Daytona Supercross Fast Facts
This weekend the Supercross series heads to the
infamous Daytona International Speedway. There are many factors
that makes the Daytona SX race such a special event. First and
foremost, Daytona is the longest running Supercross event in the
history of the sport. It is the only race int the series that is
not set inside a football or baseball stadium which adds to its
unique tack designs. For the tenth year in a row the track was
designed by five-time Daytona winner Ricky Carmichael. Lastly,
Daytona is the only race in the series that is not a Feld
Entertainment event (the owners of Supercross) therefore Daytona
brass are able to obtain their own title sponsor(s) for the race
which has been Honda for the past 26 years.
About this years track design: As mentioned above the track was
designed by Ricky Carmichael and was built by Mark Barnett, owner
of Bomber Built. Barnett is a moto legend himself having won three
AMA 125cc National Motocross Championships as well as the 1981
250cc Supercross Championship.
According to Daytona
International Speedway the Daytona Supercross By Honda track
required:
- 300 - Truckloads of dirt
- 6,600 - Tons of dirt
- 12 - Trucks used to transport the dirt into the Speedway
- 2 - Days to bring all of the dirt into the track
- 38 - Obstacles on the Daytona Supercross By Honda course
- 450 - Honda-branded Tuff Blocks
- 3,182 - length in feet of the Supercross course
- 500 - Man-hours (approximate) to set up the Daytona Supercross
By Honda course
Here are some Daytona Supercross Fast Facts we gleaned from the
Supercross website to
give you a little background on the historic event.
Daytona International Speedway hosted the first ever Monster Energy
Supercross race in 1974 and is the only venue still present since
the inception of the championship. It has been a part of all 44
Supercross seasons, the only facility to hold that distinction.
Daytona actually predates the Supercross championship, hosting its
first Trans-AMA race in 1971 before being integrated into the first
two seasons of the AMA Motocross Championship in 1972 and 1973.
Daytona is the only stop on the Monster Energy Supercross schedule
that does not take place in a stadium. Instead it utilizes the
racetrack's massive tri-oval infield to create what riders often
consider the most physically demanding track in the
championship.
The Daytona Supercross is arguably the showcase spectacle of
Daytona Bike Week, taking place alongside the legendary Daytona 200
road race in addition to several other racing and motorcycle
celebration events throughout Daytona Beach.
450SX Class Stats: Daytona
2016 Podium:
- Eli Tomac
- Ryan Dungey
- Marvin Musquin
The first-ever supercross race in history was at Daytona on March
9, 1974. Pierre Karsmakers won on a Yamaha for his one and only
450SX Class win. He would become the inaugural Monster Energy
Supercross Champion.
Over the 43 seasons of racing at Daytona there have been 22
different 450SX Class winners. Ricky Carmichael is the winningest
rider in Daytona history with five wins.
In the four-plus decades that Daytona has hosted supercross there
have been just three riders that have managed to take wins in both
the 450SX and 250SX Class - Carmichael, Chad Reed, and James
Stewart.
Honda is the winningest brand in Daytona history, capturing 16 wins
in the 450SX Class. Although the brand hasn't won since the 2008
season, holds a record-setting run of 11 straight wins from
1982-1992.
Kawasaki has been the most dominant brand of the current era at
Daytona, winning six of the past 10 seasons, including four wins in
five years with Ryan Villopoto from 2010-2014. Eli Tomac will chase
back-to-back wins on Saturday.
