Amazingly, there are very few riders in the last four decades that haven’t won the AMA supercross championship at least twice. From way back in 1985, only J. M. Bayle, Jeff Emig and Jason Anderson have won just one title, while Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward, Jeff Stanton, Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael, Chad Reed, James Stewart, Ryan Dungey, Ryan Villopoto, Cooper Webb and Eli Tomac have won twice or more.

I find it more amazing that most have won twice in the last 40 years, with of course Jeremy McGrath being the GOAT of supercross with his seven titles, followed by Ricky Carmichael with five, Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey with four each, Jeff Stanton three, Bob Hannah three, Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward, Chad Reed, James Stewart, Cooper Webb, Eli Tomac with two each.

While I don’t like counting the East or West Coast championship too highly, because obviously those classes are famously not anywhere near as tough as the AMA 450 championship or the AMA 450 or 250 motocross championships.

AMA Supercross Champion – 450 and 250

2023 Chase Sexton Jett and Hunter Lawrence

2022      Eli Tomac            Jett Lawrence    Christian Craig

2021      Cooper Webb     Colt Nichols        Justin Cooper

2020      Eli Tomac            Chase Sexton     Dylan Ferrandis

2019      Cooper Webb     Chase Sexton     Dylan Ferrandis

2018      Jason Anderson  Zach Osborne     Aaron Plessinger

2017      Ryan Dungey      Zach Osborne     Justin Hill

2016      Ryan Dungey      Malcolm Stewart              Cooper Webb

2015      Ryan Dungey      Marvin Musquin               Cooper Webb

2014      Ryan Villopoto   Justin Bogle        Jason Anderson

2013      Ryan Villopoto   Wil Hahn             Ken Roczen

2012      Ryan Villopoto   Justin Barcia       Eli Tomac

2011      Ryan Villopoto   Justin Barcia       Broc Tickle

2010      Ryan Dungey      Christophe Pourcel          Jake Weimer

2009      James Stewart   Christophe Pourcel          Ryan Dungey

2008      Chad Reed          Trey Canard        Jason Lawrence

2007      James Stewart   Ben Townley      Ryan Villopoto

2006      Ricky Carmichael              Davi Millsaps      Grant Langston

2005      Ricky Carmichael              Grant Langston  Ivan Tedesco

2004      Chad Reed          James Stewart   Ivan Tedesco

2003      Ricky Carmicahel              Branden Jesseman           James Stewart

2002      Ricky Carmichael              Chad Reed          Travis Preston

2001      Ricky Carmichael              Travis Pastrana  Ernesto Fonseca

2000      Jeremy McGrath               Stephane Roncada          Shae Bentley

1999      Jeremy McGrath               Ernesto Fonseca               Nathan Ramsey

1998      Jeremy McGrath               Ricky Carmichael              John Dowd

1997      Jeff Emig              Tim Ferry             Kevin Windham

1996      Jeremy McGrath               Mickael Pichon  Kevin Windham

1995      Jeremy McGrath               Michael Pichon  Damon Huffman

1994      Jeremy McGrath               Ezra Lusk             Damon Huffman

1993      Jeremy McGrath               Doug Henry         Jimmy Gaddis

1992      Jeff Stanton        Brian Swink         Jeremy McGrath

1991      Jean-Michel Bayle            Brian Swink         Jeremy McGrath

1990      Jeff Stanton        Denny Stephenson           Ty Davis

1989      Jeff Stanton        Damon Bradshaw             Jeff Matiasevich

1988      Rick Johnson       Todd DeHoop     Jeff Matiasevich

1987      Jeff Ward             Ron Tichenor      Willie Surratt

1986      Rick Johnson       Keith Turpin        Donny Schmit

1985      Jeff Ward             Eddie Warren     Bobby Moore

1984      Johnny O'Mara                 

1983      David Bailey                       

1982      Donnie Hansen                 

1981      Mark Barnett                     

1980      Mike Bell                            

1979      Bob Hannah                       

1978      Bob Hannah                       

1977      Bob Hannah                       

1976      Jim Weinert                       

1975      Jim Ellis                

1974      Pierre Karsmakers