Monster Energy Supercross Historical Notes Package - Round 10 - Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL2017-03-09 09:53Daytona International Speedway hosted the first ever Monster Energy Supercross race in 1974 and is the only venue still present since the inception of the championship. It has been a part of all 44 supercross seasons, the only facility to hold that distinction. Daytona actually predates the supercross championship, hosting its first Trans-AMA race in 1971 before being integrated into the first two seasons of the AMA Motocross Championship in 1972 & 1973. Daytona is the only stop on the Monster Energy Supercross schedule that does not take place in a stadium. Instead it utilizes the racetrack’s massive tri-oval infield to create what riders often consider the most physically demanding track in the championship. The Daytona Supercross is arguably the showcase spectacle of Daytona Bike Week, taking place alongside the legendary Daytona 200 road race in addition to several other racing and motorcycle celebration events throughout Daytona Beach. 450SX Class Stats: Daytona 2016 Podium: Eli Tomac Ryan Dungey Marvin Musquin The first-ever supercross race in history was at Daytona on March 9, 1974. Pierre Karsmakers won on a Yamaha for his one and only 450SX Class win. He would become the inaugural Monster Energy Supercross Champion. Over the 43 seasons of racing at Daytona there have been 22 different 450SX Class winners. Ricky Carmichael is the winningest rider in Daytona history with five wins. In the four-plus decades that Daytona has hosted supercross there have been just three riders that have managed to take wins in both the 450SX and 250SX Class – Carmichael, Chad Reed, and James Stewart. Honda is the winningest brand in Daytona history, capturing 16 wins in the 450SX Class. Although the brand hasn’t won since the 2008 season, holds a record-setting run of 11 straight wins from 1982-1992. Kawasaki has been the most dominant brand of the current era at Daytona, winning six of the past 10 seasons, including four wins in five years with Ryan Villopoto from 2010-2014. Eli Tomac will chase back-to-back wins on Saturday. All-Time Wins by Brand in Daytona (Last Win) Honda: 16 (2008) Kawasaki: 13 (2016) Yamaha: 8 (2012) Suzuki: 4 (2009) Can-Am: 1 (1975) KTM: 1 (2015) All-Time Wins in Daytona (Wins) Ricky Carmichael (5) Jeff Stanton (4) Ryan Villopoto (4) Bob Hannah (3) Mike Kiedrowski (3) Jeremy McGrath (3) Chad Reed (3) Rick Johnson (2) Darrell Shultz (2) James Stewart (2) Brand Sweeps in Daytona (450SX & 250SX) 1986: Honda – Rick Johnson & Keith Turpin 1991: Honda – Jeff Stanton & Brian Swink 1999: Yamaha – Jeremy McGrath & Ernesto Fonseca 2007: Kawasaki – James Stewart & Ben Townley 2008: Honda – Kevin Windham & Trey Canard 2010: Kawasaki – Ryan Villopoto & Christophe Pourcel 2011: Kawasaki – Ryan Villopoto & Blake Baggett 2014: Kawasaki – Ryan Villopoto & Blake Baggett 2015: KTM – Ryan Dungey & Marvin Musquin Riders to Win in Both Classes in Daytona Ricky Carmichael Chad Reed James Stewart First-Time Winners in Daytona 1974: Pierre Karsmakers 1976: Tony DiStefano 1980: Rex Staten 1987: Rick Ryan 1993: Mike Kiedrowski 2000: Ricky Carmichael Past Winners in Daytona *1971: Gunnar Lindstrom – Husqvarna *1972: Jimmy Weinert – Yamaha *1973: Bob Grossi – Husqvarna 1974: