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NBC Sports
26-04-2025
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Northeast success has Seth Hammaker poised for the 250 East championship
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania: If one had asked Seth Hammaker about his championship odds after Detroit, he would have answered with the typical response that it's a long season and anything can happen — but he might not have fully convinced himself that was true. A poor finish of 17th in Round 2 of the Monster Energy Supercross season dug a hole it would take time to climb from but he had some consolation in the fact that RJ Hampshire struggled in the opener in Tampa. 'At the second round in Detroit, I got food poisoning and finished 17th, so that definitely put us at a deficit right off the bat,' Hammaker told NBC Sports. 'It's been crazy in the Eastern division because everyone has had one of those bad races. Everybody's pulled together at the end. It's been a great battle.' Hammaker finished third the following week at Daytona International Speedway and scored his first win of 2025 in his next attempt in Indianapolis. The landscape was changing for Hammaker, but with a different winner every week in the 250 East division, it seemed that no one wanted to take advantage of the situation. Dan Beaver, That changed when the series headed to the Northeast. Hailing from Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, a community south of Harrisburg, Hammaker had home field advantage when the Northeast tour began in Foxborough, Massachusetts. That race did not go to anyone's plan. Perhaps the muddiest Supercross race in recent memory, it was a battle for survival where a rider's will was equally important to his skill. Hammaker finished ninth, which might not seem like much on its face, but his principle rivals Hampshire and Tom Vialle struggled to a greater degree. Hampshire finished five spots back in 14th. Vialle fell at the end of the race and could not extract his bike from the mud. He finished last and failed to earn any points. 'I feel like [the Northeast Tour] played in my favor a lot — having the hometown crowd at a lot of them,' Hammaker said. 'That fires me up for these races to have that support behind me. It plays a big role. Philadelphia, where I had the most people and as much as that was awesome. It was also a stressful day to have everyone there. You have to find that balance — you're still here to do a job.' Hammaker finished fourth in Philadelphia. Hampshire was one position ahead of him as two West division riders, Cole Davies and Haiden Deegan, took the other to podium positions. Last week, Hammaker became the first 250 East rider to win multiple races. He entered New Jersey tied for the points lead with Hampshire and had to look over and see another rider also sporting the red plate. Seth Hammaker became the first 250 East rider with multiple 2025 wins in New Jersey. Feld Entertainment / Align Media Hammaker took the lead early at MetLife Stadium. He never relinquished it, even though Hampshire closed the distance in the closing laps. Winning by a little is as good as winning by a lap and Hammaker enters the final two rounds with a three-point lead over Hampshire and seven over Vialle. Perhaps still regarded as an underdog to defeat the two riders who won 250 championships in 2024, Hammaker has one last chance to use the hometown advantage in Pittsburgh. His focus this week is on leaving Pennsylvania with the red plate still affixed to his bike — because the season finale in Salt Lake City is going to be the most important race of his career. 'Salt Lake City may be a little more [important] because you have those West Coast guys that can get in the mix — and they will get in the mix — so that one will be crucial to get a good start and have it pay off early,' Hammaker said. "[In] this one, it will be cool to go head-to-head with RJ and Tom and I'll try to get a few more points heading into that Salt Lake City Showdown just to have a little bit of a buffer. Either way, it will come down to that last one. 'It's great to be in this position and have a shot at the title.' More SuperMotocross News Justin Barcia to miss the final three SX rounds Pittsburgh betting odds, predictions Pittsburgh Preview Jerry Robin paralyzed in NJ crash New Jersey Recap | 450 Results | 250 Results Mitchell Oldenburg renews with Beta Robbie Wageman returns to racing Jorge Prado returns to training Daxton Bennick suffers compression fracture Chase Sexton controls his SX fate
NBC Sports
24-04-2025
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Supercross 2025 Round 15 in Pittsburgh: How to watch Saturday's inaugural Pitt race, start times, schedule
