Bench Racing Ammo: All-Time SX Win List
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PrintWe all know Jeremy McGrath is the all-time King of Supercross with a ridiculous 72 career wins. But we haven't checked in on the rest of the spots in awhile. How far up the ladder have current riders like James Stewart, Chad Reed, Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey gone?
Check out the updated All-Time SX wins list for this week's Bench Racing Ammo.
All-Time Wins (Supercross)
RANKING RIDER, FIRST WIN LAST WIN TOTAL WINS
1 JEREMY MCGRATH, 1/23/93 - 1/20/01 72
2 RICKY CARMICHAEL, 3/10/00 - 3/3/07 48
3 JAMES STEWART, 4/2/05 - 3/10/12 44
4 CHAD REED, 2/4/03 - 1/21/12 42
5 RICKY JOHNSON, 2/12/84 - 2/18/89 28
6 BOB HANNAH, 3/5/77 - 3/9/85 27
7. RYAN VILLOPOTO, 4/18/09 - 4/14/12 24
8 JEFF WARD, 2/11/84 - 6/8/91 20
9 DAMON BRADSHAW, 1/27/90 - 2/20/93 19
10 KEVIN WINDHAM, 4/19/97 - 5/1/10 18
11 JEFF STANTON, 2/25/89 - 6/12/93 17
11 MARK BARNETT, 7/14/79 - 2/23/85 17
13 JEAN-MICHEL BAYLE, 4/7/90 - 4/25/92 16
14 EZRA LUSK, 3/29/97 - 1/11/03 12
14 DAVID BAILEY, 1/29/83 - 4/26/86 12
16 RYAN DUNGEY, 1/16/10 - 5/05/12 11
16 MIKE BELL, 6/24/78 - 4/16/83 11
18 MIKE LAROCCO, 5/4/91 - 3/20/04 10
18 BROC GLOVER, 3/15/80 - 6/18/88 10
20 RON LECHIEN, 6/11/83 - 4/15/89 8
21 JIMMY ELLIS, 2/28/75 - 2/18/78 8
22 DAVID VUILLEMIN, 1/22/00 - 2/9/02 7
22 JEFF EMIG, 6/10/95 - 4/26/97 7
22 JOHNNY O'MARA, 1/28/84 - 8/17/85 7
25 MIKE KIEDROWSKI, 3/6/93 - 3/11/95 5
25 KENT HOWERTON, 11/17/79 - 1/31/81 5
27 DOUG HENRY, 4/29/95 - 5/17/97 4
27 DONNIE HANSEN, 1/30/82 - 4/25/82 4
27 DARRELL SHULTZ, 2/14/81 - 3/6/82 4
27 JIM WEINERT, 3/12/76 - 3/10/79 4
31 LARRY WARD, 2/17/90 - 1/30/99 3
31 MARTY SMITH, 3/27/76 - 6/4/77 3
31 DAVID MILLSAPS, 2/23/08 - 2/6/10 3
31 TREY CANARD, 2/12/11 - 4/2/11 3
35 MARTY TRIPES, 3/4/78 - 3/11/78 2
35 TONY DISTEFANO, 3/6/76 - 3/18/77 2
37 JOSH GRANT, 1/3/09 - 1/3/09 1
37 JOSHUA HILL, 3/16/08 - 3/16/08 1
37 NATHAN RAMSEY, 4/13/02 - 4/13/02 1
37 JOHN DOWD, 4/18/98 - 4/18/98 1
37 SEBASTIEN TORTELLI, 1/10/98 - 1/10/98 1
37 DAMON HUFFMAN, 2/22/97 - 2/22/97 1
37 GREG ALBERTYN, 1/11/97 - 1/11/97 1
37 MICHAEL CRAIG, 2/12/94 - 2/12/94 1
37 DOUG DUBACH, 6/15/91 - 6/15/91 1
37 JEFF MATIASEVICH, 3/17/90 - 3/17/90 1
37 RICK RYAN, 3/7/87 - 3/7/87 1
37 REX STATEN, 3/8/80 - 3/8/80 1
37 CHUCK SUN, 3/1/80 - 3/1/80 1
37 STEVE WISE, 6/2/79 - 6/2/79 1
37 GAYLON MOSIER, 11/11/78 - 11/11/78 1
37 JAROSLAV FALTA, 6/22/74 - 6/22/74 1
37 JIM POMEROY, 3/15/74 - 3/15/74 1
37 PIERRE KARSMAKERS, 3/10/74 - 3/10/74 1
37. ANDREW SHORT 4/21/12 - 4/21/12 1
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Mc once told a reporter that it was too hot and muddy at outdoor nationals
so
I never payed any more attention to him.
