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17 SX Champions from ’74-‘05

1. Jeremy McGrath 7 ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00

2. Ricky Carmichael 4 ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05

3. Bob Hannah 3 ‘77, ‘78, ‘79

4. Jeff Stanton 3 ‘89, ‘90, ‘92

5. Jeff Ward 2 ‘85, ‘87

6. Rick Johnson 2 ‘86, ‘88

7. Pierre Karsmakers 1 ‘74

8. Jim Ellis 1 ‘75

9. Jim Weinert 1 ‘76

10. Mike Bell 1 ‘80

11. Mark Barnett 1 ‘81

12. Donnie Hansen 1 ‘82

13. David Bailey 1 ‘83

14. Johnny O’ Mara 1 ‘84

15. J. M. Bayle 1 ‘91

16. Jeff Emig 1 ‘97

17. Chad Reed 1 ‘04

Can RC become the 1 st Suzuki Rider to win back to Back SX titles?

Can RC Finally get a 1 st Round win?

Past 250 Champions finishes at the opening race of their winning season

‘74 Karsmakers 1 st

75 Ellis 1 st

‘76 Weinert 3 rd
’77 Hannah 1 st

‘78 Hannah 3 rd

‘79 Hannah 2 nd

‘80 Bell 1 st

‘81 Barnett 2 nd

‘82 Hansen 1 st

‘83 Bailey 1 st

‘84 O’Mara 1 st

‘85 J. Ward 5 th

‘86 Johnson 2 nd

‘87 J. Ward 1 st

‘88 Johnson 1 st

‘89 Stanton 2 nd

‘90 Bayle 2nd

‘91 Stanton 1 st

‘92 Stanton 3 rd

‘93 McGrath 4 th

‘94 McGrath 1 st

‘95 McGrath 1 st

‘96 McGrath 1 st

‘97 Emig 6 th

‘98 McGrath 3 rd

‘99 McGrath 7th

‘00 McGrath 1 st

‘01 Carmichael 3 rd

‘02 Carmichael 21 st

‘03 Carmichael 2 nd

‘04 Reed 1sr

‘05 Carmichael 3 rd

- 29 times the champion finished in the top 5

- 3 times the champion finished outside the top 5 and fought back to win the title.

- 1997: Emig finished 6 th

- 1999: McGrath finished 7 th

- 2002: Carmichael finished 21 st, which is still the record.

First round wins by Brand

Honda 10

Yamaha 9

Kawasaki 8

Suzuki 3

Canada Am 1

Where past winners of the 1st round finished in the points

• Karsmakers-1 st
• Ellis-1 st
• Distefano-5 th
• Hannah-1 st
• Ellis-5 th
• Weinert-2 nd
• Bell-1 st
• Homerton-3 rd
• Hansen-1 st
• Bailey-1 st
• O’Mara-1 st
• O’Mara-5 th
• Bailey-2 nd
• Ward-1 st
• Ward-3 rd
• Johnson-9 th

• Bradshaw-8 th
• Stanton-3 rd
• LaRocco-6 th
• LaRocco-In July outside top 10
• McGrath-1 st
• McGrath-1 st
• McGrath-1 st
• Albertyn-5 th
• Tortelli-left for Europe
• Lusk-2 nd
• McGrath-1 st
• McGrath-2 nd
• Vuillemin-2 nd
• Reed-2 nd
• Reed-1 st
• Windham
  

250 SX Titles by Brand

Honda-15

Yamaha-9

Kawasaki-5

Suzuki-2

Can Am- 1

Runner up Finish in Points

Honda- 10

Yamaha-11

Kawasaki-6

Suzuki-5

1 st 250cc SX title by brand, year, and rider

Yamaha 1974 Karsmaker

Can-Am 1975 J. Ellis

Kawasaki 1976 J. Weinert

Suzuki 1981 M. Barnett

Honda 1982 Donnie Hansen

250 SX wins by brand

Brand # of Wins Year of 1 st SX Win Rider

Honda 185 1976 Marty Smith

Yamaha 135 1974 P. Karsmakers

Kawasaki 69 1976 J. Weinert

Suzuki 40 1976 T. Distefano

Can-Am 7 1975 J. Ellis Bultaco

1 1974 J. Pomeroy

CZ 1 1974 Jaroslav Falta

All Records from 1974-2005

Total Rounds: 438

Different Riders to win a 250 SX Title: 17

Different Brands to win a 250 SX Race: 7

Different States SX has raced in: 24

History

In 1976, there was 6 rounds of 250 SX, in 4 different states 4 different winners, Jim Weinert on a Kawasaki was Champion.

In 1986, there was 12 rounds of 250 SX, in 7 different states 3 different winners, Rick Johnson on a Honda was Champion.

In 1996, there was 15 rounds of 250 SX in 11 different states 2 different winners, Jeremy McGrath on a Honda was the Champion.

In 2006, there will be 16 round of 250 SX in 12 different states.

In 1996, McGrath became the 1 st rider to win 13 rounds in a row.

The letter “J” was big in 250 SX, now it’s the letter “R”0.

Anaheim 250 SX stats

- This is the 39 th time the gate will drop for a 250 SX in Anaheim

- Anaheim is the only season to host 3 rounds in one season.

- 1 st race December 4 th 1976, Morty Smith on a Honda won.

- 8 riders won their 1 st race in Anaheim: Mosier 1978, Bailey 1983, Bradshaw 1990, Hansen 1982,

- Howerton 1979, O’Mara 1984, McGrath 1993, Reed 2003. 5 of these riders went on to win the

- 250 SX title- Bailey, Hansen, O’Mara, McGrath, Reed.

- This is the 16 th Season that SX will kick off at Anaheim.

- LaRocco has 221 career 250 starts.

- Carmichael has 93 career 250 starts.

- McGrath has won Anaheim 8 times.

- Carmichael has won Anaheim 6 times, but never a 1 st round 250 SX race..

- Carmichael has never won a 1 st Round 250 SX race, 3 podiums.

- Carmichael has become the first rider to win the 250 SX title on 3 brands: Kawasaki, Honda, and Suzuki.

- Carmichael became the first rider to win WSXGP and AMA SX titles in the same season.

- Riders who get there first 250 SX win at the 1 st round:

Karsmakers ’74, Ellis ’75, Distefano ’76, Hannah ’77, Hansen ’82, Bailey ’83, O’Mara ’84, Bradshaw.

Past Winners Round by Round, Year by

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