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Round 2 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Phoenix, AZ will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, January 14th at 9:30pm ET.
Media Release  |  Posted January 11, 2012   Aurora, IL
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto (Photo: Kawasaki Racing)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 2 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Phoenix, AZ will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, January 14th at 9:30pm ET. #SXonSPEED

Supercross Class: Phoenix Stats

The first race held in Phoenix was on March 16, 1991, and Jean-Michael Bayle won on a Honda
This will be the 15th time the gate will drop for a Monster Energy Supercross race in Phoenix
Ezra Lusk won his last Supercross Class race in Phoenix on a Kawasaki in 2003
James Stewart and Ryan Dungey are the only riders to win Phoenix in both Supercross and Supercross Lites Classes
Ryan Dungey earned his first Supercross Class victory in Phoenix in 2010

Supercross Class: Wins by Brand in Phoenix

Kawasaki: 4
Yamaha: 4
Honda: 3
Suzuki: 3

Supercross Class: Anaheim Opener Recap

Ryan Villopoto earned his 16th career Supercross Class win; he is now tied with Bayle for 12th on the all-time win list

Villopoto won the season opener in two consecutive seasons, joining Johnny O’Mara, Jeff Ward, Mike LaRocco, Chad Reed and James Stewart

Villopoto now has 49 Supercross Class career starts with16 wins and 26 podiums

Chad Reed earned his 115th Supercross Class podium finish in 142 starts; he is now sixth on the all-time Supercross Class starts list

Ryan Dungey gave KTM their first-ever Supercross Class podium with a third place

Justin Brayton earned a career-best fourth place

Kevin Windham finished ninth, marking his 193rd Supercross Class start and his 172nd top-10 finish

Jake Weimer finished a career-best fifth place in his third Supercross Class start; he now has three top-10 finishes

James Stewart finished sixth; in 2009, he finished the season opener in 19th place

Andrew Short made his debut on the Supercross.com Honda team, finishing seventh

Mike Alessi finished ninth aboard the Motoconcepts Suzuki

Podium finishers Villopoto, Reed and Dungey are all Supercross Class champions

Last season’s Western Regional Supercross Lites Class champion Broc Tickle finished 12th in his first Supercross Class start
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