SX Class: Wins by Brand at NRG Stadium |
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Brand |
Wins(s) |
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Yamaha |
15 |
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Kawasaki |
13 |
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Honda |
11 |
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Suzuki |
6 |
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Can-Am |
2 |
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450SX Class: First-Time Winners in Houston |
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Rider |
Year |
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Broc Glover |
1980 |
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Jimmy Weinert |
1976 |
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Trey Canard |
2011 |
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450SX Class: St. Louis Recap |
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►James Stewart earned his 50th career win, his fifth of the season and third consecutive race win |
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►Stewart is the only rider to win three consecutive races in 2014 |
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►Stewart used 114 starts to earn 50 450SX Class wins; Jeremy McGrath used 84 450SX Class starts to earn 50 wins |
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►Stewart now has 97 career AMA victories |
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►Stewart tied Kevin Windham for fifth on the all-time 450SX Class podium list with 75 |
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►For the fifth time in his career, Stewart has won five 450SX Class races in a season; McGrath accomplished this feat seven times; Ricky Carmichael five; Rick Johnson and Bob Hannah four |
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►Ryan Villopoto earned his eighth podium of the season; it was his 59th-career 450SX Class podium |
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►Villopoto now has six consecutive seasons with five or more podium finishes |
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►Justin Barcia earned his seventh top-five finish and third podium of the season |
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►Roczen earned his seventh top-five finish with a fourth place |
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►In his first race of the season, Trey Canard earned his first top-five finish since Salt Lake City of last season |
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►In his sixth race of the season, Eli Tomac earned his third top-10 finish |
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►With a seventh place finish in St. Louis, Josh Hill has now earned three straight top-10 finishes for the first time since races 11-13 of 2010 |
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►Andrew Short earned his 12th top-10 finish of the season with an eighth place |
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►For only the third time this season, and after six straight podiums, Dungey finished outside of the top five with a ninth place |
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►Justin Brayton kept his top-10 streak alive with a 10-place finish; Villopoto and Brayton are the only riders to have a top-10 finish in each race this season |
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►Brayton has 18 consecutive top-10 finishes and is the current consecutive starts leader at 44 |
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►Nick Wey earned his best finish of the season with an eleventh place; it was his 169th-career 450SX Class start |
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►Wey can tie Chad Reed at fifth on the all-time 450SX Class start list |
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250SX Class: Houston Stats |
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►The first race was held on April 20, 1985, and Eddie Warren won on a Kawasaki |
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►This will be the 30th time the gate will drop for a 250SX Class race in Houston |
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►In 2001, Travis Preston gave Husqvarna its one and only 250SX Class win |
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►Windham and Christophe Pourcel are the only two 250SX Class riders to win Houston back-to-back |
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►Last season Blake Wharton broke a 17-season drought for Suzuki in the 250SX Class in Houston |
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► Roczen gave KTM their first 250SX Class win in Houston last season |
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►In the previous 29 races in Houston, the winner of this race has gone on to win the title 15 times |
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250SX Class: Wins by Brand in Houston |
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Brand |
Win(s) |
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Kawasaki |
12 |
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Suzuki |
6 |
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Yamaha |
5 |
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Honda |
4 |
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Husqvarna |
1 |
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KTM |
1 |
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250SX Class: First-Time Winners in Houston |
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Rider |
Year |
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Willie Surate |
1986 |
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Jeff Emig |
1990 |
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Jimmy Gaddis |
1993 |
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Shae Bentley |
2000 |
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Travis Preston |
2001 |
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Matt Walker |
2002 |
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Austin Stroupe |
2008 |
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250SX Class: St. Louis Recap |
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►After a seven-week hiatus, the Western Regional resumes this weekend |
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►Justin Hill earned the first 250SX Class win of his career in San Diego; it was his second podium finish |
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►Hill started a string of first time winners with Cianciarulo, who won in Arlington, and Davalos, who won in Atlanta |
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►In four consecutive races in the Western Region, there have been has been four different winners: Hill in San Diego; Dean Wilson in Anaheim 3; Jason Anderson in Oakland; Cole Seely in Anaheim 2 |
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►Anderson earned his fourth podium of the season with a second place; he has a four-point lead over Seely with three races remaining |
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►Malcolm Stewart earned his second podium of the season with a third-place finish, and his brother James won the 450SX Class |
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►Seely earned his sixth top-five finish with a fourth place |
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►Shane McElrath and Jessy Nelson both earned their best finishes of the season with fifth and sixth place finishes respectively |
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450SX Class Laps Led |
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James Stewart: 84 |
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Ryan Villopoto: 74 |
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Ryan Dungey: 24 |
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Chad Reed: 23 |
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Ken Roczen: 21 |
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Justin Brayton: 13 |
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Justin Barcia: 11 |
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Mike Alessi: 9 |
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Cole Seely: 1 |
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250SX Class Laps Led |
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Cole Seely: 52 |
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Martin Davalos: 42 |
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Adam Cianciarulo: 34 |
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Justin Hill: 20 |
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Justin Bogle: 15 |
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Blake Baggett: 14 |
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Dean Wilson: 12 |
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Jason Anderson: 6 |
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450SX Class Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award |
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Anaheim Race 1: Ryan Villopoto |
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Phoenix: Matt Moss |
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Anaheim Race 2: Ryan Dungey |
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Oakland: Vince Friese |
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Anaheim Race 3: James Stewart |
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San Diego: Andrew Short |
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Arlington: Ryan Dungey |
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Atlanta: Mike Alessi |
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Indianapolis: Mike Alessi |
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Daytona: Ryan Villopoto |
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Detroit: Cole Seely |
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Toronto: Ken Roczen |
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St. Louis: Mike Alessi |
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250SX Class Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award |
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Anaheim Race 1: Jason Anderson |
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Phoenix: Cooper Webb |
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Anaheim Race 2: Cooper Webb |
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Oakland: Dean Wilson |
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Anaheim Race 3: Cole Seely |
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San Diego: Dakota Tedder |
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Arlington: Adam Cianciarulo |
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Atlanta: Adam Cianciarulo |
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Indianapolis: Vince Friese |
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Daytona: Martin Davalos |
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Detroit: Martin Davalos |
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Toronto: Justin Bogle |
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St. Louis: Martin Davalos |
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450SX Class Fastest Qualifying Time |
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Anaheim Race 1: Justin Barcia |
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Phoenix: Ryan Villopoto |
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Anaheim Race 2: Justin Brayton |
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Oakland: Ryan Villopoto |
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Anaheim Race 3: Ryan Villopoto |
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San Diego: James Stewart |
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Arlington: Ken Roczen |
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Atlanta: James Stewart |
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Indianapolis: James Stewart |
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Daytona: Dean Wilson |
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Detroit: Ryan Villopoto |
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Toronto: James Stewart |
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St. Louis: James Stewart |
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250SX Class Fastest Qualifying Time |
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Anaheim Race 1: Dean Wilson |
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Phoenix: Jason Anderson |
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Anaheim Race 2: Jason Anderson |
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Oakland: Dean Wilson |
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Anaheim Race 3: Dean Wilson |
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San Diego: Jason Anderson |
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Arlington: Martin Davalos |
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Atlanta: Adam Cianciarulo |
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Indianapolis: Adam Cianciarulo |
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Daytona: Adam Cianciarulo |
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Detroit: Adam Cianciarulo |
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Toronto: Martin Davalos |
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St. Louis: Martin Davalos |