Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a new market for Supercross but it’s not the first time SX has run in the Yellowhammer State. Talladega Superspeedway (45 minutes east) held an AMA-sanctioned Supercross* in March 1984 and Pro Motocross rounds in 1972 and 1973. The venue is Protective Stadium, an open air football field with a capacity of 47,100.
Fast Facts
Jeff Ward won the the 1984 Talladega Supercross. Although it was an AMA event, it was round two of what was called a “Triple Crown of Supercross” (Daytona, was round one). Round three of that championship (San Jose, CA in June) never happened.
Mark Barnett was 4th in front of what Cycle News reporter Tom Kolnowski called the “slimmest crowd in Supercross history.” He wrote that the grandstands looked completely empty.
Gary Bailey designed the track and even though his son David (pictured) competed, he did so on a production Honda and on his own dime. Bailey finished 4th in Talladega with Bevo Forti as his mechanic.
That’s right, we’ve only officially raced in Alabama once – 2024. Jett Lawrence and Tom Vialle were your winners in the inaugural visit to Protective Stadium.