Monster Energy Supercross Historical Notes Package - Round 17 - Sam Boyd Stadium - Las Vegas, NV2017-05-04 08:01Las Vegas hosted its first Monster Energy Supercross race in 1990, with this season marking the sport’s 26th visit to the desert. Las Vegas became the host of the championship finale in 1993, and will bring the season to a close for the 22nd time. Sam Boyd Stadium has been the home of the Las Vegas Supercross since its inception. It is one of just three stadiums in series history to host every visit to a host city for over two decades, along with Anaheim’s Angel Stadium and The Dome in St. Louis. History was made inside Sam Boyd Stadium in 1997 when Doug Henry won the first supercross race aboard a four-stroke, officially kicking off the current era of the sport dominated by these powerful motorcycles. Las Vegas is the home of the prestigious East/West Shootout in the 250SX Class, which became an annual tradition in 1997 and is reaching its landmark 20th anniversary this season. For the second time it will be a points-paying, dual region Main Event. 450SX Class Stats: Las Vegas 2016 Podium: Ryan Dungey Jason Anderson Eli Tomac The first 450SX Class race held in Las Vegas was on March 17, 1990. Jeff Matiasevich won aboard a Kawasaki for his one and only premier class victory. There have been 13 different winners in 25 Las Vegas races. After hosting different winners in each of the first seven seasons, just seven riders have tallied every victory since 1998. “The King” Jeremy McGrath capped off his final championship-winning season, and earned his final Las Vegas victory, at Sam Boyd Stadium in 2000. With a win on Saturday, Ryan Dungey would become the winningest 450SX Class rider in Las Vegas history and would also become just the second rider to win three straight there. It would also clinch his third-straight World Championship. Half of the all-time winners in Las Vegas (13) were also champions that same season. Moreover, every 450SX Class champion since the sport’s debut in Las Vegas in 1990 has at least one win at Sam Boyd Stadium. All-Time Wins by Brand in Las Vegas (Last Win) Yamaha: 8 (2008) Kawasaki: 7 (2014) Honda: 6 (2011) KTM: 3 (2016) Suzuki: 2 (2010) All-Time Wins in Las Vegas (Wins) Ryan Dungey (4) Jeremy McGrath (4) Chad Reed (4) Ryan Villopoto (3) Ricky Carmichael (2) James Stewart (2) First-Time Winners in Las Vegas 1990: Jeff Matiasevich 1991: Mike LaRocco 1995: Jeff Emig Brand Sweeps in Las Vegas (450SX & 250SX) 1992: Honda - Jean-Michel Bayle and Jeremy McGrath 1997: Yamaha - Doug Henry and Kevin Windham 2009: Kawasaki - Ryan Villopoto and Christophe Pourcel 2014: Kawasaki - Ryan Villopoto and Justin Hill 2015: KTM - Ryan Dungey and Marvin Musquin Riders to Win in Both Classes in Las Vegas Ricky Carmichael Ryan Dungey Jeremy McGrath James Stewart Kevin Windham Past Winners in Las Vegas 1990: Jeff Matiasevich - Kawasaki 1991: Mike LaRocco - Suzuki 1992: Jean-Michel Bayle - Honda 1993: Jeff Stanton - Honda 1994: Jeremy McGrath - Honda 1995: Jeff Emig - Yamaha 1997: Doug Henry - Yamaha 1998: Jeremy McGrath - Yamaha 1999: Jeremy McGrath - Yamaha 2000: Jeremy McGrath - Yamaha 2001: Ricky Carmichael - Kawasaki 2002: Ricky Carmichael - Honda 2003: Chad Reed - Yamaha 2004: Kevin Windham - Honda 2005: Chad Reed - Yamaha 2006: James Stewart - Kawasaki 2007: James Stewart - Kawasaki 2008: Chad Reed - Yamaha 2009: Ryan Villopoto - Kawasaki 2010: Ryan Dungey - Suzuki 2011: Chad Reed - Honda 2012: Ryan Dungey - KTM 2013: Ryan Villopoto - Kawasaki 2014: Ryan Villopoto - Kawasaki 2015: Ryan Dungey - KTM 2016: Ryan Dungey - KTM 250SX Class Stats: Las Vegas 2016 Podium: Joey Savatgy Zach Osborne Malcolm Stewart The first 250SX Class race held in Las Vegas was on March 17, 1990. Jeremy McGrath earned his first career win aboard a Kawasaki, igniting the most successful career in Monster Energy Supercross history. McGrath remains the winningest 250SX Class rider in Las Vegas history after earning the win in each of the first three seasons from ’90-’92. He also shares the distinction of being the winningest 450SX Class rider, giving him a record total of six Las Vegas wins. In the 20-year history of the East/West Shootout, both the Eastern and Western regions have an equal share of wins at 10 apiece. All-Time Wins by Brand in Las Vegas (Last Win) Kawasaki: 14 (2016) Honda: 7 (2013) Suzuki: 6 (2008) Yamaha: 4 (2014) KTM: 3 (2015) All-Time Wins in Las Vegas (Wins) Jeremy McGrath (3) Justin Barcia (2) Ryan Dungey (2) Ryan Hughes (2) Nathan Ramsey (2) Ken Roczen (2) Andrew Short (2) James Stewart (2) Eli Tomac (2) First-Time Winners in Las Vegas 1990: Jeremy McGrath 2003: Andrew Short 2011: Ken Roczen 2013: Tyler Bowers 2014: Jeremy Martin Past Winners in Las Vegas 1990: Jeremy McGrath - Kawasaki 1991: Jeremy McGrath - Honda 1992: Jeremy McGrath - Honda 1993: Damon Huffman - Suzuki 1994: Ryan Hughes - Kawasaki 1995: Ryan Hughes - Kawasaki 1997: Kevin Windham - Yamaha 1998: Ricky Carmichael - Kawasaki 1999: Nathan Ramsey - Kawasaki 2000: Travis Pastrana - Suzuki 2001: Nathan Ramsey - Yamaha 2002: James Stewart - Kawasaki 2003: Andrew Short - Suzuki 2004: James Stewart - Kawasaki 2005: Davi Millsaps - Suzuki 2006: Andrew Short - Honda 2007: Ryan Dungey - Suzuki 2008: Ryan Dungey - Suzuki 2009: Christophe Pourcel - Kawasaki 2010: Jake Weimer - Kawasaki 2011: Blake Baggett - Kawasaki (East) 2011: Ken Roczen - KTM (West) 2011: Ryan Sipes - Yamaha (Shootout) 2012: Justin Barcia - Honda (East) 2012: Eli Tomac - Honda (West) 2012: Justin Barcia - Honda (Shootout) 2013: Tyler Bowers - Kawasaki (East) 2013: Eli Tomac - Honda (West) 2013: Ken Roczen - KTM (Shootout) 2014: Jeremy Martin - Yamaha (East) 2014: Dean Wilson - Kawasaki (West) 2014: Justin Hill - Kawasaki (Shootout) 2015: Marvin Musquin - KTM 2016: Joey Savatgy - Kawasaki Source: Feld Motor Sports Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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