Supercross Champions
Turn Their Focus to
50th Anniversary Lucas Oil
Pro Motocross Championship
|
|
Eli Tomac, Christian
Craig, and Jett Lawrence
Look to Carry Momentum Into
Summer
|
|
MORGANTOWN,
W.Va. (May 9,
2022) – Following the
conclusion of another
memorable season, MX
Sports Pro Racing would
like to recognize the
team at Feld
Entertainment, Inc. for
a successful 2022
Monster Energy AMA
Supercross and celebrate
the trio of racers who
emerged as the three
respective class
champions - Monster
Energy Star Yamaha
Racing’s Eli Tomac
(450SX Class) and
Christian Craig (250SX
West) as well as Team
Honda HRC’s Jett
Lawrence (250SX East).
These three riders will
now turn their focus to
the summer, where each
will set their sights on
continued success in the
impending 50th
Anniversary of the
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing, which begins on
Memorial Day weekend
with the
Honda Fox Raceway
National on May 28
in Southern California.
“The three
well-deserving champions
that came out on top of
what was a superb
supercross season should
all be in the mix as
motocross title
contenders this summer,"
said Davey Coombs,
President, MX Sports Pro
Racing. "As a matter of
fact, Honda's Jett
Lawrence is our
defending Pro
Motocross 250 Class
Champion and Eli Tomac
already has multiple AMA
Pro Motocross
Championships in his
trophy collection. The
veteran Christian Craig
has not quite been as
successful outdoors as
he has been in
supercross, but now he's
moving up to the 450
Class for the Lucas Oil
Pro Motocross
Championship this summer
and will join forces
with his Monster Energy
Star Yamaha Racing
teammates Tomac and
Dylan Ferrandis, who is
our defending 450 Pro
Motocross #1, and that
should really benefit
and motivate Christian.
That whole team is going
to be fun to watch this
summer!"
The second 450SX Class
title for Tomac has
brought even more
prominence to both the
Colorado native, the
offseason’s most coveted
free agent, and the
rapidly ascending Star
Racing effort. After the
team captured the 450
Class title last summer
in its first season of
premier class
competition it now holds
both the supercross and
motocross crowns,
instantly making it a
powerhouse. Tomac
certainly saw the
trajectory the
organization was headed
and made a high profile
move to blue, determined
to add more championship
hardware to an already
decorated career. He and
Star hit the ground
running from the moment
the season began in
January, winning their
first race together at
Round 4, and had
effectively built an
insurmountable points
lead just past the
halfway point of the
17-round schedule. That
proved to pay big
dividends after Tomac
suffered a challenging
knee injury at Round 14,
as he clinched the title
one round early in his
home state and sat out
the finale. His
championship tally
consisted of seven wins,
including a string of
five in a row, and 11
podiums. Now, Tomac will
seek a fourth 450 Class
Championship in Pro
Motocross and look to
become the first rider
since Ryan Dungey in
2015 to sweep the
sport’s most coveted
titles.
|
|
|
|
Newly crowned 450SX
Class Champion Eli Tomac
will chase a fourth Pro
Motocross 450 Class
title in his first
summer campaign with
Monster Energy Star
Yamaha Racing.
Photo: Align Media
|
|
|
After a supercross
season riding a 250cc
Yamaha for Star Racing,
Craig will transition
for the 450 Class this
summer. The strategic
decision to leverage
Craig’s experience in
the 250SX Class was
focused solely on
capturing an elusive
first championship, and
it paid off handsomely.
His confidence was
unmatched in the Western
Regional Championship,
where he put on a
showcase of speed,
patience, and savvy with
every gate drop. His
control of the
championship was never
in doubt from the moment
he captured the opening
round win as he went on
to secure four victories
and nine podiums in 10
rounds. While Craig’s
maiden championship was
long overdue, he’s never
been better aboard the
motorcycle and has all
the pieces to put
together a breakthrough
season this summer,
where his teammates
Tomac and defending 450
Class Champion Dylan
Ferrandis will set a
high bar that Craig will
surely benefit from.
|
|
|
|
Fresh off his first
career championship,
Christian Craig will
move up to the 450 Class
this summer to round out
a formidable three-rider
lineup for Star Racing.
Photo: Align Media
|
|
|
The surge to stardom for
Lawrence took another
major step with the
Australian’s first
supercross title in the
Eastern Regional
Championship. An injury
prior to the start of
the season in January
resulted in an initial
setback that forced
Lawrence into the East
Region, but when he
eventually made his 2022
debut Lawrence
established himself as
the rider to beat with
an impressive opening
round victory. He went
on to win four of the
first five rounds and
never finished worse
than third en route to
clinching the
championship one round
early. Perhaps even more
impressive during
Lawrence’s title run was
his ability to overcome
adversity, showing an
all-around skill set
that will be
advantageous in the
demanding 24-moto Pro
Motocross season, where
he’ll look to become the
first rider since Jeremy
Martin in 2014-2015 to
successfully defend the
250 Class Championship.
|
|
|
|
Lawrence now has
both a motocross and
supercross title to his
credit at the age of 18
and will look to
continue his impressive
ascension to the sport's
elite this summer.
