2020 AMA Supercross Championship

The 2020 AMA Supercross Championship is an American motorcycle racing championship that started January 4, 2020, and will end June 21, 2020. Ten of the 17 rounds had been completed when the season was suspended on March 12, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 14, 2020, promoter Feld Entertainment announced the season will conclude with races on Wednesdays and Sundays at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1][2][3]

2020 AMA Supercross Championship
OrganizerAmerican Motorcyclist Association, Feld Entertainment (except Daytona), NASCAR Holdings, Inc. (Daytona)
DisciplineDirt bike racing
DurationJanuary - June 2020
Number of races17
TV partner(s)NBC Sports

Results
Race Winners[4] [N 1] [N 2]
Event Date City Stadium 450SX Winner 250SX Winner
Anaheim 1 (W) January 4, 2020 Anaheim, California Angel Stadium Justin Barcia Justin Cooper
St. Louis(W) January 11, 2020 St. Louis, Missouri The Dome at America's Center Ken Roczen Austin Forkner
Anaheim 2(W) January 18, 2020 Anaheim, California Angel Stadium Eli Tomac Dylan Ferrandis
Glendale(W) (TC) January 25, 2020 Glendale, Arizona State Farm Stadium Ken Roczen Austin Forkner
Oakland(W) February 1, 2020 Oakland, California RingCentral Coliseum Eli Tomac Dylan Ferrandis
San Diego(W) February 8, 2020 San Diego, California PETCO Park Cooper Webb Dylan Ferrandis
Tampa(E) February 15, 2020 Tampa, Florida Raymond James Stadium Eli Tomac Shane McElrath
Arlington(E) (TC) February 22, 2020 Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium Eli Tomac Chase Sexton
Atlanta(E) February 29, 2020 Atlanta, Georgia Mercedes-Benz Stadium Ken Roczen Chase Sexton
Daytona(E) March 7, 2020 Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona International Speedway Eli Tomac Garrett Marchbanks
Salt Lake City 1 (E) May 31, 2020 Salt Lake City, Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium Eli Tomac Shane McElrath (East)
Salt Lake City 2 (E) June 3, 2020 Cooper Webb Shane McElrath

(East)

Salt Lake City 3 (E) June 7, 2020 Eli Tomac Chase Sexton
Salt Lake City 4 (W) June 10, 2020 Cooper Webb Austin Forkner
Salt Lake City 5 (W) June 14, 2020 Ken Roczen Austin Forkner
Salt Lake City 6 (E) June 17, 2020 Cooper Webb Chase Sexton
Salt Lake City 7 (E/W) June 21, 2020 Chase Sexton

Events Rescheduled / Relocated

Races at rounds 11-17 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 25, 2020, Feld Motor Sports announced their intention to complete the season later in the year. On May 14, 2020, the Feld Motor Sports announced the season would finish with seven races over May and June behind closed doors. These races will be held at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was to have hosted just Round 17 on May 2. Six venues lost their events.[5]

Notes
  1. A (W) next to the event indicates it is part of the 250 SX West Championship, while an (E) indicates it is part of the 250 SX East Championship. (E/W) indicates a 250 SX East/250 SX West combination event.
  2. B (TC) indicates a Triple Crown event.

    Season Recap

    Justin Barcia opened the season with his second consecutive win at Anaheim 1.[6] One week later, Ken Roczen took his first win three years after suffering a hard crash that had left him with a badly injured arm. [7][8] At Round 3, Eli Tomac became the third different winner in as many races to open the 2020 season. [9] Roczen and Tomac would proceed to dominate the middle portion of the season, with the exception of the San Diego Supercross where defending champion Cooper Webb took the victory. [10] As of the most recent round in Daytona, Eli Tomac holds the points lead over Ken Roczen by three points.[11] After the season was suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic, Feld Motor Sports announced the season will finish in four weeks with seven rounds in Salt Lake City, with Sunday and Wednesday rounds only.[2]

    References
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    2. "Supercross Special Announcement". Supercross Live. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
    3. "Resuming Racing in Salt Lake City on May 31". Supercross Live. Feld Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
    4. "Results". Supercross Live. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
    5. Moore, Donny. "Supercross Special Announcement". Supercross Live. Feld Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
    6. Weaver, Matt (2020-01-05). "Justin Barcia Outlasts Rookie Prodigy, Defending Champ in Supercross Opener". Autoweek. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
    7. Beaver, Dan (2020-01-12). "Ken Roczen wins St. Louis after three-year wait". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
    8. "Ken Roczen Injury Update(s) | WARNING! Graphic Photos". Dirt Rider. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
    9. "Eli Tomac roars back from 10th place to win Anaheim Supercross". The Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
    10. Beaver, Dan (2020-02-09). "Cooper Webb is back with first 2020 win at San Diego". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
    11. "Supercross: Eli Tomac beats Roczen to win Daytona again - NBC Sports". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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