This week in US Powersports racing.
Scholtz Starts Title Defense With A Win At Barber Motorsports Park
Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz started the defense of his 2025 Motovation Supersport Championship in perfect fashion on a sunny Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park. He led every session, put his brand-new Yamaha YZF-R9 on pole position, and stormed to victory in the opening round of the series.
Scholtz topped Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen, his championship rival from last year, by 2.9 seconds in the red-flag-shortened 18-lap race with the New Yorker not able to quite match the pace of the South African.
Scholtz’s teammate Blake Davis was an impressive third with the 18-year-old only five seconds behind his race-winning teammate and almost 10 seconds ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott.
Scott, meanwhile, was busy fighting off Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov, who in turn was just marginally ahead of her Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die’s Corey Alexander.
Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen muffed the start but fought through to fourth only to suffer from brake fade. The South African soldiered on to finish seventh.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis, ADR Motorsports’ David Anthony, and BPR Racing’s Josh Hayes rounded out the top 10.
“The only thing that I’m kind of bummed about was that I couldn’t do better than a 26 flat,” Scholtz said. “During the morning practice I was able to do 25s consistently. I was blowing a couple of corners. I know that the wind was pretty hard there, so maybe I was just pushing into a couple corners, and braking a little bit sooner than I should have in a couple of other spots where the wind was helping you. Overall, I think it’s definitely going to be on the wets (tires) tomorrow. We haven’t tested the bike in the wet conditions, so it’s going to be a little bit difficult for us. But the bike has been superb so far. I’m looking forward to it.”
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul – Di Mario In Control
Warhorse Ducati/American Racing’s Alessandro Di Mario made Saturday’s Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul his own, leading 99 percent of the race to win by 6.5 seconds at Barber Motorsports Park.
Although Yamaha bLU cRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane nabbed the holeshot into turn one, Di Mario wasted little time in getting to the front. Once he was there, he never faltered, taking the win by 6.5 seconds.
The battle for second went to the bitter end. Initially, it was three fighting for the spot but CTR/D&D Cycles’ Bodie Page, the winner of race two at Circuit of The Americas last weekend, crashed out of the battle. The Aussie, however, remounted and fought his way through to score valuable eighth-place points.
That left Drane and Tytler’s Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg fighting for the runner-up spot, with Drane winning the battle by just .076 of a second. It was Drane’s best finish of the early season after he posted two third-place finishes in the opening round in Texas.
Vossberg’s third-place finish was his best of the year and his first podium finish in the new class.
MP13’s Ella Dreher was fourth, her best finish of the young season, after winning a battle to the line with Royalty Racing’s King by .30 of a second.
Jones Honda’s Julian Correa would have been in that battle, but he was given a five-second penalty for jumping the start. Still, he managed to finish sixth.
SC-Project Twins Cup – Dreher’s Surprise
A day after walking away uninjured from a big crash, Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher ran down race-long leader Alessandro Di Mario to earn his first win of the season and his second-career SC-Project Twins Cup victory.
This one looked to be a Di Mario romp as the fast qualifier took off from the pack to earn what appeared to be a comfortable victory. But with his grip level fading quickly, the Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660-mounted Di Mario was a sitting duck as Dreher carved his way through traffic to get to the back of Di Mario with just a lap to go. And then he made his pass, crossing the finish line just .058 of a second ahead of the defending Twins Cup Champion.
Third place went to RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin, who came out on top of a fight with Speeddemon Racing’s Logan Cunnison by .048 of a second. Chapin’s third-place finish was his third straight podium finish after his two victories in the season opener at Daytona.
With Cunnison fourth, it was Brown Town Racing’s Chase Brown finishing fifth and well clear of Kock Racing’s Sean Ungvarsky, who in turn was well clear of MotorcycleUpholstery.com’s Treston Morrison.
Weyh Racing’s Andrew Weyh, Wolfe Racing’s Ryan Wolfe, and Duffy Racing’s Tyler Duffy rounded out the top 10.
“This is definitely a good turnaround from yesterday,” Dreher said. “I was laying on the ground at about 12 o’clock. The team worked hard to get the bike back together, so I was able to put it on the front row, which is decent. I wasn’t happy with my times, but we figured out a few things with the bike and I think we’re pretty dialed now. I honestly didn’t think I had the rear tire left there at the end. was spinning around everywhere and I didn’t want to push it too hard and end up on the floor but I just have to say a big thank you to the whole team.”
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Knebel Starts It Off
It wasn’t as dominating as most of Mikayla Moore’s victories in the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. series the past two years, but Kira Knebel’s victory on Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park shows the rest of the pack that they have a bit of work to do to keep pace.
Knebel, who finished third to Moore and Camille Conrad in last year’s title chase, bested Shea MacGregor by 6.7 seconds. Despite being beaten, MacGregor’s speed has improved greatly as her best result a season ago was sixth place en route to finishing seventh in the championship.
Knebel had this one in hand from the beginning, turning a best lap of 1:47.041 to win the opening round of the championship.
Conrad opened her second season in the class with a third-place finish, 4.7 seconds adrift of MacGregor. Miranda Cain and Cassie Creer rounded out the top five with those three covered by less than a second.
Mathew Scholtz (1) leads his teammate Blake Davis (22), PJ Jacobsen (15), Tyler Scott (70) and Cameron Petersen (45) in the Motovation Supersport series opener at Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday . Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Scholtz celebrates his first victory of the season on his new Yamaha YZF-R9. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Alessandro Di Mario won his second Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul race of the season at Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Avery Dreyer (47) came from behind to beat Alessandro Di Mario (hidden) to the finish line in the SC-Project Twins Cup race at Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Kira Knebel won the season-opener for the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. class with a runaway victory. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Saturday photos available HERE
Saturday results:
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race.
Complete practice, qualifying and race results are available HERE.
Fifty Is Nifty For Josh Hayes With Win Number 89 At Barber Motorsports Park
Josh Hayes came into the 2025 MotoAmerica season with 88 victories across all classes, making him the winningest racer in AMA history. On Friday, Hayes turned 50. Today, he added to the Hayes legacy by winning the 89th race of his career in a rainstorm at Barber Motorsports Park. And all this after sitting out last year’s championship.