The four-race Northeast Tour ends this week at Acrisure Stadium, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the first visit to the Steel Town in more than four decades. Chase Sexton narrowed the gap in back-to-back weeks with victories in Philadelphia and New Jersey. If he keeps up with his winning ways, there won't be anything Cooper Webb can do about it and Sexton will take the title. But Webb has finished worse than fourth only once this season and there is no reason to believe he will stop applying pressure. Everyone else in the field simply wants to win. If that happens, the math gets far more complicated. In the 250 division, Seth Hammaker enters Pittsburgh with the red plate for the first time after last week's victory. Time is running off the clock on both the East and West Coasts, which has not been lost on second-place RJ Hampshire and defending champion Tom Vialle. Here are the pertinent details for watching Round 15 of the 2025 Supercross season at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: (All times are ET) BROADCAST/STREAMING SCHEDULE: TV coverage of Supercross Round 15 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will begin live Saturday, April 19, at 7:00 p.m. ET on Peacock, Telemundo, and the NBC Sports App with an encore at 1 a.m. Monday, April 21, on NBC. Race Day Live coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with coverage of qualification. All 31 rounds of the 2025 SuperMotocross schedule will be broadcast across the NBC, CNBC, USA Network, Peacock, and NBC Sports digital platforms with live coverage of all heats and features on Peacock. Details on how to sign up are available by clicking here. PITTSBURGH TRACK MAP PITTSBURGH EVENT SCHEDULE (all times ET): Here are the start times and schedule for Saturday's Supercross race: Qualification 11:40 a.m.: 250 Group C Free Practice 11:50 a.m.: 250 Group B Free Practice 12:00 p.m.: 250 Group A Free Practice 12:10 p.m.: 450 Group A Free Practice 12:20 p.m.: 450 Group B Free Practice 12:30 p.m.: 450 Group C Free Practice 1:05 p.m.: 250 Group C Qualifying 1 1:20 p.m.: 250 Group B Qualifying 1 1:35 p.m.: 250 Group A Qualifying 1 1:50 p.m.: 450 Group A Qualifying 1 2:05 p.m.: 450 Group B Qualifying 1 2:20 p.m.: 450 Group C Qualifying 1 3:20 p.m.: 250 Group C Qualifying 2 3:35 p.m.: 250 Group B Qualifying 2 3:50 p.m.: 250 Group A Qualifying 2 4:05 p.m.: 450 Group A Qualifying 2 4:20 p.m.: 450 Group B Qualifying 2 Evening Program 6:30 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies 7:04 p.m.: 250 Heat #1 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main) 7:18 p.m.: 250 Heat #2 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main) 7:33 p.m.: 450 Heat #1 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main) 7:47 p.m.: 450 Heat #2 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main) 8:23 p.m.: 250 Last Chance Qualifier – 5 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders (1 – 4 to Main) 8:34 p.m.: 450 Last Chance Qualifier – 5 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders (1 – 4 to Main) 8:55 p.m.: 250 Main Event – 15 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders 9:28 p.m.: 450 Main Event – 20 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders More SuperMotocross News Pittsburgh Preview Jerry Robin paralyzed in NJ crash New Jersey Recap | 450 Results | 250 Results Mitchell Oldenburg renews with Beta Robbie Wageman returns to racing Jorge Prado returns to training Daxton Bennick suffers compression fracture Benny Bloss renews with Beta Monster Energy SX video game features major upgrades Chase Sexton controls his SX fate
NBC Sports
22-04-2025
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Supercross 2025 Pittsburgh preview: Top finishes, previous winners, who to watch
The 2025 Monster Energy Supercross season is down to its last three races as they head into Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the first time in more than 40 years. To put that into perspective, the premier class at the time was 250cc, and there was no undercard. Legends Bob Hannah (1978) and Broc Glover (1983) were the winners, as everyone in the field will need to learn the characteristics of the new dirt. This is the fourth and final race of the Northeast Tour, and weather could play a factor again. As of Tuesday's writing, Friday shows a 20 to 40 percent chance of precipitation in the morning, running through early afternoon on Saturday, but there should be time for the clouds to clear. After back-to-back daytime races, the Round 14 schedule reverts to the evening with opening ceremonies kicking off at 6:30 p.m. ET. Chase Sexton has the momentum with three wins and a second-place finish in the last five rounds. In Philadelphia, Sexton told NBC Sports he would win the championship if he won the remaining races. Two down; three to go. If Sexton can win the final five races of the season, he will be the fourth rider in Supercross history to do so, according to Chad Reed ended the 2003 season with six wins, but had to settle for second in the points. In 2007, James Stewart won seven races at the end and scored the championship. The GOAT, Ricky Carmichael won an incredible 13 races at the end of 2001 in route to the title. Cooper Webb has a nine-point lead and podium finishes in 10 of the last nine rounds. He's finished worse than fourth