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We are just over one week away from the opening round of the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Championship. Yep, Anaheim 1 week is NEXT WEEK.
As we do every year prior to the opener, we post the all-time premier class wins list. Bookmark this to sound smart heading into 2024.
Let’s examine a few key points from 2023:
2023 SX Wins
Eli Tomac: 7 wins
Chase Sexton: 6 wins
Cooper Webb: 2 wins
Justin Barcia: 1 win
Ken Roczen: 1 win
Career Wins
Tomac: 51
Webb: 21
Roczen: 21
Sexton: 7
Barcia: 6
Notable things that happened in 2023:
- Eli Tomac entered the season tied with Chad Reed in fourth with 44 wins. Behind 7 wins, he moved into second all-time, passing legends Chad Reed, Ricky Carmichael, and James Stewart.
- Behind his 6 wins, Sexton moved from a tie for 43rd all-time all the way into a tie for 27th with Jeff Emig and Johnny O’Mara.
- Cooper Webb moved into the top 10 all-time with his 2 wins. He and Ken Roczen, who won once this year, are tied for 10th all-time with 21 wins.
- Despite a win this year, Barcia actually moved from 30th to 31st all-time as he was passed by Sexton.
All-Time Supercross Wins List Heading into the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Season
| Rank | Rider | All-Time Wins | Championships |
| 1 | Jeremy McGrath | 72 | 7 |
| 2 | *Eli Tomac | 51 | 2 |
| 3 | James Stewart | 50 | 2 |
| 4 | Ricky Carmichael | 48 | 5 |
| 5 | Chad Reed | 44 | 2 |
| 6 | Ryan Villopoto | 41 | 4 |
| 7 | Ryan Dungey | 34 | 4 |
| 8 | Ricky Johnson | 28 | 2 |
| 9 | Bob Hannah | 27 | 3 |
| 10 | *Cooper Webb | 21 | 2 |
| 10 | *Ken Roczen | 21 | – |
| 12 | Jeff Ward | 20 | 2 |
| 13 | Damon Bradshaw | 19 | – |
| 14 | Kevin Windham | 18 | – |
| 15 | Jeff Stanton | 17 | 3 |
| 15 | Mark Barnett | 17 | 1 |
| 17 | Jean-Michel Bayle | 16 | 1 |
| 18 | *Jason Anderson | 14 | 1 |
| 19 | Ezra Lusk | 12 | – |
| 20 | David Bailey | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | Mike Bell | 11 | 1 |
| 22 | Mike LaRocco | 10 | – |
| 22 | Broc Glover | 10 | – |
| 22 | Marvin Musquin | 10 | – |
| 25 | Ron Lechien | 8 | – |
| 25 | Jimmy Ellis | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | David Vuillemin | 7 | – |
| 27 | Jeff Emig | 7 | 1 |
| 27 | Johnny O’Mara | 7 | 1 |
| 27 | *Chase Sexton | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | *Justin Barcia | 6 | – |
| 32 | Trey Canard | 5 | – |
| 32 | Davi Millsaps | 5 | – |
| 32 | Mike Kiedrowski | 5 | – |
| 32 | Kent Howerton | 5 | – |
| 36 | Doug Henry | 4 | – |
| 36 | Donnie Hansen | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Darrell Shultz | 4 | – |
| 36 | Jimmy Weinert | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Larry Ward | 3 | – |
| 40 | Marty Smith | 3 | – |
| 42 | Marty Tripes | 2 | – |
| 42 | Tony DiStefano | 2 | – |
| 44 | Cole Seely | 1 | – |
| 44 | Josh Grant | 1 | – |
| 43 | Josh Hill | 1 | – |
| 44 | Nathan Ramsey | 1 | – |
| 44 | John Dowd | 1 | – |
| 44 | Sebastien Tortelli | 1 | – |
| 44 | Damon Huffman | 1 | – |
| 44 | Greg Albertyn | 1 | – |
| 44 | Mike Craig | 1 | – |
| 44 | Doug Dubach | 1 | – |
| 44 | Jeff Matiasevich | 1 | – |
| 44 | Rick Ryan | 1 | – |
| 44 | Rex Staten | 1 | – |
| 44 | Chuck Sun | 1 | – |
| 44 | Steve Wise | 1 | – |
| 44 | Gaylon Mosier | 1 | – |
| 44 | Jaroslav Falta | 1 | – |
| 44 | Jim Pomeroy | 1 | – |
| 44 | Pierre Karsmakers | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Andrew Short | 1 | – |
| 44 | Justin Brayton | 1 | – |
| 44 | Blake Baggett | 1 | – |
| 44 | Zach Osborne | 1 | – |
Eli is not done getting wins I look for Eli to come back better than before. And I don’t think there is any argument that he is a class act and one of the nicest racers I’ve ever ran across. He is a true hero and in my eyes and a great family man. One day I hope to meet him I’m an old motocross racers from the 70’s and I don’t think I have ever missed a race that Eli was racing. When he got hurt I stopped watching and it was boring on Saturday but now he’s back and I can’t wait for the session to start.
I have to 100% agree with Lance A McCarty! Eli Tomac is NOT finished, he is back and will be better than ever! He may have a little competition, this season, but I think that’s a good thing,so it doesn’t get boring for him or the fans, but that is one of the many things Eli Tomac is great at….. when put under pressure Eli matches that pressure with pure skill, drive, passion, and his love for racing! Which in my opinion he is the best in the sport at!!! 2024 SMX Champion ET3!!!❤️