Hayes and his BPR Racing Yamaha YZF-R9 didn’t have the pace in Saturday’s dry race, with the four-time AMA Superbike Champion finishing 10th. On a rainy Sunday in Alabama, Hayes definitely had pace. He shot ahead at the start and though he was never headed, he was most definitely hounded from behind. Initially, the challenge came from Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Corey Alexander, then Saturday’s race-one winner Mathew Scholtz took up the cause and was all over the back of Hayes. With four laps to go, Scholtz crashed, leaving Alexander’s Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL teammate PJ Jacobsen to take on the challenge of trying to beat Hayes.
Jacobsen waited for a miscue that didn’t come, and the victory went to Hayes by just .789 of a second over the New Yorker. Scholtz, meanwhile, remounted to finish third on his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R9.
Scholtz’s teammate Blake Davis was fourth and right on Scholtz’s tailsection. Davis had been in a battle with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott, with Scott crashing right in front of Davis, who was forced to take evasive action. Davis rode on to fourth with Scott remounting to finish ninth.
Fifth place went to Scott’s teammate Max Van, who was well clear of Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis. Jacobsen’s teammate Kayla Yaakov was on Lewis’ tail in seventh.
BPR Racing Yamaha’s Teagg Hobbs ended up eighth with Scott ninth. Altus Motorsports’ Jaret Nassaney rounded out the top 10.
With round one complete, Scholtz leads Jacobsen by one point, 41-40, with Hayes third on 31 points.
“I won the last National I rode in the rain in 2023 at New Jersey,” Hayes said. “My expectations were not this today. Somebody asked me and I’m like, ‘Supersport in the rain right now is so stacked.’ We’ve seen what Mat (Scholtz) can do. We’ve seen what PJ (Jacobsen) can do in the rain. Blake Davis has really grown in the rain. Kayla (Yaakov). There’s so many people that have shown great speed in the rain. I just tried to be smart. They had some moments, and I really tried to learn as much as I could this morning and in that warm-up lap that we had. I committed to what my lines were going to be, and I pretty much stuck to them the whole race. I said, okay, when Mat (Scholtz) caught me. ‘If he’s got the speed to go, I’m going to do what I can to learn from him and hang on, but if he goes… If I finish here in this area, I’m in pretty good shape.’ His (Scholtz) confidence has been incredible to watch him. I just feel lucky to be a part of the success of the R9 program right from the beginning. What an incredible weekend. I watched these two guys battle last year, and with any stroke of luck they’re going to have to deal with me more than in the rain this year, and that’s our goal and our hope. I’m looking forward to some more racing.”
SC-Project Twins Cup – Di Mario’s Turn
Sunday’s SC-Project Twins Cup race was red-flagged on the seventh of 10 laps, and the only thing that was a certainty was that Alessandro Di Mario was the winner. The rest was as clear as mud, and it took a while to sort it all out.
When it was all said and done, it was Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle taking second with Karns/TST Motorsports’ Levi Badie finishing third in the rain-lashed race two. Weyh Racing’s Andrew Weyh was a career-best fourth with Moto-Ace Racing’s Zachary Foster fifth.
Di Mario was one of the few who didn’t crash in the race. With Di Mario out front, Doyle was battling with Speeddemon Racing’s Logan Cunnison until Cunnison crashed out. That left Doyle to fight it out for second with Karns/TST Industries’ Isaac Woodworth. Then Woodworth crashed.
Shortly thereafter, it was RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin’s turn to crash out of fifth place. Chapin remounted only to crash again on the same lap when his throttle stuck wide open going into turn one.
With five laps to go, Doyle crashed out of second place, but a red flag was thrown, and the South African was credited with second place behind Di Mario.
In total, there were six DNFs and six non-starters in Sunday’s race two.
After two rounds of the SC-Project Twins Cup Championship, Di Mario leads Chapin by 19 points, 85-66. Doyle is third with 52 points, five ahead of Saturday’s race winner Avery Dreher.
“I just got flashbacks from last year,” Di Mario said. “In race one last year, it was in the rain, and I crashed, and then I won on Sunday in the dry. So, this year was split. I kinda lost in the dry and then won in the wet. I wasn’t really expecting it. Earlier I was just like, ‘I’m gonna go out there and win.’ I was so pissed about yesterday. I had a big moment in the big esses. I’m really happy, but I can’t really enjoy it right now. I have to go put my other helmet on and go race Talent Cup.”
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul – Vossberg’s Rain Dance
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg won the first Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul race of his promising young career on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park, taking full advantage of the mistakes of others to earn victory in the wet race that was red-flagged on the eighth lap.
Vossberg, 14, rode a near-perfect race, topping Jones Honda’s Julian Correa, who was second, 7.6 seconds behind Vossberg and a little less than a second ahead of Saturday’s race winner Alessandro Di Mario. Di Mario ran off track on the fourth lap, which basically took him out of contention for another victory.
Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane was fourth after starting from the back of the grid after he missed the sighting lap following his crash in the track familiarization session that was held just prior to the race. Drane’s Australian countryman Bodie Paige, meanwhile, had a big crash on the fifth lap of the race that ended his day.
Envy Powered by Warhorse’s Derek Sanchez rounded out the top five.
Di Mario now has a 21-point lead in the Talent Cup Championship over Drane, 86-65. Vossberg and Correa are tied for third with 54 points, one ahead of Paige.
The collective age of the Talent Cup podium at Barber Motorsports Park was 46 years old – four years younger than Mr. Hayes.
Josh Hayes (4) won his 89th AMA race in the rain-lashed Supersport race at Barber Motosports Park on Sunday. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Hank Vossberg (31) won his first-career Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul race with a victory over Julian Correa (40) at Barber. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Alessandro Di Mario (1) won the SC-Project Twins Cup race. Di Mario now holds down a 19-point lead in the championship after two rounds. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Fifty-year-old Josh Hayes is flanked by PJ Jacobsen and Mathew Scholtz on the Barber podium.
Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Sunday photos available HERE
Saturday results:
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul
Complete practice, qualifying and race results are available HERE.
