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(Left) Larry Ward's only Supen:ross victories have come in Seattle, Washington, and Tampa, FJorlcla - both venues that have been removed from the series. (Below) It's common for riders to have especially strong showings when the Supen:ross Series rolls into their hornetown. Cajun Kevin Windham, for example, won two years ago in New Orteans' Superdome. (Above) Mike LaRocco's most recent victory was in Georgia Dome, a stadium that replaced Fulton County Stadium as Atlanta's tour-stop. (Right) The first Supen:ross win of .left Emlg's career happened at Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium when the lights went out and the riders boycotted in 1995. The site has since gained greatly in prestige, and is now extremely popular with riders and fans alike. ROUNOS OAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEOWAY· OAYTONA BEACH, FLORIOA Situated a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean, the Daytona Supercross is the longest-running supercross in AMA history. Etched out of the grassy trioval infield section of Bill France's mighty, 2.5-mile, 31-degree banked temple of speed, the seaside venue has hosted the daring young men of the supercross circuit since March 8, 1975 (by the way, that race was won by Texan Steve Stackable). Held during the alcohol-fueled, Harley-Davidson dominated Bike Week - complete cognitive-dissonance when factoring in supercross - Daytona could see Jeremy McGrath win for the fourth time in Y2K, which will place him in the elite company tough-guy Jeff Stanton, the only rider to win Daytona on four separate occasions. Tickets: 904/253-7223 ROUN011 METROOOME· MINNEAPOLIS, INNESOTA For reasons unknown to us at press time, Jeremy McGrath loves the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Why would a kid raised in sunny Southern California like a place better known for ice hockey, snow squalls and 30below temperatures? Perhaps because he's won six-straight in the Metrodome! Beginning with the 64,OOO-seat venue's first race on April 16, 1994, MC has dominated the frozen tundra normally occupied by a bunch of purple·c1ad Vikings. Can he repeat again in 2000? Get your tickets early because the Min- ROUN010 TRANS WORLO OOME· Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Although the St. Louis Supercross does not have a long history, it has already played a major role in the sport. The reason? It was there on April 27, 1996, that Jeff Emig, originally from nearby Independence, derailed McGrath's astonishing 13race win streak, mercifully inserting a hiccup in our sport's most legendary reign of terror. A 66,OOO-seat stadium - home of the now-powerful St. Louis Rams football franchise - the ShowMe State's race has had Emig (in '96), McGrath (in '97 and '99) and Kevin Windham (in '98) all stand atop its victory podium. Tickets: 314/231-4445 .JANUARY 12, 2000' cue neapolis Supercross is one of the most popular and best-attended races on the circuit. Tickets: 651/989-5151 ROUN013 TEXAS STAOIUM· IRVING, TEXAS Well known as the home of America's team, the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium in beautiful Irving has been hosting the AMA Supercross Series since March I, 1975. Made up of 65,921 seats, and a hard-packed, blue-groove circuit, the funky venue has provided a highly-competitive battleground, as six different riders - Mike laRocco, Doug Henry, McGrath, Emig, Lusk and ROUN014 LOUISIANA SUPEROOME . NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA World famous for it high-jinx way of life, New Orleans rejoined the AMA Supercross Series on March 14, 1998. And for Kevin Windham, from nearby Baton Rouge, it was a storybook evening as Kid Creole went out and scored his first-ever win before the hometown crowd. Constructed in 1975, the 69,420-seat dome is one of the first, and it actually held supercross events as far back as 1977. It was first won by Marty Smith, and later Bob Hannah, Steve Wise, Mark Barnett and Mike Bell. For one reason 2000 AMA EA SPORTS SUPERCROSS SCHEOULE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 6 Windham - have won the event during the last six years. Positioned as the 13th round of the '00 season, Dallas will playa pivotal role in the circuit's home stretch, as it has many times in the past. In fact, if not for getting knocked down in the Texas mud in 1997, McGrath and his factory Suzuki very well could have won the '97 Supercross Championship. 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