Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package: Houston2011-02-09 15:00Supercross Class Stats: Houston The first race was held on March 15, 1974, and Pierre Karsmakers would won a Yamaha This will be the 45th time the gate will drop for a Supercross race in Houston. Only Anaheim and Pontiac, Mich., have hosted more races than Houston. Houston and Daytona are the only two stops from the 1974 championship schedule that are still part of the tour In 1977, Houston hosted a double-header race In 1978 and 1979, Bob Hannah swept both double-header races in back-to-back seasons. Mark Barnett Jeff Ward won four consecutive races in Houston from 1985-1988 Chad Reed has never finished out of the top three in Houston, with two wins, four runner-up finishes and one third-place finish. In 2010 he was hurt and missed Houston. Supercross Class Wins by Brand in Houston Yamaha-15 Kawasaki-11 Honda-10 Suzuki-6 Can-am-2 Supercross Class First Time Winners in Houston Jim Weinert: 1976 Broc Glover: 1980 All-Time Supercross Class Win List in Houston Bob Hannah-5 Mark Barnett-5 Jeremy McGrath-5 Supercross Class recap from Anaheim 2 James Stewart earned his 40th career SX win and joins McGrath and Ricky Carmichael as racers to win 40 Supercross class races Reed earned his second consecutive podium of the season Ryan Villopoto earned his fourth podium of the season Andrew Short finished a season-best sixth place Just Brayton earned his second-best finish of his career with a fourth-place finish. He finished third in Seattle last season. Ryan Dungey finished 20th, knocking the 2010 champion down to fifth in championship points Supercross class rookie Trey Canard is fourth in championship points Through the first five races, only 15 racers have qualified for every main event Supercross Lites Class Stats: Houston The first race was held on April 20, 1985 and Eddie Warren won on a Kawasaki This will be the 27th time the gate will drop for a Supercross Lites race In Houston In 2001 Travis Preston gave Husqvarna its one and only Lites win in Houston Supercross Lites Class Wins by Brands in Houston Kawasaki-12 Suzuki-5 Yamaha-5 Honda-3 Husqvarna-1 Former Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Champions 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: Ezra Lusk, Suzuki 1995: Mickael Pichon, Kawasaki 1996: Mickael Pichon, Kawasaki 1997: Tim Ferry, Suzuki 1998: Ricky Carmichael, Kawasaki 1999: Ernesto Fonseca, Yamaha 2000: Stephane Roncada, Yamaha 2001: Travis Pastrana, Suzuki 2002: Chad Reed, Yamaha 2003: Branden Jesseman, Suzuki 2004: James Stewart, Kawasaki 2005: Grant Langston, Kawasaki 2006: Davi Millsaps, Honda 2007: Ben Townley, Kawasaki 2008: Trey Canard, Honda 2009: Christophe Pourcel, Kawasaki 2010: Christophe Pourcel, Kawasaki Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Titles by Brand Brand Number of titles First title Last title Kawasaki 9 1985 2010 Suzuki 8 1987 2003 Honda 5 1986 2008 Yamaha 4 1989 2002 The first Supercross Lites class race was held in Atlanta, February 23, 1985 and Eddie Warren won on a Kawasaki Warren was the first Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class champion Ricky Carmichael, Chad Reed and James Stewart are the only Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class champions to go on to win a Supercross class championship The first non-American rider to win an Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class champion was Mickael Pichon (France). Other non-American racers to win an Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class championship: Ernesto Fonseca from Costa Rica, Stephane Roncada from France, Chad Reed from Australia, Ben Townley from New Zealand and Christophe Pourcel from France In 1997, Tim Ferry won the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class championship without winning a single main event Since 1985, the winner of the opening race of the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class championship has gone on to win the title in 21 out of 26 seasons Suzuki has won the opening race of the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class championship 11 times Suzuki’s last Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class win came in Detroit back in 2007 (Ryan Dungey) Kawasaki has won the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class championship in five of the last seven seasons