Notes and numbers ahead of this weekend's Supercross event in Oakland, CA...
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Posted January 23, 2013
Aurora, IL
250SX Class: Oakland Stats
This will be the third time the gate will drop for a 250SX Class race in Oakland
In the inaugural 250SX Class race in Oakland, Broc Tickle would win on a Kawasaki, and last year Eli Tomac scored the win
Tomac’s win in Oakland was the fourth of his career
Tomac gave Honda their third win of the season last year
With a rider on the poidium at last year’s race in Oakland, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s 17-race podium streak was snapped
250SX Class: Wins by brand in Oakland
Kawasaki: 1
Honda: 1
250SX Class: Anaheim II recap
Tomac earned the 10th win of his career and is now tied with Ivan Tedesco and Mickael Pichon on the all-time 250SX Class win list
If Tomac wins in Oakland, he will be tied with Villopoto and Jeff Matiasevich with 11 wins
KTM’s Ken Roczen started the season with three-straight runner-up finishes
Cole Seeley earned his second podium of the season and sits in third place in the points behind Tomac and Roczen
Roczen hasn’t won since Houston 2012, can he give KTM a win this year?
Zach Osborne, Tomac, Roczen, and Seeley are the only riders to finish inside the top-5 at every race
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki has yet to win a race; their last Western Regional 250SX Class race win was San Diego in 2012
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki have not gone without a win in this division since 2001; in 2008, they did not win until the seventh race of the season