2009 AMA Supercross Championship explained

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]

Riders

• Riders denoted by state of birth, unless an overseas rider.

	Plate	Riders	Make of bike
	1	Chad Reed	Suzuki
	2	Ryan Villopoto
	3	Mike Brown
	7	James Stewart Jr.
	9	Ivan Tedesco
	11	Travis Preston
	13	Heath Voss
	14	Kevin Windham
	15	Tim Ferry
	17	Robbie Reynard
	18	Davi Millsaps
	21	Cody Cooper
	25	Nathan Ramsey
	26	Michael Byrne
	27	Nick Wey
	28	Josh Summey
	29	Andrew Short
	31	Ryan Sipes
	33	Josh Grant
	35	Paul Carpenter
	37	Antonio Balbi
	38	Kyle Chisholm
	45	Jason Thomas
	48	Thomas Hahn
	52	Robert Kiniry
	54	Matt Boni
	57	Jacob Marsack
	59	Troy Adams
	60	Broc Hepler
	65	Shaun Skinner
	71	Justin Sipes
	75	Josh Hill
	78	Billy Laninovich
	79	Cole Siebler
	80	Tyler Bright
	91	Chad Charbonneau
	94	Jacob Morrison
	95	Ben Lamay
	99	Jase Lewis
	100	Josh Hansen
	101	Ben Townley
	105	Sean Hamblin
	112	Marco Lewentdorff
	114	Justin Brayton
	115	Kevin Johnson
	121	Jeff Dement
	125	Daniel Blair
	130	Kyle Keylon
	131	Ryan Beat
	141	Steve Boniface
	147	Clayton Miller
	150	Scott Metz
	153	Gregory Crater
	158	Keith Johnson
	173	Nathan Tiearney
	186	Derek Costella
	199	Travis Pastrana
	207	Sean Collier
	212	Chris Hay
	221	Tiger Lacey
	229	Jeff Loop
	296	Bryan White
	304	Bradley Ripple
	321	Chad Ward

Calendar

• All races held in , except Toronto . Riders denoted by state of birth, unless an overseas rider.

Round	Venue	Location	Date	Heat 1	Heat 2	LCQ	Winner
1	Angel Stadium of Anaheim^[2]	Anaheim, California	January 3	Ryan Villopoto	James Stewart Jr.	Matt Boni	Josh Grant
2	Chase Field^[3]	Phoenix, Arizona	January 10	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Matt Boni	James Stewart Jr.
3	Angel Stadium of Anaheim^[4]	Anaheim, California	January 17	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Robert Kiniry	James Stewart Jr.
4	Reliant Stadium^[5]	Houston	January 24	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Josh Hansen	James Stewart Jr.
5	AT&T Park^[6]	San Francisco	January 31	Josh Grant	James Stewart Jr.	Davi Millsaps	James Stewart Jr.
6	Angel Stadium of Anaheim^[7]	Anaheim, California	February 7	Davi Millsaps	James Stewart Jr.	Andrew Short	James Stewart Jr.
7	Qualcomm Stadium^[8]	San Diego	February 14	Andrew Short	James Stewart Jr.	Davi Millsaps	James Stewart Jr.
8	Georgia Dome^[9]	Atlanta	February 21	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Charles Summey	James Stewart Jr.
9	Lucas Oil Stadium^[10]	Indianapolis	February 28	Davi Millsaps	James Stewart Jr.	Josh Hill	Chad Reed
10	Daytona International Speedway^[11]	Daytona Beach, Florida	March 7	James Stewart Jr.	Josh Hill	Davi Millsaps	Chad Reed
11	Louisiana Superdome^[12]	New Orleans	March 14	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Nathan Ramsey	James Stewart Jr.
12	Edward Jones Dome^[13]	St. Louis, Missouri	March 21	Chad Reed	Kevin Windham	Davi Millsaps	Chad Reed
13	Rogers Centre^[14]	Toronto	March 28	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Jacob Marsack	James Stewart Jr.
14	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium^[15]	Jacksonville, Florida	April 4	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Josh Hill	James Stewart Jr.
15	Qwest Field^[16]	Seattle, Washington	April 18	Ivan Tedesco	James Stewart Jr.	Billy Laninovich	Ryan Villopoto
16	Rice-Eccles Stadium^[17]	Salt Lake City	April 25	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Billy Laninovich	James Stewart Jr.
17	Sam Boyd Stadium^[18]	Whitney, Nevada	May 2	Chad Reed	James Stewart Jr.	Robert Kiniry	Ryan Villopoto

