Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium
The first Supercross ever held in the crossroads of America was round 9 of 1992. From McGrath’s domination (6 wins!) to Mike LaRocco’s final Supercross (2004) win Indy has been a strong Midwestern Supercross battleground.
Fast Facts
The all-time wins leader in Indianapolis, Jeremy McGrath, won 6 times here between 1993-2000. His 1998 win was particularly special; not only was it his 48th Supercross victory, but his 64th combined SX + Pro Motocross win, which put him ahead of Bob Hannah as the winningest rider in sport history.
After 6 rounds in 1998, McGrath already had a 45 point lead over defending champion, Jeff Emig.
In front of his home state fans, in his 202nd premier class start, Mike LaRocco pulled an uncharacteristic holeshot and led all 20 laps to take his 10th, and final, career win. “I think this is 3 holeshots in 17 years”, a good humored LaRocco said to Cycle News after the race.
LaRocco’s teammate Kevin Windham was second and Chad Reed, who went down in the first corner, finished third.
The first ever Supercross in Indianapolis was round 9 of the series and Damon Bradshaw entered with a 16 point lead over Jean-Michel Bayle. After dogging Jeff Stanton for 12 laps, Bradshaw ejected from his YZ250 in mid-air when his front end nose-dived over the triples.
He finished 19th and Santon cruised to his 15th career win, good for 5th on the all-time SX wins list. Stanton and Bayle left tied in points, Bradshaw trailed by 4.
Ken Roczen was certainly the feel-good story of 2023 when he led wire to wire to give Suzuki its first 450SX win since 2016 (also Roczen). “That was an experience that I’ll never forget, probably on the top of my all-time greatest accomplishments,” Roczen said.
After spending six seasons with American Honda, Roczen made the shocking decision to return to Suzuki, the only bike on the gate that still had a kickstarter.
Venues
Hoosier Dome / RCA Dome: In late March, 1992, the Hoosier Dome (later renamed RCA Dome) opened its doors to Supercross for the first time and held races for 17 straight years before the new home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts (built next door) was ready to welcome dirt bike racing action.
Lucas Oil Stadium: Host venue of the Indianapolis Supercross since 2009. Chad Reed was both the last rider to win in the dome and the first to win in Lucas Oil Stadium.
The interactive table below details the all-time Indianapolis leaders. Who has the most starts, wins, podiums and points. Filter by class. On mobile, slide left to access more columns.
All-Time Leaders
This interactive table details the winner history in Indy. Who won in what year and what round was this venue. Filter by class. On mobile, slide left to access more columns.
Winner History
Full race results from every Indianapolis Supercross in sport history. Tap ‘additional stats’ to see position changes and qualifying ranking.
Race Results
Fun Facts
Indianapolis would have had a perfect attendance stretch starting in 1992 had it not been for COVID-19. The Indy round was to be stop 11 in 2020 but it was the first race to be cancelled at the start of the pandemic.
Another good one: The original 1985 Supercross schedule included a stop in Indianapolis. But the race never took place.