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The first official Supercross season was in 1974 and on March 10th of that year Daytona Beach would host the inaugural race. Holland’s Pierre Karsmakers put his Yamaha in first and would also go onto win the title.
Daytona International Speedway has hosted one race in each of the 45 seasons of Supercross. Daytona Beach and Daytona International Speedway are the only city and venue to have done so. The 2019 Daytona Supercross will be the 46th running of the historic event, which ties the now demolished Silverdome for 2nd all-time in 450SX Class races held. Angel Stadium’s 55 races is the record.
Not always the path to the title: Only 21 times in 45 seasons has the winner of Daytona gone onto win the title. 2015 Ryan Dungey is the last to do so. The eventual champion has finished off of the podium in the previous two seasons in Daytona (Anderson & Dungey).
Honda won 11 straight races in Daytona from 1982-1992 which is the all-time brand record for consecutive wins at a venue or city. After going winless from 2009-2017 in the historic venue Honda’s Justin Brayton took the checkers for his first career win.
Last year we watched Colton Facciotti line up at the toughest SX on the planet. Photo by James Lissimore
Manufacturer Wins in Daytona Beach:
Honda: 17 (2018)
Kawasaki: 14 (2017)
Yamaha: 8 (2012)
Suzuki: 4 (2009)
KTM: 1 (2015)
Can-Am: 1 (1975)
Husqvarna: 0 (n/a)
Ryan Villopoto is one of the most successful riders in history at Daytona.
Most Wins in Daytona Beach:
Ricky Carmichael- 5 wins
Jeff Stanton- 4 wins
Ryan Villopoto- 4 wins
450SX Class: First Time Winners in Daytona Beach:
Pierre Karsmakers: 1974
Tony DiStefano: 1976
Rex Staten: 1980
Rick Ryan: 1987
Mike Kiedrowski: 1993
Ricky Carmichael: 2000
Justin Brayton: 2018
Manufacturer Wins in Daytona Kawasaki:
11 (2017) Suzuki:
8 (2001) Honda:
6 (2012) Yamaha:
5 (2016) KTM:
4 (2018) Husqvarna:
450SX Class Past Winners in Daytona:
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
2017: Eli Tomac, Kawasaki
2018: Justin Brayton, Honda
Top Canadian Finish:
Ross Pederson- 6th 250 Class (1986)
Darcy Lange- 6th 125E Class (2007)
Current Monster Energy Supercross Point Standings:
450 Standings
1. Cooper Webb 199
2. Ken Roczen 186
3. Marvin Musquin 182
4. Eli Tomac 177
5. Blake Baggett 142
6. Dean Wilson 137
7. Chad Reed 124
8. Aaron Plessinger 122
9. Justin Barcia 120
10. Justin Brayton 113
11. Cole Seely 107
12. Joey Savatgy 106
13. Justin Bogle 79
14. Justin Hill 71
15. Vince Friese 65
16. Tyler Bowers 62
17. Kyle Chisholm 49
18. Ben Lamay 47
19. Jason Anderson 46
20. Alex Ray 33
250 East Coast Standings
1. Austin Forkner 99
2. Justin Cooper 81
3. Chase Sexton 79
4. Jordon Smith 70
5. Alex Martin 60
6. Martin Davalos 58
7. Brandon Hartranft 54
8. Kyle Cunningham 51
9. Mittchell Oldenburg 50
10. Kyle Peters 46
11. Jordan Bailey 39
12. Lorenzo Locurcio 31
13. Joshua Osby 26
14. Blake Wharton 23
15. Joshua Cartwright 20
16. Henry Miller 19
17. Anthony Rodriguez 16
18. John Short 15
19. Thomas Covington 12
20. Steven Clarke 11
