2009 AMA Supercross Championship

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The 2009 AMA Supercross season (for sponsorship reasons, the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship) was the thirty-sixth AMA Supercross Championship season. It was also the second season with the World Supercross Championship designation. James Stewart Jr. claimed his second title, after winning eleven of the seventeen rounds. [1]

Contents

Riders

PlateRidersMake of bike
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Suzuki
2 Flag of Washington.svg Ryan Villopoto
3 Flag of Tennessee.svg Mike Brown
7 Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
9 Flag of New Mexico.svg Ivan Tedesco
11 Flag of California.svg Travis Preston
13 Flag of Minnesota.svg Heath Voss
14 Flag of Louisiana.svg Kevin Windham
15 Flag of Florida.svg Tim Ferry
17 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Robbie Reynard
18 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Davi Millsaps
21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Cody Cooper
25 Flag of Alabama.svg Nathan Ramsey
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Byrne
27 Flag of Michigan.svg Nick Wey
28 Flag of North Carolina.svg Josh Summey
29 Flag of Texas.svg Andrew Short
31 Flag of Kentucky.svg Ryan Sipes
33 Flag of California.svg Josh Grant
35 Flag of New York.svg Paul Carpenter
37 Flag of Brazil.svg Antonio Balbi
38 Flag of Florida.svg Kyle Chisholm
45 Flag of Florida.svg Jason Thomas
48 Flag of Texas.svg Thomas Hahn
52 Flag of New York.svg Robert Kiniry
54 Flag of Florida.svg Matt Boni
57 Flag of Michigan.svg Jacob Marsack
59 Flag of Florida.svg Troy Adams
60 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Broc Hepler
65 Flag of Florida.svg Shaun Skinner
71 Flag of Kentucky.svg Justin Sipes
75 Flag of Oregon.svg Josh Hill
78 Flag of California.svg Billy Laninovich
79 Flag of Idaho.svg Cole Siebler
80 Flag of North Carolina.svg Tyler Bright
91 Flag of New Hampshire.svg Chad Charbonneau
94 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Jacob Morrison
95 Flag of Alaska.svg Ben Lamay
99 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Jase Lewis
100 Flag of California.svg Josh Hansen
101 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Townley
105 Flag of California.svg Sean Hamblin
112 Flag of Denmark.svg Marco Lewentdorff
114 Flag of Iowa.svg Justin Brayton
115 Flag of New Mexico.svg Kevin Johnson
121 Flag of Texas.svg Jeff Dement
125 Flag of California.svg Daniel Blair
130 Flag of Florida.svg Kyle Keylon
131 Flag of California.svg Ryan Beat
141 Flag of France.svg Steve Boniface
147 Flag of Texas.svg Clayton Miller
150 Flag of Ohio.svg Scott Metz
153 Flag of Washington.svg Gregory Crater
158 Flag of New Mexico.svg Keith Johnson
173 Flag of Nevada.svg Nathan Tiearney
186 Flag of Nevada.svg Derek Costella
199 Flag of Maryland.svg Travis Pastrana
207 Flag of California.svg Sean Collier
212 Flag of California.svg Chris Hay
221 Flag of Oregon.svg Tiger Lacey
229 Flag of California.svg Jeff Loop
296 Flag of Illinois.svg Bryan White
304 Flag of Indiana.svg Bradley Ripple
321 Flag of Alabama.svg Chad Ward

