ET3 Ties RC4: Eli Tomac scored his fourth win of the season and 48th of his 450SX Class career when he took the checkers in Oakland. He is now tied with Ricky Carmichael for third on the all-time 450SX Class wins list. His 88th career podium pushes him beyond Carmichael for fourth on the all-time 450SX Class podiums list. Tomac is now the third rider in Supercross history to score at least one victory in each round joining Jeremy McGrath and Ryan Villopoto.

Weaving a Strong Webb: Cooper Webb nabbed his 49th 450SX Class podium with his third runner-up finish of the season. He remains 15th all-time on that list as he seeks his 50th podium in Arlington. Webb’s 62nd top-five finish pushes him into the top-20 all-time in that category. One more top-10 will tie him with Villopoto for 25th all-time in top-10 finishes.

Every Second Counts: Since 2003 there have been 20 450SX Class Main Event where the winner won by less than a second. 2023 Oakland is the 14th closest race since 2003 with a .881 differential. Of the 20 times this has occurred, Webb has been a part of eight of them with five victories and three losses. Oakland is the only city to appear on this list three times thanks to Jason Anderson over Ken Roczen (.839 seconds) in 2018, and Webb over Marvin Musquin (.760) in 2019. Webb has won three of the five closest 450SX Class Main Events since 2003 and been on the losing end of one of those five. 2019 Arlington (.028, Webb over Roczen) is the closest recorded Supercross ever.

Notes: Joey Savatgy (8th) made his 40th 450SX Class start and nabbed his 27th top-10 finish. Only five other riders have top-10 finishes in each race; Justin Cooper (10th) is one of just two riders with more than 20 250SX Class starts and a 100 percent top-10 percentage (Brian Swink 20/20, Cooper 28/28) and is now 3/3 in 450SX Class top-10 finishes.

History Lesson: The first Supercross held in the DFW Metroplex was on February 28, 1975 and was the season opener for the second installment of the “Yamaha Super-Series of Motocross.” The season had grown from two to four rounds and it was Jimmy Ellis who took the overall in Texas Stadium along with each of the other three rounds on his Can-am. Ellis repeated his Texas Stadium heroics in 1976 but it was Bob Hannah who took Texas Stadium and the sport over in 1977.

Three Different Venues: After a five-year hiatus the series returned to the DFW Metroplex from 1983-1985 and 1990 at Dallas’ Cotton Bowl. Texas Stadium would host the series again from 1986-1989 and 1991-2008 before it was demolished after 25 Supercross races. AT&T Stadium was built in Arlington and has hosted the Supercross every season since 2010 including three in 2021. That makes the 2023 Arlington Supercross the 45th race held in the DFW Metroplex and 16th in AT&T Stadium.

Three Races Again: Arlington was a Triple Crown in 2020 in which Eli Tomac won the last two races and the overall. Arlington hosted three rounds during the 2021 pandemic host site season and it was a clean sweep by eventual champion Cooper Webb. 2022 was another Arlington Triple Crown round and Tomac pulled the reverse sweep by going 3-2-2 to take the overall, the only time a 450SX Class Triple Crown event was won by a rider without winning a race. 2023 will be another Triple Crown and the fourth year in-a-row AT&T Stadium will host three races one way or another.

Championship %: In 19/42 (45%) seasons did the winner of the 450SX Class race in DFW go onto win the title. In 8/13 (62%) seasons in AT&T Stadium the winner has won the title including each of the last four seasons with Tomac and Webb.

