It’s almost here! The 2024 AMA Supercross season is just 5 days until the star at the opening round in Anaheim 1. While we´re still waiting, we decided to take a look at the 450SX all-time winner’s list from the beginning until last season and recap some facts.
Currently, the list has 66 riders who have managed to win at least one round in the AMA Supercross premier class since the championship debuted in 1974. And 23 of those riders got crowned.
Jeremy McGrath became the top winner in 1995 when he took his 29th win, surpassing Rick Johnson, currently 8th in the rankings. The King of Supercross is likely to stay on top for several more years to come as Eli Tomac, his closest follower with 51 victories, is probably in the twilight of his career as he hinted before the start of this season.
Throughout 2023, Tomac managed to break the tie with Chad Reed (44) for fifth place and before the end of the season, he climbed to second place in the ranking with a total of 51 victories, leaving behind big names such as James Stewart (50) and Ricky Carmichael (48).
Bob Hannah has been in the Top 10 for the most years, since his last victory – the 26th – dates back to 1985, at Daytona. Hannah is 6 wins ahead of Cooper Webb and Ken Roczen (tied with 21) who like Tomac are the only active riders into the Top 10 of the list. Then we have to go down to 18th place to find the next active driver: Jason Anderson with 14 wins.
Defending champion Chase Sexton is in 27th place with a total of 7 wins. He shares the spot with David Vuillemin, Jeff Emig and Jhonny O’Mara, all of whom are champions like Sexton. Tied for 36th place are two other champions, Donnie Hansen and Jimmy Weinert, both with four wins. However, the champion with the fewest wins (1) on the list is Dutchman Pierre Karssemaker, winner of the first Main Event and championship in 1974. On the other hand, Ken Roczen is the winningest rider (21) without a title.
All-time premier class SX wins
Note: Active riders*
| Ranking | Rider | Wins | Titles | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy McGrath | 72 | 7 | 2001 |
| 2 | *Eli Tomac | 51 | 2 | 2023 |
| 3 | James Stewart | 50 | 2 | 2014 |
| 4 | Ricky Carmichael | 48 | 5 | 2007 |
| 5 | Chad Reed | 44 | 2 | 2015 |
| 6 | Ryan Villopoto | 41 | 4 | 2014 |
| 7 | Ryan Dungey | 34 | 4 | 2017 |
| 8 | Ricky Johnson | 28 | 2 | 1989 |
| 9 | Bob Hannah | 27 | 3 | 1985 |
| 10 | *Cooper Webb | 21 | 2 | 2023 |
| 10 | *Ken Roczen | 21 | – | 2023 |
| 12 | Jeff Ward | 20 | 2 | 1991 |
| 13 | Damon Bradshaw | 19 | – | 1993 |
| 14 | Kevin Windham | 18 | – | 2010 |
| 15 | Jeff Stanton | 17 | 3 | 1993 |
| 15 | Mark Barnett | 17 | 1 | 1985 |
| 17 | Jean-Michel Bayle | 16 | 1 | 1992 |
| 18 | *Jason Anderson | 14 | 1 | 2022 |
| 19 | Ezra Lusk | 12 | – | 2003 |
| 20 | David Bailey | 11 | 1 | 1986 |
| 20 | Mike Bell | 11 | 1 | 1983 |
| 22 | Mike LaRocco | 10 | – | 2004 |
| 22 | Broc Glover | 10 | – | 1988 |
| 22 | Marvin Musquin | 10 | – | 2022 |
| 25 | Ron Lechien | 8 | – | 1989 |
| 25 | Jimmy Ellis | 8 | 1 | 1978 |
| 27 | David Vuillemin | 7 | – | 2002 |
| 27 | Jeff Emig | 7 | 1 | 1997 |
| 27 | Johnny O’Mara | 7 | 1 | 1985 |
| 27 | *Chase Sexton | 7 | 1 | 2023 |
| 31 | *Justin Barcia | 6 | – | 2023 |
| 32 | Trey Canard | 5 | – | 2015 |
| 32 | Davi Millsaps | 5 | – | 2013 |
| 32 | Mike Kiedrowski | 5 | – | 1995 |
| 32 | Kent Howerton | 5 | – | 1981 |
| 36 | Doug Henry | 4 | – | 1997 |
| 36 | Donnie Hansen | 4 | 1 | 1982 |
| 36 | Darrell Shultz | 4 | – | 1982 |
| 36 | Jimmy Weinert | 4 | 1 | 1979 |
| 40 | Larry Ward | 3 | – | 1999 |
| 40 | Marty Smith | 3 | – | 1977 |
| 42 | Marty Tripes | 2 | – | 1978 |
| 42 | Tony DiStefano | 2 | – | 1977 |
| 44 | Cole Seely | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 44 | Josh Grant | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 44 | Josh Hill | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 44 | Nathan Ramsey | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 44 | John Dowd | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 44 | Sebastien Tortelli | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 44 | Damon Huffman | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 44 | Greg Albertyn | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 44 | Mike Craig | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 44 | Doug Dubach | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 44 | Jeff Matiasevich | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 44 | Rick Ryan | 1 | – | 1980 |
| 44 | Rex Staten | 1 | – | 1980 |
| 44 | Chuck Sun | 1 | – | 1980 |
| 44 | Steve Wise | 1 | – | 1979 |
| 44 | Gaylon Mosier | 1 | – | 1978 |
| 44 | Jaroslav Falta | 1 | – | 1974 |
| 44 | Jim Pomeroy | 1 | – | 1974 |
| 44 | Pierre Karsmakers | 1 | 1 | 1974 |
| 44 | Andrew Short | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 44 | Justin Brayton | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 44 | Blake Baggett | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 44 | Zach Osborne | 1 | – | 2020 |
