St Louis (SX)
St Louis
Once an important fur trading hub, St. Louis is one of the most historic cities in the United States; host of the 1904 Olympic Games and World’s Fair and location of the nation’s first gas station (1905), Mound City didn’t welcome its first Supercross until 1996, a race that will forever be know as the night “The Streak” ended.
Fast Facts
Jeff Emig won his second career main event but, more importantly, ended Jeremy McGrath’s Supercross win streak at 13 races.
The first ever St. Louis Supercross was round 14 in a 15 round season and McGrath had wrapped up the title at round 12. With the perfect season in play, McGrath had both nothing and everything on the line. Read the full story of this historic night in the We Went Fast Original “Jeremy McGrath And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Night In St. Louis.”
Semi-retired Ricky Carmichael snuck in his 48th and final SX win while James Stewart charged back from 19th to 2nd. The main event started with fireworks when title contenders Chad Reed and Stewart battled for the lead.
When Stewart made a move on lap one, Reed immediately countered but collided with Stew, and took them both down. Reed ended lap one in eighth, while Stewart was back in 19th.
Rookie Ryan Dungey won his 5th main event but the title chase effectively ended when Ryan Villopoto suffered a season-ending injury on lap 12. Before that, this race had ‘instant classic’ all over it. On lap 9, RV “went for the jugular” as Jeff Emig yelled on SPEED TV. The aggressive block pass took both riders to the ground.
Their 14 second advantage over Andrew Short and Kevin Windham evaporated and it was a four-way battle for the lead. Three laps later, RV ejected from his bike and severely broke his leg.
Winning three in a row for the first time in five years, nobody who watched James Stewart run down and pass defending champion Ryan Villopoto would have ever said they had witnessed the final victory of his career.
With Jeremy McGrath doing play by play in the broadcast booth, Stew got nostalgic after the win: “It’s such an honor to be even close to [McGrath]. I’m just a kid from Haines City, FL who wanted to be like my dad. He rode motorcycles and I wanted to be just like him. I never would have thought I’d be one of the best.”
Ken Roczen returned to the top step of the podium after 25 rounds and nearly 3 years (1,092 days) when he won the 2020 St. Louis SX.
Roczen took his HRC Honda to victory after a devastating arm injury, illness, and some epic close calls. He’d come so close during that 3 year span, including losing to Cooper Webb in the closest ever finish the year prior, making this win an emotional celebration.
St. Louis Venues
Although it has changed names many times, one venue has hosted all rounds of Supercross in St. Louis. The Dome at America’s Center, known as the Transworld Dome (1995-2001) and the Edward Jones Dome (2002-2016), opened in 1995 as the new home of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, who had relocated from LA.
After 21 years, the Rams moved back to LA and The Dome is now the home field of the UFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks.
This interactive table details the all-time leaders in St. Louis. 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 St. Louis. Who won in what year and what round was this venue. Filter by class. On mobile, slide left to access more columns. IMPORTANT: Triple Crown races are in a separate chart. Keep scrolling to see data from those events.