AARON PLESSINGER WINS FIRST 450SX MAIN EVENT OF 2025 IN RAIN-SOAKED FOXBOROUGH
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger has captured an emphatic first 450SX Main Event victory of season 2025 at Round 12 of the AMA Supercross Championship in Foxborough, overcoming treacherous conditions to clinch a well-earned, popular win inside Gillette Stadium.
Equipped with the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION, Plessinger made the most of his mud riding skills by sealing the third-fastest time in the afternoon’s sole 450SX qualifying session.
Continuing his momentum into the Heat Race, ‘The Cowboy’ would claim a convincing second-place finish following a measured performance, setting him up well for the upcoming Main Event as the conditions intensified.
Getting off to a fast start in the shortened Main Event, Plessinger patiently powered his way to the front of the field during the race’s early stages, before stretching out to a 25-second lead across the nine-lap encounter, claiming what was a heroic first race win of the season.
Aaron Plessinger: “I was nervous [in the lead up]! In a mud race, you never really know what’s going to happen – you can be as confident as you can be, but when that gate drops, you never really know. We pushed to the front as soon as we got out of the first turn clean in the Main, managed to keep it on two wheels and tried to cruise it on in, but it wasn’t an easy cruise by any means. It was tough, but I had a lot of fun! I’m stoked for the team, who never stopped believing in me even when things were tough at the beginning of the season. I can’t thank them enough for that.”
Following what was his fourth podium result in the past five races, Plessinger currently sits seventh and continues to make ground in the 2025 championship standings.
450SX teammate Chase Sexton piloted his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to the second-fastest qualifying time inside Gillette Stadium, seizing his window to post a lap time in track conditions that were worsening by the lap.
The rain continued to fall as he lined up for his Heat Race, with the number 4 proceeding to put on a clinic of patience and balance, crossing the finish line stripe in first place by over 30 seconds. He was later penalized by two positions for jumping on a red cross section of the track.
In the Main Event, Sexton endured a mid-field start before climbing his way toward podium contention throughout the middle stages of the race. An untimely fall, however, in a difficult position on the circuit saw Sexton surrender a podium finish and was instead able to salvage a sixth-place result in a challenging night of racing.
Chase Sexton: “The round started off well for me. P2 in qualifying, then won my Heat Race, but got docked those positions. That led to a bad gate pick in the Main and a terrible start, but overall, not a great Main Event. I fought as hard as I could and we’ll get ready for next weekend to rebound stronger.”
The 250SX East Class returned to action in Foxborough, with defending champion Tom Vialle recommencing his pursuit for a second-consecutive crown. Onboard the KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION, Vialle took his Heat Race victory to open the night program.
Once the gates dropped on the Main Event, Vialle was running strong inside the top-five before a series of incidents in the closing stages of the race significantly hampered his final result, eventually credited 22nd position. Despite his troubles, the Frenchman maintains the Eastern Division red plate.
Tom Vialle: “We finished up in Foxborough and it was a really rainy day here. I managed to win my Heat Race, and then the track was really challenging for the Main Event. I had a bad start and came back to fifth, and then had a crash with two laps to go, which kept us from finishing the race. I’m now tied with Seth [Hammaker] in the championship and it’ll be a good fight with four rounds to go until the end.”
Next Race: April 12 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Results 450SX Class – Foxborough
1. Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
2. Shane McElrath (Honda)
3. Cooper Webb (Yamaha)
5. Justin Barcia (GASGAS)
6. Chase Sexton (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
12. Tristan Lane (KTM)
13. Malcolm Stewart (Husqvarna)
15. Kevin Moranz (KTM)
Standings 450SX Class 2025 after 12 of 17 rounds
1. Cooper Webb, 256 points
2. Chase Sexton, 241
3. Ken Roczen, 220
5. Malcolm Stewart, 186
6. Justin Barcia, 173
7. Aaron Plessinger, 170
Results 250SX East Class – Foxborough
1. Chance Hymas (Honda)
2. Cullin Park (Honda)
3. Gage Linville (KTM)
15. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna)
22. Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
Standings 250SX East Class 2025 after 6 of 10 rounds
1. Tom Vialle, 99 points
2. Seth Hammaker, 99
3. RJ Hampshire, 96
FMF KTM FACTORY RACING AND DANTE OLIVEIRA CAPTURE MESQUITE NGPC VICTORY
A return to the top step of the National Grand Prix Championship (NGPC) podium in Mesquite was a welcome one for defending champion Dante Oliveira on Sunday, the FMF KTM Factory Racing rider extending his points lead with a measured victory at Round 4 of the 2025 season.
NATIONAL GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 4
Following a P4 finish in the previous round, five-time NGPC Champion Oliveira was determined to return his KTM 450 XC-F to the front of the field in Nevada, steadily slicing his way through the pack after a fifth-place start.
It wasn’t until lap seven that the elder Oliveira brother would enter the lead, however, from there he would see out the remainder of the race and eventually take home his third win of the year in commanding fashion. That result now places him 18 points ahead in the title race following four rounds.
Dante Oliveira: “Not the greatest of starts for me, although it was kind of planned as I didn’t want anyone to see my lines – I had a few heaters out there and I couldn’t let them catch on to that! All in all, I had my work cut out for me off the bat. We battled Dare [Demartile] for a while and then managed to make a move around the outside, and then it was a smooth race to the finish. Big thanks to the team, I’m ready to go for the next one!”
FMF KTM Factory Racing teammate Mateo Oliveira started off strong onboard his KTM 450 XC-F, heading the field for the opening three laps before a fall relegated him to a fourth-place finish in the Pro Class once the checkered flag flew. He currently sits third in the championship.
Mateo Oliveira: “I led the first three laps here, then Tyler [Lynn] put on a charge and got super-close to me. We both wouldn’t let off, which meant I ended up going down, unfortunately. That mangled my bike up pretty good, and it took me a while to get used to my clutch and handlebars being all over the place. Not a bad race otherwise, I was still close to a podium, but it was just a bit of a bummer to go down while leading again. I salvaged some points and enjoyed being back in Mesquite.”
