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Stat Sheet: Fun SX Facts

A handful of statistics to bear in mind.

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Knowing unique facts adds another element to the racing, therefore making it a lot more enjoyable. It was that thought process that inspired this exclusive MX Vice feature. The top-twenty 450SX finishers from the previous Monster Energy Supercross season are listed below, plus a statistic that applies to their racing and career. There are some intriguing things that are uncovered.

– Jason Anderson (356 points): Jason Anderson had an average finish of fourth whilst en route to that 450SX title last year. When was the last time that a premier-class champion had an average finish as high as that? It has not actually happened since the 450SX class was introduced. The results that are available online cover the last fifteen seasons and, in that time, every single champion has had an average finish of third or less. This may say more about the competition than it does Jason Anderson.

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Consistency was the greatest strength that Jason Anderson had in 2018.

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– Marvin Musquin (347 points): Marvin Musquin will inevitably reach a milestone this season; he needs just three more podium finishes to take his career total in the 450SX class to thirty. Musquin has ended in third eight times in the last three years, occupied the runner-up position thirteen times and claimed six wins in that same time frame. Musquin has started fifty-three premier-class mains and therefore stood on the box in just over fifty percent of those.

– Eli Tomac (318 points): Anaheim has not exactly been too kind to Eli Tomac since he stepped into the 450SX class four years ago. Tomac crashed out of his premier-class debut at Anaheim 1 in 2014, then consequently missed the following two races in Angel Stadium and has had an average finish of eighth at that venue since then. Tomac finally won in Anaheim last season, but that is the only time he has occupied a spot in the top two in a premier-class race at Angel Stadium. Will the tide turn this weekend?

– Blake Baggett (285 points): Blake Baggett had a turbulent term a year ago, for a few different reasons, yet he was arguably the most consistent guy across the seventeen-round series. Baggett was the only guy who ended in the top twelve at every round last year and only fell outside of the top ten once, which was at the opening round at Angel Stadium. ‘4’ has actually been in the top twelve in the last twenty-eight 450SX main events.

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Blake Baggett was quietly very successful in the previous 450SX term.

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– Justin Brayton (275 points): Justin Brayton became the oldest 450SX winner ever a year ago, after claiming his maiden win in Daytona. Brayton was just four days away from his thirty-fourth birthday when he walked up to the top step of the box for the first time. It is also worth noting that he had started one hundred and thirty-one main events before that triumph and should hit a milestone, one hundred and fifty starts, in just a couple of months.

– Weston Peick (251 points): The path that Weston Peick has followed to this point has been unconventional, but well-documented. Gradual progress each year has helped him to cement his spot on an elite team like JGR Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing. The average finishes that he has had each season, which can be seen below, show just how gradual that progress has been. A facial injury will stop him from making similar leaps forward in Monster Energy Supercross this year.

2010

16th

2011

15th

2012

13th

2013

13th

2014

13th

2015

9th

2016

12th

2017

8th

2018

7th

– Dean Wilson (208 points): Anaheim 2 is not an event that has been kind to Dean Wilson. When he entered the premier class four seasons ago, he tore his ACL whilst preparing for A2 and then, one year later, he tore his ACL at that very event. Wilson got through Anaheim 2 unscathed two years ago and finished in eleventh, but then the odd run of bad luck struck last year. Wilson tore his ACL at Anaheim 2 again! Weird, huh? It is important that he breaks through round three without any major issues this year.

– Broc Tickle (184 points): When gates drop at Anaheim 1 on Saturday, it would have been two hundred and sixty-three days since the FIM revealed that Broc Tickle failed an anti-doping test and was suspended from competition. Although a considerable amount of time has now passed since that announcement, there has still been no news on just how long he is suspended for. Tickle remains in flux for the time being and, sadly, will probably not compete in Monster Energy Supercross at all in 2019.

– Cooper Webb (181 points): Consistency is seemingly a fault that Cooper Webb must address, as he has not completed a full 450SX season yet and drops outside of the top ten a lot. The most top-ten finishes that he has had in a row in the premier-class is four; he ended fifth, fourth, fifth and then third in Arlington, Tampa, Atlanta and Daytona last year. The streak came to an end when he bowed out of the St. Louis event, which took place the week after Daytona, with a shoulder injury.

