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SX: Indy Notes And Numbers
A look ahead to this weekend's Monster Energy Supercross event in Indianapolis.
Media Release  |  Posted March 13, 2013   Aurora, IL
(Photo: Simon Cudby)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 11 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Indianapolis, IN will air LIVE on SPEED on Saturday, March 16th at 8:30pm ET.

Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package - Indianapolis

450SX Class: Indianapolis Stats

The first race was held on March 21, 1992, and Jeff Stanton won on a Honda

There has not been a first-time winner in Indianapolis

This will be the 22nd time the gate will drop for a 450SX Class race in Indianapolis

This will be the fifth race at Lucas Oil Stadium; the previous races were held at the RCA Dome

Indiana native Mike Larocco won the last 450SX Class race of his career in Indianapolis on a Honda

LaRocco went 14 seasons from his first win to his last win

Jeremy McGrath won three consecutive races in Indianapolis from 1993-1996, and Ryan Villopoto also won three consecutive races from 2010-2012. With a win this year, Villopoto can be the first rider to win four consecutive races in Indianapolis.

McGrath holds the all-time win record in Indianapolis with six; Ricky Carmichael is in second place with four

Carmichael and Chad Reed are the only two riders to win in both classes in Indianapolis

Carmichael won in Indianapolis on three different brands: Kawasaki, Honda, and Suzuki

After finishing sixth and 10th at the last two races, Davi Millsaps, who finished third in Indianapolis last year, has the opportunity to recapture the points lead with a win this weekend

Justin Brayton earned his best finish of the season last year in Indianapolis with a second place

After Indianapolis last year, Villopoto had a 54-point lead over Ryan Dungey

450SX Class: Wins by Brand in Indianapolis

Honda: 8, last win 2004
Kawasaki: 6, last win 2012
Yamaha: 4, last win 2008
Suzuki: 3, last win 2009

450SX Class: Daytona Recap

Ryan Villopoto won Daytona for the third time in his career; it was his fifth win of the season and he passed Rick Johnson for fifth on the all-time 450SX Class win list with 29 wins

Ryan Dungey earned a second-place finish, marking his sixth podium of the season

Justin Barcia earned a third-place finish, marking his fourth podium of the season

Eli Tomac earned his best 450SX Class finish with a fourth; he is currently second in the Western Regional 250SX Class season point standings

Last weekend was Reed’s 158th career 450SX Class start, and he finished fifth; it was his 137th career top-five finish

Trey Canard finished sixth, making him one of three racers to have a top-10 finish in each Main Event. He is joined in this category by Davi Millsaps and Dungey

Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen earned a seventh-place finish on his KTM 350 motorcycle

Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart earned his seventh top-10 finish of his season with an eighth

Andrew Short made his 100th career 450SX Class start

250SX Class: Indianapolis Stats

First race was on March 21st, 1992, and Jimmy Button would win on a Yamaha.

This will be the 22nd time the gate will drop in Indianapolis for an 250SX Class race

Mickael Pichon and Davi Millsaps are the only riders to win in Indianapolis in consecutive seasons, can Blake Wharton join them?

Wharton’s win last year was his first since 2009 and Suzuki’s first since race 11 of 2010

Last year Darryn Durham, who is currently injured, earned his third podium of the season and had finished in the top-five in every race of the season

Eventual 250SX Class Champion Justin Barcia lost his first race of the season in Indianapolis last year

Last year in Indianapolis, 250SX Class riders Marvin Musquin and Cole Seely finished fifth and seventh, respectively

250SX Class: Wins by brand
Yamaha: 6, last win 2011
Suzuki: 6, last win 2012
Kawasaki: 5, last win 2010
Honda: 4, last win 2008

250SX Class: First-Time Winners in Indianapolis

Michael Brandes: 2000
Chad Reed: 2002
Josh Hansen: 2004
Davi Millsaps: 2005
Ryan Sipes: 2011

250SX Class: Daytona Recap

Marvin Musquin became the 89th different rider to win a 250SX Class Main Event

For the first time in KTM’s history, they have won a race in each division, 450SX and both 250SX Class regions

Wil Hahn earned his fourth podium of the season and fifth in a row going back to last season

Jeremy Martin earned the first podium of his career with a third-place finish

Dean Wilson earned a fourth-place finish; it was his first time he finished off of the podium since Salt Lake City 2012

Hahn, Wilson, and Musquin, Blake Wharton and Vince Friese are the only other riders with a top-10 finish in each race. They finished fifth and 10th respectively.
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