Jason Anderson out for remainder of 2025 SuperMotocross season
'Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jason Anderson will miss the remainder of the SuperMotocross season to focus on his health,' Team Kawasaki announced on social media. 'The No. 21 has shown the speed to run at the front, but his health has kept him from delivering the consistent results he expects. Anderson and the team have decided it is best for him to take the appropriate amount of time to focus on getting healthy.'
Dan Beaver,
Anderson's contract with Monster Energy Kawasaki expires at the end of the season, effectively ending their relationship.
Anderson skipped Spring Creek last week.
In six rounds of the 2025 Pro Motocross season, Anderson scored three overall top-10 finishes with seventh-place results in the season-opening round at Fox Raceway and in the High Point National in mid-June.
Anderson also skipped the end of the Monster Energy Supercross season. He did not mount up for Round 11 in Seattle due to a family emergency and then announced the following week that he would sit out the remaining six rounds due to 'ongoing health concerns.'
Despite missing those races, Anderson was 13th in the combined SuperMotocross League combined points with a 61-point advantage over the cutline.
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