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Cooper Webb is in desperate need of some success with Red Bull KTM.

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– Justin Barcia (177 points): Justin Barcia was hailed as the next big thing when he entered the premier class, yet he has only amassed two main-event wins in the six years that he has spent in 450SX. The last time that he sprayed champagne from the top step of the podium was at Seattle in 2013. How long ago was that? It would be two thousand and eighty-seven days ago when gates drop at Anaheim 1 on Saturday night. Is the drought going to end?

– Malcolm Stewart (169 points): The fact that Malcolm Stewart is able to hold it together in a heat race and grab a noteworthy result has been really well-documented. Are those claims true? Fourth was the position that Stewart occupied, on average, in the heats that he completed last season and then thirteenth was his average finish in the main events. Expect to see that heat-race speed frequently this year, now that he has a solid base to build off of.

– Vince Friese (168 points): Vince Friese often puts himself in a position to succeed, as he is known for getting great starts. Did the way that he performed in Monster Energy Supercross last year reflect that? Friese had an average starting position of tenth over the seventeen rounds, then an average finish of thirteenth in the mains. Those starts will serve him well in the deeper field this year and undoubtedly infuriate a handful of his competitors at times.

– Chad Reed (159 points): Chad Reed had a tricky time of it in Monster Energy Supercross, because of injuries and the inconvenience that comes with running his privateer team. There was a good thing that came from the season though, as he broke the record for the most career starts. Reed registered his two hundred and twenty-eighth start in Tampa, Florida, in February last year and will continue to build on that. If he qualifies in Angel Stadium, then it will be his two hundred and thirty-eighth start. Incredible!

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Chad Reed is going to have support from a factory team again this year.

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– Tyler Bowers (149 points): When dissecting the results that Tyler Bowers posted a year ago, it is quite clear where he fit in. Bowers, who had an average finish of fourteenth during the season, had an average-starting position of fourteenth as well! Interestingly, his average-starting position did not improve once he got onto the factory bike at the seventh round. The average-starting position from that point on was fourteenth as well. Oh, he was fourteenth in the points too.

– Benny Bloss (140 points): Although Benny Bloss occupies a position on an elite team in the Monster Energy Supercross series, Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM, he has very limited experience indoors. Bloss has finished seven 250SX races, all of those being in the 250SX East category, and then just fourteen 450SX rounds. It is going to be impossible for him to gain more knowledge this year too, as a torn ACL will stop him from lining up until Lucas Oil Pro Motocross begins.

– Christian Craig (134 points): Christian Craig entered the 450SX class in Atlanta last year, hence why his final ranking is skewed somewhat. What if the season had started in Atlanta? Below is what the standings would look like, if points were tallied up from round nine on. This offers a glimpse at the potential that he has on the bigger bike.

1st

Marvin Musquin

205

2nd

Eli Tomac

202

3rd

Christian Craig

175

4th

Blake Baggett

151

5th

Justin Brayton

150

6th

Dean Wilson

138

7th

Christian Craig

134

8th

Weston Peick

126

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Christian Craig was quite successful in his 450SX stint one year ago.

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– Cole Seely (124 points): Cole Seely is typically very consistent. Are you in need of proof? Seely has lined up in fifty-nine 450SX main events in his career, dating back to the initial fill-in rides with HRC in 2012, and has finished in the top ten in forty-nine of those. It is almost unheard of to be so reliable! This statistic alone is proof of the fact that he is an ideal second rider for a factory squad, such as Honda HRC. This is a very handy stat to bear in mind when creating fantasy teams.

– Ken Roczen (102 points): Ken Roczen has taken part in fifty-six (out of a possible eighty-nine) premier-class main events in his career and finished on the box in thirty of those, which is fifty-three percent. Roczen has had eleven victories, twelve runner-up finishes and seven third-place finishes in the premier division. When Saturday rolls around, seven hundred and twenty-two days would have been and gone since he last won a 450SX main. That was at San Diego 1 in 2017.