KTM-mounted Mason Semmens continued his dominant form in the Pro 2 Class, claiming his third victory in four races and maintaining the class points lead.
Pro Class Results
1. Dante Oliveira, FMF KTM Factory Racing
2. Dare Demartile, Beta
3. Tyler Lynn, Honda
4. Mateo Oliveira, FMF KTM Factory Racing
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing pushes through chaotic Foxborough Supercross
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing riders Malcolm Stewart and RJ Hampshire endured a challenging night of competition in Round 12 of the 2025 AMA Supercross Championship at Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium, with both riders collecting valuable points despite the ultra-tough conditions encountered.
The skies opened up for Saturday’s action, where 32-year-old Stewart set the eighth-fastest qualifying time in the single afternoon 450SX session onboard his Husqvarna FC 450 Factory Edition, before securing a place in the Main Event via a second-place result in his Heat.
Faced with a deteriorating, muddy circuit for the Main Event, Stewart ran within the top 10 during the early stages of the race, before a costly string of falls at the midway mark relegated him right down the order. A comeback for the number 27 followed from that point, with P13 the end result tonight. He continues to hold fifth in the standings.
“Rain or shine, we’ve got to go out there and do our job,” Stewart reflected. “Heat Race went decent, managed to get second in that one and qualify for the Main Event, and then in the Main, got a decent start and was pretty composed, honestly. We were in the battle, no big deal, but we know how it goes in the mud, it’s just tough. It stopped raining, which made it sticky, and I ended up going down several times and kept finding myself on the ground, but I salvaged 13th at the end of the day. It’s not ideal, but it’s the way these go sometimes and I’m stoked to be moving into Philly in a nice little points battle for fourth place overall.”
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate RJ Hampshire returned to racing as the 250SX East title fight resumed, powering his Husqvarna FC 250 Factory Edition to fourth place in his Heat Race.
Launching out of the gates for the Main Event, the high was short-lived when he went down in dramatic fashion toward the front of the pack approaching the first turn. After recovering to 15th by the conclusion of the race, last year’s Western Division title winner Hampshire gained important points in the 250SX East series, now sitting just three points outside of the red plate.
“This one was a complete mudder, one of the worst ones we’ve had,” commented Hampshire. “The goal coming in was just put it in the Main Event and try to make up some points toward the championship. This is probably the best 15th I’ve had in my life! I pulled a massive start and then just hydroplaned into the first turn, went down four or five more times, but clawed back some points in the series, and now we’re only three down with four [rounds] to go. I feel I’m in a good spot and ready for Philly next weekend.”
The SMX Next Class was also on hand in Foxborough, where Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Landon Gibson raced to a hard-fought fourth-place finish in the rain-affected Main Event tonight.
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Kicks Off MotoAmerica Superbike Opener with Double Podium Finish
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong enjoyed a strong debut with his new team, scoring a runner-up finish in the first MotoAmerica Superbike race of the season at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama. Jake Gagne had a strong first race back, finishing third to give the team a double podium.
It was a warm, humid day in Leeds, Alabama, to kick off the MotoAmerica Superbike season, which also marked Fong’s debut race with the team. The Northern Californian got off to a great start, coming .160 of a second from pole position. When the lights went green for the first race of the weekend, he got a good start from the front row into the runner-up spot. Fong kept the leader in his sights and closed in, making the pass for the lead at the halfway point. He kept cool under pressure and continued to hold off advances from the competition but ultimately was passed in the final laps and would cross the line second to start the season off with 20 points.
As for Gagne, it was a strong first race back after being sidelined last season with an injury. The Colorado rider qualified fourth and, from there, got a great start and slotted into third behind his teammate. He then ran a strong pace to maintain the position and closed the gap to the front runners before the halfway point. The duo up front would ultimately extend a gap again, and Gagne would ride on to secure the final podium position and score 16 points.
Although there is rain in the forecast for the final day of racing at the opening round, the Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team is excited for today’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama.
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“We’re pretty happy to see both bikes on the podium. Bobby got his first podium with the team in his first race, and Jake got back on the podium. I think it was a good start to the season. It’s a long season. I thought we had a winning motorcycle, but we just came up a little short in the end. We’re pretty excited about racing in the rain tomorrow because our bikes go really well in the wet.”
Bobby Fong – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #50
“I thought it was a good race. It’s good to get two Yamahas on the box. I know Richard and the whole team are very excited. We’re just getting started. A win would’ve been nice, but I’m happy to get some points on the board. It’s going to be a fun year of battling with a lot of fast guys.
“It was definitely a seesaw between me and Cam, and Jake was right there, studying us. I know if we would’ve made a mistake, Jake would’ve been there for sure. Cam Beaubier is one hell of a rider. He’s one of the best out there, and I knew what he was doing. I felt like maybe at the end of the race, I could’ve done something, but it never happened. He rode one hell of a race, and I’m looking forward to battling with the guy this year.”
Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #32
“To start the year off with a podium is pretty awesome. We want to win. We wanted to be fighting for the win, but we were pretty close, and the pace was good. About halfway through, those guys at the front made another push, and to be honest, I was happy with a third place today. After last year and the struggles we had, to start the year off in third is awesome. Consistently being on the podium is going to be really important this year. We want to fight for the championship, so it was a really good start. I also learned a lot. Some of which was with my riding, because it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to ride with some intensity. I feel good, and I feel like we learned a lot about the bike. It’s most likely going to be really wet tomorrow. That will be alright for us because this bike really likes the wet.”
Bennick Finishes Fifth in Foxborough
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Daxton Bennick overcame adversity in the thick mud at Gillette Stadium to earn a top-five finish at Round 6 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross East Championship in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Nate Thrasher continued to fight his way back from multiple tip-overs in the tricky conditions but ultimately finished 19th. Christian Craig also salvaged points on one of the most challenging tracks in recent memory, finishing 17th in the 450SX Main Event.
Rain made for a tough day at the Gillette Stadium. The schedule was abbreviated to just one session on track before the night show, with Bennick qualifying 24th. Despite the less-than-ideal gate pick for his heat race, he had a decent start and made his way to ninth on the opening lap, where he would finish. It was a chaotic start to the main event, with Bennick avoiding the chaos and slotting into sixth. Although like many other riders, he ended up on the ground, the young North Carolina rider rejoined in eighth and quickly made his way back to sixth. In the final laps, he moved into fifth, earning his second-consecutive top-five result.
