450SX Class Stats: Houston
►The first race was held on March 15, 1974, and Pierre Karsmakers won on a Yamaha
►This will be the 48th time the gate will drop for a 450SX Class race in Houston
►Houston and Daytona are the only two original venues from the 1974 championship and have never missed a year of racing
►Houston was the site of the second ever venue to host a double-header race in 1977
►In 1978-1979, Bob Hannah swept both double-headers in consecutive seasons
►In 1981-1982 Mark Barnett became the second rider to sweep the double headers in consecutive seasons
►Jeff Ward won four consecutive races in Houston from ‘85-‘88
►KTM has never won in Houston, can Ryan Dungey or Ken Roczen change this?
►In the previous 47 races, the winner of this race has gone on to win the title 23 times
450SX Class: Wins by Brand at NRG Stadium
Brand
Wins(s)
Yamaha
15
Kawasaki
13
Honda
11
Suzuki
6
Can-Am
2
450SX Class: First-Time Winners in Houston
Rider
Year
Broc Glover
1980
Jimmy Weinert
1976
Trey Canard
2011
450SX Class: St. Louis Recap
►James Stewart earned his 50th career win, his fifth of the season and third consecutive race win
►Stewart is the only rider to win three consecutive races in 2014
►Stewart used 114 starts to earn 50 450SX Class wins; Jeremy McGrath used 84 450SX Class starts to earn 50 wins
►Stewart now has 97 career AMA victories
►Stewart tied Kevin Windham for fifth on the all-time 450SX Class podium list with 75
►For the fifth time in his career, Stewart has won five 450SX Class races in a season; McGrath accomplished this feat seven times; Ricky Carmichael five; Rick Johnson and Bob Hannah four
►Ryan Villopoto earned his eighth podium of the season; it was his 59th-career 450SX Class podium
►Villopoto now has six consecutive seasons with five or more podium finishes
►Justin Barcia earned his seventh top-five finish and third podium of the season
►Roczen earned his seventh top-five finish with a fourth place
►In his first race of the season, Trey Canard earned his first top-five finish since Salt Lake City of last season
►In his sixth race of the season, Eli Tomac earned his third top-10 finish
►With a seventh place finish in St. Louis, Josh Hill has now earned three straight top-10 finishes for the first time since races 11-13 of 2010
►Andrew Short earned his 12th top-10 finish of the season with an eighth place
►For only the third time this season, and after six straight podiums, Dungey finished outside of the top five with a ninth place
►Justin Brayton kept his top-10 streak alive with a 10-place finish; Villopoto and Brayton are the only riders to have a top-10 finish in each race this season
►Brayton has 18 consecutive top-10 finishes and is the current consecutive starts leader at 44
►Nick Wey earned his best finish of the season with an eleventh place; it was his 169th-career 450SX Class start
►Wey can tie Chad Reed at fifth on the all-time 450SX Class start list
250SX Class: Houston Stats
►The first race was held on April 20, 1985, and Eddie Warren won on a Kawasaki
►This will be the 30th time the gate will drop for a 250SX Class race in Houston
►In 2001, Travis Preston gave Husqvarna its one and only 250SX Class win
►Windham and Christophe Pourcel are the only two 250SX Class riders to win Houston back-to-back
►Last season Blake Wharton broke a 17-season drought for Suzuki in the 250SX Class in Houston
► Roczen gave KTM their first 250SX Class win in Houston last season
►In the previous 29 races in Houston, the winner of this race has gone on to win the title 15 times
250SX Class: Wins by Brand in Houston
Brand
Win(s)
Kawasaki
12
Suzuki
6
Yamaha
5
Honda
4
Husqvarna
1
KTM
1
250SX Class: First-Time Winners in Houston
Rider
Year
Willie Surate
1986
Jeff Emig
1990
