Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package - RCA Dome, Indianapolis
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RCA Dome, Indianapolis
AMA Supercross Class Stats -First race, March 21st, 1992. Jeff Stanton won on a Honda. This is the final race at the RCA Dome. Next year’s race will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium.
-There have been no first time winners in Indianapolis.
-This is the 17th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross race in Indianapolis.
-Indiana native Mike LaRocco won the last ever AMA Supercross race of his career in Indianapolis in 2004 aboard a Honda.
-LaRocco won his first AMA Supercross class race in 1991. It was 14 seasons between his first win and last win.
Wins By Brand in Indianapolis
Honda-8 last win 2004
Yamaha-3 last win 2002
Kawasaki-3 last win 2007
Suzuki-2 last win 2006
-Jeremy McGrath has six wins in Indianapolis and Ricky Carmichael has four.
-Chad Reed has never won in Indianapolis. He has five podiums in five starts.
AMA Supercross Class Notables – Atlanta
-Davi Millsaps became the 48th different rider to win an AMA Supercross race.
-Millsaps’ win snaps the most races without a first time winner – a record 44 events
-For the first time since 2005 there have been four different winners.
-For the fifth time in 88 starts, Reed did not make the top five. His seve-race podium streak for this season is stopped.
-This was the first podium sweep for Honda since round five in 1989 with Rick Johnson, Jean-Michael Bayle, and Stanton on the podium.
-This was the first time since round three and four of 2002 that Honda has won back-to-back races with two different winners. In 2002 it was LaRocco and Carmichael, in 2008 it was Windham and Millsaps.
-Andrew Short earned his first AMA Supercross class podium of the year.
-It was Honda's first sweep of Atlanta since 1986 when Rick Johnson and Keith Turpin won their respective classes.
AMA Supercross Lites Class Stats
-First race March 21st, 1992. Jimmy Button won on a Yamaha.
-17th time the gate will drop in Indianapolis for an AMA Supercross Lites race.
Wins by Brand
Yamaha-5, last win 2004
Suzuki-5 last win 2007
Kawasaki-3 last win 1998
Honda-3 last win 2006
-Ricky Carmichael is the only rider in history to win in Indianapolis in AMA Supercross Lites and AMA Supercross class racing. Davi Millsaps can join him with a win this weekend.
AMA Supercross Lites Class Notables -- Atlanta
-Trey Canard earned his first AMA Supercross Lites win of his career.
-Ryan Villopoto come from last to first in the points like Ben Townley did last year.
-KTM had bikes on the podium Martin Davalos and Ryan Sipes, who earned 2nd and 3rd.
AMA Supercross Class Laps Led
Chad Reed 84
James Stewart 20
Kevin Windham 23
Grant Langston 3
David Millsaps 25
AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led
Jason Lawrence 47
Ryan Dungey 26
Austin Stroupe 15
Trey Canard 15
Jake Weimer 5
Daniel Reardon 4
Broc Hepler 3
Progressive Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Class)
Grant Langston (Anaheim 1)
Mike Alessi (Phoenix)
Mike Alessi (Anaheim 2)
Tim Ferry (San Francisco)
Chad Reed (Anaheim 3)
David Millsaps (San Diego)
David Millsaps (Houston)
Chad Reed (Atlanta)
Progressive Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Lites Class)
