2020 AMA Supercross Championship

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The 2020 AMA Supercross Championship is an American motorcycle racing championship that started January 4, 2020, and ended June 21, 2020. Ten of the 17 rounds had been completed when the season was suspended on March 12, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 14, 2020, promoter Feld Entertainment announced the season would conclude with races on Wednesdays and Sundays at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1] [2] [3]

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2020 AMA Supercross Championship
Organizer American Motorcyclist Association, Feld Entertainment (except Daytona), NASCAR Holdings, Inc. (Daytona)
DisciplineDirt bike racing
DurationJanuary - June 2020
Number of races17
TV partner(s) NBC Sports

Results

Race Winners [4] [N 1] [N 2]
RoundDateLocationStadium450SX Winner250SX Winner
1 (W)4 January Flag of California.svg Anaheim Angel Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Justin Barcia Flag of the United States.svg Justin Cooper
2 (W)11 January Flag of Missouri.svg St. Louis The Dome at America's Center Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen Flag of the United States.svg Austin Forkner
3 (W)18 January Flag of California.svg Anaheim Angel Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac Flag of France.svg Dylan Ferrandis
4 (W) (TC)25 January Flag of Arizona.svg Glendale State Farm Stadium Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen Flag of the United States.svg Austin Forkner
5 (W)1 February Flag of California.svg Oakland RingCentral Coliseum Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac Flag of France.svg Dylan Ferrandis
6 (W)8 February Flag of California.svg San Diego PETCO Park Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Webb Flag of France.svg Dylan Ferrandis
7 (E)15 February Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Raymond James Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac Flag of the United States.svg Shane McElrath
8 (E) (TC)22 February Flag of Texas.svg Arlington AT&T Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac Flag of the United States.svg Chase Sexton
9 (E)29 February Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen Flag of the United States.svg Chase Sexton
10 (E)7 March Flag of Florida.svg Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Marchbanks
11 (E)31 May Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac Flag of the United States.svg Shane McElrath
12 (E)3 June Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Webb Flag of the United States.svg Shane McElrath
13 (E)7 June Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac Flag of the United States.svg Chase Sexton
14 (W)10 June Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Webb Flag of the United States.svg Austin Forkner
15 (W)14 June Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen Flag of the United States.svg Austin Forkner
16 (E)17 June Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Webb Flag of the United States.svg Chase Sexton
17 (E/W)21 June Flag of the United States.svg Zach Osborne Flag of the United States.svg Chase Sexton

Events Rescheduled / Relocated

Races at rounds 11-17 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 25, 2020, Feld Motor Sports announced their intention to complete the season later in the year. On May 14, 2020, the Feld Motor Sports announced the season would finish with seven races over May and June behind closed doors. These races were held at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was to have hosted just Round 17 on May 2. Six venues lost their events. [5]

Cancelled Dates
RoundRegionDateLocationVenue
11E14 Mar Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium
12E21 March Flag of Michigan.svg Detroit Ford Field
13E/W28 March Flag of Washington.svg Seattle CenturyLink Field
14W4 April Flag of Colorado.svg Denver Empower Field
15E18 April Flag of Massachusetts.svg Foxborough Gillette Stadium
16W25 April Flag of Nevada.svg Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium

Notes

  1. A (W) next to the event indicates it is part of the 250 SX West Championship, while an (E) indicates it is part of the 250 SX East Championship. (E/W) indicates a 250 SX East/250 SX West combination event.
  2. B (TC) indicates a Triple Crown event.

    Season Recap

    Justin Barcia opened the season with his second consecutive win at Anaheim 1. [6] One week later, Ken Roczen took his first win three years after suffering a hard crash that had left him with a badly injured arm. [7] [8] At Round 3, Eli Tomac became the third different winner in as many races to open the 2020 season. [9] Roczen and Tomac would proceed to dominate the middle portion of the season, with the exception of the San Diego Supercross where defending champion Cooper Webb took the victory. [10] After the season was suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic, Feld Motor Sports announced the season would finish in four weeks with seven rounds in Salt Lake City, with Sunday and Wednesday rounds only. [2] Webb and Tomac would win most of the races while Roczen and Zach Osborne would each win 1. Tomac would win the title.