Opening Race Win of Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Championship by Brand Suzuki- 11 Kawasaki- 6 Honda- 5 Yamaha- 4 Supercross Laps Led James Stewart 66 Ryan Villopoto 29 Ivan Tedesco 3 Ryan Dungey 1 Brett Metcalfe 1 Supercross Lites Class Laps Led Joshua Hansen 34 Broc Tickle 22 Cole Seely 15 Eli Tomac 3 Ken Roczen 1 Holeshot Award (Supercross Class) Ivan Tedesco (Anaheim 1) James Stewart (Phoenix) Brett Metcalfe (Los Angeles) Ryan Villopoto (Oakland) James Stewart (Anaheim 2) Holeshot Award (Supercross Lites Class) Broc Tickle (Anaheim 1) Broc Tickle (Phoenix) Cole Seely (Los Angeles) Eli Tomac (Oakland) Joshua Hansen (Anaheim 2) MMI Top Tech Award Pro Circuit Kawasaki (Anaheim 1) Rene Zapapa (Phoenix) Brent Presnell (Los Angeles) Brian Kranz (Oakland) Derrick Brush (Anaheim 2) Asterisk Medic Card Parker Eckman (Anaheim 1) Gared Steinke (Phoenix) Bruce Rutherford (Los Angeles) Ivo Monticelli (Oakland) Tommy Weeck (Anaheim 2) Supercross Class Results: Anaheim 2 1. James Stewart, Haines City, Florida, Yamaha 2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki 3. Chad Reed, Dade City, Florida, Honda 4. Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C., Yamaha 5. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Oak., Honda 6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM 7. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Cali., Kawasaki 8. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda 9. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Cali., Suzuki 10. David Millsaps, Carlsbad, Cali., Yamaha Supercross Class Season Standings 1. James Stewart, Haines City, Florida, Yamaha, 117 2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 112 3. Chad Reed, Dade City, Florida, Honda, 90 4. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Oak., Honda, 87 5. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 79 6. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Cali., Suzuki, 67 7. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 64 8. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 59 9. Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C., Yamaha, 57 10. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Cali., Kawasaki, 48 Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Results: Anaheim 2 1. Joshua Hansen, Elbert, Col., Kawasaki 2. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Col., Honda 3. Ken Roczen, Mattstedt, Germany, KTM 4. Broc Tickle, Holly, Miss., Kawasaki 5. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha 6. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Georgia, Suzuki 7. Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Cali., Suzuki 8. Bruce Rutherford, Murrieta, Cali., Kawasaki 9. Ryan Marmont, Woonona, Australia, KTM 10. James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda Western Regional Supercross Lites Season Standings 1. Joshua Hansen, Elbert, Col., Kawasaki, 113 2. Broc Tickle, Holly, Miss., Kawasaki, 105 3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Col., Honda, 91 4. Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Cali., Suzuki, 84 5. Cole Seely, Corona, Cali., Honda, 70 6. Ken Roczen, Mattstedt, Germany, KTM, 69 7. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Georgia, Suzuki, 60 8. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha, 60 9. Tyle Rattray, Wildomar, Cali., Kawasaki, 58 10. James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda, 51 Supercross Class Rider Finishes James Stewart Anaheim 1: 3 Phoenix: 1 Los Angeles: 2 Oakland: 1 Anaheim 1: 1 Ryan Villopoto Anaheim 1: 1 Phoenix: 2 Los Angeles: 1 Oakland: 4 Anaheim 1: 2 Chad Reed Anaheim 1: 5 Phoenix: 4 Los Angeles: 7 Oakland: 2 Anaheim 2: 3 Justin Brayton Anaheim 1: 16 Phoenix: 6 Los Angeles: 5 Oakland: 18 Anaheim 2: 4 Trey Canard Anaheim 1: 4 Phoenix: 3 Los Angeles: 4 Oakland: 6 Anaheim 2: 5 Andrew Short Anaheim 1: 10 Phoenix: 7 Los Angeles: 9 Oakland: 9 Anaheim 2: 6 Ivan Tedesco Anaheim 1: 7 Phoenix: 14 Los Angeles: 19 Oakland: 10 Anaheim 2: 7 Kevin Windham Anaheim 1: 6 Phoenix: 19 Los Angeles: 6 Oakland: 7 Anaheim 2: 8 Brett Metcalfe Anaheim 1: 8 Phoenix: 8 Los Angeles: 8 Oakland: 5 Anaheim 2: 9 David Millsaps Anaheim 1: 19 Phoenix: 11 Los Angeles: 13 Oakland: 8 Anaheim 2: 10 Kyle Regal Anaheim 1: Source: Feld Motor Sports Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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