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SX: Vegas Notes And Numbers
The Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Las Vegas will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, May 5 at 10:00pm ET.
Media Release  |  Posted May 02, 2012   Aurora, IL
Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX's Davi Millsaps (Photo: Yamaha Racing)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Las Vegas will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, May 5 at 10:00pm ET. #SXonSPEED

Supercross Class Stats: Las Vegas

The first race was held on March 17, 1990, and Jeff Matiasevich won on a Kawasaki

This will be the 22nd time the gate will drop for a Supercross Class race in Sam Boyd Stadium

First time winners: Jeff Matiascvich: 1990; Mike Larrocco: 1991; Jeff Emig: 1995

Jeremy McGrath won his first-ever supercross race in Las Vegas aboard a Kawasaki in the Supercross Lites Class

McGrath has won Las Vegas seven times, three times in the Supercross Lites Class, four times in the Supercross Class

From 1993-2002, there were 156 Supercross Class races held and McGrath only missed one of them, which was Las Vegas in 1995

In 1997, Doug Henry made history when he won the Las Vegas Supercross Class race on a Yamaha 4-stroke; that was the first time a 4-stroke won a Supercross Class race

Supercross Class: Wins by Brand in Las Vegas

Yamaha (8)
Honda (6)
Kawasaki (5)
Suzuki (2)

Supercross Class Recap: Salt Lake City

Ryan Dungey earned his third win of the season and 10th of his career, tying Mike LaRocco on the all-time Supercross Class win list

Davi Millsaps earned his fourth podium of the season with a second place finish

Jake Weimer earned his fifth podium of the year with a third place

After Andrew Short earned the first win of his career, he finished seventh in Salt Lake City, marking the 43rd time a rider finished in the top 10 after picking up his first win
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