Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship
Gears Up for Landmark 50th
Anniversary Season
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MX Sports Pro Racing
Unveils Commemorative Logo
for Summer Campaign
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MORGANTOWN,
W.Va. (January
12, 2022) –
With the turn of the new
year, preparations are
formally underway for
the landmark 50th
Anniversary of the
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship. In
conjunction with each
respective Nationals
event organizer, the
sanctioning body at AMA
Pro Racing, and longtime
series title sponsor
Lucas Oil, MX Sports Pro
Racing will celebrate
the storied legacy of
the world’s most
prestigious off-road
motorcycle racing
series, beginning with
the introduction of a
new commemorative logo
for the 2022 season.
“After two years of
challenges to
successfully implement a
championship calendar we
are incredibly eager for
the season that lies
ahead this summer. We’ll
have an opportunity to
properly celebrate the
50th anniversary of this
storied championship and
pay homage to the
individuals and venues
who helped elevate
American motocross to
the forefront of the
sport on a global
scale,” said Davey
Coombs, President of MX
Sports Pro Racing. “We
also want to use this
season as an opportunity
to recognize the
entities that have
played an integral role
in our ability to build
on this indelible legacy
over the past 14 years
since MX Sports Pro
Racing was awarded the
role of series
organizers.”
The 2022 Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship
logo serves as a symbol
of five decades
showcasing the world’s
finest motocross talent,
hallmarked by a laurel
wreath consisting of 50
leaves surrounding the
anniversary numeral and
the series’ longevity
(1972-2022).
Additionally, gold now
compliments the series’
foundational blue
colorway in an embrace
of the “golden
anniversary” of the 2022
season. The Lucas Oil
branding provides a
prominent accent piece
featuring the company’s
familiar red colorway
along with four stars
that serve as a nod to
America’s role in
elevating the sport
through its most
distinguished
championship.
When the series was
first introduced in 1972
it formalized a
permanent, stand-alone
national championship
for homegrown talent to
showcase their prowess
under the banner of the
American Motorcyclist
Association (AMA). It
didn’t take long for the
Pro Motocross
Championship to evolve
into a true global
competition between
domestic and
international athletes,
and for the past 50
years it has brought the
best riders from six
continents to the United
States in a quest for
success and stardom,
competing on the most
hallowed grounds in all
of motocross.
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The 2022 Lucas Oil
Pro Motocross
Championship will mark
the 50th anniversary
of the world's most
prestigious off-road
motorcycle racing
series.
Photo: Align Media
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Fittingly, the 50th
anniversary will serve
as the most prominent
representation of the
global influence of the
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship as a pair
of international riders
will carry the number
one plate in both the
450 Class and 250 Class
for the first time in
history. Frenchman
Dylan Ferrandis is
just the third European
rider ever in the 450
Class to serve as
reigning champion, while
Australian
Jett Lawrence enters
uncharted territory as
the first defending
titleholder in the 250
Class from the “Land
Down Under.”
While most of the
attention deservedly
centers on the
talent-rich collection
of athletes preparing to
embark on the grueling
24-moto journey this
summer, many of the
venues that will compose
the 2022 schedule have
been fixtures of the
heritage of American
motocross over the past
half century. Whether
it’s New York’s
legendary Unadilla MX or
California’s storied
Hangtown Classic, both
of which predate the Pro
Motocross Championship,
Michigan’s renowned
RedBud MX, Massachusetts
infamous The Wick 338,
or Pennsylvania’s iconic
High Point Raceway,
these tracks have played
an equally pivotal role
in the ascension of
American motocross as
the hundreds of riders
who have stood on the
podium since that
inaugural 1972 season.
It’s a rare
juxtaposition that makes
the Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship
one of motorsports’ most
distinguished
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Historic venues,
like New York's
legendary Unadilla MX,
will be celebrated
as they extend their
legacies during the
landmark 2022 season.
Photo: Align Media
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The 50th Anniversary of
the Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship
will kick off over
Memorial Day Weekend, on
May 28, for the
proverbial start of the
summer and will travel
throughout the country
to the sport’s most
high-profile venues for
12 captivating rounds,
concluding on September
3 during Labor Day
Weekend.
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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:
Now available for
download for both Apple
and Android devices is
the official Pro
Motocross App. Fans of
American motocross can
have access to the
world’s most prestigious
off-road motorcycle
racing series right at
their fingertips on
their mobile devices.
Developed by AMA Pro
Racing, the Pro
Motocross App provides
users with the most
important information
surrounding the Lucas
Oil Pro Motocross
Championship, from
series news to schedule
and ticket information,
as well as broadcast
schedule details and
live timing & scoring.
Download it now via the App
Store or Google
Play.
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Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship
The Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing, features the
world's fastest outdoor
motocross racers,
competing aboard
homologated bikes from
one of seven competing
manufacturers on a
collection of the
roughest, toughest
tracks on the planet.
Racing takes place each
Saturday afternoon, with
competition divided into
two classes: one for
250cc machines, and one
for 450cc machines. MX
Sports Pro Racing, the
industry leader in
off-road powersports
event production,
manages the Lucas Oil
Pro Motocross
Championship. The title
sponsor is Lucas Oil, a
leading producer of
premium oils, greases,
and problem solving
additives, all made in
America. More
information can be found
at www.ProMotocross.com.
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