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NBC Sports
21-05-2025
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NBC SPORTS' COVERAGE OF PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON BEGINS THIS SATURDAY AT FOX RACEWAY NATIONAL AT 3:30 P.M. ET EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK
11 Motocross Rounds to be Presented Across NBC, Peacock, and USA Network Peacock to Stream All Races, Qualifying and Heats Live Across the 2025 Motocross Season Defending SuperMotocross Champion Jett Lawrence Expected to Make 2025 Debut STAMFORD, Conn. – May 21, 2025 – The 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship series continues with the start of the Pro Motocross season this Saturday, May 24, from Fox Raceway National in Pala, Calif., live at 3:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. At the Supercross finale in Salt Lake City earlier this month, Cooper Webb won the Supercross Championship, becoming one of only seven riders to have earned three or more Supercross premier class titles. Haiden Deegan dominated the Western Divisional 250SX Class, while Tom Vialle won his second consecutive Eastern Divisional 250SX Class. Along with Webb, Deegan, and Vialle, Chase Sexton returns to defend his 2024 outdoors title, and an elite contingent of sidelined stars will be making their return from injury on Saturday, including defending SuperMotocross World champion Jett Lawrence, older brother and 2024 Pro Motocross 450 Class runner-up Hunter Lawrence, four-time AMA 450 Pro Motocross champion Eli Tomac, and international star and back-to-back MXGP world champion Jorge Prado. Race Day Live qualifying coverage on Saturday from Fox Raceway gets underway at 1 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. All Pro Motocross live coverage, including races, heats, and qualifying, plus on-demand replays, will be available on Peacock. Click here for more details. 28 regular season races plus the postseason playoffs across the series, including exclusive live coverage of Main Event races, qualifiers, and heats, will be presented across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, NBC Sports digital platforms, and the NBC Sports NOW FAST channel in 2025, culminating with two SMX World Championship Playoff rounds and the SMX World Championship Final. The complete schedule can be found here. Additionally, Telemundo Deportes will live stream the Spanish-language broadcast of every race this season on the Telemundo Facebook and YouTube channels. Throughout the season, all 31 SMX World Championship rounds will also be presented on NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Channel 85. To learn more about NBC Sports' wide variety of sports talk radio shows and events, click here. BROADCAST TEAM Play-by-Play: Jason Weigandt Analyst: James Stewart Reporters: Jason Thomas, Haley Shanley HOW TO WATCH Streaming – Peacock (LIVE) NBC SPORTS' 2025 PRO MOTOCROSS SCHEDULE *Encore presentation --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
15-05-2025
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Coty Schock to join 450s in Pro Motocross
Coty Schock will compete in the 450 class in the 2025 Pro Motocross season, ClubMX reported midweek following the conclusion of the Monster Energy Supercross season. Schock finished ninth in the 250 Supercross finale and landed ninth in combined East / West divisional points. With limited time to prepare before the beginning of the outdoor season, which begins at Fox Raceway in Pala, California, on May 24, the decision was not easy, but the team is known for making bold moves between Supercross and Motocross. In 2023, ClubMX moved Garrett Marchbanks from 250s to 450s in order to qualify for the SuperMotocross World Championship. Marchbanks finished seventh in the playoffs that season. 'I really wanted to get back on the 450 at some point and this feels like the right time,' Schock said in a news release. 'I know the risks with the points and all that, but I am confident I can get the job done to reap the rewards later in the year. Big thanks to the team for their support. I have been on other teams in my career, but these guys are 'all in' once the decision was made. Now it is on me to get the job done and I look forward to the challenge. I would be remiss if I didn't thank Yamaha for their support as well. They jumped in to support the program as soon as we made the decision.' Schock competed on a 450 from 2018, when he turned professional, until 2021 in the Motocross series. He finished a career best of 14th in 2021. Schock also rode with the 450 division this year at Daytona International Speedway during an off-week for the 250 West division. 'It was nice to mix it up with the 450 guy,' Schock told NBC Sports the following week in Indianapolis. 'I was really happy with how the race went' I was really happy with my riding in the Main. I didn't get as good a start in it as the heat race, so I didn't start up front, so I stayed back there. Overall, I learned a lot in the 450 class: how to ride—how the track develops.' He rode his 250 bike, which lacked the horsepower of the 450s on Daytona's long straightaways, so Schock had to make up the ground in the corners. He finished 14th in that race, beating eight more powerful bikes. 'Coty is the consummate team player,' said Brandon Haas, team owner of ClubMX. 'We build bikes based on rider input and after watching him ride the 450 it was obvious that we had something there. The power-to-weight ratio will play to his advantage along with his mature riding style and race craft. This was not really on my radar but when he said he wanted to do it, the team went to work building him something special. Now, we are all looking forward to what he can do.' To earn a direct invitation into the SuperMotocross World Championship in the 450 class, Schock needs to make up 65 points on the rider who currently sits 20th in the standings, Mitchell Harrison. The top 20 is based on combined Supercross and Motocross points. More SuperMotocross News Dylan Ferrandis to miss start of Pro MX Salt Lake City 450 SX results | 250 results Sexton wins 7th race, Webb third title Haiden Deegan wins final 250 E/W Showdown 450 SX Salt Lake City heats | 250 heats Chase Sexton sweeps SLC SX Qualification Cole Davies crashes in SLC SX Q1 The making of a Supercross track Aaron Plessinger renews with Red Bull KTM Jeremy Martin to run three Pro MX races in 2025