Thrasher had a good start to the day despite the conditions, qualifying ninth and then getting a good start to his heat race. Unfortunately, on that opening lap, a rider ahead was stuck, and without anywhere to go, they both went down in the mud. Thrasher rejoined at the back of the field and did what he could to make his way forward, but had more tip-overs and ultimately withdrew, transferring to the main event through the LCQ. Despite the second-to-last gate pick, the Tennessee rider had a decent start around 14th and made his way to 13th on the opening lap, but more tip-overs had him salvaging points with a 19th-place finish. Thrasher heads into the East-West Showdown sixth in the Eastern Regional 250 class standings and 18 points from the top spot.
After qualifying 15th, Craig got a solid start to the 450SX Heat Race 2 and was 11th after the opening lap. He continued to ride strong amidst the chaos and made his way up to sixth, where he would finish. It was a challenging 450 main event, and he was one of the many riders with tip-overs in the tricky conditions. After the opening lap, he found himself near the back of the field in 20th. The Californian kept pushing and made his way up to 15th, but ultimately finished 17th.
The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team heads to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 12, for the second East-West Showdown of the season and Round 13 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the SuperMotocross World Championship at Lincoln Financial Field.
Jensen Hendler – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing 250 Team Manager
“It was pretty gnarly out there. With a track like that, anything could happen. We’re really proud of Dax to come through with a top-five finish in that mess. It was a tough night for both Nate and Christian, but we’ll regroup and come back swinging in Philly.”
Daxton Bennick – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #34 YZ250F
“Wow! I’ve never really raced anything like that. I feel like it could have gone either way, but I’m happy to get out of there with fifth. You can’t really prepare for anything like that. We had fun, and we’re ready for the next one.”
Nate Thrasher – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #41 YZ250F
“Not much to say about the night. It was pretty brutal out there. We did what we could and kept fighting. We’ll put this one behind us and move on to Philly.”
Christian Craig – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #28 YZ450F
“It was a crazy night in Foxborough. It was full survival mode in the mud, and unfortunately had too many mistakes and tip-overs. We’ll move on to Philadelphia.”
Webb Strengthens Championship Bid with Podium Finish at Foxborough Supercross
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb once again showed grit and determination, overcoming adversity in the mud to finish third at Foxborough Supercross. His ninth podium finish of the season further expanded his Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450SX Championship lead, giving him a 15-point advantage. Teammate Justin Cooper also showed strength in the tricky conditions, adding another holeshot to his season tally, but unfortunately, a couple of off-track excursions resulted in an 11th-place finish in the main event.
Once again, rain called for an abbreviated schedule, but this time the rain stayed and wreaked havoc on the track as well. In addition to the mud and the unrelenting rain, it was a cold day for Round 12 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross. Despite the challenging conditions and only one session before the night show, Webb qualified fourth. He then got a good start to his heat race in second and crossed the line in the runner-up position, but was credited with the win after the competition was penalized for jumping on a Red Cross section. Webb got another good start to the main event in fifth but had a couple of tip-overs and had to make his way back to sixth. On the final lap, he made one last charge and claimed the final podium spot, making championship gains.
It was a tough start to Round 12 for his teammate Cooper, who qualified 17th. Despite having less-than-ideal gate picks for both the heat race and main event, the New Yorker got great starts. In the heat race, he claimed the lead early and was shuffled back to the runner-up spot and then to 13th on the opening lap. Undeterred, he fought his way up to eighth and would cross the line ninth. Despite the 18th gate pick, Cooper got a flying start and grabbed the holeshot. He led the opening laps, and then unfortunately a mistake had him back to seventh. Cooper later went off track again, which he was ultimately docked two positions for, resulting in 11th on the night. Although he was looking for more, Cooper’s efforts moved him up to fourth in the points standings.
The Northeast swing continues next weekend with the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team heading to Philadelphia for Round 13 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the SuperMotocross World Championship at Lincoln Financial Field on April 12.
Rich Simmons – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing 450 Team Manager
“These wet and muddy conditions are really tough to prepare for so all the credit to the riders and team for their efforts today. You never know what can happen in these conditions, so Webb getting a podium and Justin leading the opening laps after a holeshot was a great day.”
Cooper Webb – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #2
“Man, it was a crazy, crazy day. That was a stressful day. A lot of mud and a lot of conditions to deal with. In the main event, I was able to come through. I had a great start, but I ended up crashing twice. I put my head down there at the end and made some hard charges, so I’m super stoked with that and stoked to get on the podium and extend my points lead.”
Justin Cooper – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #32
“It was crazy conditions today. I was able to holeshot the main and then led for a lap or two. Then I made a mistake in the rhythm before the finish and had to make a U-turn to the rhythm prior, so that added about 20 seconds to my lap time and put me back to seventh. I had another off-track excursion that they said I gained time doing, which docked me to 11th. On to the next one!”
Chance Hymas Claims Career-First Supercross Win in Foxborough
Honda HRC Progressive’s Chance Hymas earned the first 250SX main-event victory of his career at this weekend’s Foxborough Supercross, masterfully navigating a track made treacherous by consistent rain. With the slick and muddy conditions, Hymas capitalized on the mistakes of others and rode in control. Phoenix Racing Honda’s Cullin Park also put in an impressive performance, finishing second aboard another CRF for the best result of his career. In the premier class, Quad Lock Honda Racing’s Shane McElrath finished second, marking yet another career-best result.
The 250SX East main event saw Hymas grab a top-five start from a far-outside gate and maintain his cool despite the atrocious conditions. Setting a pace that was faster than the competition, while also minimizing mistakes, the Idaho native advanced, assuming the lead at the midway point and maintaining it to the checkers. He crossed the finish line over half a minute ahead of second-place Park, who had taken that position on the same lap that Hymas secured the lead. Next Level Redline Oil Hammer Nutrition-backed Honda rider Justin Rodbell had an impressive ride in the mud to finish fourth, while SPR’s Lance Kobusch made it four Hondas in the top six. TiLube Honda’s Trevor Colip finished 11th, and Storm Lake Honda Buddy Brooks Racing’s Henry Miller took 13th.