"prima donna"
and wtf was with the different colored hair?
Is this 'updated' list reflecting 2012 supercross victories? I don't see any of those. And wow, calling MC a prima donna. That's like saying Larocco was out of shape. MC rips, indoors and out.
As stated above
when MC said in an interview that he liked the manicured tracks and controlled enviroment of SX'
he lost me at manicured...
Larocco was a BULLDOG!
more outdoors than in,maybe that list includes one two fives?
This article is invalid if it doesn't show 2012 wins. Chad, James, and the Ryans all show their last win in 2011, but all won in 2012...
The total wins were/are correct. The dates of their last win have been updated.
l Iike MC but hes who started the indoor only BS. I wish there was an award for coming from last to 2nd ..lol...there ain't.......Larocco would kill....his starts killed his record....
Any talk about MC's total ever being beat is rediculous. RV needs 49 more wins to get there! FOURTY NINE WINS! Anybody think RV is going to race 5 more seasons? And stay healthy and win 10 RACES PER SEASON? As much as I'd like to see him do it...no way. When MC and 4 raced, it was TOTAL AND UTTER DOMINATION. RV isn't dominating like that. He's Great...but he's also got solid competition. RV is the best rider these days, but those other guys push him to the absolute edge. No way to stay on 2 over the long haul racing like that.
@ tonewall X 2
In the same way McGraths starts are what helped him win the record and Larocco to lose it. Plus short mains which make it almost impossible for another good rider with a poor start to catch him. Till RC anyway. After watching the endurocross at Vegas live streaming I have pretty much lost interest in the lack of real racing in supercross. Plus back in the day , heaven forbid anyone would try to throw an elbow or show a wheel on MC . It was almost like other riders conceded before the gate dropped. Until RC who was at the dawning of his career and MC at the twilight. Not taking anything away but would have been more impressed if he had about 50 outdoor national wins. Still a great rider with so much natural talent and relaxed mental side. Pressure never really showed anyway.
Only 35 riders in history have won 2 or more SX races is crazy thinking were approaching 40 years now...40 rides qualify for the program each event ....no other sport I can think of breeds 1-3 elite athletes who completely dominate for a decade..I think of a lot of riders who just peaked out a half second a lap off the guy who wins...2011 was hopefully a sign of things to come when you get a season with multiple riders getting multiple wins...I bet money we have 6 riders get a win this year ..rv stew rd reed Barcia canard.....but if your not one of those guys ...I'd say you may never reach the podium...the top spot is so elite this year a win in this field is truly gonna be earned and not given
This is an epic list of Moto hero's. MC is a legend. Those who dare talk stink about him have some serious issues they need to work out with themselves! (shout out to sethro and the boys!!!)
The stats are pretty interesting though. RV has an average of 8 wins a year and RC has a total of 48 wins in 7 years. RV's year to year average is 1 win higher than the Goat. This could be interesting if RV can keep that average up for another 4 years. His 3 year contract contraversy could come into play though, will he retire at that point? Go ride some GP's maybe?
JS7 has 4 wins to pass the Goat. I am positive that stat puts a real fire in his belly. They are close in year to year average.
JMB has a pretty solid average as well but, as the story has been told with him he had other aspirations. Too bad because a french flag would look pretty good on that list towards the top. Not because I love france but, just to create some motivation for our riders.
I had no idea KW had that many wins. He is so dang awsome.
RD has some work to do. No doubt he will climb up that list and I am sure it will mirror his riding style of slow and steady. I wonder if he will ride pumpkins for his entire career?
