2009 AMA Supercross Championship
# 2009 AMA Supercross Championship

The 2009 AMA Supercross season (for sponsorship reasons, the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship) was the thirty-sixth AMA Supercross Championship season. It was also the second season with the World Supercross Championship designation. James Stewart Jr. claimed his second title, after winning eleven of the seventeen rounds.

## Riders

* Riders denoted by state of birth, unless an overseas rider.

| Plate | Riders | Make of bike |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Chad Reed | Suzuki |
| 2 | Ryan Villopoto |
| 3 | Mike Brown |
| 7 | James Stewart Jr. |
| 9 | Ivan Tedesco |
| 11 | Travis Preston |
| 13 | Heath Voss |
| 14 | Kevin Windham |
| 15 | Tim Ferry |
| 17 | Robbie Reynard |
| 18 | Davi Millsaps |
| 21 | Cody Cooper |
| 25 | Nathan Ramsey |
| 26 | Michael Byrne |
| 27 | Nick Wey |
| 28 | Josh Summey |
| 29 | Andrew Short |
| 31 | Ryan Sipes |
| 33 | Josh Grant |
| 35 | Paul Carpenter |
| 37 | Antonio Balbi |
| 38 | Kyle Chisholm |
| 45 | Jason Thomas |
| 48 | Thomas Hahn |
| 52 | Robert Kiniry |
| 54 | Matt Boni |
| 57 | Jacob Marsack |
| 59 | Troy Adams |
| 60 | Broc Hepler |
| 65 | Shaun Skinner |
| 71 | Justin Sipes |
| 75 | Josh Hill |
| 78 | Billy Laninovich |
| 79 | Cole Siebler |
| 80 | Tyler Bright |
| 91 | Chad Charbonneau |
| 94 | Jacob Morrison |
| 95 | Ben Lamay |
| 99 | Jase Lewis |
| 100 | Josh Hansen |
| 101 | Ben Townley |
| 105 | Sean Hamblin |
| 112 | Marco Lewentdorff |
| 114 | Justin Brayton |
| 115 | Kevin Johnson |
| 121 | Jeff Dement |
| 125 | Daniel Blair |
| 130 | Kyle Keylon |
| 131 | Ryan Beat |
| 141 | Steve Boniface |
| 147 | Clayton Miller |
| 150 | Scott Metz |
| 153 | Gregory Crater |
| 158 | Keith Johnson |
| 173 | Nathan Tiearney |
| 186 | Derek Costella |
| 199 | Travis Pastrana |
| 207 | Sean Collier |
| 212 | Chris Hay |
| 221 | Tiger Lacey |
| 229 | Jeff Loop |
| 296 | Bryan White |
| 304 | Bradley Ripple |
| 321 | Chad Ward |

## Calendar

* All races held in , except Toronto . Riders denoted by state of birth, unless an overseas rider.

| Round | Venue | Location | Date | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | LCQ | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | Anaheim, California | January 3 | Ryan Villopoto | James Stewart Jr. | Matt Boni | Josh Grant |
| 2 | Chase Field | Phoenix, Arizona | January 10 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Matt Boni | James Stewart Jr. |
| 3 | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | Anaheim, California | January 17 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Robert Kiniry | James Stewart Jr. |
| 4 | Reliant Stadium | Houston | January 24 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Josh Hansen | James Stewart Jr. |
| 5 | AT&T Park | San Francisco | January 31 | Josh Grant | James Stewart Jr. | Davi Millsaps | James Stewart Jr. |
| 6 | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | Anaheim, California | February 7 | Davi Millsaps | James Stewart Jr. | Andrew Short | James Stewart Jr. |
| 7 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | February 14 | Andrew Short | James Stewart Jr. | Davi Millsaps | James Stewart Jr. |
| 8 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta | February 21 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Charles Summey | James Stewart Jr. |
| 9 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis | February 28 | Davi Millsaps | James Stewart Jr. | Josh Hill | Chad Reed |
| 10 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | March 7 | James Stewart Jr. | Josh Hill | Davi Millsaps | Chad Reed |
| 11 | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans | March 14 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Nathan Ramsey | James Stewart Jr. |
| 12 | Edward Jones Dome | St. Louis, Missouri | March 21 | Chad Reed | Kevin Windham | Davi Millsaps | Chad Reed |
| 13 | Rogers Centre | Toronto | March 28 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Jacob Marsack | James Stewart Jr. |
| 14 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Jacksonville, Florida | April 4 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Josh Hill | James Stewart Jr. |
| 15 | Qwest Field | Seattle, Washington | April 18 | Ivan Tedesco | James Stewart Jr. | Billy Laninovich | Ryan Villopoto |
| 16 | Rice-Eccles Stadium | Salt Lake City | April 25 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Billy Laninovich | James Stewart Jr. |
| 17 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, Nevada | May 2 | Chad Reed | James Stewart Jr. | Robert Kiniry | Ryan Villopoto |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Rider | ANA1 | PHX | ANA2 | HOU | SFR | ANA3 | SDI | ATL | IND | DAY | NOR | STL | TOR | JAC | SEA | SLC | LAS | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | James Stewart Jr. | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 377 |
| 2 | Chad Reed | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 373 |
| 3 | Andrew Short | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 270 |
| 4 | Josh Grant | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 4 | DNQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 237 |
| 5 | Kevin Windham | 15 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 236 |
| 6 | Ryan Villopoto | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | DNQ | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | INJ | INJ | INJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 233 |
| 7 | Ivan Tedesco | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 226 |
| 8 | Davi Millsaps | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 219 |
| 9 | Mike Alessi | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | DNQ | 6 | 218 |
| 10 | Josh Hill | 16 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | DNQ | 9 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | INJ | INJ | INJ | 146 |
| 11 | Matt Boni | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | 12 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 110 |
| 12 | Heath Voss | 7 | INJ | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | DNQ | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DNQ | 9 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 103 |
| 13 | Tim Ferry | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | DNQ | 10 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 19 | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 100 |
| 14 | Nick Wey | 9 | 15 | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | 9 | 15 | 16 | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | 11 | 12 | 12 | 98 |
| 15 | Paul Carpenter | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 14 | DNQ | | | | | 10 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 96 |
| 16 | Kyle Chisholm | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 14 | DNQ | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | DSQ | EX | 79 |
| 17 | Broc Hepler | | | | | | | 19 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 11 | | 15 | DNQ | 76 |
| 18 | Ben Coisy | 8 | DNQ | 17 | 16 | 12 | DNQ | 18 | 19 | 6 | 17 | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | INJ | 75 |
| 19 | Thomas Hahn | | | | | | 19 | 12 | 16 | DNQ | 10 | | 20 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 67 |
| 20 | Jason Lawrence | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 2 | | 5 | 20 | 17 | | | | 43 |
| Pos | Rider | ANA1 | PHX | ANA2 | HOU | SFR | ANA3 | SDI | ATL | IND | DAY | NOR | STL | TOR | JAC | SEA | SLC | LAS | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