The 450SX main event saw McElrath showcase his skill and composure in the challenging conditions, finishing lap 1 in third, advancing to second a lap later, and staying there for the majority of the race. Phoenix Racing Honda’s Dylan Ferrandis crossed the line in 10th, and Valley Motorsports-backed Jeremy Hand finished in 19th on another Honda.
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- Bettencourt’s, a popular Powerhouse dealer in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, set up a pop-up activation booth in the Honda HRC Progressive pits, where they displayed a Pioneer 1000-5 Trail side-by-side and a CRF50F, and engaged with fans and customers.
- Honda HRC Progressive Team Manager Lars Lindstrom was featured in an interview on Race Day Live.
- Although the weather held off until Saturday afternoon, the threat of incoming rain led to the cancellation of Friday’s press riding, as well as Saturday morning’s free practice and Qualifying 1. As a result, riders had just one qualifying session to secure their spots in the night show. The main events were also shortened due to the weather, with the 250SX race reduced to 8 minutes + 1 lap (down from the usual 15 minutes + 2 laps) and the 450SX race shortened to 12 minutes + 1 lap (compared to the usual 20 minutes + 2 laps).
- Hymas was 21st in 250SX East combined qualifying. Other Red Riders included Justin Rodbell (Next Level Redline Oil Hammer) in sixth, Ryder Floyd (TiLube Honda) in 11th, and Nicholas Romano (Phoenix Racing Honda) in 12th. SPR’s Lance Kobusch finished 13th, with Cullin Park (Phoenix Racing Honda) in 27th. Privateer Luke Neese (Neese Racing) was 33rd, followed by Trevor Colip (TiLube Honda) in 37th, Henry Miller (Storm Lake Honda Buddy Brooks Racing) in 38th, and Ronnie Orres (Lasting Impressions CG LLC) in 39th.
- Phoenix Racing Honda’s Dylan Ferrandis was fifth in combined 450SX qualifying, with Quad Lock Honda Racing’s Shane McElrath and Joey Savatgy seventh and 10th, respectively. Underdog Racing’s Kyle Bitterman qualified 21st on another Honda, followed by Valley Motorsports’ Jeremy Hand in 27th and Next Level Redline Oil Hammer Nutrition’s Hunter Schlosser in 31st.
- Miller impressed in the muddy first 250SX East heat race, finishing in second place, with Rodbell fifth. Heat 2 saw Hymas ride to an impressive third, with Kobusch fifth, Park seventh, and Colip claiming the last direct transfer spot in ninth.
- The second 450SX heat race saw McElrath put in a strong ride in the mud and took the win, with Ferrandis crossing the line in third. Hand secured his spot in the main event via an LCQ win.
- Hymas turned the fastest lap time in the 250SX East main event.
- Honda riders dominated the 250SX East main event, taking two of the podium spots and four of the top six positions. In all, there were six Honda-mounted racers in the main event, and they all finished in the top 15.
- The Foxborough round featured an SMX Next race, with TiLube Honda’s Brock Walker finishing 12th, while SLR Honda’s Leum Oehlhof and Grayson Townsend were 14th and 18th, respectively.
- Hymas, Park and McElrath participated in the post-race press conference.
- The muddy Foxborough event caused a shakeup in the points standings, with Hymas taking advantage of not only from his own stellar ride, but also the struggles of some of his competitors. The Honda HRC Progressive rider went from being 33 points down in the 250SX East title chase, to just eight points down now, with four rounds remaining.
- There are three Honda riders in the top 10 of the 250SX East points standings, with Hymas currently in fourth, followed by Park in fifth and Miller in 10th.
- Next, the series heads to Philadelphia for round 13, where both Hymas and Jo Shimoda will line up for the second 250SX East/West Showdown of the year. In the 450SX class, Dean Wilson will make his debut in a fill-in ride for Honda HRC Progressive.
MONSTER ENERGY® PRO CIRCUIT KAWASAKI RIDER SETH HAMMAKER SECURES THE RED PLATE IN RAIN-SOAKED FOXBOROUGH
| Foothill Ranch, Calif. (April 6, 2025) – Monster Energy® Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker battled through the rain and mud to claim the 250SX Eastern Region Championship points lead with a hard-fought ninth-place finish at Round 12 of the Monster® Energy AMA Supercross Championship in Foxborough, MA. In the SMX Next class, Monster Energy® Kawasaki Team Green™ rider Landen Gordon earned an impressive podium finish, while teammates Enzo Temmerman and Vincent Wey secured ninth and 22nd, respectively. A week of relentless weather led to a condensed schedule at Gillette Stadium, forcing organizers to cut back practice to a single 10-minute qualifying session for all classes, leaving riders minimal time to dial in the muddy track. In the afternoon session, Hammaker quickly found his rhythm and laid down the fastest time in the 250SX A session. However, a penalty for jumping on a Red Cross flag dropped the No. 56 to 17th overall. Despite the setback and less than ideal gate pick, Hammaker came out swinging in Heat 2. He launched his KX™250 into second place off the start and immediately engaged in a battle for the lead. The track continued to evolve with the rain pouring down, making it treacherous and littered with downed riders. As he challenged for the lead, Hammaker lost his balance and went down but quickly remounted to finish second. With conditions deteriorating, the 250SX Main Event was shortened from 15 minutes to only eight minutes plus one lap. Hammaker grabbed another strong start from an inside gate, but chaos down the start straight saw a rider go down right in front of Hammaker and take him down. Covered in mud, the No. 56 Kawasaki dug deep, charging from 16th to inside the Top 10 by Lap 2. Hammaker was making gains and was in touch with the front runners as positions traded back and forth as every rider made mistakes. He kept pushing forward and ultimately crossed the line in ninth, salvaging valuable points over the championship leader to be locked in a tie for the red plate and championship lead heading into his hometown round in Philadelphia, PA next weekend.  In the SMX Next Class, Monster Energy® Kawasaki Team Green™ riders Enzo Temmerman, Vincent Wey, and Landen Gordon kicked off the day by qualifying sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively. As the gate dropped for the Main Event, Gordon grabbed the holeshot, while Wey settled into the Top 5 and Temmerman battled from mid-pack. Gordon quickly slipped to second but charged back in pursuit of the lead, only to go down on the slick track and rejoin at the back of the pack. Wey maintained a strong pace until a mistake sent him off the track and ultimately into a 22nd-place finish. Temmerman stayed steady, navigating through fallen riders and climbing into the Top 10 with two laps to go, finishing ninth. Gordon, sitting ninth at the start of Lap 2, put his head down and began slicing through the field. By Lap 3, he had moved into podium position. With just a few laps remaining, the No. 18 made a pass for the lead, unaware he had taken over the top spot. A late crash on the final lap would cost him the win, but he still secured an impressive second-place finish.  |