When did chuck sun win a supercross? I find it pretty hilarious when i see him lurking around the track. How the heck did he manage to be at MXON in the right place to dig out Barcia? That was so funny. What was going through the mind of Decoster when that was happening? Was he cursing him or thanking him? Did chuck know about the outside help rule? Im glad that green fencing is gone.
Brrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap! (If i added a bar at the end of that would Ping send me a box?)
I lost all respect for MC years ago, as "new talent" displaced his former dominance. I'll never forget MC intentionally running JS7 off the track around in 2006....MC could not run up front anymore, so he resorted to riding like a punk.
Wow RC could be 4th by the end of 2013 and RV could push him to 5th at some pont too!!
@ryanwagopoto
If you watched that race JS took out MC in his heat race, it was a pay back. MC has class unlike JS7.
I like how guys use LaRocco as the epitome of the hard working outdoor rider and completely forget that at the end of his career he was indoor only just like many others before and after. Dude was awesome, so is Windham, can't fault them for prolonging their career by doing it part time. Hell, if I could skip my job for half the year I'd be on it like a pack of dogs on a three legged cat!
Wow, lots of harsh words for MC, but I think running Stewart off was payback for an earlier transgression.
Albee, Chicken, Dowd, Dubach, Craig, Huffman only won once!!
Damn Stewart has alot of wins. He must suck. Cant wait for RC to be punted into 3rd.
So, I think you guys are being way too hard on the Supermac. He DID, after all, win an outdoor title. Pretty sure that everyone baggin' on him for not wanting to ride outdoors can't say that. If you read the headline for this story, it doesn't include the outdoors either. So really, perhaps that shouldn't have been mentioned in the first place. According to the article, that would be irrelevant. And, if MC weren't the type of outstanding(for lack of a better word) ambassador that he was and still is I could maybe handle some ridcule. But that is NOT the case, by anymeans. He has done nothing but good for this sport and if he chose not to race, that would be HIS choice, it's his life. Shame on the negative comments to the king of supercross, if that were all I had to complain about, I would feel pretty darn good...
I don't think Stewart or Reed will ever catch RC for all time wins in SX, RV has a punchers chance, but I doubt he will get 4 more full seasons in to do it.
I think the best shot of ever catching RC will be Tomac or Barcia,
As far as Dungey, I think he is the only rider who could ever have a chance of winning an SX title and still not win a single race.
For those that Bag on Stewart vs. MC I thinnk its funny, they have the same personality.
I cant believe you kids are bagging on MC ! what a bunch of little punks !!! And as for MC running JS off the track, that was payback for JS CLEANING MC out big time at a prior race , So get your facts straight before you shoot off your mouth !!!!
MC is the king of SX and always will be.
I'm not liking this trash talking McGrath or Larocco. McGrath has done more for motox and Superx than any other rider ever, including RC. Wow, the people have forgotten him as quickly as Honda and Yamaha did.. What a shame. Jeremy was right when he said racing was cutthroat and after your last race people move on.
Nobody on this board could carry McGrath or laroccos underwear. Not even their man bra.
I highly encourage people to read McGrath’s book “Wide Open: A Life in Supercross.” It is a great book and you see that he, like so many other riders, did NOT have success handed to him on a silver platter. He worked his butt off, his family made huge sacrifices, and he struggled to get recognized early on in his career.
McGrath is not only a good guy, he continues to be a part of the sport and “give back” through his ongoing involvement with Honda, training riders, and his Team. The guy is and always will be a legend. That SX win record will most likely be like RC’s outdoor record – one that simply won’t be surpassed.
I dont see the top 4 ever changing.
JS7 will probably get to second but I dont see CR22 getting 7 more wins to get into third.
The field is too stacked now.
Right now you have RV2, JS7, CR22, TC41, RD5 and Barcia and Windham and in the next couple of years Tomac and Wilson and people like BB4 and numerous others.
It just looks too hard to dominate from now going forward.
And also agree with someones point earlier about how they ride now.
When Mc, RC and JS dominated seasons they were able to ride at 80% for half the race.
You cannot do that now and win main events.
As fans we are very fortunate right now.
"Plus short mains which make it almost impossible for another good rider with a poor start to catch him."