Manufacturer Wins in DFW Metroplex (Last Win)

• Honda: 13 (’11)
• Kawasaki: 10 (’20)
• Yamaha: 10 (’22)
• KTM: 6 (’21)
• Suzuki: 3 (’14)
• Can-Am: 2 (’76)

Top Winners in DFW Metroplex

• 1) Chad Reed: 4 (’03-’04, ’06, ’08)
• 1) Cooper Webb: 4 (’19, ’21 X3)
• 3) James Stewart: 3 (’05, ’07, ’14)
• 3) Rick Johnson: 3 (’85, ’87-’88)
• 3) Eli Tomac: 3 (’18, ’20, ‘22)

First-Time Winners in DFW Metroplex

• Jimmy Ellis: 1975 (Texas Stadium)
• J.M. Bayle: 1990 (Cotton Bowl)
• Doug Henry: 1995 (Texas Stadium)
• James Stewart: 2005 (Texas Stadium)
• Marvin Musquin: 2017 (AT&T Stadium)

Jett Airliner: After guest appearing in Tampa in support of his brother Hunter, Jett Lawrence showed no lag while pouncing his competition and riding into his 10th 250SX Class checkered flag. His 10th win ties him for 17th all-time and an 11th win would move him into ninth all-time. He will sit on his red-plate until the Seattle Supercross in late March when Western Regional racing returns to action.

RJ Hampshine: RJ Hampshire collected his third podium in four races with a runner-up finish in Oakland. He now has 10 250SX Class podiums. His 26 career 250SX Class top-fives and 41 top-10’s are 16th and 20th all-time respectively in 250SX Class career lists.

250SX Ironman: Mitchell Oldenburg made his 74th 250SX Class start and nabbed an eighth-place finish. He is now sixth on the all-time 250SX Class starts list only two behind Nathan Ramsey. His 52nd 250SX Class top-10 finish ties him with Brock Sellards and Zach Osborne for sixth all-time also behind Nathan Ramsey who has 57. His 11th season with a 250SX Class start is good for eighth all-time.

Notes: Austin Politelli (17th) made his first 250SX Class start since 2016; Julian Benek (19th) made his first 250SX Class start and is only the third Western Regional rider to debut in 2023 with Hunter Cross and Wilson Todd being the others; Matt Moss (22nd) made his first 250SX Class start since 2012 which was 10 seasons between starts in the class. Only Josh Hill (12), Larry Ward (12), Todd Dehoop (11), and Josh Steel (11) have longer gaps in their 250SX Class careers.

History Lesson: The first 250SX Class race held in the DFW area was on May 4, 1985 in Dallas’ Cotton Bowl. Bobby Moore won the East/West combined Main Event on his Suzuki and would clinch the Western Regional Championship a few months later in the Rose Bowl.

40th: Irving’s Texas Stadium hosted a 250SX Class race from 1986-1989 and 1991-2008 before it was demolished. The Cotton Bowl held two races, 1985 and 1990. AT&T Stadium has hosted since 2010 including three in 2021. That makes the 2023 250SX Class Arlington Supercross the 40th 250SX Class race in the DFW Metroplex and 16th in AT&T Stadium.

Three Races Again: Just like the 450SX Class this will be the third year in-a-row we will see three races by either Triple Crown or separate rounds in Arlington. There have been no repeat winners in nine straight 250SX Class Main Events (including Triple Crown races) in AT&T Stadium and Hunter Lawrence is the only returning former Arlington winner lining up.

Champion’s Paradise?: The winner of the DFW 250SX Class race has gone onto win the Championship in 23/37 (62%) seasons, including six of the last eight. Cameron McAdoo won the Triple Crown overall last season but Jett Lawrence won the Eastern Regional title.

Manufacturer Wins in the DFW Metroplex (Last Win)

• Kawasaki: 15 (‘22)
• Honda: 9 (’21)
• Suzuki: 6 (’10)
• Yamaha: 6 (’21)
• KTM: 2 (’15)
• Husqvarna: 1 (’18)

Top Winners in the DFW Metroplex

• Dean Wilson: 2 (’11, ’13)
• Ryan Villopoto: 2 (’06, ’08)
• Grant Langston: 2 (’01, ’05)
• Jeremy McGrath: 2 (’91-’92)