All-Time Wins by Brand in Daytona (Last Win)
Honda:
16 (2008)
Kawasaki:
13 (2016)
Yamaha:
8 (2012)
Suzuki:
4 (2009)
Can-Am: 1 (1975)
KTM: 1 (2015)
All-Time Wins in
Daytona (Wins)
Ricky Carmichael (5)
Jeff Stanton (4)
Ryan Villopoto (4)
Bob Hannah (3)
Mike Kiedrowski (3)
Jeremy McGrath (3)
Chad Reed (3)
Rick Johnson (2)
Darrell Shultz (2)
James Stewart (2)
Brand Sweeps in Daytona (450SX & 250SX)
1986: Honda - Rick Johnson & Keith Turpin
1991: Honda - Jeff Stanton & Brian Swink
1999: Yamaha - Jeremy McGrath & Ernesto Fonseca
2007: Kawasaki - James Stewart & Ben Townley
2008: Honda - Kevin Windham & Trey Canard
2010: Kawasaki - Ryan Villopoto & Christophe Pourcel
2011: Kawasaki - Ryan Villopoto & Blake Baggett
2014: Kawasaki - Ryan Villopoto & Blake Baggett
2015: KTM - Ryan Dungey & Marvin Musquin
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Riders to Win in Both Classes in Daytona
Ricky Carmichael
Chad Reed
James Stewart
First-Time Winners in Daytona
1974: Pierre Karsmakers
1976: Tony DiStefano
1980: Rex Staten
1987: Rick Ryan
1993: Mike Kiedrowski
2000: Ricky Carmichael
Past Winners in Daytona
*1971: Gunnar Lindstrom - Husqvarna
*1972: Jimmy Weinert - Yamaha
*1973: Bob Grossi - Husqvarna
1974: Pierre Karsmakers - Yamaha
1975: Jimmy Ellis - Can-Am
1976: Tony DiStefano - Suzuki
1977: Bob Hannah - Yamaha
1978: Marty Tripes - Honda
1979: Jimmy Weinert - Kawasaki
1980: Rex Staten - Yamaha
1981: Darrell Shultz - Suzuki
1982: Darrell Shultz - Honda
1983: Bob Hannah - Honda
1984: David Bailey - Honda
1985: Bob Hannah - Honda
1986: Rick Johnson - Honda
1987: Rick Ryan - Honda
1988: Rick Johnson - Honda
1989: Jeff Stanton - Honda
1990: Jeff Stanton - Honda
1991: Jeff Stanton - Honda
1992: Jeff Stanton - Honda
1993: Mike Kiedrowski - Kawasaki
1994: Mike Kiedrowski - Kawasaki
1995: Mike Kiedrowski - Kawasaki
1996: Jeremy McGrath - Honda
1997: Jeff Emig - Kawasaki
1998: Jeremy McGrath - Yamaha
1999: Jeremy McGrath - Yamaha
2000: Ricky Carmichael - Kawasaki
2001: Ricky Carmichael - Kawasaki
2002: Ricky Carmichael - Honda
2003: Ricky Carmichael - Honda
2004: Chad Reed - Yamaha
2005: Chad Reed - Yamaha
2006: Ricky Carmichael - Suzuki
2007: James Stewart - Kawasaki
2008: Kevin Windham - Honda
2009: Chad Reed - Suzuki
2010: Ryan Villopoto - Kawasaki
2011: Ryan Villopoto - Kawasaki
2012: James Stewart - Yamaha
2013: Ryan Villopoto - Kawasaki
2014: Ryan Villopoto - Kawasaki
2015: Ryan Dungey - KTM
2016: Eli Tomac - Kawasaki
*Daytona Motocross (1971-1973)
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250SX Class Stats: Daytona
2016 Podium:
- Jeremy Martin
- Justin Hill
- Martin Davalos
The first 250SX Class race held at Daytona was on March 6, 1985.
Eddie Warren won aboard a Kawasaki en route to the first ever
Eastern Regional title.
Parity has defined the 250SX Class at Daytona with 27 different
winners in 32 seasons. No rider has ever won more than two races at
Daytona, and only three have won over consecutive seasons - Travis
Pastrana, Christophe Pourcel, and Brian Swink.
Winning at Daytona has led to the Eastern Regional title in 22 of
32 seasons (68%). It happened 20 times during the first 25 seasons,
but has only occurred twice since 2011.
All-Time Wins by Brand in Daytona (Last Win)
Kawasaki: 10 (2014)
Suzuki: 8 (2001)
Honda: 6 (2012)
Yamaha: 5 (2016)
KTM: 3 (2015)
All-Time Wins in Daytona (Wins)
Blake Baggett (2)
Marvin Musquin (2)
Travis Pastrana (2)
Christophe Pourcel (2)
Brian Swink (2)
First-Time Winners in Daytona
1988: Todd DeHoop
2000: Travis Pastrana
2013: Marvin Musquin
Past Winners in Daytona
1985: Eddie Warren - Kawasaki
1986: Keith Turpin - Honda
1987: Ron Tichenor - Suzuki
1988: Todd DeHoop - Suzuki
1989: Damon Bradshaw - Yamaha
1990: Denny Stephenson - Suzuki
1991: Brian Swink - Honda
1992: Brian Swink - Suzuki
1993: Doug Henry - Honda
1994: Jimmy Button - Suzuki
1995: Tim Ferry - Suzuki
1996: Mickael Pichon - Kawasaki
1997: John Dowd - Yamaha
1998: Ricky Carmichael - Kawasaki
1999: Ernesto Fonseca - Yamaha
2000: Travis Pastrana - Suzuki
2001: Travis Pastrana - Suzuki
2002: Chad Reed - Yamaha
2003: Mike Brown - Kawsaki
2004: James Stewart - Kawasaki
2005: Josh Hansen - KTM
2006: Davi Millsaps - Honda
2007: Ben Townley - Kawasaki
2008: Trey Canard - Honda
2009: Christophe Pourcel - Kawasaki
2010: Christophe Pourcel - Kawasaki
2011: Blake Baggett - Kawasaki
2012: Justin Barcia - Honda
2013: Marvin Musquin - KTM
2014: Blake Baggett - Kawasaki
2015: Marvin Musquin - KTM
2016: Jeremy Martin - Yamaha
