MX Sports Pro Racing and NBC Sports
Announce 2018 Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship Schedule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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MX Sports
Pro Racing and NBC Sports Announce
2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship Schedule 12-Round Battle for
Motocross' Most Prestigious Title
Begins May 19
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (October
12, 2017) - MX Sports Pro Racing and
NBC Sports announce the 2018 Lucas
Oil Pro Motocross Championship
schedule, sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing. The summer-long battle for
the world�s most prestigious title
in off-road motorcycle racing will
once again consist of 12 rounds,
beginning with the Hangtown
Motocross Classic, the oldest race
in American motocross, on May 19.
Each stop of the
championship will feature a pair of
motos across the 450 Class and 250
Class, resulting in 24 grueling
fights for victory in each division
that will ultimately crown a pair of
champions at season's end. The
opening round from Hangtown, in the
shadow of the California state
capital of Sacramento, will
celebrate its landmark 50th
year in 2018 and will set the stage
for a compelling summer of
competition.
The championship's
11-state journey spans from the
forests of the Pacific Northwest to
the shores of New England. At the
center of the schedule is legendary
RedBud, which represents the sport's
annual Independence Day tradition
and was just revealed as the host
venue for the 2018 FIM Motocross of
Nations. The summer will come to a
dramatic conclusion at American
motocross' newest track, Ironman
Raceway, which continues its rise in
popularity amongst riders and fans
alike.
"Following an
incredible 2017 season that saw a
pair of new champions emerge with
American motocross' most esteemed
title, it's anyone's guess as to who
will make their presence felt in
2018," said MX Sports Pro Racing
President Davey Coombs. "We welcomed
an array of new winners last season,
and this new generation of riders is
surely going to continue to showcase
the bright future of the sport. So
many of the tracks in the Lucas Oil
Pro Motocross are etched in the
annals of history, and they continue
to thrill fans and challenge riders
to the fullest. It's why winning
this championship is such a
milestone achievement for any
racer."
The Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship has served as
the preeminent competition in
motocross since 1972, and remains
arguably the most difficult
championship to win in all of
motorsports. Last season, Monster
Energy Kawasaki's Eli Tomac broke
through for his first 450 Class
title, while Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing's Zach
Osborne parlayed a breakout season
into his first championship in the
250 Class.
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2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship Schedule
May 19
Hangtown
Motocross Classic
Prairie
City SVRA
Rancho
Cordova, California
May 26
Glen
Helen National
Glen
Helen Raceway
San
Bernardino, California
June 2
Thunder
Valley National
Thunder
Valley MX Park
Lakewood,
Colorado
June 16
High
Point National
High
Point Raceway
Mt.
Morris, Pennsylvania
June 23
Tennessee
National
Muddy
Creek Raceway
Blountville, Tennessee
June 30
Southwick
National
Southwick
MX Park
Southwick, Massachusetts
July 7
RedBud
National
RedBud MX
Buchanan,
Michigan
July 21
Spring
Creek National
Spring
Creek MX Park
Millville, Minnesota
July 28
Washougal
National
Washougal
MX Park
Washougal, Washington
Aug 11
Unadilla
National
Unadilla
MX
New
Berlin, New York
Aug 18
Budds
Creek National
Budds
Creek MX Park
Mechanicsville, Maryland
Aug 25
Ironman
National
Ironman
Raceway
Crawfordsville, Indiana
For information
about the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship, please visit
ProMotocross.com and be sure to
follow all of the Pro Motocross
social media channels for exclusive
content and additional information
on the latest news:
The Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship, sanctioned
by AMA Pro Racing, features the
world's fastest outdoor motocross
racers, racing aboard the best bikes
each factory offers, on the
roughest, toughest tracks in the
world. The 12-rounds series begins
at Hangtown in May and ends at
Indiana's Ironman Raceway in August.
It includes stops at the premier
motocross racing facilities in
America, with events in California,
Colorado, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Michigan, Massachusetts, Maryland,
Minnesota, Washington, New York and
Indiana. The pro riders race on
Saturday afternoon, with competition
divided into two classes: one for
250cc machines, and one for 450cc
machines. The Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship is managed by
MX Sports Pro Racing, the industry
leader in off-road power sports
event production. The series
is televised on NBC, NBCSN and MAVTV
and streamed live on NBC Sports
Gold Series partners include
Lucas Oil (series title sponsor),
Red Bull, WPS, Fly Racing, GEICO
Motorcycle, MotoSport.com, Garmin,
100%, KTM, FMF, Deltran Battery
Tender, Pirelli, Suzuki, Husqvarna,
Pivot Works, Vertex, Alpinestars,
KMC Wheels, MotionPro, VP Racing
Fuels, Acerbis and Racer X.
More information can be found at www.ProMotocross.com.
