The Monster Energy Supercross Championship heads back for its third and final stop in Anaheim this season.
Media Release
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Posted January 30, 2013
Aurora, IL
250SX Class: Anaheim Stats
The first race was held on February 2, 1985 and Mike Healy won on a Suzuki
This will be the 52nd time the gate will drop for a 250SX Class race in Anaheim
Honda swept both races in Anaheim last season with Cole Seeley and Justin Barcia
Eli Tomac could give Honda another Anaheim 250SX Class sweep with a victory this weekend
Ken Roczen finished in second place at the first two stops at Angel Stadium
Tomac earned the 10th win of his career at the second race in Anaheim and is now tied with Ivan Tedesco and Mickael Pichon on the all-time 250SX Class win list
Cole Seely and Ken Roczen are the only riders to finish within the top five at the first four races
250SX: Wins by Brand in Anaheim
Kawasaki: 24
Honda: 12
Suzuki: 8
Yamaha: 6
KTM: 3
250SX Class: Oakland Recap
Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen earned the third win of his career in Oakland; he has now gone three consecutive seasons with a win
In 23 career starts, Roczen has 16 top-five finishes
KTM has now won a 250SX Class race during three consecutive seasons
Eli Tomac, who came to Oakland with the points lead, finished in last place and lost the points lead to Roczen
In 24 career starts, Tomac has only finished out of the top-10 twice, including his finish in Oakland
Cole Seeley earned his third podium of the year with a second-place finish
Jason Anderson earned the first podium finish of his career; he is now fifth in the season point standings
This is the first time in Roczen’s career that he has held the points lead
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki has not gone without a win in this division since 2001; in 2008, they did not win until the seventh race of the season