Calendar

RoundVenueLocationDateHeat 1Heat 2LCQWinner
1 Angel Stadium of Anaheim [2] Flag of California.svg Anaheim, California January 3 Flag of Washington.svg Ryan Villopoto Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Florida.svg Matt Boni Flag of California.svg Josh Grant
2 Chase Field [3] Flag of Arizona.svg Phoenix, Arizona January 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Florida.svg Matt Boni Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim [4] Flag of California.svg Anaheim, California January 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of New York.svg Robert Kiniry Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
4 Reliant Stadium [5] Flag of Texas.svg Houston January 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of California.svg Josh Hansen Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
5 AT&T Park [6] Flag of California.svg San Francisco January 31 Flag of California.svg Josh Grant Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Florida.svg Davi Millsaps Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
6 Angel Stadium of Anaheim [7] Flag of California.svg Anaheim, California February 7 Flag of Florida.svg Davi Millsaps Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Oklahoma.svg Andrew Short Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
7 Qualcomm Stadium [8] Flag of California.svg San Diego February 14 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Andrew Short Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Florida.svg Davi Millsaps Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
8 Georgia Dome [9] Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta February 21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of North Carolina.svg Charles Summey Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
9 Lucas Oil Stadium [10] Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis February 28 Flag of Florida.svg Davi Millsaps Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Oregon.svg Josh Hill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed
10 Daytona International Speedway [11] Flag of Florida.svg Daytona Beach, Florida March 7 Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Oregon.svg Josh Hill Flag of Florida.svg Davi Millsaps Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed
11 Louisiana Superdome [12] Flag of Louisiana.svg New Orleans March 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Alabama.svg Nathan Ramsey Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
12 Edward Jones Dome [13] Flag of Missouri.svg St. Louis, Missouri March 21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Louisiana.svg Kevin Windham Flag of Florida.svg Davi Millsaps Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed
13 Rogers Centre [14] Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto March 28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Michigan.svg Jacob Marsack Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
14 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium [15] Flag of Florida.svg Jacksonville, Florida April 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of Oregon.svg Josh Hill Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
15 Qwest Field [16] Flag of Washington.svg Seattle, WashingtonApril 18 Flag of New Mexico.svg Ivan Tedesco Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of California.svg Billy Laninovich Flag of Washington.svg Ryan Villopoto
16 Rice-Eccles Stadium [17] Flag of the State of Utah.svg Salt Lake City April 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of California.svg Billy Laninovich Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.
17 Sam Boyd Stadium [18] Flag of Nevada.svg Whitney, Nevada May 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Reed Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr. Flag of New York.svg Robert Kiniry Flag of Washington.svg Ryan Villopoto

Championship standings

PosRider ANA1
Flag of California.svg
PHX
Flag of Arizona.svg
ANA2
Flag of California.svg
HOU
Flag of Texas.svg
SFR
Flag of California.svg
ANA3
Flag of California.svg
SDI
Flag of California.svg
ATL
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
IND
Flag of Indiana.svg
DAY
Flag of Florida.svg
NOR
Flag of Louisiana.svg
STL
Flag of Missouri.svg
TOR
Flag of Ontario.svg
JAC
Flag of Florida.svg
SEA
Flag of Washington.svg
SLC
Flag of the State of Utah.svg
LAS
Flag of Nevada.svg
Points
1 Flag of Florida.svg James Stewart Jr.191111111271211213377
2 Flag of New South Wales.svg Chad Reed32222222112122722373
3 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Andrew Short256456341185495558270
4 Flag of California.svg Josh Grant13554520134DNQ73418667237
5 Flag of Louisiana.svg Kevin Windham15639677620549631074236
6 Flag of Washington.svg Ryan Villopoto57433DNQ43969INJINJINJ141233
7 Flag of New Mexico.svg Ivan Tedesco64761041075131365139105226
8 Flag of Florida.svg Davi Millsaps 1210101083510731887193310219
9 Flag of California.svg Mike Alessi11119791161134671164DNQ6218
10 Flag of Oregon.svg Josh Hill168121178DNQ91511111534INJINJINJ146
11 Flag of Florida.svg Matt Boni14202015DNQ12DNQ121218101281614814110
12 Flag of Minnesota.svg Heath Voss7INJ1412111615DNQ13151617DNQ9121420103
13 Flag of Florida.svg Tim Ferry4988DNQ101481019INJINJINJINJINJINJINJ100
14 Flag of Michigan.svg Nick Wey91513DNQDNQ1591516DNQ12DNQ15DNQ11121298
15 Flag of New York.svg Paul Carpenter101311131914DNQ1014208111396
16 Flag of Florida.svg Kyle ChisholmDNQDNQDNQ171491314DNQ161913131816DSQEX79
17 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Broc Hepler1951912314171115DNQ76
18 Flag of France.svg Ben Coisy8DNQ171612DNQ1819617DNQDNQ1012DNQDNQINJ75
19 Flag of Kansas.svg Thomas Hahn191216DNQ10201971391867
20 Flag of New Jersey.svg Jason LawrenceDNQ25201743
PosRider ANA1
Flag of California.svg
PHX
Flag of Arizona.svg
ANA2
Flag of California.svg
HOU
Flag of Texas.svg
SFR
Flag of California.svg
ANA3
Flag of California.svg
SDI
Flag of California.svg
ATL
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
IND
Flag of Indiana.svg
DAY
Flag of Florida.svg
NOR
Flag of Louisiana.svg
STL
Flag of Missouri.svg
TOR
Flag of Ontario.svg
JAC
Flag of Florida.svg
SEA
Flag of Washington.svg
SLC
Flag of the State of Utah.svg
LAS
Flag of Nevada.svg
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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