NBC Sports
12-05-2025
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Dylan Ferrandis to miss the start of Pro Motocross with stress fracture
Dylan Ferrandis announced on social media that he will be forced to skip the start of the Pro Motocross season and hopes to return for the SuperMotocross World Championship or 'maybe [the] last couple rounds of MX.' Ferrandis won the Pro Motocross title on a 450 in 2021 and the 250 title in 2020. 'Unfortunately, I will not race this summer,' Ferrandis said. 'I have a stress fracture on my left leg [that] I [have] been dealing with all season. I thought I got rid of it lately, but it came back last week.' Ferrandis ended the 2025 Supercross season with a 10th-place finish in Salt Lake City, which placed him seventh in the championship standings. Ferrandis has a 132-point advantage over 21st-place Hunter Lawrence, who missed much of the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross season with torn ligaments suffered in a crash during his Round 5 heat race in Tampa that required surgery to repair. The top 20 in combined Supercross and Pro Motocross standings earn an automatic invitation to the SuperMotocross World Championship in September. Lawrence has been training for the Pro Motocross season and is expected to return for the season opener at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Ferrandis' best season finishes were a pair of fifth-place results scored in Seattle, Washington, and East Rutherford, New Jersey. Additionally, he had nine other top-10 finishes. Ferrandis was scored 11th in the 2024 SMX World Championship on a tiebreaker after ending the three playoff rounds tied with the ninth-most points with Justin Barcia and Jason Anderson. More SuperMotocross News Sexton wins 7th race, Webb third title Haiden Deegan wins final 250 E/W Showdown Salt Lake City 450 Results 450 Salt Lake City heats | 250 heats Chase Sexton sweeps SLC Qualification Cole Davies crashes in SLC Q1 The making of a Supercross track Aaron Plessinger renews with Red Bull KTM Jeremy Martin to run three Pro MX races in 2025 Jett Lawrence walks the red carpet
NBC Sports
11-04-2025
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Chase Sexton: 'If I win out, I'll be the champion'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Championships often feature a rollercoaster of circumstances and emotions. The 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship epitomizes as much. Chase Sexton came back from the only off-week of the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross championship at a 15-point disadvantage to Cooper Webb and at the conclusion of the round in Indianapolis, the race before the break, he vowed to come back strong. He made good on his promise and cut Webb's lead in half with the overall win in the Birmingham, Alabama, Triple Crown versus Webb's fourth-place finish. Sexton finished second in the following round. Then, Mother Nature rained on Sexton's parade. Round 12 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, was arguably the muddiest conditions faced by riders in recent years and it took a toll on the entire field. For much of the nine-lap feature, Sexton led Webb by three or four positions and it appeared Sexton would cut further into Webb's lead. 'Last week was really tough,' Sexton told NBC Sports, standing in the back of the Red Bull KTM hauler to escape the Friday afternoon rain. "[I] didn't get the great start in the Main Event that I needed and after that I was just kind of surviving.' Weather Could Play a Factor Again The regular Press Day ride was canceled for rain that began falling overnight and that continued into the afternoon. As of this writing, rain is scheduled to end early Saturday morning with cloudy conditions persisting up until the gate drop on the Main events at 2:30 p.m. ET. 'It was unfortunate, but this week I don't think we're going to see the mud that everyone thinks there will be,' Sexton continued. 'The track is covered and we will be able to actually race this weekend and not just survive. I like it here; had a good race last year, so I'm looking forward to that and moving on from last weekend.' Sexton believes this race will mirror the conditions of Seattle where rain leading into Saturday created loose dirt conditions, but not mud. And that was the race in which he finished second two weeks after the break. The problem was, it was also a race that marked Webb's fourth win of the season. Resetting the Points "[The points' battle] kind of resets every week,' Sexton said. 