The New Orleans round of the Monster Energy Supercross Lites Championship will air on SPEED Sunday, April 15 at 11:00am ET.
Media Release
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Posted April 11, 2012
Aurora, IL
Supercross Lites Class Stats: New Orleans
The first race was held on July 14, 1998, and Ricky Carmichael won on a Pro Circuit Kawasaki
This will be the sixth time the gate will drop for an Supercross Lites Class race in New Orleans
Supercross Lites Class: Wins by Brand in New Orleans
Yamaha: 3
Kawasaki: 2
Suzuki: 1
Supercross Lites Class: Houston Recap
KTM’s Ken Roczen earned the second Supercross Lites Class win of his career; he now sits third place in the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class points standings
For the first time in the sport’s history, KTM has won a Supercross and Supercross Lites Class Main Event in the same season
GEICO Honda’s Justin Barcia finished second in Houston and has been on the podium at ever race this season
Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett earned his third podium of the season with a third-place finish and is fifth in point standings behind his teammate Darryn Durham
Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and KTM have all won a Supercross Lites Class Main Event this season; Yamaha is the only brand that has not won a Main Event in 2012