Jimmy Gaddis
1993
Shae Bentley
2000
Travis Preston
2001
Matt Walker
2002
Austin Stroupe
2008
250SX Class: St. Louis Recap
►After a seven-week hiatus, the Western Regional resumes this weekend
►Justin Hill earned the first 250SX Class win of his career in San Diego; it was his second podium finish
►Hill started a string of first time winners with Cianciarulo, who won in Arlington, and Davalos, who won in Atlanta
►In four consecutive races in the Western Region, there have been has been four different winners: Hill in San Diego; Dean Wilson in Anaheim 3; Jason Anderson in Oakland; Cole Seely in Anaheim 2
►Anderson earned his fourth podium of the season with a second place; he has a four-point lead over Seely with three races remaining
►Malcolm Stewart earned his second podium of the season with a third-place finish, and his brother James won the 450SX Class
►Seely earned his sixth top-five finish with a fourth place
►Shane McElrath and Jessy Nelson both earned their best finishes of the season with fifth and sixth place finishes respectively
450SX Class Laps Led
James Stewart: 84
Ryan Villopoto: 74
Ryan Dungey: 24
Chad Reed: 23
Ken Roczen: 21
Justin Brayton: 13
Justin Barcia: 11
Mike Alessi: 9
Cole Seely: 1
250SX Class Laps Led
Cole Seely: 52
Martin Davalos: 42
Adam Cianciarulo: 34
Justin Hill: 20
Justin Bogle: 15
Blake Baggett: 14
Dean Wilson: 12
Jason Anderson: 6
450SX Class Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award
Anaheim Race 1: Ryan Villopoto
Phoenix: Matt Moss
Anaheim Race 2: Ryan Dungey
Oakland: Vince Friese
Anaheim Race 3: James Stewart
San Diego: Andrew Short
Arlington: Ryan Dungey
Atlanta: Mike Alessi
Indianapolis: Mike Alessi
Daytona: Ryan Villopoto
Detroit: Cole Seely
Toronto: Ken Roczen
St. Louis: Mike Alessi
250SX Class Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award
Anaheim Race 1: Jason Anderson
Phoenix: Cooper Webb
Anaheim Race 2: Cooper Webb
Oakland: Dean Wilson
Anaheim Race 3: Cole Seely
San Diego: Dakota Tedder
Arlington: Adam Cianciarulo
Atlanta: Adam Cianciarulo
Indianapolis: Vince Friese
Daytona: Martin Davalos
Detroit: Martin Davalos
Toronto: Justin Bogle
St. Louis: Martin Davalos
450SX Class Fastest Qualifying Time
Anaheim Race 1: Justin Barcia
Phoenix: Ryan Villopoto
Anaheim Race 2: Justin Brayton
Oakland: Ryan Villopoto
Anaheim Race 3: Ryan Villopoto
San Diego: James Stewart
Arlington: Ken Roczen
Atlanta: James Stewart
Indianapolis: James Stewart
Daytona: Dean Wilson
Detroit: Ryan Villopoto
Toronto: James Stewart
St. Louis: James Stewart
250SX Class Fastest Qualifying Time
Anaheim Race 1: Dean Wilson
Phoenix: Jason Anderson
Anaheim Race 2: Jason Anderson
Oakland: Dean Wilson
Anaheim Race 3: Dean Wilson
San Diego: Jason Anderson
Arlington: Martin Davalos
Atlanta: Adam Cianciarulo
Indianapolis: Adam Cianciarulo
Daytona: Adam Cianciarulo
Detroit: Adam Cianciarulo
Toronto: Martin Davalos
St. Louis: Martin Davalos
450SX Class Heat Race 1 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Mike Alessi
Phoenix: Jake Weimer
Anaheim Race 2: Justin Brayton
Oakland: James Stewart
Anaheim Race 3: Ken Roczen
San Diego: Ken Roczen
Arlington: James Stewart
Atlanta: Ryan Villopoto
Indianapolis: Mike Alessi
Daytona: Ryan Villopoto
Detroit: James Stewart
Toronto: Justin Barcia
St. Louis: Justin Brayton
450SX Class Heat Race 2 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Justin Barcia
Phoenix: Ryan Dungey
Anaheim Race 2: James Stewart
Oakland: Ryan Villopoto
Anaheim Race 3: James Stewart
San Diego: Ryan Dungey
Arlington: Ken Roczen
Atlanta: James Stewart
Indianapolis: James Stewart
Daytona: Dean Wilson
Detroit: Justin Barcia
Toronto: James Stewart
St. Louis: Ryan Villopoto
250SX Class Heat Race 1 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Malcolm Stewart