    450SX

    Riders Championship

    PosNo.RiderBike AN1
    Flag of California.svg
    STL
    Flag of Missouri.svg
    AN2
    Flag of California.svg
    GLE
    Flag of Arizona.svg
    OAK
    Flag of California.svg
    SND
    Flag of California.svg
    TAM
    Flag of Florida.svg
    ARL
    Flag of Texas.svg
    ATL
    Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
    DAY
    Flag of Florida.svg
    SL1
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL2
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL3
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL4
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL5
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL6
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL7
    Flag of Utah.svg
    Points
    13 Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac Kawasaki 74121411411213325384
    21 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Webb KTM 3123421212332121218359
    394 Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen Honda 612136321235105147354
    421 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson Husqvarna 535351410311444372252287
    551 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Barcia Yamaha 1295654425889219920272
    616 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Osborne Husqvarna 14541811111155342431252
    727 Flag of the United States.svg Malcom Stewart Honda 96871087788117522574252
    815 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Wilson Husqvarna 1313101371369107106686133239
    910 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Brayton Honda 88761379211210997128612227
    1046 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Hill Honda 111112128956691610151314129213
    117 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Plessinger Yamaha 12101591210168761212119101411207
    124 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Baggett KTM 491410932210192271412471016200
    1337 Flag of Ecuador.svg Martin Davalos KTM 15221311151214175146118619817178
    1464 Flag of the United States.svg Vince Friese Honda 101411141415131191118161615171715155
    159 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Cianciarulo Kawasaki 2768428DNS22DNQ129
    1622 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed KTM 18211820211913151319171411111510113
    1750 Flag of the United States.svg Benny Bloss KTM DNQ1722DNQ17DNQ131213131310131114108
    1834 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Bowers Kawasaki 1717151616151614212021201415211397
    1911 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Chisholm Kawasaki 19DNQ1718171516151518181616191885
    2020 Flag of the United States.svg Broc Tickle Suzuki 1222DNQ17171216659
    2144 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Cunningham Suzuki DNQ16DNQDNQ19DNQ18182114151919DNQ18DNQ53
    2271 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Breece Suzuki DNQ2016212220142218DNQ2221DNQ20DNQDNQ37
    2361 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Ray Kawasaki DNQ1921191819DNQDNQDNQDNQ17DNQDNQ18DNQ222133
    2419 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bogle KTM 1615162124
    25722 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Enticknap Suzuki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ21DNQ1719DNQ19DNQDNQ18DNQDNQ21
    2649 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Blose Honda 2018191718
    2731 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Noren Suzuki 21DNQ21DNQDNQDNQDNQ201911
    28393 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Herrlein KTM DNQDNQDNQ18208
    2991 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sipes KTM 167
    3065 Flag of the United States.svg James Weeks Yamaha DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ1920DNQ7
    3169 Flag of the United States.svg Carlen Gardner Honda DNQ20DNQ20DNQDNQ227
    3248 Flag of the United States.svg Henry Miller KTM DNQDNQ176
    3353 Flag of the United States.svg James Decotis Suzuki 2220DNQ4
    34606 Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Stewart Husqvarna DNQ20DNQDNQ3
    35817 Flag of France.svg Jason Clermont Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQ203
    3682 Flag of the United States.svg Cade Autenrieth Honda DNQDNQDNQ20DNQDNQ3
    37597 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Kerr Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ21DNQDNQ2
    3867 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Robin Honda DNQDNQ22DNQDNQ1
    3986 Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Cartwright Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQ22DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ1
    4088 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Karnow Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ22DNQ1
    280 Flag of the United States.svg Cade Clason Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    282 Flag of the United States.svg Theodore Pauli Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    976 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Greco KTM DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    509 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Nagy KTM DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    501 Flag of the United States.svg Scotty Wennerstrom Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    114 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Schmidt Husqvarna DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    447 Flag of the United States.svg Deven Raper Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    211 Flag of the United States.svg Tevin Tapia Yamaha DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    848 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Cros Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    330 Flag of the United States.svg AJ Catanzaro Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    651 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Hogan Yamaha DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    981 Flag of the United States.svg Curren Thurman KTM DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    824 Flag of the United States.svg Carter Stephenson Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    996 Flag of the United States.svg Preston Taylor Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    230 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Wightman Honda DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    135 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Fitch Honda DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    92 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Politelli Honda DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    70 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Merriam Honda DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    412 Flag of the United States.svg Jared Lesher KTM DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    526 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Aeck Honda DNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    56 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Starling Honda DNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    43 Flag of the United States.svg John Short Honda DNQDNQDNQDNQ0
    304 Flag of Brazil.svg Hector Assunção Honda DNQDNQDNQ0
    145 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Smith KTM DNQDNQDNQ0
    256 Flag of the United States.svg James Milson Kawasaki DNQDNQDNQ0
    421 Flag of the United States.svg Vann Martin KTM DNQDNQ0
    138 Flag of the United States.svg David Pulley Honda DNQDNQ0
    675 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Dillin KTM DNQDNQ0
    542 Flag of the United States.svg Johnnie Buller Suzuki DNQDNQ0
    118 Flag of the United States.svg Cheyenne Harmon Honda DNQDNQ0
    221 Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Jørgensen Kawasaki DNQDNQ0
    831 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Smith Yamaha DNQDNQ0
    795 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Leininger Honda DNQDNQ0
    360 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Siminoe Kawasaki DNQ0
    424 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Custer Honda DNQ0
    332 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Winter Kawasaki DNQ0
    570 Flag of the United States.svg Cody Vanbuskirk KTM DNQ0
    240 Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Stewart Yamaha DNQ0
    98 Flag of Zambia.svg Bradley Lionnet Yamaha DNQ0
    42 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Lamay Honda DNQ0
    224 Flag of France.svg Charles Lefrançois Suzuki DNQ0
    171 Flag of the United States.svg Davey Fraser Husqvarna DNQ0
    72 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Wageman Yamaha DNQ0
    185 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson Fleming Honda DNQ0
    837 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson Gardner Honda DNQ0
    PosNo.RiderBike AN1
    Flag of California.svg
    STL
    Flag of Missouri.svg
    AN2
    Flag of California.svg
    GLE
    Flag of Arizona.svg
    OAK
    Flag of California.svg
    SND
    Flag of California.svg
    TAM
    Flag of Florida.svg
    ARL
    Flag of Texas.svg
    ATL
    Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
    DAY
    Flag of Florida.svg
    SL1
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL2
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL3
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL4
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL5
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL6
    Flag of Utah.svg
    SL7
    Flag of Utah.svg
    Points

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