Fox Raceway Ride Day
Provides Sneak Peek of
50th Anniversary
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship
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Stars of American
Motocross Gear Up for
Landmark Summer of
Competition
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (May 25,
2022) – The anticipation
and excitement
surrounding the 50th
Anniversary of the
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing, moved one day
closer to becoming a
reality on Tuesday as
the biggest names in
American motocross
converged on Southern
California’s Fox
Raceway, site of
Saturday’s
Honda Fox Raceway I
National, for an
exclusive ride day. A
pair of 30-minute
sessions apiece for
riders in both the 250
Class and 450 Class
served as a proverbial
sneak peek of the
impending 2022 season,
which included the best
look yet at the riders
generating headlines
entering the summer.
The ride day provided
the first official
opportunity to see the
number one plates
adorning the Monster
Energy Star Yamaha
Racing machine of
reigning 450 Class
Champion
Dylan Ferrandis and
the Team Honda HRC ride
piloted by defending 250
Class Champion
Jett Lawrence.. The
international duo took
the Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship
by storm one year ago
and will look to
accomplish one of the
sport’s toughest
challenges this season,
a successful title
defense.
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Defending 450 Class
Champion Dylan Ferrandis
will look to hoist
the Edison Dye Cup for a
second consecutive
season.
Photo: Spencer Owens /
Align Media / Racer X
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Reigning 250 Class
Champion Jett Lawrence
enters the summer as
the hottest rider in the
division following a
title-winning supercross
season.
Photo: Spencer Owens /
Align Media / Racer X
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The preseason riding
session also marked the
first time the Red Bull
KTM Factory Racing trio
of
Aaron Plessinger,
Ryan Dungey, and
Antonio Cairoli took
to the track together.
Dungey’s anticipated
return to competition
after his retirement in
2017 has been one of the
biggest stories of the
two-week transition from
Monster Energy
Supercross to the Lucas
Oil Pro Motocross
Championship. Likewise,
Cairoli’s long-awaited
U.S. debut has the
industry buzzing about
the prospects of what
one of Europe’s most
decorated racers can do
against the star-studded
Pro Motocross contingent
at the opening two
rounds of the summer.
It was also a welcome
sight to see several
riders make their return
from extended layoffs,
whether it was recovery
from injury or a
much-needed break to
return to full health.
Plessinger’s recovery
from a broken arm has
him eager to rekindle
the speed he showed last
season, while Team Honda
HRC’s
Ken Roczen appears
healthy and motivated
after a brief sabbatical
from competition that
dated back to March. In
the 250 Class, a slew of
riders were back on
track, including the
Monster Energy/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki duo of
Seth Hammaker and
Cameron McAdoo,
Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory
Racing’s
Stilez Robertson,
Monster Energy Star
Yamaha Racing’s
Levi Kitchen, and
reigning Rookie of the
Year
Max Vohland aboard
his Red Bull KTM Factory
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Three-time 450 Class
titleholder Ryan Dungey
will make his return to
the Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship
this summer.
Photo: Spencer Owens
/ Align Media / Racer X
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The excitement of
Antonio Cairoli's debut
on American soil can be
felt around the world.
Photo: Spencer Owens /
Align Media / Racer X
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Rounding things out were
the debuts of Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna Factory
Racing’s
Shane McElrath, who
will lead the charge for
the team’s 450 Class
efforts to start the
season, and Monster
Energy Star Yamaha
Racing’s
Nick Romano, who
will make a surprise
move to the pro ranks
this summer after a
stellar amateur career.
Fellow Star Racing rider
Matt LeBlanc hit the
track as well, as he
prepares to test the
waters of Pro Motocross
at the opening two
rounds before chasing
continued success this
August at the Monster
Energy AMA Amateur
National Motocross
Championship.
The 50th Anniversary of
the Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship
kicks off with its own
Memorial Day weekend
celebration this
Saturday, May 28, at Fox
Raceway. A full slate of
live coverage of all
four motos will air on
both MAVTV Motorsports
Network and MAVTV Plus,
beginning at 1 p.m. PT /
4 p.m. ET. |
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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
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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. 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.
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Lucas Oil
Products, Inc.
Lucas Oil Products was
founded by Forrest and
Charlotte Lucas with the
simple philosophy of
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additives available
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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.
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