| “Overall, today went pretty well. It started off with some changes–they cut all the practices, so we only had one 10-minute qualifying session. I ended up P1, but I got docked for jumping on a red cross flag, which dropped me to fifth in the A group and 17th overall. I just took what the session gave me and did my best. In the heat race, I got off to a solid start, had one fall but managed to recover and finished second. The main event started out great for me. RJ [Hampshire] came from the outside, washed his front end, and I ended up hitting his bike and went flying. That was pretty unfortunate, but I got back up and worked my way through the field. I went down again in the race and had some trouble getting my bike back up, but I kept pushing and stayed on two wheels. In the end, I finished P9. So overall, not a bad day. We’re tied for the points lead, and that’s really exciting. I’m stoked about it.” – Seth Hammaker |
| “It was definitely an eventful day here in Foxborough. The schedule was tight with only one qualifying session this morning, so we had to adapt quickly. Qualifying didn’t go as planned—I ended up going for a swim in the first corner and had a few other tip-overs. It was super muddy, definitely a learning experience for my first qualifier in those conditions. I went back to the hotel, regrouped, and came out swinging for the Main with a great start. I knew the track was going to be tricky, and staying upright would be key. But the mud got me pretty good on the first lap—I think I was almost dead last. I just put my head down and worked my way up to first. Unfortunately, I tipped over on the last lap in what used to be the whoops, which was a heartbreaker. Still, I’m really happy with how I rode and super thankful for the whole Kawasaki team. We’ll be back and ready for Pittsburgh.” – Landen Gordon |
Aaron Plessinger Dominates Muddy Foxborough Supercross
Chance Hymas Earns Career-First 250SX Class Victory
| Foxborough, Mass., (April 6, 2025) Rain, cold weather, and wind turned the Foxborough Supercross into a race of survival of both man and machine. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger was untouchable in the mud and took a convincing win in the abbreviated 12-minute plus one lap Main Event. It was Plessinger’s second-ever victory in the class. |
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| Gillette Stadium delivered the first true mud race of the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. The brutal conditions helped two new winners in 2025 rise above their competition and record the first season in the sport’s history to produce 18 different winners. Quadlock Honda Racing’s Shane McElrath followed up earning his career-first Heat Race win with his career-first podium finish with a steady ride to second place. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb pulled late-race magic from his hat yet again, using the final lap to turn a sixth-place position into a spot on the podium and extend his points lead in the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. In the Eastern Divisional 250SX Class, Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Chance Hymas earned the win, making history as the sixth different winner in six rounds of 250SX Class racing. Plessinger and Hymas’s victories contributed to making 2025 the first season in the sport’s history to deliver 18 different winners, and there are still five rounds remaining. |
 First place 450SX Class “When I got off to the start, I had Cooper [Webb] to the right of me and [Justin Cooper] in front of me; when they slowed down over here to go through the ruts I just stood up on the pegs, and just leaned back and pinned it. As soon as I got in the lead I knew I had to just ‘go’ and stay up, but I knew Shane was right there… It’s crazy. With how the season started I would have, man, I was sitting in California [during the early rounds] not two months ago and I was like, ‘What am I doing here? I don’t know what’s going on [with poor results].’ But I’ve just got to give it up to the whole team, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, they never stopped believing in me. I’m kinda getting emotional, but it was a tough start to the season, and for these guys to stick behind me and not stop believing in me, that’s a lot for me to ask for. So, hat’s off to them… [Thank you to] these fans for sticking it out in the rain. I don’t know if I’m a fan of anything that I would stick out in pouring down rain for eight plus hours, but we’ve got the best fans in the world. The best fans ever in any sport, so I give it up to the fans, they had the best performance of the night.” – Aaron Plessinger  |
| Second place 450SX Class “Praise the Lord. We’re back up here again. This week was a really good week mentally… and tonight was all about opportunity. I was on the line and I was praying, ‘God, just give me traction.’ That’s all I want on the grate, and I got a good start, leaned back, and started shifting. I almost lost it in the first corner… I want to keep this progression going… This is the first time in the 450 class where my whole program has been in unison, and that’s what I’m really excited about, so we’ll keep at it.” – Shane McElrath |
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| Third place 450SX Class “In these kinds of conditions you don’t know what can happen. It’s so stressful when you’re leading the championship. You’re hoping your motorcycle makes it first of all, and then just getting into the Main you’re like, ‘All right I can breathe a little bit.’ These are bummer conditions. Nobody truly, I don’t think, wants to race in this unless you’re [Aaron Plessinger], maybe…. [Early on] I had a great pace… then I get excited, and I fall. So, I get up, and you kind of go into panic mode, and then you fall again. So, I fell twice and finally was like, ‘All right, I’m going to just calm down, I’ll take the points loss, but let’s minimize the points, let’s at least get as far up as we can.’ And that’s what happened. I shut my brain off and it’s crazy what happens. You start sending it, you start finding a flow. I don’t know what happened the last lap, I just jumped all the jumps, like my buddy says. It was cool. I’m stoked to be up here on the podium again.” – Cooper Webb |
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| Fouth place 450SX Class “Anything is possible with these conditions. My ankle has just gotten [worse]. I hurt it as I hurt my shoulder [15 days ago], but wasn’t paying attention to it. But as I kept putting my foot down, it would twist my toe out and I kept hurting it more and more… In practice today I caught it again and it was the worst I’ve hit it. So, I wasn’t even, honestly, going to race because it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse…. I ended up coming out here and giving it a whirl… Ended up fourth on the night, so I couldn’t be more stoked with how the night went. I’m glad I went out here [and raced]. This was a brutal race, it really was.” – Ken Roczen |
