What are the worst title defenses in Supercross history? With the first official year of Supercross being 1974, we have the defending champions from 1975-2024 – 50 defending champions. However, with repeat champions, injuries and retirements, there are actually just…
Super Stats: Single Season Laps Led Records and How 2024 Compares (So Far)
Jett Lawrence has led 181 out of the 394 total laps so far in the 15 rounds of the 2024 Supercross season. This is good for 45.94%. This is a very impressive rate on its own and especially as a…
Super Stats: Who has gained/lost the most positions on Lap 1 in 2024?
We are now 12 rounds into the 2024 season with 9 standard main event rounds and 3 triple crown rounds giving us 18 race starts to examine data from. When comparing rider’s holeshot position to their end of lap 1…
Super Stats: Startcross? Reviewing Holeshot data through 10 Rounds of Supercross
Startcross? I was given a spreadsheet with holeshot data from the first 10 rounds of Supercross in 2024 and after some analysis and review, “Startcross” might be a fair assessment. Here’s why: A few quick notes: I am treating Triple…
Super Stats: How do Jett Lawrence’s first 10 Premier Class SX starts compare historically?
With 10 rounds of Supercross in 2024 in the books, Jett Lawrence now has a 21 point lead over Cooper Webb and is in command of the series. So how do his first 10 Supercross starts compare historically to other…
Super Stats: Championship Points Percentages and the 85% Benchmark
Through 7 rounds of 450 Supercross in 2024, there have been 175 potential points up for grabs and the current points standing is: Rider Points through 7 Rounds 2024 Points Percentage % Jett Lawrence 135 77.14% Cooper Webb 132 75.43%…
Super Stats: Comparing Riders Averages in Standard Mains vs Triple Crown Rounds
We have now had 15 total Triple Crown Supercross rounds since the format started in 2018. While only Eli Tomac has started all 15 of these events, we now have a decent sample size to compare how riders fare in…
Super Stats: Who are the best mud racers in recent Supercross history?
After two consecutive mud races in San Francisco and San Diego, we get to the question of who is the best mud rider? When we think of mud races, we typically think of A1 2005 or Daytona 2008 as the…
Super Stats: How Often do 450 Supercross Riders DNF?
With the 22nd place position no longer receiving any points in Supercross, it led me to wonder how often does that rider (& other riders) fail to finish the race? There isn’t a definition I could find for what is…
Super Stats: History of Supercross Venues
Since the Supercross series started in 1974, through 2023, there have been 742 races at 61 different venues. Here is a list of all the venues raced at by number of races held. I have the previous names for the…
Super Stats: 20 Years of 450 Supercross Pole Position and Qualifying Trends
Qualifying data for Supercross that’s publicly available dates back to the 2003 season, which gives us 21 seasons worth of data to see various qualifying trends. In the 450 Class, the times have trended closer and closer over the years.…
Super Stats: How often did James Stewart Win or Crash? Definitive Evidence!
Crash or Win? Checkers or Wreckers? James Stewart was one of the most prolific winners in motocross history and was also one of the most prolific crashers as well. I had wondered if there was ever any attempt to quantify…