Photo: Align Media
|
|
In addition to this
championship trio, an
ultra-talented group of
race winners from this
past Monster Energy
Supercross season will
look to capture more
success this summer. Led
by former champion Ken
Roczen at Team Honda
HRC, the 450 Class will
also feature fellow Team
Honda HRC rider Chase
Sexton and Monster
Energy Kawasaki’s Jason
Anderson, who finished
runner-up in supercross
after a resurgence to
the forefront of the
division with his new
team. In the 250 Class,
Team Honda HRC’s Hunter
Lawrence, Troy Lee
Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS
Factory Racing’s Michael
Mosiman, Monster Energy
Star Yamaha Racing’s
Nate Thrasher, and the
Monster Energy/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki duo of
Cameron McAdoo and
Austin Forkner are all
poised to take the next
step in their Pro
Motocross journeys.
After kicking off the
50th Anniversary of the
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship in the
motocross epicenter of
Southern California, the
schedule will travel
north for the legendary
Carson City Motorsports
Hangtown Motocross
Classic, on June 4,
before traveling to
Colorado for the
Toyota Thunder Valley
National, on June
11, with the East Coast
debut at Pennsylvania’s
High Point National,
on June 18, wrapping up
the first month over
Father’s Day weekend.
After the first off
weekend of the summer,
the action resumes with
the famed
RedBud National in
Michigan, on July 2,
during Independence Day
weekend, followed by a
journey to Massachusetts
for the
Southwick National,
on July 9, then
Minnesota for the
Frescados Tortillas
Spring Creek National,
on July 16, before
wrapping up the month
back out west for the
MotoSport.com Washougal
National, on July
23, in Washington. After
one final break in
action, the stretch run
will begin in New York
with the iconic
Unadilla National,
on August 13, followed
by the
GEICO Motorcycle Budds
Creek National in
Maryland, on August 20,
then the
Ironman National in
Indiana, on August 27,
with the finale back in
Southern California for
the
Fox Raceway II National,
on September 3, over
Labor Day weekend.
Tickets to each round of
the 2022 season are now
available and can be
purchased by visiting
the official website of
the Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship,
ProMotocross.com. |
|
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.
###
|
|
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. Broadcast
coverage will be
showcased live all
season long on MAVTV
Motorsports Network and
the MAVTV Plus streaming
service, with three
rounds broadcast live on
NBC Network. More
information can be found
at
www.ProMotocross.com.
|
|
Lucas Oil
Products, Inc.
Lucas Oil Products was
founded by Forrest and
Charlotte Lucas with the
simple philosophy of
producing only the best
line of lubricants and
additives available
anywhere. Since its
inception, Lucas has
steadfastly adhered to
this corporate
objective. Through
innovative product
research and
development, along with
aggressive marketing
programs, Lucas has
established itself as
the top selling additive
line in the United
States. Additionally,
Lucas Oil offers a
premium line of motor
oils, greases, fuel
treatments, industrial
lubricants, and
problem-solving
additives to help firmly
establish Lucas Oil as a
prominent figure in the
marketplace. It has
provided title
sponsorship of the
world’s prestigious
off-road motorcycle
racing series since the
2009 season. For more
information, visit
www.LucasOil.com.
|
|
MAVTV
Motorsports Network
MAVTV Motorsports
Network is the only
television network in
the U.S. dedicated
exclusively to
motorsports. MAVTV
offers an unparalleled
line-up of exclusive and
unique events, including
unprecedented live
coverage of the 50th
Anniversary of the Lucas
Oil Pro Motocross
Championship. MAVTV goes
beyond the national
mainstream motorsports
events to include
grassroots racing from
across the globe: drag
racing, sprint boats,
rally cars, short course
off-road truck racing,
sprint cars, pro
pulling, drifting, ice
racing, cross-country
motorcycle and ATV
racing, ATV
motocross, and
everything in between.
MAVTV knows you don’t
have to be a race fan to
be an automotive
enthusiast, which is why
we have developed a
package of automotive
reality and custom build
shows that are truly
second-to-none. From
24/7 automotive and
motorsports content on
MAVTV Motorsports
Network to the free and
exclusive content
available on MAVTV
Select and the on-demand
streaming service of
MAVTV Plus, if it
has a motor, it’s
probably on
MAVTV – The Motorsports
Network!
MAVTV Motorsports
Network is available on
most cable, satellite,
and digital television
providers. MAVTV Plus
provides worldwide live
streaming for all Lucas
Oil Pro Motocross
Championship events for
a yearly subscription of
$99, or for $6.99 a
month.
|
|
|
|
|