You call an average of a 1:05 a short main??? Now days the laptimes are well belove 1 minute at every round except daytona.
Yes, BillC.. RC could be 4th in total wins by the end of the season, but THE MOST IMPORTANT record he will still be in 2nd in titles.. RC has 48 wins, but 5 titles..Stewie and Reed are right there, but WAAAAY back in titles.. Like I always say, those wins mean nothing without the title at the end..
As hard as it is to win those titles, as evident by top riders like Stewie and Reed only having two each, it shows how much of a legend Mcgrath is. 7 titles, unreal.. And RC with 5 is also incredible...
k-dub 13 years of winning and counting!
MC and RC's place on the list won't change for the next few years or so. No way Bubba moves past RC and definitely not MC. Same with Reed. Maybe Villie if he can stay healthy.
I'm surprised O'Mara "only" has 7 wins. He won the title one year, and was in contention a few others.
I think Reed would need 2 seasons to make it past RC. I seem him as a contender, but 7 wins in a deep field will be tough in 2013. Stewart.. ahh.. let me predict after say Round 6.
surprised reed and stewart are that close to carmichael . wasnt expecting it to be that close, LONG LIVE THE KING !!!
@ManiacXtrem
Yeah, really short mains . At 1:05 laps its only a 20 minute main . Funny thing is several of the supercross races last year were running 47 seconds a lap except for the last coast to the checkers lap. One supercross had a total elapsed lap time of 16 minutes. 16 minutes barely makes a good heat race let alone a good main. Like a fart in a frying pan, its over. Poof . Daytona is fun to watch as the track changes , is rough, conditioning is actually a factor . Add in the fact they do not smooth Daytona like they do the stadium tracks. Lap times almost double .
I think they should have two mains for a combined score. At least the guy who started poorly in the first could turn things around for the second. As it stands now if you start in the top three you have a good chance of winning.
I do prefer outdoors to SX...but anyone saying SX is for wussies and MX is the mans sport has obviously never ridden a SX track. Likely way too scared to triple (let along double) or blast a set of whoops. It is hard and, with the relatively shorter race, intense. Maybe you don;t need to be in th esame kind of shape as you do for Outdoors, but you still need to be in damn good shape. Beating up MC as some kind of wuss for 'prefering manicured tracks' (doubt he ever actually said that...even if it was true, he was too smart to say such things) is ignorance of how hard SX is and the size of balls required to do it (let alone do it at race speed with 19 other dudes). And they clearly have forgotten MC's outdoor title (which he damn near repeated - and came very close another year). And that his 15 (I think?) outdoor wins puts him in the top...15? best outdoor riders ever. Why is it a rule we cannot just be fans of all these guys? We HAVE to pick one and then rag all others? Dig the sport!
@bill c
Never. Not in a single season, anyway. It's gonna be tough for any one guy to get five or more wins this year, let alone two of them.
You guys that don't think Stewart can get Ricky are cracking me up pretty good. He got two wins this year, in by far his worst season ever. There's nowhere for him to go but up. (Of course, that's what I thought last year...) He maybe only has two seasons left, though, so there could definitely be problems with my prediction if he gets injured.
I think RV can match RC's indoor titles. If he three-peats this year, which is fairly likely, he'll be looking real good.
LaRocco was the king of the 3rd place podium I think he was around 200 and that was usualy coming and passing 90% of the field .. Better than any of us..........
I wish that the 450 Supercross mains were 25 minutes plus 2laps and the 250 mains were 20 minutes plus 2 laps. Last years sub minute lap times there were to many 15 minute mains. With what it cost for a family to go to a Supercross race. Race fans deserve to see a longer race.
Almost forgot STOP GROOMING THE TRACK!!!
Cool list, Andrew got the Short end of being #37 since he is the most recent 1 race winner.
Crackin' on McGrath is about as smart as assigning future race wins in advance of the actual race season.
LOL at anyone who says now way that JS will ever pass RC for wins!! Are you crazy?? Nothing is a sure bet but I would take that one any day. You really don't think JS can win 5 more SX races?? come on!!
Whoops_Blitzer I agree it's not likly to happen this year but hey it could. I think Reed passing RC will be hard for sure because he has 2 years left at best from the sound of it.
