Rockstar Energy Racing's Davi Millsaps (Photo: Suzuki Racing)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 3 of the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship from St. Louis, MO will air on SPEED on Sunday, March 3rd at 2:30pm ET.
450SX Class: St. Louis Stats
The first race was held on April 27, 1996, and Jeff Emig won on a Kawasaki
Emig’s win broke Jeremy McGrath’s 13-race win streak
This will be the 18th time that a race has been held in St. Louis
Kawasaki was winless in St. Louis since 2001; Ryan Villopoto snapped that streak last year with a win
Justin Barcia became the only rider to win St. Louis three times in a row in the 250SX Class. Could he start a similar streak in the 450SX Class in the Edward Jones Dome?
Chad Reed will make his 150th career 450SX Class start; he will pass Nick Wey for sixth on the all-time 450SX Class start list
Ricky Carmichael won his final 450SX Class race in St. Louis in 2007
Reed was the last rider to win back-to-back races in St. Louis (’03-’04)
Nathan Ramsey is the only first-time winner in St. Louis
450SX Class: Wins By Brand in St. Louis
Yamaha: 7 last win 2011
Suzuki: 5 last win 2010
Kawasaki: 3 last win 2012
Honda: 2 last win 2008
450SX Class: Atlanta Recap
James Stewart earned his 45th career 450SX Class win; it was his 91st career AMA victory.
Stewart became the seventh rider to win a 450SX Class race on three brands
Stewart became the third rider in 450SX Class victory to have a win in 9 seasons; McGrath and Reed are the other two riders to accomplish this
Stewart became the 13th different rider to win a 450SX Class race on Suzuki
For only the fourth time in 450SX Class history, Suzuki has had two different riders win a Main Event. (In one of those seasons, Suzuki had three riders: Kent Howerton, Mark Barnett and Darrel Shultz)
For the 10th season, Suzuki has had two riders on the podium in a Main Event. The last time that happened was in 2009 at Indianapolis with Reed and Mike Alessi.
For the 10th time in history, there have been five different winners in the 450SX Class.
In 1990, there were six different winners in nine races. In 1997, there were seven different winners in 13 races. This is the first time ever that there has been five winners in eight races.
Villopoto earned his fifth podium in eight races and moved into second in the season point standings
Millsaps earned his seventh podium finish in eight races; he has finished in the top four every race.
Honda’s Justin Barcia earned his fourth top-five finish
Barcia’s teammate Trey Canard earned his fifth top-five finish
Ryan Dungey earned his eighth top-10 finish with a sixth-place finish
Eli Tomac finished seventh in his first 450SX Class race.