– Kyle Cunningham (99 points): There is always one rider in the top twenty in the 450SX points who uses his consistency as leverage: Kyle Cunningham was that rider last year. Cunningham was the only guy in the top twenty in the final standings who did not finish inside of the top ten in a single main. Vince Friese was the only rider to do that two years ago and the season before that also. The 2015 season was an anomaly (two riders managed it), but then Nick Wey was the only guy in 2014. Who will it be this year?

– Josh Grant (83 points): Josh Grant is injury-prone, as most are aware, but just how many main events does he finish each season? After adding up all of his results from the last ten years, it became apparent that he has finished eight races out of seventeen on average in that time. Mind-blowing, right? Grant has lined up for every single 450SX main in a season just once in his premier-class career, which was in 2015. The ranking that he secured that year was eleventh.

Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: Honda Racing Corporation

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With the tenth round of AMA Supercross in the books, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a great night of action. Enjoy

250 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Max Anstie: 49.492
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.492; (Max got top spot because his time came in the first session, while Tom’s time came in the second session)
  3. Pierce Brown: 49.719

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Jeremy Martin
  2. Ryder Floyd
  3. Hardy Munoz
  • Laps Led
  1. Jeremy Martin: 5
  2. Hardy Munoz: 2
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 52.413
  2. Preston Boespflug: 53.150
  3. Gage Linville: 53.549
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 53.655
  2. Preston Boespflug: 54.259
  3. Ryder Floyd: 54.373

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo
  2. Haiden Deegan
  3. Seth Hammaker
  • Laps Led
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  2. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.561
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.660
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 49.854
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.830
  2. Haiden Deegan: 51.086
  3. Seth Hammaker: 51.907
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Preston Boespflug: 2.970
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.184
  3. Jalek Swoll: 3.287

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Haiden Deegan
  2. Cameron Mcadoo
  3. Tom Vialle
  • Laps Led
  1. Haiden Deegan: 12
  2. Jalek Swoll: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.493
  2. Tom Vialle: 50.690
  3. Pierce Brown: 50.868
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 51.522
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 52.214
  3. Tom Vialle: 52.580
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Jeremy Hand: 2.040
  2. Coty Schock: 2.315
  3. Max Anstie: 2.634

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Tom Vialle
  2. Pierce Brown
  3. Cameron Mcadoo
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 49.844
  2. Chance Hymas: 50.020
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.175
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 51.493
  2. Pierce Brown: 51.563
  3. Haiden Deegan: 51.892
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Marshal Weltin: 1.984
  2. Seth Hammaker: 1.997
  3. Nick Romano: 2.233

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo; (1st win of the season, 80% podium rate this year)
  2. Tom Vialle; (80% podium rate this year)
  3. Haiden Deegan; (40% podium rate this season)
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13; (Tom is now tied with Austin Forkner for most laps led this season at 37.  34% of total laps raced)
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  3. Haiden Deegan: 12
  4. Jalek Swoll: 1
  5. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Tom Vialle: 3rd 
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.333
  3. Jalek Swoll: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 98
  2. Tom Vialle: 96
  3. Pierce Brown: 87
  4. Haiden Deegan: 82
  5. Coty Schock: 79
  6. Seth Hammaker: 72
  7. Daxton Bennick: 71
  8. Max Anstie: 62
  9. Chance Hymas: 60
  10. Jalek Swoll: 58

450 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.523
  2. Eli Tomac: 48.554
  3. Cooper Webb: 48.568; (The difference between 1st and 3rd was .045 seconds.)

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Kyle Chisholm
  2. Justin Starling
  3. Devin Simonson
  • Laps Led
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 7
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ty Masterpool: 52.415
  2. Kyle Chisholm: 52.810
  3. Freddie Noren: 53.248
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 54.223
  2. Ryan Breece: 54.271
  3. Freddie Noren: 54.390

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.639
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.225
  3. Cooper Webb: 49.581
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 51.023
  2. Cooper Webb: 51.383
  3. Ken Roczen: 51.402
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Aaron Plessinger: 2.774
  2. Eli Tomac: 3.095
  3. Chase Sexton: 3.785

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 49.499
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.713
  3. Chase Sexton: 49.849
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.735
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.884
  3. Ken Roczen: 50.908 (That’s a difference of .173 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Ken Roczen: 2.537
  2. Malcolm Stewart: 2.641
  3. Chase Sexton: 2.676