Pierre Karsmakers – Yamaha 1975: Jimmy Ellis – Can-Am 1976: Tony DiStefano – Suzuki 1977: Bob Hannah – Yamaha 1978: Marty Tripes – Honda 1979: Jimmy Weinert – Kawasaki 1980: Rex Staten – Yamaha 1981: Darrell Shultz – Suzuki 1982: Darrell Shultz – Honda 1983: Bob Hannah – Honda 1984: David Bailey – Honda 1985: Bob Hannah – Honda 1986: Rick Johnson – Honda 1987: Rick Ryan – Honda 1988: Rick Johnson – Honda 1989: Jeff Stanton – Honda 1990: Jeff Stanton – Honda 1991: Jeff Stanton – Honda 1992: Jeff Stanton – Honda 1993: Mike Kiedrowski – Kawasaki 1994: Mike Kiedrowski – Kawasaki 1995: Mike Kiedrowski – Kawasaki 1996: Jeremy McGrath – Honda 1997: Jeff Emig – Kawasaki 1998: Jeremy McGrath – Yamaha 1999: Jeremy McGrath – Yamaha 2000: Ricky Carmichael – Kawasaki 2001: Ricky Carmichael – Kawasaki 2002: Ricky Carmichael – Honda 2003: Ricky Carmichael – Honda 2004: Chad Reed – Yamaha 2005: Chad Reed – Yamaha 2006: Ricky Carmichael – Suzuki 2007: James Stewart – Kawasaki 2008: Kevin Windham – Honda 2009: Chad Reed – Suzuki 2010: Ryan Villopoto – Kawasaki 2011: Ryan Villopoto – Kawasaki 2012: James Stewart – Yamaha 2013: Ryan Villopoto – Kawasaki 2014: Ryan Villopoto – Kawasaki 2015: Ryan Dungey – KTM 2016: Eli Tomac – Kawasaki *Daytona Motocross (1971-1973) 250SX Class Stats: Daytona 2016 Podium: Jeremy Martin Justin Hill Martin Davalos The first 250SX Class race held at Daytona was on March 6, 1985. Eddie Warren won aboard a Kawasaki en route to the first ever Eastern Regional title. Parity has defined the 250SX Class at Daytona with 27 different winners in 32 seasons. No rider has ever won more than two races at Daytona, and only three have won over consecutive seasons – Travis Pastrana, Christophe Pourcel, and Brian Swink. Winning at Daytona has led to the Eastern Regional title in 22 of 32 seasons (68%). It happened 20 times during the first 25 seasons, but has only occurred twice since 2011. All-Time Wins by Brand in Daytona (Last Win) Kawasaki: 10 (2014) Suzuki: 8 (2001) Honda: 6 (2012) Yamaha: 5 (2016) KTM: 3 (2015) All-Time Wins in Daytona (Wins) Blake Baggett (2) Marvin Musquin (2) Travis Pastrana (2) Christophe Pourcel (2) Brian Swink (2) First-Time Winners in Daytona 1988: Todd DeHoop 2000: Travis Pastrana 2013: Marvin Musquin Past Winners in Daytona 1985: Eddie Warren – Kawasaki 1986: Keith Turpin – Honda 1987: Ron Tichenor – Suzuki 1988: Todd DeHoop – Suzuki 1989: Damon Bradshaw – Yamaha 1990: Denny Stephenson – Suzuki 1991: Brian Swink – Honda 1992: Brian Swink – Suzuki 1993: Doug Henry – Honda 1994: Jimmy Button – Suzuki 1995: Tim Ferry – Suzuki 1996: Mickael Pichon – Kawasaki 1997: John Dowd – Yamaha 1998: Ricky Carmichael – Kawasaki 1999: Ernesto Fonseca – Yamaha 2000: Travis Pastrana – Suzuki 2001: Travis Pastrana – Suzuki 2002: Chad Reed – Yamaha 2003: Mike Brown – Kawsaki 2004: James Stewart – Kawasaki 2005: Josh Hansen – KTM 2006: Davi Millsaps – Honda 2007: Ben Townley – Kawasaki 2008: Trey Canard – Honda 2009: Christophe Pourcel – Kawasaki 2010: Christophe Pourcel – Kawasaki 2011: Blake Baggett – Kawasaki 2012: Justin Barcia – Honda 2013: Marvin Musquin – KTM 2014: Blake Baggett – Kawasaki 2015: Marvin Musquin – KTM 2016: Jeremy Martin – Yamaha Source: Feld Motor Sports Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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