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Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

450SX Class Stats: Indianapolis

►The first race was held on March 21, 1992, and Jeff Stanton won on a Honda

►There has not been a first-time winner in Indianapolis

►This will be the 23rd time the gate will drop for a 450SX Class race in Indianapolis

►This will be the sixth race at Lucas Oil Stadium

►Indiana’s own Mike LaRocco won the last 450SX Class race of his career in Indianapolis in 2004 on a Honda

►LaRocco won his first-ever 450SX Class race in 1991; There was a span of 14 seasons between his first win and his last win

►Ricky Carmichael and Chad Reed are the only two riders to win in both classes

►From 1993-1996, Jeremy McGrath won three consecutive races in Indianapolis, and from 2010-2013 Ryan Villopoto has won four consecutive races, could he become the first rider to earn five wins in Indianapolis?

►McGrath has six total wins in Indianapolis and Carmichael and Villopoto each have four

►Villopoto and James Stewart share the highest winning percentage of all time at 43%; Can one of them take sole possession of this, this weekend?

►Villopoto came out of Indianapolis with his 30th win and moved into fifth place on the all-time win list

►With that 30th win, Villopoto became one of five riders to accomplish this

►For the past three seasons, Villopoto became the first rider to win three races

450SX Class: Wins by Brand in Indianapolis – Brand / Wins / Last Win

Honda / 8 / 2004
Kawasaki / 7 / 2013
Yamaha / 4 / 2008
Suzuki / 3 / 2009

450SX Class: Atlanta Recap

►For the first time in 450SX Class history, there are four two-time winners in the first eight races

►Ken Roczen earned the second 450SX Class win of his career and joins Ryan Dungey as the only riders to win two 450SX Class races on a KTM in the same season

►Villopoto earned his fifth podium of the season; he is the only rider to be in the top five for all eight races

►Dungey earned his fourth podium of the season; it was his 51st career 450SX Class podium

►Dungey is winless in 11 races; his last win was in Minnesota last season

►Wil Hahn earned his first 450SX Class top five with a fourth place finish

►Justin Brayton earned his fifth top five of the season

►Mike Alessi earned his first top-10 finish of the season with a sixth-place finish

250SX Class: Indianapolis Stats

►The first race was held on March 21, 1992, and Jimmy Button won on a Yamaha

►This will be the 23rd time the gate will drop in Indianapolis for an 250SX Class race

►Davi Millsaps and Mickael Pichon are the only 250SX Class’ back-to-back winners

►Blake Wharton is the only rider in the class that has previously won in Indianapolis

►Wil Hahn finished third last year in Indianapolis and is coming off of his best 450SX Class finish

250SX Class: First time Winners in Indianapolis

Michael Brandes 2000
Chad Reed 2002
Josh Hansen 2004
Davi Millsaps 2005
Ryan Sipes 2011

250SX Class: Wins by Brand in Indianapolis – Brand / Wins / Last Win

Yamaha / 6 / 2011
Suzuki / 6 / 2012
Kawasaki / 5 / 2010
Honda / 4 / 2013

250SX Class: Atlanta Recap

►Martin Davalos became the 94th different 250SX Class winner

►Davalos became the 30th rider to earn his first 250SX Class in aboard a Kawasaki

►Kawasaki now has 154 250SX Class victories

►Pro-Circuit Kawasaki now has a four-race win streak

►For only the third time in 250SX Class history, there have been back-to-back first-time winners on a Kawasaki: Bader Manneh and Eddie Warren (1985); Mike Craig and Jeff Emig (1990); Adam Cianciarulo and Martin Davalos (2014)

►Cianciarulo won the season opener and followed that performance up with a second place in Atlanta and has the points lead

►Davalos won his first-ever race in his 64th career start; this is the longest any rider has raced before his first win. In the 450SX Class, Andrew Short won his first race in his 88th start in Seattle 2012.

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