Phoenix: Dean Wilson
Anaheim Race 2: Dean Wilson
Oakland: Jason Anderson
Anaheim Race 3: Malcolm Stewart
San Diego: Dean Wilson
Arlington: Adam Cianciarulo
Atlanta: Blake Baggett
Indianapolis: Blake Wharton
Daytona: Blake Baggett
Detroit: Gavin Faith
Toronto: Matthew Lemoine
St. Louis: Justin Bogle
250SX Class Heat Race 2 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Jason Anderson
Phoenix: Jason Anderson
Anaheim Race 2: Jason Anderson
Oakland: Dean Wilson
Anaheim Race 3: Dean Wilson
San Diego: Cole Seely
Arlington: Martin Davalos
Atlanta: Martin Davalos
Indianapolis: Adam Cianciarulo
Daytona: Martin Davalos
Detroit: Martin Davalos
Toronto: Martin Davalos
St. Louis: Martin Davalos
450SX Class Semi 1 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Wil Hahn
Phoenix: Weston Peick
Anaheim Race 2: Matt Moss
Oakland: Andrew Short
Anaheim Race 3: Jimmy Albertson
San Diego: Matt Moss
Arlington: Ken Roczen
Atlanta: Andrew Short
Indianapolis: Weston Peick
Daytona: Wil Hahn
Detroit: Wil Hahn
Toronto: Mike Alessi
St. Louis: Andrew Short
450SX Class Semi 2 Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Ken Roczen
Phoenix: Andrew Short
Anaheim Race 2: Josh Hill
Oakland: Justin Brayton
Anaheim Race 3: Justin Barcia
San Diego: Eli Tomac
Arlington: Justin Brayton
Atlanta: Mike Alessi
Indianapolis: Ken Roczen
Daytona: Andrew Short
Detroit: Andrew Short
Toronto: Weston Peick
St. Louis: Mike Alessi
450SX Class LCQ Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Kyle Partridge
Phoenix: Vince Friese
Anaheim Race 2: Jimmy Albertson
Oakland: Ivan Tedesco
Anaheim Race 3: Matt Moss
San Diego: Weston Peick
Arlington: Justin Sipes
Atlanta: Justin Sipes
Indianapolis: Nicholas Schmidt
Daytona: Josh Grant
Detroit: Weston Peick
Toronto: Daniel Meynet
St. Louis: Nicholas Wey
250SX Class LCQ Winner
Anaheim Race 1: Zackery Freeberg
Phoenix: Darryn Durham
Anaheim Race 2: Chris Howell
Oakland: Aaron Siminoe
Anaheim Race 3: Connor Elliot
San Diego: Chris Howell
Arlington: Justin Bogle
Atlanta: Adam Cianciarulo
Indianapolis: Matthew Bisceglia
Daytona: Kyle Peters
Detroit: Matthew Bisceglia
Toronto: Matthew Bisceglia
St. Louis: Zach Williams
MMI Top Tech Award
Anaheim Race 1: Kelly Lumgair
Phoenix: Rene Zapata
Anaheim Race 2: Lars Lindstrom
Oakland: Ollie Stone
Anaheim Race 3: Joel Ard
San Diego: Chris Loredo
Arlington: Brett Mountain
Atlanta: Tony Berluti
Indianapolis: Gregg Albertson
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: Dave Feeney
Toronto: Martin Sperry
St. Louis: Grant Hutcheson
450SX Class Results: St. Louis
1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki
2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
3. Justin Barcia, Pinetta, Fla., Honda
4. Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
5. Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda
6. Eli Tomac, Cortex, Colo., Honda
7. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Suzuki
8. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM
9. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
10. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Kawasaki
450SX Class Season Standings
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 268
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 233
3. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 232
4. Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 215
5. Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C., Yamaha, 196
6. Justin Barcia, Pinetta, Fla., Honda, 176
7. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 166
8. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 126
9. Wil Hahn, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 122
10. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki, 111