3 things real moto guys would KNOW 1. RJ. would be in second if it wasnt for danny storbeck 2.mcgrath is kicking himself in the ass for not riding outdoors, and 3. there is no chance in hell that hypocondriac stewart will break mc's record!!!
Johnson along with Hannah would have both been in the 40+ wins and Bailey would have had many more wins, if not for injury. While Hannah's was not a motorcycle injury, it just goes to show that stuff happens. That is why, when you look at MC's record, it stand out even more. For most of his career, Jeremy rode both in and out doors, the last four were supercross only, where carnage is the rule and yet he stayed out of harms way.Amazing!!
Stewart and Reed will both have a chance to pass RC, James maybe this year and Chad next year, but it will be tough. Mainly because of RV, who has the talent to win half the races, leaving only 8 or 9 race wins for Barcia, Canard, Dungey, Reed, Stewart and the rest of the field to battle over.
Forecasters say there is another Perfect Storm on the horizon, its called the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross Series!!!!
No mention on Pastrana?? In the comment section, I mean.
Arguably everyone would have less wins and titles had he been healthy. Talk about someone seemingly made for a 450. I get we can play the "what if" game forever......
Jeremy lived the life of the fastest man on a motocross bike, indoors and outdoors, for a long, long time and for a good reason...He was the fastest man! He beat everybody, all comers. He also had a career marred by very few injuries. Makes him look very smart and savvy in retrospect.
You may think of MC as mostly a supercross specialist racer, but whether he was outdoors at the nationals, at a USGP, or the MXdeN, ...He was just about always the FASTEST MOTOCROSS racer at the gate.
They were magic days indeed, thanks Jeremy!
Out of all the comments posted after I pulled the horshack and stated my personal reason's for not being a Jeremy fan.
ROGER nails it.
Things to consider:
1) MC raced 2 full years more than RC(RC missed the entire 2003 season). Also RC retired at his peak to go 4 wheelin and would have won many more races had he continued.
2) Stewart and Reed are going to have a much harder time passing RC than most people would think. Beating RV,RD,TC,JB, and each other 5 and 7 times respectively won't happen in my opinion. Oh yeah, then next year add Tomac, Wilson and other young talent. I think the days of winning 10 or 12 races in a year are going to be hard to come by going forward.
3) Considering the parity today, does any of the riders lining up at A1 have a chance to break MC's 72? I don't see how...
Because everyone was crying that he couldnt win outdoors,MC did ride the Nationals, and won the title. And on a SX track, the king ruled from his first race on. I am sure he doesnt have too many regrets. Winning, chicks, money, chicks, beer, money and chicks during his heyday.
MC was on his way to a second 250 outdoor title until he tried this crazy jump combination at Millville. Had a big points lead with just a few rounds left. Not enough of a lead to close the deal with a broken foot though.
How did James get on this list? I don't remember him every finishing a race...??
@ Nealio
Hey put the gun down punk the war is over LOL !! put your 6 shooter down in your pants you lil dick
@nealio^^ Let's ALL welcome the obvious NEWCOMER to the SX/MotoWORLD. I left out my not-so-eloquent descriptor before the word "newcomer". I doubt you saw JS also SWEEP 24 straight motos in the outdoors. The reason he has 41 SX wins is because.....(think hard here)....duh!!! I had some other "CHOICE" words, but RacerX disallowed my verbiage.....
Wins mean NOTHING without the title.. And the New England Patriots, all those wins and lost the Super Bowl.. those wins mean nothing compared to titles.... Reed or Stewart wont TOUCH RC, much less Mcgrath...
Maybe my math is off . . . but i've got CR at 41 wins not 42 . . . anyone know what season i'm missing a win? I've accounted for all races and race winners so I don't think I missed a race win. Below is CR's wins/qualified per year:
'12: 1 win/7 races
11: 2/17
10: 0/6
09: 3/17
08: 9/17 Champ
07: 1/16
06: 2/16
05: 5/16
04: 10/16 Champ - including the TX win (Rd 14) where the AMA stripped his points.
03: 8/16
02: 0/4