Daytona SX – Facts
Daytona International Speedway hosted the first ever Monster Energy Supercross race in 1974 and is the only venue still present since the inception of the championship. It has been a part of all 44 supercross seasons, the only facility to hold that distinction.
Daytona actually predates the supercross championship, hosting its first Trans-AMA race in 1971 before being integrated into the first two seasons of the AMA Motocross Championship in 1972 & 1973.
Daytona is the only stop on the Monster Energy Supercross schedule that does not take place in a stadium. Instead it utilizes the racetrack’s massive tri-oval infield to create what riders often consider the most physically demanding track in the championship.
The Daytona Supercross is arguably the showcase spectacle of Daytona Bike Week, taking place alongside the legendary Daytona 200 road race in addition to several other racing and motorcycle celebration events throughout Daytona Beach.
450SX Class Stats: Daytona
2016 Podium:
- Eli Tomac
- Ryan Dungey
- Marvin Musquin
The first-ever supercross race in history was at Daytona on March 9, 1974. Pierre Karsmakers won on a Yamaha for his one and only 450SX Class win. He would become the inaugural Monster Energy Supercross Champion.
Over the 43 seasons of racing at Daytona there have been 22 different 450SX Class winners. Ricky Carmichael is the winningest rider in Daytona history with five wins.
In the four-plus decades that Daytona has hosted supercross there have been just three riders that have managed to take wins in both the 450SX and 250SX Class – Carmichael, Chad Reed, and James Stewart.
Honda is the winningest brand in Daytona history, capturing 16 wins in the 450SX Class. Although the brand hasn’t won since the 2008 season, holds a record-setting run of 11 straight wins from 1982-1992.
Kawasaki has been the most dominant brand of the current era at Daytona, winning six of the past 10 seasons, including four wins in five years with Ryan Villopoto from 2010-2014. Eli Tomac will chase back-to-back wins on Saturday.
All-Time Wins by Brand in Daytona (Last Win)
Honda: 16 (2008)
Kawasaki: 13 (2016)
Yamaha: 8 (2012)
Suzuki: 4 (2009)
Can-Am: 1 (1975)
KTM: 1 (2015)
All-Time Wins in Daytona (Wins)
Ricky Carmichael (5)
Jeff Stanton (4)
Ryan Villopoto (4)
Bob Hannah (3)
Mike Kiedrowski (3)
Jeremy McGrath (3)
Chad Reed (3)
Rick Johnson (2)
Darrell Shultz (2)
James Stewart (2)