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results: St. Louis
1. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Kawasaki
2. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda
3. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki
4. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Honda
5. AJ Catanzaro, Portland, Conn., Honda
6. Cole Thompson, Brigden, Ontario, KTM
7. Matt Bisceglia, Weatherford, Texas, Honda
8. James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda
9. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha
10. Gannon Audette, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Season Standings
1. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Kawasaki, 149
2. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda, 141
3. Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki, 120
4. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., 100
5. Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda, 100
6. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Honda, 94
7. Cole Thompson, Brigden, Ontario, KTM, 89
8. James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda, 65
9. Matthew Lemoine, Pilot Point, Texas, Kawasaki, 74
10. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 72
450SX Class Rider Finishes
James Stewart
Anaheim Race 1: 17
Phoenix: 4
Anaheim Race 2: 2
Oakland: 2
Anaheim Race 3: 7
San Diego: 1
Arlington: 1
Atlanta: 11
Indianapolis: 7
Daytona: 18
Detroit: 1
Toronto: 1
St. Louis: 1
Ryan Villopoto
Anaheim Race 1: 4
Phoenix: 1
Anaheim Race 2: 5
Oakland: 1
Anaheim Race 3: 3
San Diego: 2
Arlington: 4
Atlanta: 2
Indianapolis: 4
Daytona: 1
Detroit: 2
Toronto: 6
St. Louis: 2
Justin Barcia
Anaheim Race 1: 5
Phoenix: 5
Anaheim Race 2: 11
Oakland: 7
Anaheim Race 3: 4
San Diego: 6
Arlington: 3
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: 12
Detroit: 5
Toronto: 2
St. Louis: 3
Ken Roczen
Anaheim Race 1: 1
Phoenix: 6
Anaheim Race 2: 3
Oakland: 6
Anaheim Race 3: 2
San Diego: 3
Arlington: 6
Atlanta: 1
Indianapolis: 21
Daytona: 2
Detroit: 20
Toronto: 5
St. Louis: 4
Trey Canard
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: N/A
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto:N/A
St. Louis: 5
Eli Tomac
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: N/A
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: 21
San Diego: 7
Arlington: 11
Atlanta: 21
Indianapolis: 2
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto: N/A
St. Louis: 6
Joshua Hill
Anaheim Race 1: 18
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: 8
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: N/A
San Diego: 11
Arlington: 9
Atlanta: 13
Indianapolis: 9
Daytona: 15
Detroit: 8
Toronto: 9
St. Louis: 7
Andrew Short
Anaheim Race 1: 9
Phoenix: 7
Anaheim Race 2: 9
Oakland: 10
Anaheim Race 3: 9
San Diego: 10
Arlington: 10
Atlanta: 10
Indianapolis: 6
Daytona: 5
Detroit: 4
Toronto: 11
St. Louis: 8
Ryan Dungey
Anaheim Race 1: 2
Phoenix: 3
Anaheim Race 2: 6
Oakland: 4
Anaheim Race 3: 20
San Diego: 4
Arlington: 2
Atlanta: 3
Indianapolis: 1
Daytona: 3
Detroit: 3
Toronto: 3
St. Louis: 9
Justin Brayton
Anaheim Race 1: 6
Phoenix: 2
Anaheim Race 2: 4
Oakland: 5
Anaheim Race 3: 6
San Diego: 9
Arlington: 5
Atlanta: 5
Indianapolis: 8
Daytona: 9
Detroit: 9
Toronto: 4
St. Louis: 10
Nicholas Wey
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: 13
Anaheim Race 2: 15
Oakland: 15
Anaheim Race 3: 13
San Diego: 17
Arlington: 14
Atlanta: 16
Indianapolis: 13
Daytona: 22
Detroit:17
Toronto: 12
St. Louis: 11
Mike Alessi
Anaheim Race 1: 12
Phoenix: 17
Anaheim Race 2: 18
Oakland: 13
Anaheim Race 3: 22
San Diego: 14
Arlington: 19
Atlanta: 6
Indianapolis:15
Daytona: 14
Detroit: 13
Toronto: 19
St. Louis: 12
Chris Blose