Championship standings

Pos Rider ANA1 PHX ANA2 HOU SFR ANA3 SDI ATL IND DAY NOR STL TOR JAC SEA SLC LAS Points 1 James Stewart Jr. 19 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 377 2 Chad Reed 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 7 2 2 373 3 Andrew Short 2 5 6 4 5 6 3 4 11 8 5 4 9 5 5 5 8 270 4 Josh Grant 1 3 5 5 4 5 20 13 4 DNQ 7 3 4 18 6 6 7 237 5 Kevin Windham 15 6 3 9 6 7 7 6 20 5 4 9 6 3 10 7 4 236 6 Ryan Villopoto 5 7 4 3 3 DNQ 4 3 9 6 9 INJ INJ INJ 1 4 1 233 7 Ivan Tedesco 6 4 7 6 10 4 10 7 5 13 13 6 5 13 9 10 5 226 8 Davi Millsaps 12 10 10 10 8 3 5 10 7 3 18 8 7 19 3 3 10 219 9 Mike Alessi 11 11 9 7 9 11 6 11 3 4 6 7 11 6 4 DNQ 6 218 10 Josh Hill 16 8 12 11 7 8 DNQ 9 15 11 11 15 3 4 INJ INJ INJ 146 11 Matt Boni 14 20 20 15 DNQ 12 DNQ 12 12 18 10 12 8 16 14 8 14 110 12 Heath Voss 7 INJ 14 12 11 16 15 DNQ 13 15 16 17 DNQ 9 12 14 20 103 13 Tim Ferry 4 9 8 8 DNQ 10 14 8 10 19 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 100 14 Nick Wey 9 15 13 DNQ DNQ 15 9 15 16 DNQ 12 DNQ 15 DNQ 11 12 12 98 15 Paul Carpenter 10 13 11 13 19 14 DNQ 10 14 20 8 11 13 96 16 Kyle Chisholm DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 14 9 13 14 DNQ 16 19 13 13 18 16 DSQ EX 79 17 Broc Hepler 19 5 19 12 3 14 17 11 15 DNQ 76 18 Ben Coisy 8 DNQ 17 16 12 DNQ 18 19 6 17 DNQ DNQ 10 12 DNQ DNQ INJ 75 19 Thomas Hahn 19 12 16 DNQ 10 20 19 7 13 9 18 67 20 Jason Lawrence DNQ 2 5 20 17 43 Pos Rider ANA1 PHX ANA2 HOU SFR ANA3 SDI ATL IND DAY NOR STL TOR JAC SEA SLC LAS Points

See also

• Supercross; for champions of the supporting East and West Lites series.

External links

• The official website of the AMA Supercross championship

Notes and References

1. News: Villopoto wins the race; Stewart wins the championship . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-05-03 . 2009-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090507073027/http://www.amasupercross.com/ViewPost.aspx?postId=263 . 2009-05-07 . live .
2. Web site: Round 1: January 3, 2009 – Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-01-03 . 2009-07-09.
3. Web site: Round 2: January 10, 2009 – Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-01-10 . 2009-07-09.
4. Web site: Round 3: January 17, 2009 – Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-01-17 . 2009-07-09.
5. Web site: Round 4: January 24, 2009 – Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-01-24 . 2009-07-09.
6. Web site: Round 5: January 31, 2009 – AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-01-31 . 2009-07-09.
7. Web site: Round 6: February 7, 2009 – Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-02-07 . 2009-07-09.
8. Web site: Round 7: February 14, 2009 – Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-02-14 . 2009-07-09.
9. Web site: Round 8: February 21, 2009 – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-02-21 . 2009-07-09.
10. Web site: Round 9: February 28, 2009 – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-02-28 . 2009-07-09.
11. Web site: Round 10: March 7, 2009 – Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-03-07 . 2009-07-09.
12. Web site: Round 11: March 14, 2009 – Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-03-14 . 2009-07-09.
13. Web site: Round 12: March 21, 2009 – Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-03-21 . 2009-07-09.
14. Web site: Round 13: March 28, 2009 – Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-03-28 . 2009-07-09.
15. Web site: Round 14: April 4, 2009 – Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, FL . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-04-04 . 2009-07-09.
16. Web site: Round 15: April 18, 2009 – Qwest Field, Seattle, WA . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-04-18 . 2009-07-09.
17. Web site: Round 16: April 25, 2009 – Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-04-25 . 2009-07-09.
18. Web site: Round 17: May 2, 2009 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV . amasupercross.com . Feld Motor Sports . 2009-05-02 . 2009-07-09.