only once this season, but that will not matter if Sexton wins the final three rounds. Suffice it to say, there is plenty of anxiety to go around at the front of the pack. The area is better known for outdoor racing, with Pro Motocross' headquarters 75 miles down the road in Morgantown, West Virginia. High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, is in spitting distance of the HQ, and Steel City Raceway was 20 miles east of Acrisure Stadium. Dan Beaver, Thoughts will be heavy this week as the field lines up without Jerry Robin. The privateer crashed in qualification last week and hit the face of the next jump at a catastrophic angle. He underwent surgery to fuse several vertebrae and is currently paralyzed from the waist down. The surgery was as successful as possible, and Robin is hoping he will walk again. A page has been created for fans who wish to donate to help defray his bills. In the 250 East division, Seth Hammaker has a three-point lead over RJ Hampshire. If he can hold onto his advantage through Pittsburgh and the season-ending race in Salt Lake City, Hammaker will give Pro Circuit Kawasaki its first Supercross title in nearly six years (five years, eight months, and 16 days, to be precise). There have been 11 winners in 14 250 SX races. Tom Vialle still has a shot at winning the championship, but it is becoming increasingly likely that he will have to win one of his last two attempts to defend his 2024 title. Last week, Hammaker became the first East rider to win multiple races, joining Haiden Deegan and Cole Davies from the West. Vialle has four podiums and six top-fives to his credit. A remarkable 42 riders have scored top-10s in the 250 division. Last week, Devin Simonson and Luke Neese added their names to the list. 2025 Top-10 finishers 450s Chase Sexton (5 wins, 9 podiums, 12 top-fives, 14 top-10s) Cooper Webb (4 wins; 11 podiums, 13 top-fives, 14 top-10s) Ken Roczen (1 win, 7 podiums, 11 top-fives, 12 top-10s) Aaron Plessinger (1 win, 5 podiums, 6 top-fives, 12 top-10s) Malcolm Stewart (1 win, 2 podiums, 4 top-fives, 13 top-10s) Jett Lawrence (1 win, 2 podiums, 2 top-fives, 3 top-10s) Eli Tomac (1 win, 1 podium, 3 top-fives, 4 top-10s) Jason Anderson (3 podiums, 3 top-fives, 7 top-10s) Hunter Lawrence (2 podiums, 3 top-fives, 4 top-10s) Justin Cooper (1 podium, 6 top-fives, 1110 top-10s) Shane McElrath (1 podium, 1 top-five, 5 top-10s) Justin Barcia (2 top-fives, 11 top-10s) Dylan Ferrandis (2 top-fives, 7 top-10s) Justin Hill (1 top-five, 10 top-10s) Joey Savatgy (1 top-five, 5 top-10s) Benny Bloss (4 top-10s) Colt Nichols (1 top-10) Logan Leitzel (1 top-10) Dean Wilson (1 top-10) 250s Haiden Deegan (2 wins, 7 podiums, 8 top-fives, 8 top-10s) Cole Davies (2 wins, 4 podiums, 6 top-fives, 8 top-10s) Seth Hammaker (2 wins, 3 podiums, 6 top-fives, 7 top-10s) RJ Hampshire (1 win, 5 podiums, 6 top-fives, 6 top-10s) Julien Beaumer (1 win, 3 podiums, 5 top-fives, 7 top-10s) Jordon Smith (1 win, 3 podiums, 4 top-fives, 5 top-10s) Max Anstie (1 win, 2 podiums, 2 top-fives, 4 top-10s) Jo Shimoda (1 win, 1 podium, 4 top-fives, 8 top-10s) Nate Thrasher (1 win, 1 podium, 3 top-fives, 5 top-10s) Chance Hymas (1 win, 1 podium, 2 top-fives, 6 top-10s) Levi Kitchen (1 win, 1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10) Tom Vialle (4 podiums, 6 top-fives, 7 top-10s) Daxton Bennick (1 podium, 3 top-fives, 4 top-10s) Coty Schock (1 podium, 2 top-fives, 6 top-10s) Garrett Marchbanks (1 podium, 2 top-fives, 6 top-10s) Michael Mosiman (1 podium, 2 top-fives, 5 top-10s) Cullin Park (1 podium, 2 top-fives, 4 top-10s) Cameron McAdoo (1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10) Gage Linville (1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10) Ryder DiFrancesco (2 top-fives, 2 top-10s) Maximus Vohland (1 top-five, 6 top-10s) Justin Rodbell (1 top-five, 1 top-10) Anthony Bourdon (3 top-10s) Austin Forkner (3 top-10s) Hunter Yoder (2 top-10s) Carson Mumford (2 top-10s) Hardy Munoz (2 top-10s) Cole Thompson (2 top-10) Henry Miller (2 top-10s) Enzo Lopes (2 top-10s) Drew Adams (1 top-10) Parker Ross (1 top-10) Levi Kitchen (1 top-10) Lux Turner (1 top-10) Jett Reynolds (1 top-10) Gavin Towers (1 top-10) Lance Kobusch (1 top-10) Jack Chambers (1 top-10) Mark Fineis (1 top-10) Preston Taylor (1 top-10) Devin Simonson (1 top-10) Luke Neese (1 top-10) Previous Pittsburgh Winners 250s (premier and only class) 1983: Broc Glover (followed by David Bailey, Warren Reed) 1978: Bob Hannah (Marty Tripes, Jimmy Ellis) Previews New Jersey | Philadelphia | Foxborough | Seattle | Birmingham | Indianapolis | Daytona | Arlington | Detroit | Tampa | Anaheim 2 | San Diego | Anaheim 1 More SuperMotocross News Jerry Robin paralyzed in NJ crash New Jersey Recap | 450 Results | 250 Results Mitchell Oldenburg renews with Beta Robbie Wageman returns to racing Jorge Prado returns to training Daxton Bennick suffers compression fracture Benny Bloss renews with Beta Monster Energy SX video game features major upgrades Chase Sexton controls his SX fate Eli Tomac on May 2025 return