250SX Class: First Time Winners in the DFW Metroplex

• Bobby Moore: 1985 (Texas Stadium)
• Ty Davis: 1988 (Texas Stadium)
• Grant Langston: 2001 (Texas Stadium)
• Ryan Villopoto: 2006 (Texas Stadium)
• Blake Baggett: 2010 (AT&T Stadium)
• Adam Cianciarulo: 2014 (AT&T Stadium)
• Seth Hammaker: 2021 (AT&T Stadium)
• Hunter Lawrence: 2021 (AT&T Stadium)

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Texas Stadium

1975: Jimmy Ellis, Can-am

1976: Jimmy Ellis, Can-am

1977: Bob Hannah, Yamaha

Cotton Bowl

1983: Mike Bell, Yamaha

1984: Johnny O’Mara, Honda

1985: Rick Johnson, Yamaha

Texas Stadium

1986: David Bailey, Honda

1987: Rick Johnson, Honda

1988: Rick Johnson, Honda

1989: Jeff Ward, Kawasaki

Cotton Bowl

1990: Jean-Michel Bayle, Honda

Texas Stadium

1991: Damon Bradshaw, Yamaha

1992: Damon Bradshaw, Yamaha

1993: Jeremy McGrath, Honda

1994: Mike LaRocco, Kawasaki

1995: Doug Henry, Honda

1996: Jeremy McGrath, Honda

1997: Jeff Emig, Kawasaki

1998: Ezra Lusk, Honda

1999: Kevin Windham, Honda

2000: Kevin Windham, Honda

2001: Ricky Carmichael, Kawasaki

2002: Ricky Carmichael, Honda

2003: Chad Reed, Yamaha

2004: Chad Reed, Yamaha

2005: James Stewart, Kawasaki

2006: Chad Reed, Yamaha

2007: James Stewart, Kawasaki

2008: Chad Reed, Yamaha

AT&T Stadium

2010: Ryan Dungey, Suzuki

2011: Trey Canard, Honda

2012: Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki

2013: Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki

2014: James Stewart, Suzuki

2015: Ryan Dungey, KTM

2016: Ken Roczen, Suzuki

2017: Marvin Musquin, KTM

2018: Eli Tomac, Kawasaki

2019: Cooper Webb, KTM

2020: Eli Tomac, Kawasaki

2021: Cooper Webb, KTM

2021: Cooper Webb, KTM

2021: Cooper Webb, KTM

2022: Eli Tomac, Yamaha

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Cotton Bowl

1985: Bobby Moore, Suzuki

Texas Stadium

1986: Keith Turpin, Honda

1987: Kyle Lewis, Honda

1988: Ty Davis, Suzuki

1989: Mike LaRocco, Yamaha

Cotton Bowl

1990: Denny Stephenson, Suzuki

Texas Stadium

1991: Jeremy McGrath, Honda

1992: Jeremy McGrath, Honda

1993: Doug Henry, Honda

1994: Jimmy Button, Suzuki

1995: Damon Huffman, Suzuki

1996: Mickael Pichon, Kawasaki

1997: Kevin Windham, Yamaha

1998: John Dowd, Yamaha

1999: Nathan Ramsey, Kawasaki

2000: Greg Schnell, Yamaha

2001: Grant Langston, KTM

2002: Travis Preston, Honda

2003: James Stewart, Kawasaki

2004: Ivan Tedesco, Kawasaki

2005: Grant Langston, Kawasaki

2006: Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki

2007: Ben Townley, Kawasaki

2008: Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki

AT&T Stadium

2010: Blake Baggett, Suzuki

2011: Dean Wilson, Kawasaki

2012: Jusin Barcia, Honda

2013: Dean Wilson, Kawasaki

2014: Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki

2015: Marvin Musquin, KTM

2016: Cooper Webb, Yamaha

2017: Justin Hill, Kawasaki

2018: Zach Osborne, Husqvarna

2019: Austin Forkner, Kawasaki

2020: Chase Sexton, Honda

2021: Seth Hammaker, Kawasaki

2021: Hunter Lawrence, Honda

2021: Justin Cooper, Yamaha

2022: Cameron McAdoo, Kawasaki