Monster Energy AMA Supercross Coming to Valley Saturday Night: Win Free Tix

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross is coming to the Valley this Saturday night, 7PM at Chase Field, and Fanster has all the information you need to make this event a fun one!

We also have a pair of free tickets….to win leave the words “I want Free Tix” in the comments below!

Phoenix AMA Supercross Class Stats
* The first race held in Phoenix was on March 16, 1991, Jean-Michael Bayle won this race on a Honda.
* No other races were held in Phoenix until 1999.
* This will be the 12th time the gate will drop for a Monster Energy® Supercross class race.
* Ezra Lusk won his last AMA Supercross class race in Phoenix on a Kawasaki in 2003.
* James Stewart is the only rider to win Phoenix in both the AMA Supercross and AMA Lites classes.

AMA Supercross Class Wins by Brand in Phoenix
Kawasaki (4)
Honda (3)
Suzuki (2)
Yamaha (2)

Monster Energy® Supercross Notables from Anaheim 1
* Josh Grant won the first AMA Supercross class race of his career.
* Grant became the 51st different rider to win an AMA Supercross class race.
* Grant became the 18th different rider to earn his first AMA Supercross class win while riding a Yamaha.
* Chad Reed made his 102nd AMA Supercross class career start
* Reed now has 87 AMA Supercross class podiums and is now tied with Ricky Carmichael for 2nd on the all-time AMA Supercross class podium list.
* Reed made his 7th consecutive 1st round start in Anaheim. He now has 6 podiums, 3 wins.
* James Stewart finished 19th.
* In 2002, Ricky Carmichael finished 20th in the first round and ended up winning the title that year. Can James Stewart do the same?
* Andrew Short finished 2nd, which is his best ever Supercross finish.

Phoenix AMA Supercross Lites Stats
* The first AMA Supercross Lites race in Phoenix was March 16 1991 and Jeff Emig won on a Yamaha.
* This will be the 12th time the gate will drop for a Monster Energy® Supercross Lites race in Phoenix.
* James Stewart is the only rider to win Phoenix back to back. He accomplished this in 2002 and 2003.
* Jake Weimer won Phoenix in ‘08, can he join James in winning back to back AMA Supercross Lites in Phoenix.
* Not since 2004 when Ivan Tedesco started the season with 5 consecutive wins has a rider won rounds 1 and 2 in the AMA Supercross Lites class. Can Jake Weimer become the first since Tedesco?

AMA Supercross Lites Wins by Brands in Phoenix
Kawasaki (5)
Yamaha (2)
Honda (2)
KTM (1)
Suzuki (1)

Monster Energy Supercross Lites Notables from Phoenix
* Jake Weimer won the opening race of the Western Regional AMA Supercross championship on a Pro Circuit Kawasaki.
* Pro Circuit has had a team for 19 seasons. With the win in Anaheim, Pro Circuit has won at least 1 race in 18 seasons.
* 2001 was the only year Pro Circuit did not win an AMA Supercross Lites class main event.
* The win marked Pro Circuit’s 91st in the AMA Supercross Lites class
* Defending Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites champion Jason Lawrence finished 4th and Ryan Dungey finished 3rd. Jake Weimer’s teammate Ryan Morais finished second.

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