ANAHEIM 3 STATS
31 January 2005 - Clear Channel Entertainment

Carmichael now has three consecutive wins on a Suzuki, tying Mark Barnett’s record set in ’81.

No Suzuki rider has ever won four consecutive 250cc main events.
· In ’81 Suzuki won 7 consecutive main events with three riders: Barnett; Shultz; Howerton.
· Mark Barnett leads Suzuki’s all-time win list with 16.
· This is the 38th time the gate will drop in Anaheim.
· LaRocco now has 79 career podiums.
· Carmichael now has 36 THQ AMA Supercross Series wins; that’s half of what McGrath has (72)
· Windham’s podium streak ended last weekend. He had six consecutive podium finishes and 18 consecutive top 5 finishes.

· Vuillemin earned his best finish of the season with a 4th.
· Carmichael and Suzuki each have 36 250cc main event wins.
· No rider has ever swept all three races in Anaheim. Carmichael, McGrath and Reed have each won 2 of 3 in a season.

· McGrath has 8 wins in Anaheim; Carmichael has 5.
· Going back to ’03, Carmichael has 18 consecutive podiums. He has not finished out of the top 5 since the opening race since ’02; that’s 35 straight races with a top 5 finish.

· Carmichael has a total 111 250cc motocross/supercross wins.
· Carmichael has 80 250cc supercross starts and 54 podiums.
· The first rider to win 4 main events has gone on to win the championship 23 times in 31 seasons.

125cc Notes:

· There have been four different winners this season.
· Ivan Tedesco won all three races in Anaheim last year, can he get 2 of 3 this year?
· Billy Laninovich scored his first 125cc supercross win in San Francisco.
· 20 riders in the history of 125cc supercross have only earned 1 victory.

Venues that have held the most races

· Pontiac: 46
· Houston: 39
· Anaheim: 38
· Daytona: 35
· Seattle: 33

Team Suzuki’s all-time 250cc supercross win list

· Barnett: 16
· Howerton: 5
· Shultz: 3
· L. Ward: 3
· Carmichael: 3
· DiStefano: 2
· McGrath: 2
· LaRocco: 1
· Albertyn: 1

Team Suzuki Overview:

· Suzuki has 13 seasons with at least 1 win.
· Barnett won their only 250cc supercross championship in ’81.
· Suzuki has had 5 riders finish the season in second place.
In ’81, Suzuki has their best season ever; they had 10 wins and the title.

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