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: 22
Anaheim Race 2: 20
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: 19
San Diego: 21
Arlington: 17
Atlanta: 15
Indianapolis: 14
Daytona: 16
Detroit: 16
Toronto: N/A
St. Louis: 13
Jimmy Albertson
Anaheim Race 1: 19
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: 22
Oakland: 18
Anaheim Race 3: 15
San Diego: N/A
Arlington: 18
Atlanta: 18
Indianapolis: 17
Daytona: 17
Detroit:18
Toronto: 13
St. Louis: 14
Cody Gilmore
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: N/A
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: 21
Toronto: 15
St. Louis: 15
Ben Lamay
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: N/A
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto:N/A
St. Louis: 16
Nicholas Schmidt
Anaheim Race 1: 14
Phoenix: 20
Anaheim Race 2: N/A
Oakland: 19
Anaheim Race 3: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: 20
Indianapolis: 19
Daytona: 19
Detroit: 22
Toronto: 16
St. Louis: 17
Ronnie Stewart
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: N/A
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: 20
Daytona: 20
Detroit: 19
Toronto: 17
St. Louis: 18
Killian Rusk
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: N/A
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto:N/A
St. Louis: 19
Tevin Tapia
Anaheim Race 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim Race 2: N/A
Oakland: N/A
Anaheim Race 3: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto:N/A
St. Louis: 20
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Rider Finishes
Martin Davalos
Arlington: 3
Atlanta: 1
Indianapolis: 2
Daytona: 3
Detroit: 6
Toronto: 2
St. Louis: 1
Justin Bogle
Arlington: 5
Atlanta: 3
Indianapolis: 3
Daytona: 5
Detroit: 2
Toronto: 1
St. Louis: 2
Blake Baggett
Arlington: 2
Atlanta: 5
Indianapolis: 5
Daytona: 1
Detroit: 3
Toronto: 20
St. Louis: 3
Kyle Cunningham
Arlington: 8
Atlanta: 12
Indianapolis: 10
Daytona: 9
Detroit: 4
Toronto: 8
St. Louis: 4
A J Catanzaro
Arlington: 13
Atlanta: 13
Indianapolis: 14
Daytona: 19
Detroit: 15
Toronto: 9
St. Louis: 5
Cole Thompson
Arlington: 6
Atlanta: 8
Indianapolis: 9
Daytona: 13
Detroit: 11
Toronto: 5
St. Louis: 6
Matthew Bisceglia
Arlington: 19
Atlanta: 21
Indianapolis: 4
Daytona: 7
Detroit: 19
Toronto: 12
St. Louis: 7
James Decotis
Arlington: 15
Atlanta: 7
Indianapolis: 7
Daytona: 12
Detroit: 10
Toronto: 10
St. Louis: 8
Alex Martin
Arlington: 9
Atlanta: 16
Indianapolis: 11
Daytona: 14
Detroit: 9
Toronto: 7
St. Louis: 9
Gannon Audette
Arlington: 16
Atlanta: 15
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto: 18
St. Louis: 10
Vince Friese
Arlington: 4
Atlanta: 6
Indianapolis: 6
Daytona: 8
Detroit: 7
Toronto: 6
St. Louis: 11
Landen Powell
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: 18
Toronto: 13
St. Louis: 12
Jackson Richardson
Arlington: 17
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: 15
Daytona: 17
Detroit: 17
Toronto: 11
St. Louis: 13
Zach Williams
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto: N/A
St. Louis: 14
Jesse Wentland
Arlington: 14
Atlanta: 11
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: 16
Toronto: 15
St. Louis: 15
Levi Kilbarger
Arlington: 12
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto: 14
St. Louis: 16
Justin Starling
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: 14
Indianapolis: 16
Daytona: 18
Detroit: N/A
Toronto: N/A
St. Louis: 17
Luke Vonlinger
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto: N/A
St. Louis: 18
Aaron Gulley
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Detroit: N/A
Toronto: N/A
St. Louis: 19
Jeremy Martin
Arlington: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
Indianapolis: 19
Daytona: 6
Detroit: 8
Toronto: 4
St. Louis: 20
