Round 12 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Toronto, Canada will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, March 24 at 7:30pm ET.
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Posted March 21, 2012
Aurora, IL
Supercross Lites Class Stats: Toronto
This will be the fourth time the gate will drop for a Supercross Lites Class race in Toronto
Christophe Pourcel won the first points-paying Supercross Lites Class race in Toronto in 2009 on a Kawasaki
Justin Barcia won in 2010 on a Honda and Dean Wilson won in 2011 on a Kawasaki
Supercross Lites Class: Indianapolis Recap
Rockstar Suzuki’s Blake Wharton earned the second Supercross Lites Class win of his career; It was his first win since 2009 He sits one point out of second behind Kawasaki’s Darryn Durham
Wharton’s win marked Suzuki’s first since race eleven in 2010
Durham earned his third podium of the season and now has a top five in every race; it was his second second-place finish
Jake Canada earned a career-best fifth place finish; his previous best finish was sixth place in Daytona and St. Louis
Geico Honda’s Justin Barcia lost his first race of the season, yet continues his podium streak at 15 consecutive races, not including the 2010 and 2011 East/West shootouts; his top five streak sits at 19 with his only blemish being in Atlanta in 2010
Matt Lemoine earned his best finish of the season with a seventh, a week after not qualifying in Daytona
AMA Arenacross Series champion Tyler Bowers earned a season-best eighth place