Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package Anaheim 1, Angel Stadium

Supercross Class: Anaheim Stats
The first race was held on December 4, 1976, and Marty Smith won on a Honda

This race marks the 56th time the gate will drop for a Supercross Class race in Anaheim

From
2001-2010 Anaheim hosted three races; in 2011 the venue played host to
two races; In 2012, Angel Stadium will once again host two races

Anaheim holds the record for most Supercross Class races held at 55, and this is the 22^nd time that it will host the opening race of the season

Supercross Class: Wins by Brand in Anaheim
Yamaha: 20
Honda: 19
Kawasaki: 9
Suzuki: 7

Supercross Class: First-Time Winners in Anaheim (8 Riders)
1979: Kent Howerton
1982: Donnie Hansen
1983: David Bailey
1984: Johnny O'Mara
1990: Damon Bradshaw
1993: Jeremy McGrath
2003: Chad Reed
2009: Josh Grant

Chad Reed will be racing for his seventh win in Anaheim

James Stewart will be racing for his ninth win in Anaheim

Supercross Class: Most Season Opener Wins

McGrath (5); 94-'96; '00-'01

Reed (3); ‘03-'04; '08

Stewart (3); '06-'07; '10

Supercross Class: Consecutive Season Opener Wins

O'Mara: 84-'85

Ward: '87-'88

LaRocco: '92-'93

Reed: '03-'04

Stewart: '06-'07

*Can Ryan Villopoto join them?

McGrath holds the record at three for most consecutive season opener wins (’94-’96)

Supercross Class: Season Opener Wins by Brand

Honda: 12

Yamaha: 12

Kawasaki: 9

Suzuki: 3

Can-am: 1

Supercross Class: Riders to Win the Season Opener and Championship (12 Riders)

Pierre Karsmakers

Jimmy Ellis

Bob Hannah

Mike Bell

Donnie Hansen

David Bailey

Johnny O'Mara

Jeff Ward

Jeremy McGrath

Chad Reed

James Stewart

Ryan Villopoto

Since 1974, the winner of the season opener has gone on to win the Supercross Class championship 18 times

Since 1974, the Supercross Class champion of that season finished in the top five at the season opener 33 times

In 2002, Ricky Carmichael finished 21^st at the season opener and became the only person to ever rally back to win the Supercross Class championship

In 2009, James Stewart finished 19^th at the season opener and won the Supercross Class championship

In 1997, Jeff Emig finished sixth at the season opener and won the Supercross Class championship

In 1999, Jeremy McGrath finished seventh at the season opener and won the Supercross Class championship

Ryan
Dungey, who won the 2010 Supercross Class championship for Suzuki,
could become the first rider for KTM to get a Supercross Class win

Supercross Lites Class: Anaheim Stats
The first race was held on February 2, 1985, and Mike Healy won on a Suzuki

This will be the 48^th time the gate will drop for a Supercross Lites Class race in Anaheim

Kawasaki swept Anaheim in 2011

Supercross Lites Class: Wins by Brand in Anaheim
Kawasaki: 23
Suzuki: 8
Honda: 7
Yamaha: 6
KTM: 3

2012 Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package

Supercross Class: 2012 Stats

This is the 38^th season of Monster Energy Supercross (1974-2012)

The first points paying Monster Energy Supercross event was held March 9, 1974 in Daytona, Fla., and Pierre Karsmakers won on a Yamaha

Later that year, Karsmakers went on to win the first ever Monster Energy Supercross championship

Since 1974, there have been 538 Monster Energy Supercross races

There have been 54 different racers to win a Monster Energy Supercross main event

There have been 20 different racers to win the Monster Energy Supercross championship

There have been 6 different brands in a Monster Energy Supercross main event

Supercross Class: Titles by Brand
Honda: 15. 1982, '83, '84, '86, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '02, '03
Yamaha: 11. 1974, '77, '78, '79, '80, '98, '99, '00, '04, '08, '09
Kawasaki: 7. 1976, '85, '87, '97, ’01, '07 ‘11
Suzuki: 4. 1981, '05, '06, '10
Can-Am: 1. 1975

Supercross Class: Runner-Up Finishes by Brand
Honda: 14. 1975, '76, '77, '78, '84, '86, '87, '90, '98, '99, '04, '08, '10, ‘11

Yamaha: 12. 1981, '85, '91, '92, '95, '96, '00, '01, '02, '03, '05, '07
Kawasaki: 6. 1979, '88, '89, '93, '94, '06
Suzuki: 6. 1974, '80, '82, '83, '97, '09

Supercross Class: Wins by Brand
Honda: 199, First win 1976
Yamaha: 166, First win 1974
Kawasaki: 106, First win 1976
Suzuki:58, First win  1976
Can-am: 7, First win 1974
CZ: 2, First win 1974

Supercross Class: Champions
Jeremy McGrath: 7, '93, '94, '95, '96, '98, '99, '00
Ricky Carmichael: 5, '01, '02, '03, '05, '06
Bob Hannah: 3, '77, '78, '79
Jeff Stanton: 3, '89, '90, '92
Jeff Ward: 2, '85, '87
Chad Reed: 2, '04, '08
Rick Johnson: 2, '86, '88
James Stewart: 2, '07, '09

Pierre Karsmakers: 1, '74
Jim Ellis: 1, '75
Jim Weinert: 1, '76
Mike Bell: 1, '80
Mark Barnett: 1, '81
Donnie Hansen: 1, '82
David Bailey: 1, '83
Johnny O'Mara:1, '84
Jean Michael Bayle: 1, '91
Jeff Emig: 1, '97
Ryan Dungey: 1, '10

Ryan Villopoto: 1, ‘11

Supercross Class: Race Winners