| In 250SX Class racing, Chance Hymas moved into the lead just before the mid-point of the Main Event, which was shorted to 8 minutes plus one lap due to the track conditions. Phoenix Racing Honda’s Cullin Park earned second, his career-first podium, after riding inside the top five for most of the race. Also earning his career-first podium, The Dirt Bike Depot’s Gage Linville fought forward to third place after a start that put him outside the top 15 in the abbreviated Main Event. |
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| First place 250SX Class “This means so much to me. We’ve been working our butts off to get here. I took a step back this week and just tried to appreciate where I’m at. I wasn’t even planning on racing [a previous round] Tampa, with my knee [injury]. And just to be in this position – I know these are completely different circumstances, but you know, to finish first you’ve got to finish, first. I’m so excited to have the team behind me; they’ve been working their butts off and they’ve been believing in me since Day 1. I can’t thank those guys enough. And thank you to the fans for sticking it out in the rain… [regarding his outside gate pick] Sometimes you’ve got to take chances and right now I’ve got nothing to lose. Sometimes you take a shot like that and it doesn’t work, sometimes it works; and for me I’d say it worked. I feel like, at our level, everything’s so close you’ve got to be willing to take chances like that.” – Chance Hymas |
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| Second place 250SX Class “I’ll tell you what, I was getting a little too excited there with two laps to go. Something about Foxborough and just ripping some good starts. I nailed the start and [Trainer] Heath Harrison [had] told me, ‘You get a start, you ride a good first few laps, and you’ve got a podium,’ and honestly I kind of half believed him. And then I ripped a start and I said [to myself], ‘I’ve got this. I’m in the hunt tonight.’ I just stuck to my laps… My mechanic, with two laps to go, [signaled] ‘Just bring it home.’ Those were probably the two slowest laps I’ve ever done in my career, and they got the job done.” – Cullin Park |
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| Third place 250SX Class “I’m pretty speechless right now. I don’t even have words. As a kid you always dream for this moment and for it to come true is just unreal. I’m just really speechless right now.” – Gage Linville |
| Justin Rodbell on his fourth place 250SX Class finish – “I borrowed this bike from my boy Mason Kerr, so without him this wouldn’t be possible. I rode it one day, Monday, and I got P-4 [tonight]. That’s kind of insane. I worked [my HVAC job] Tuesday and Thursday, rode a little more on Wednesday. You probably wouldn’t believe my schedule and what I do, but we have fun and I love it.” |
| The Foxborough event marked the fourth Premiere Qualifying Event race of the SMX Next season, which gives the top amateur racers a chance to experience racing on a professional Supercross track in front of a stadium crowd. Yamaha’s Kade Johnson, in only his second SMX Next event, earned the win in a dramatic race. Johnson led at three different points, including when it mattered most. Kawasaki Team Green’s Landen Gordon grabbed the Holeshot, lost then re-gained the lead late in the race. Gordon crashed on the last lap and earned second place. Orange Brigade KTM’s Luke Fauser also held the lead, but a crash took him out of it; he eventually finished third. The young racers next meet for the SMX Next – Supercross AMA National Championship which takes place on April 26th as part of the Pittsburgh Supercross inside Acrisure Stadium. |
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| First place SMX Next Class “That was the craziest race that I’ve ever raced. I don’t ride in mud normally. I just went out there, I knew everyone was going to be wild, I was probably not setting the fast laps, but I was consistent. I heard the crowd going crazy, [to crowd] you guys are awesome. That was such a fun race… This is so hard on the bikes. My bike’s probably cooked right now. I don’t care, I just wanted to say that was so much fun. I heard the crowd lose their minds over in that corner, and I saw the leader down, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, I’ve just got to be calm.’ Thank you, fans, thank you!” – Kade Johnson |
| No stranger to Gillette Stadium, Rob Ninkovich was on hand to watch the Foxborough Supercross. Ninkovich is a two-time Superbowl champion who played for the New England Patriots for eight seasons. He rode dirt bikes as a kid and has done some riding since his retirement from the NFL. On the pre-race broadcast, Race Day Live, Ninkovich related football to Supercross, including, “In football you can kind of walk through – you can look at what the plays are going to look like. You can’t walk through moto, right? You have to just hit it and go, and you’re really just trying to control being on the edge.” The Foxborough Supercross kicks off a rare four-city sweep through the Northeast. Each Monster Energy AMA Supercross race also pays points toward its season as well as for the SMX World Championship™. The SMX League™ seeds riders based on points totaled from the Supercross and the AMA Pro Motocross seasons. Two SMX Playoff rounds and the SMX World Championship Final deliver thrilling post-season racing throughout September. Race fans can view the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season through an impressive array of options. Peacock streams every race live as well as the pre-race show Race Day Live which covers qualifying and racing news. Select races are also broadcast or streamed, live or in an encore presentation, on NBC, CNBC, USA Network, and NBC Sports digital platforms. CNBC airs each round on the Monday following the race at 1:00a.m. ET. Spanish-language coverage is available live in the US on Telemundo Deportes’ Facebook and YouTube channels. Live international coverage can be found on the SuperMotocross Video Pass (supermotocross.tv) with the option of English, Spanish and French language broadcast teams. Live audio coverage can be heard for each race on NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Channel 85 provides live audio coverage of each round. The racing continues its Northeast sweep with Round 13 lining up the racers again on Saturday, April 12th at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philly Supercross will run on a rare daytime schedule and air on NBC, with Opening Ceremonies kicking off the racing at 2:30p.m. ET. The event will also bring both 250SX divisions together for the season’s second East/West Showdown. For video highlights, race results, live timing during qualifying, and ticket sales to attend an event in-person, please go to SupercrossLIVE.com. |
