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Stat Sheet: The Numbers

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There have been many Monster Energy Supercross previews over the last seven days, hence why we elected to tackle the series from a different angle in this edition of ‘Stat Sheet’. What do the numbers one to twenty mean to the sport? Well, here are some relevant statistics entering round one of seventeen.

1 is for Ryan Dungey. It is only fitting that we begin this extensive list with the man who will carry the weight of the number one plate into A1. Ryan Dungey continues to establish himself as one of the greatest riders of all time, but will he be able to maintain that form through another seventeen rounds? Time will tell, but only four other riders have managed to win three consecutive titles.

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Ryan Dungey has many things going his way; consistency, great starts, raw speed etc.

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2 is for Austin Forkner and his victories in arenacross. Stepping into the Amsoil Arenacross series can be a daunting task for a rookie, seeing as the discipline is so unique, but Austin Forkner handled it extremely well eleven months ago. Participating in two of the rounds, he managed to win two of the four main events and complete his baptism of fire. Forkner will now enter the 250SX West class as a title favourite.

3 is for the number of Yamaha-supported 450SX riders. After losing the JGR squad to Suzuki, Yamaha enter the 2017 Monster Energy Supercross series with just Chad Reed and Cooper Webb beneath their factory awning. Tommy Hahn, who will work from beneath the Cycle Trader Rock River Yamaha umbrella, is also an official ‘blU cRU’ rider. In comparison, the Japanese manufacturer had five official riders last year.

4 is for Eli Tomac and all of his 450SX main event wins. After three years in the premier class, Eli Tomac has picked up just four main event victories. Ken Roczen, in comparison, has won nine races in the same amount of time. Will this be the season that Tomac finally fulfils his potential on the big bike and delivers the results that Monster Energy Kawasaki expect? The full off-season that he has completed will aid his charge.

5 is for the 450SX main events Ryan Dungey has missed. Although Ryan Dungey is known for being consistent, it is still astonishing that he has missed just five 450SX main events since entering the class full-time in 2010. No wonder he has taken advantage of some much-needed breaks recently! The fact that he rarely falters will make him extremely tough to beat again this year, as no one has really come close to matching him in that category.

6 is for the number of rounds MX Vice will be attending. Hey, we are back again! Like last year, the MX Vice team will be in California through the first six Monster Energy Supercross rounds before heading to Qatar for the MXGP opener! We’ll be providing exclusive content from each of the rounds, as well as the practice tracks. Remember to follow us on social media, as well as visit this very site daily.

7 is for the number of laps Jason Anderson led last year. Seeing as he won two 450SX main events, one would presume that Jason Anderson led more than just seven laps across last season. Anderson only led at the opener in Angel Stadium, however, as he suffered from an average starting position of seventh the rest of the year. Will that prove to be his kryptonite again this year? If so, it is hard to imagine him leading too many more laps.

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Does Jason Anderson have it in him to step up and contend?

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8 is for the average starting spot Eli Tomac had last year. We mentioned Eli Tomac above, as well as the fact that he has not quite won as much as one would think. Poor starts have hurt him, as he started eighth on average during the 2016 Monster Energy Supercross series. If he is going to contend for more wins and a championship this year, then he must round turn one with his competition.

9 is for all of the 450SX main events Ken Roczen has won. Ken Roczen has, as mentioned above, won nine main events in his short 450SX career. That may not seem like too many, but one must consider that he has won three more races than Honda in the last three years. HRC are in desperate need of his services! The five main events that Roczen reigned supreme in last year were the most that he has won in a single season. 

10 is for Justin Brayton: Often underrated, Justin Brayton proved just last year that he is capable of challenging for podiums in the premier class. His programme has changed somewhat this year, as he’ll compete a supercross-only deal with MotoConcepts and spend time in Australia again. Brayton dominated down under not too long ago, of course, so is carrying some momentum into Anaheim 1.

11 is for Kyle Chisholm. Following some turbulent years on a big bike, Kyle Chisholm has risen to prominence again after switching back to a 250F with the MotoConcepts outfit. ‘11’ last raced the smaller bike in anger in 2008 and managed to capture a sixth at one of the rounds. Chisholm has only cracked the top five once in his career (at the penultimate round in 2010), but is hoping to do that more in the extremely competitive 250SX West division.

12 is for the time that Martin Davalos has been on the 250F. One cannot deny the fact that Martin Davalos has the speed to win a 250SX title, but he has struggled to put that to good use. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider is entering his twelfth season in the class and will face a handful of inexperienced rookies, as well as some future stars. Will he be able to utilise his experience and finally emerge as a champion?

13 is for the number of former champions in the 450SX class. Just how stacked is the 450SX class going to be this year? Thirteen of the riders who are entered to race the premier class at Anaheim 1 have previously won a title in Monster Energy Supercross and that isn’t even including guys like Dean Wilson and Blake Baggett! Injuries will hurt the quality of the field as the season progresses, sure, but we can enjoy that depth for now.

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A stacked 450SX class has fans on the edge of their seats already.

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14 is for the time Chad Reed has spent in the premier class. Chad Reed is obviously the oldest rider in the field, but just how many years has he spent in the premier class? The Australian is entering his fourteen season (and twelfth on the four-stroke), but the fact that he has won at least one main event in eleven of those years is even more impressive.

15 is for Dean Wilson. Injuries have plagued Dean Wilson since he stepped up to the 450SX class two years ago, hence why he has been forced to put together a privateer effort ahead of the new season. The Scotsman will now be hoping to capitalise on the misfortune that his competitors encounter and slot into a fill-in ride before the circus that is Monster Energy Supercross heads east, but first he’ll have to impress on his Yamaha.

16 is for the 450SX mains Suzuki have won in the last six years. Suzuki have had a lot of star power beneath their umbrella in recent years, thanks to James Stewart and Ken Roczen, but face the prospect of being winless this year. A lot of their hopes lie on the shoulders of Justin Barcia, who has won just twice in the last four years, as the RCH squad will rely on two riders who have had limited success in the premier division. 

17 is for number seventeen. The rider who has officially possessed the number seventeen has won a 250SX title in each of the last six years (although Cooper Webb and Eli Tomac were running the number one en route to their second titles, seventeen still belonged to them), so Joey Savatgy will hope to keep the streak alive when the 250SX East series begins in February. He’ll be fired up by the fact that he missed out on the 250SX West title last year by a single point.

18 is for the date that the series will head back to Minneapolis. Following a break of four years, Monster Energy Supercross will return to Minneapolis in February. The U.S. Bank Stadium, which has not played host to a round of the series before, will also mark the start of the 250SX East series. 

19 is for former champions racing Monster Energy Supercross. Across the three classes, nineteen riders have won professional titles either indoors or out at some point in their career. That is a lot of talent! Sixteen of those riders have won at least one title in Monster Energy Supercross.

20 is for the 450SX main events that Justin Barcia has missed. Justin Barcia has been on a downward slope in recent years and the fact that he has missed so much time has not helped his cause. Since switching to the JGR squad, Barcia has been forced to miss twenty of the thirty-four rounds that have been run due to injury. Staying healthy would have been a priority this year, even though ‘51’ and his team are looking for so much more than that, but he has already been forced onto the sidelines with a wrist injury.

Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: MX Vice

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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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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

Live & On-Demand access to 2 Rounds of the 2024 SuperMotocross Playoffs

Live & On-Demand access to the 2024 World Championship Final

Live & On-Demand access to ‘Race Day Live’ for the 2024 SuperMotocross full season

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EVENT SCHEDULE (all times Local):

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