'Last week: There's not much that you can take away from it. You saw with the 250 podium, it was just a chaotic race. Anything can happen. We got sixth, which wasn't great but I made my way up there and then fell on the finish line and was stuck there for a while. It was an unfortunate spot to go down.' Finishing sixth, Sexton lost ground to Webb, who finished third after an incredible last lap saw him advance from outside the top five. Now the differential is the same 15 points it was heading into the break. And time is becoming a factor. Five rounds remain in the 2025 season and with three points separating first from second-place in AMA's dirt bike scoring, Sexton still controls his own fate. Should Sexton win every round and Webb finish second, they would be in a tie at the conclusion of the season finale in Salt Lake City. 'I just need to win, Sexton said. 'That's pretty much the bottom line. It's not really win or bust, but that is my goal — to win races — and if I win out, I'll be the champion.' There is no race more important than the next one. Weather's uncertainty aside, everyone will face the same conditions on Saturday in Philadelphia and it is important to gain the mental advantage. "[Cooper has] one more than me and I plan on changing that this week,' Sexton concluded. More SuperMotocross News Philadelphia Supercross preview Philadelphia betting odds Eli Tomac on May 2025 return What riders said after Foxborough Foxborough Recap | 450 Results | 250 Results Jason Anderson to miss remainder of SX Joey Savatgy returns to SX in Foxborough Dean Wilson to fill in at Honda HRC Haiden Deegan, Julien Beaumer argue in Seattle A DM led to partnership between Moranz, Champion Tool
NBC Sports
11-04-2025
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Chase Sexton: 'If I win out, I'll be the [Supercross] champion'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Championships often feature a rollercoaster of circumstances and emotions. The 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship epitomizes as much. Chase Sexton came back from the only off-week of the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross championship at a 15-point disadvantage to Cooper Webb and at the conclusion of the round in Indianapolis, the race before the break, he vowed to come back strong. He made good on his promise and cut Webb's lead in half with the overall win in the Birmingham, Alabama, Triple Crown versus Webb's fourth-place finish. Sexton finished second in the following round. Then, Mother Nature rained on Sexton's parade. Round 12 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, was arguably the muddiest conditions faced by riders in recent years and it took a toll on the entire field. For much of the nine-lap feature, Sexton led Webb by three or four positions and it appeared Sexton would cut further into Webb's lead. 'Last week was really tough,' Sexton told NBC Sports, standing in the back of the Red Bull KTM hauler to escape the Friday afternoon rain. "[I] didn't get the great start in the Main Event that I needed and after that I was just kind of surviving.' Weather Could Play a Factor Again The regular Press Day ride was canceled for rain that began falling overnight and that continued into the afternoon. As of this writing, rain is scheduled to end early Saturday morning with cloudy conditions persisting up until the gate drop on the Main events at 2:30 p.m. ET. 'It was unfortunate, but this week I don't think we're going to see the mud that everyone thinks there will be,' Sexton continued. 'The track is covered and we will be able to actually race this weekend and not just survive. I like it here; had a good race last year, so I'm looking forward to that and moving on from last weekend.' Sexton believes this race will mirror the conditions of Seattle where rain leading into Saturday created loose dirt conditions, but not mud. And that was the race in which he finished second two weeks after the break. The problem was, it was also a race that marked Webb's fourth win of the season. Resetting the Points "[The points' battle] kind of resets every week,' Sexton said. 'Last week: There's not much that you can take away from it. You saw with the 250 podium, it was just a chaotic race. Anything can happen. We got sixth, which wasn't great but I made my way up there and then fell on the finish line and was stuck there for a while. It was an unfortunate spot to go down.' Finishing sixth, Sexton lost ground to Webb, who finished third after an incredible last lap saw him advance from outside the top five. Now the differential is the same 15 points it was heading into the break. And time is becoming a factor. Five rounds remain in the 2025 season and with three points separating first from second-place in AMA's dirt bike scoring, Sexton still controls his own fate. Should Sexton win every round and Webb finish second, they would be in a tie at the conclusion of the season finale in Salt Lake City. 'I just need to win, Sexton said. 'That's pretty much the bottom line. It's not really win or bust, but that is my goal — to win races — and if I win out, I'll be the champion.' There is no race more important than the next one. Weather's uncertainty aside, everyone will face the same conditions on Saturday in Philadelphia and it is important to gain the mental advantage. "[Cooper has] one more than me and I plan on changing that this week,' Sexton concluded. More SuperMotocross News Philadelphia Supercross preview Philadelphia betting odds Eli Tomac on May 2025 return What riders said after Foxborough Foxborough Recap | 450 Results | 250 Results Jason Anderson to miss remainder of SX Joey Savatgy returns to SX in Foxborough Dean Wilson to fill in at Honda HRC Haiden Deegan, Julien Beaumer argue in Seattle A DM led to partnership between Moranz, Champion Tool
