ORLANDO STATS
15 March 2005 - Clear Channel Entertainment

THQ World Supercross GP/THQ AMA Supercross Series Stats - Orlando’s Citrus Bowl

250cc stats

· Reed earned his 20th career 250cc supercross win last weekend in Daytona.
· Reed is the 20th rider in supercross history to have 20 250cc wins. It took him 42 starts to get 20 wins; it took Carmichael 53 starts; McGrath 38 starts; Rick Johnson 76 starts.

· First time winners at Orlando: Lechien ’84; Lusk ’97.
· Rick Johnson won his 2nd career 250cc win in Orlando.
· On June 11, 1983 points leader Bob Hannah broke his wrist in practice and lost the title to David Bailey.
· When Lechien won in Orlando, he was the youngest rider in history to win a 250cc main event.
· LaRocco won back-to-back victories in Orlando (’92-’93).
· Reed became the 6th rider in history to win back-to-back in Daytona; he joins Shultz, Stanton, Kiedrowski, McGrath and Carmichael.

· From ’91-’96, Orlando was the first race of the season.
· LaRocco made his 14th start in Daytona and earned his 10th top five finish at the venue.
· LaRocco’s results in Orlando: ’91: 6th ; ’92: 1st; ’93: 1st; ’94: 2nd; ’95: 4th; ’96: 5th; ’97: 4th. 7 starts, 2 wins, 4 top 5 finishes, all top six finishes.

· LaRocco has 81 total podiums; this is his 17th consecutive season with a podium.
· Stewart returns this weekend. 38 races have gone by since the series had a first-time winner. Prior to that 42 rounds went by before the sport has a 1st-time winner. Stewart can do it this weekend.

· Since’74, these riders have won their first 250cc supercross on a Kawasaki: Jeff Matasevich (’90); Gaylon Moiser (’78); Jeff Ward (’84); Sebastien Tortelli (’98); Damon Huffman (’94); Mike Kiedrowski (’93); Ricky Carmichael (’00). Carmichael was the last 1st-time winner for Kawasaki.

· This is Stewart’s second career 250cc career start.

125cc stats

· In 15 of 20 races, the winner of the Daytona SX has gone on to win the eastern regional championship. Last weekend Josh Hansen won and now has the points lead.

· Hansen gave KTM their first Daytona win.
· Orlando 125cc wins by brand: Suzuki: 4; Kawasaki: 2; Honda: 2; Yamaha: 2.
· Carmichael and Ferry can join Ezra Lusk as the winner of Orlando on a 125 and 250.
· KTM team manager Larry Brooks won his first 125cc supercross win.

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