PROGRAMMING NOTE: The 2012 Monster Energy Supercross season opener from Anaheim, CA will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, January 7th at 10:00pm ET.
2012 Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package
Supercross Class: 2012 Stats
This is the 38th 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
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