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Chase Sexton 
  3. Ken Roczen
  • Laps Led
  1. Ken Roczen: 10
  2. Jett Lawrence: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ken Roczen: 49.131
  2. Chase Sexton: 49.284
  3. Jett Lawrence: 49.314
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.477
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.483
  3. Cooper Webb: 50.594; (That’s a difference of .117 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Chase Sexton: 2.528
  2. Cooper Webb: 2.885
  3. Jason Anderson: 3.079

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence; (The only other person to have a perfect sweep at a triple crown was Ken Roczen in 2020 also on a Honda.  Jett has now won 50% of the races this season, with a 60% podium rate)
  2. Ken Roczen; (Ken has a 50% podium rate this year)
  3. Chase Sexton; (Chase has a 50% podium rate this year)
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 26; (Jett now has 130 laps led, 50.7% of total laps)
  2. Ken Roczen: 22; (Ken has the second most laps led at 49, Just 19% of total laps)
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Ken Roczen: 1st 
  2. Jett Lawrence: 2nd 
  3. Jason Anderson: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Jett Lawrence: 210
  2. Cooper Webb: 189
  3. Chase Sexton: 185
  4. Ken Roczen: 175
  5. Eli Tomac: 174
  6. Jason Anderson: 165
  7. Aaron Plessinger: 162
  8. Justin Cooper: 120
  9. Justin Barcia: 109
  10. Dylan Ferrandis: 107

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Results: 2024 Indianapolis Supercross

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2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross is back for round 10! The racing in Indianapolis has commenced and the results are flying through at quite a rate. Keep up with everything that is going on in the different sessions in both 450SX and 250SX by checking this page. Lead Image: AMA Supercross

This page will have all of the results. The results are posted in an easy-to-view fashion, with the latest results at the very top of the page. If you do not immediately see the most recent results, hit the refresh button in the top-right corner and then the issue should be rectified.

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Details on how to watch round 10 of the 2024 AMA Supercross season from Indianapolis for both international and U.S. viewers can be found here.

U.S.

NBC Sports, Peacock, and the SMX League announced the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) broadcast and streaming schedule, including the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. All 31 rounds across the series, including exclusive live coverage of qualifiers, heats, Main Events and Motos will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

Peacock is the home of the SuperMotocross World Championship Series in 2024, presenting comprehensive live coverage of all qualifying, heats, Main Events and Motos across both Supercross and Pro Motocross, spanning 31 rounds from January to September 2024. 17 races will livestream exclusively on Peacock. The platform will also provide on-demand replays of every race. Qualifiers and heats will be available exclusively on Peacock for every race throughout the season.

2024 marks the second year of the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals, fueled by Monster Energy which unified both disciplines of Supercross and Pro Motocross. The SMX World Championship culminates in a series-ending postseason playoff style of racing that features the best racers in the world competing for the sport’s ultimate title.

NBC Sports’ 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship coverage begins in under a month with the Monster Energy Supercross season opener from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., live on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network. An encore presentation will air the following day on Sunday, Jan. 7, on NBC at 2 p.m. ET and on Sunday, Jan. 8, on CNBC at 1 a.m. ET. CNBC will air a next-day encore for all 31 rounds across the series in 2024.

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For international viewers, The SuperMotocross Video Pass (www.supermotocross.tv) is now available in every country outside the United States, live and on-demand, in both English and Spanish, giving viewers the choice on how to follow all the racing action. SuperMotocross Video Pass subscribers can enjoy all the live 2024 racing action between January and September, plus gain access to 13 years of archival race content dating back to 2010. New for the first time ever, you can now give the gift of a 2024 Subscription to SuperMotocross Video Pass for the holidays. Visit, https://app.supermotocross.tv/gift to finish your holiday shopping today. The SuperMotocross Video Pass is currently available via the web, and in all major app stores across IOS, Android, Amazon Fire, Roku, and Samsung CTV.

2024 Supermotocross Video Pass Features

Live & On-Demand access to 28 Rounds of the 2024 SuperMotocross regular season

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450SX

250SX

EVENT SCHEDULE (all times Local):

Here are the start times for Saturday, according to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule from the AMA:

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