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Family Four Pack Available For Detroit Stop Of Monster Energy Supercross
AURORA (March 7, 2008) - Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship, is offering a family four-pack, which includes four $25 tickets, four fan fest photos, four hot dogs and four sodas, for the race at Detroit's Ford Field Saturday, April 12 exclusively through www.Ticketmaster.com.
Tickets are available at www.supercrossonline.com, all TicketMaster outlets, participating Yamaha dealers, the Ford Field box office or by phone at 248-645-6666. Gold Circle seats are $35, Mid-Level seats are $35 for adults and $10 for kids; Super-Value seats are $25 for adults and $10 for kids; all seats are $2 more on the day of the race. Practice and qualifying begins at 12:30 and racing begins at 7:00 p.m.
In the AMA Supercross class main event last year in Detroit Stewart picked up the holeshot and led wire to wire en route to his fifth consecutive win of the season. It was a special evening for Kawasaki's Ben Townley at last year's Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class main event. While Suzuki's Ryan Dungey opened the race by winning the holeshot and rode away to victory, Townley finished in second place and won his first AMA Supercross Lites championship.
Through nine races in 2008, there have been four different winners, Chad Reed, Stewart, Davi Millsaps and Kevin Windham.
Past Winners in Detroit
AMA Supercross Class
April 21, 2007: James Stewart
March 25, 2006: James Stewart
April 9, 2005: Chad Reed
April 3, 2004: Chad Reed
April 5, 2003: Chad Reed
April 13, 2003: Nathan Ramsey
April 07, 2003: Ricky Carmichael
February 19, 2000: Jeremy McGrath
April 01, 2000: Jeremy McGrath
April 10, 1999: Ezra Lusk
April 12, 1997: Ezra Lusk
April 13, 1996: Jeremy McGrath
April 08, 1995: Mike LaRocco
April 09, 1994: Jeremy McGrath
April 17, 1993: Mike Kiedrowski
April 18, 1993: Jeremy McGrath
April 11, 1992: Damon Bradshaw
April 12, 1992: Damon Bradshaw
April 14, 1991: Damon Bradshaw
April 13, 1991: Jean-Michel Bayle
April 22, 1990: Jean-Michel Bayle
April 21, 1990: Damon Bradshaw
April 16, 1989: Jeff Ward
April 15, 1989: Jeff Stanton
April 10, 1988: Rick Johnson
April 09, 1988: Rick Johnson
April 11, 1987: Jeff Ward
April 12, 1987: Ron Lechien
April 13, 1986: David Bailey
April 12, 1986: David Bailey
April 29, 1984: Johnny O' Mara
April 28, 1984: Bob Hannah
May 1, 1983: Mark Barnett
April 30, 1983: Bob Hannah
April 25, 1982: Donnie Hansen
April 24, 1982: Donnie Hansen
April 25, 1981: Bob Hannah
April 26, 1981: Mark Barnett
April 27, 1980: Kent Howerton
April 26, 1980: Mike Bell
April 28, 1979: Bob Hannah
April 29, 1979: Bob Hannah
April 01, 1978: Bob Hannah
April 02, 1978: Bob Hannah
April 03, 1977: Bob Hannah
April 02, 1977: Bob Hannah
March 27, 1976: Marty Smith
AMA Supercross Lites
April 21, 2007: Ryan Dungey
March 25, 2006: Josh Grant
April 9, 2005: Joshua Hansen
April 3, 2004: James Stewart
April 05, 2003: Ivan Tedesco
April 13, 2002: Branden Jesseman
April 07, 2001: Nathan Ramsey
February 19, 2000: Stephane Roncada
April 01, 2000: Stephane Roncada
April 10, 1999: Brock Sellards
April 04, 1998: Ricky Carmichael
April 12, 1997: Stephane Roncada
April 13, 1996: John Dowd
April 08, 1995: Michael Pichon
April 09, 1994: Mike Brown
April 17, 1993: Doug Henry
April 18, 1993: Doug Henry
April 11, 1992: Brian Swink
April 12, 1992: Brian Swink
April 13, 1991 Brian Swink
April 14, 1991: Jeremy Buehl
April 22, 1990: Denny Stephenson
April 21, 1990: Denny Stephenson
April 15, 1989: Damon Bradshaw
April 16, 1989: Damon Bradshaw
April 09, 1988: Mike LaRocco
April 10, 1988: Todd DeHoop
April 11, 1987: Keith Turpin
April 12, 1987: Ron Tichenor
April 12, 1986: Ron Tichenor
April 13, 1986: Keith Turpin
For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Supercross an FIM World Championship please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com. For all media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig dennyhartwig@livenation.com or 630-566-6305.
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