Salt Lake City
Rice-Eccles Stadium
The Crossroads of the West hosted its first Supercross until 2001 and has been a series staple since. Salt Lake City has been the season finale since 2020.
Fast Facts
Following Jeremy McGrath’s shocking exit days before the start of the 1997 season, American Honda experienced an unfamiliar championship drought. That changed when Ricky Carmichael chose Red for 2002. Carmichael started slow in ’02 but by round 15 in Salt Lake City, he was steamrolling.
RC beat Tim Ferry and Mike LaRocco for his 10th season win and wrapped up his second consecutive Supercross title, Honda’s first since 1996. In 125SX West, Honda’s Travis Preston finished second to James Stewart but clinched the championships by 7 points.
On a miserable May evening, with rain and temperatures in the mid-40s (the track was actually covered in snow one day earlier), GEICO Honda’s Kevin Windham secured his 18th and final 450SX main event victory. Windham dominated, leading every lap in the treacherous conditions.
He even lapped the already-crowned-2010-champion Ryan Dungey who finished fourth! Windham’s win led a Honda sweep of the podium with Davi Millsaps and Andrew Short.
Salt Lake City was always scheduled to be the 2020 Supercross finale (first time ever!). Not planned was SLC hosting the final SEVEN rounds in a ‘residency’ period (May 31-June 21). This was SX when racing returned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
All 7 rounds ran within an empty stadium. The only ‘spectators’ present were cardboard cutouts purchased by fans at home. Four different riders won the races, including new father Eli Tomac (rds. 11, 13) who won his first ever 450SX title in his 7th season in the class. It was Kawasaki’s first since 2014.
Chad Reed would have preferred to go out in front of a stadium full of fans but the 38-year-old two-time 450SX champ ended his career in Salt Lake City after an emotional 10th place ride in ‘silence’. Reed’s career ended with his 265th 450SX main event, the all-time record.
While Reed’s exit was predictable, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna sweeping the podium was not; Zach Osborne won his first (and only) 450SX after scoring a top five in each of the SLC races. Jason Anderson and Dean Wilson finished second and third.
Venue
Rice-Eccles Stadium: home of NCAA Football’s Utah Utes, Rice-Eccles opened in 1998 and has hosted every single Supercross in the Beehive State, starting with the inaugural event in 2001. Rice-Eccles also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics and is expected to do so again in the year 2034.
The interactive table below details the all-time Salt Lake City leaders. Who has the most starts, wins, podiums and points. Filter by class. On mobile, slide left to access more columns.
All-Time Leaders
Who won Salt Lake City, in what year and what round was the race? Winner history makes that easy to see. Tap ‘additional stats’ to see more info
Winner History
Full race results from every Salt Lake City Supercross in sport history. Tap ‘additional stats’ to see position changes and qualifying ranking
Race Results
Fast Fact: The Utah capital served as the center of Supercross when racing resumed after the COVID-19-related shutdown in 2020. SLC hosted the final 7 rounds of the 2020 season.