The 1996 AMA Supercross Championship (also known as 1996 Pace Supercross) was the 23rd season of off-road stadium motorcycle racing in the United States.
Comprising 15 rounds, the series ran from January until May, crowning supercross champions in both the 125cc and 250cc classes, concluding with the Denver round on May 11.
Jeremy McGrath went into the season as the reigning champion in the premier 250SX class and defended his title. Kevin Windham won his first supercross title in the 125SX West class, whilst Mickael Pichon defended his crown in the 125SX East class.
Schedule and results Jeremy McGrath completed an almost perfect season in the 250cc class, going 14-1 across the 15 races, with his only loss being a second-place finish to Jeff Emig in the penultimate race in St Louis.
Race Calendar Round (125 East/West)DateLocationStadiumBroadcast250cc Winner125cc Winner1 (E)January 13 OrlandoCitrus BowlESPN Jeremy McGrath Mickael Pichon2 (E & W)January 20 MinneapolisMetrodomeESPN Jeremy McGrath Mickael Pichon & Kevin Windham3 (W)January 27 AnaheimAngel StadiumESPN Jeremy McGrath Kevin Windham4 (W)February 3 SeattleKingdomeESPN Jeremy McGrath Kevin Windham5 (W)February 10 San DiegoJack Murphy StadiumESPN Jeremy McGrath Jeff Willoh6 (E)February 24 AtlantaGeorgia DomeESPN Jeremy McGrath John Dowd7 (E)March 9 DaytonaDaytona International SpeedwayESPN Jeremy McGrath Mickael Pichon8 (E/W)March 16 HoustonAstrodomeESPN Jeremy McGrath Kevin Windham9 (E/W)March 23 IrvingTexas StadiumESPN Jeremy McGrath Mickael Pichon10 (E)March 30 IndianapolisRCA DomeESPN Jeremy McGrath Mickael Pichon11 (E)April 6 TampaTampa StadiumESPN Jeremy McGrath Mickael Pichon12 (E)April 13 DetroitPontiac SilverdomeESPN Jeremy McGrath John Dowd13 (E)April 20 CharlotteCharlotte Motor SpeedwayESPN Jeremy McGrath Mickael Pichon14 (E & W)April 27 St. LouisTrans World DomeESPN Jeff Emig Nathan Ramsey & Kevin Windham15 (W)May 18 DenverMile High StadiumESPN Jeremy McGrath Kevin Windham Source:
Championship Standings
450cc PlaceRiderTeamPoints1 Jeremy McGrathHonda3722 Jeff EmigKawasaki2403 Ezra LuskSuzuki2154 Phil LawrenceKawasaki2025 Ryan HughesKawasaki202 Source:
250cc East PlaceRiderTeamPoints1 Mickael PichonKawasaki2322 John DowdYamaha2073 Nathan RamseySuzuki1624 Scott SheakSuzuki1375 Brian DeeganHonda136 Source:
250cc West PlaceRiderTeamPoints1 Kevin WindhamYamaha1702 James DobbSuzuki1273 Kim AshkenaziSuzuki1014 Greg SchnellSuzuki975 Michael BrandesSuzuki89 Source:
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