The halfway point of the SMX World Championship regular season is here, with a talented contingent of sidelined athletes set to return for the summer campaign.

A memorable Supercross season produced 19 different winners from 7 different manufacturers.

The 2025 SuperMorocross (SMX) World Championship regular season has reached its pivotal halfway point, as a highly competitive and incredibly challenging Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship thrilled crowd-filled stadiums across the country for 17 rounds of action. In the end, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb emerged from a captivating battle with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Chase Sexton for Webb’s third career 450SX Class title, placing him amongst Supercross’ all-time greats. In the 250 Class, a pair of familiar foes prevailed with the regional crowns, as Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan captured an elusive first championship in the discipline with the West Region title, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle successfully defended his East Region Championship after a wild and unpredictable title fight. Each of these racers will now position themselves at the top of an elite group of contenders for the impending 54th season of the Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, where 11 rounds and a combined 44 motos will put the 450 Class and 250 Class fields to the ultimate test at the sport’s most storied venues, waking the sleeping giants of American motocross from their winter hibernation. The prizes that await at season’s end are the most prestigious trophies in the sport, the coveted Edison Dye Cup (450 Class) and Gary Jones Cup (250 Class).

“Once again, the hype of Monster Energy Supercross lived up to its billing with another incredible season of competition that saw new rivalries emerge and a level of unpredictability that can only be seen inside America’s most well-known stadiums. With a combined total of 19 different race winners, from seven different manufacturers, there is a reason why hundreds of thousands of fans come through the turnstiles each year and millions around the world are watching from home. Supercross has never been better,” said Davey Coombs, President, MX Sports Pro Racing. “We want to congratulate our partners at Feld Motor Sports for another memorable campaign that charted new territory for the sport. We’re ready to carry the torch into the summer, where the momentum of a thrilling winter and spring in the stadiums will head outside the vast landscapes of the Pro Motocross Championship’s 11 legendary venues and the toughest test in motorsports.”

Headlining the anticipation of the Pro Motocross Championship season is a replenished lineup of 450 Class talent and the anticipated return of a bevy of title contenders. An unusually high rate of attrition during the Supercross season saw many of the sport’s biggest names bow out due to injury, but each are rested, recovered, and ready to make a run for the Edison Dye Cup. Leading this group is a pair of former champions in Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence, who will return from a torn ACL, and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac, who has recovered from a broken fibula. Also included is last year’s 450 Class runner-up Hunter Lawrence, with the Team Honda HRC Progressive rider fully healed from cracks in his humerus and surgery on a partially torn labrum. Another rider back from surgery is Monster Energy Kawasaki rider and back-to-back MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado, who saw his rookie Supercross season cut short just three races in and is the latest international superstar to bring his talents to U.S. soil. Rounding out the group of comeback contenders is fellow Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jason Anderson, who sat out the final seven Supercross races, and Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia, who chose to sit out the final three Supercross rounds to heal up from a knee injury.

The 250 Class will also welcome back a crop of top talent to the field. Perhaps most notably is the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki duo of Levi Kitchen and Ty Masterpool, who each captured victories last summer and will be ready to return from a prolonged recovery from their respective injuries. Joining them is the Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing pairing of Ryder DiFrancesco and Casey Cochran, along with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Max Anstie and Triumph Factory Racing’s Stilez Robertson.

“The most unfortunate aspect of our sport is injury and sometimes the attrition rate is higher than expected,” added Coombs. “While it was certainly heartbreaking for the likes of the Lawrence brothers, Eli Tomac, and Jorge Prado to miss out on their title aspirations in Supercross, we’re excited to know they’re all fully healthy and ready to once again line up on the starting gate. It’ll be to the direct benefit of the parity of the action on the racetrack and, most importantly, to the benefit of the thousands of fans who will line the fence lines during the Pro Motocross Championship. The impending return of all the sidelined athletes will make for an awesome reset and has built anticipation for the opening round higher than we’ve seen in some time.”

Depth of field deepens with several athletes coming off successful Supercross seasons.

While the aforementioned names will certainly be focal points as the summer gets underway, another standout group of racers are coming off stellar Supercross campaigns that should see them contend from the opening gate drop of the Pro Motocross Championship. Both Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart earned wins this past winter, while Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing Yamaha’s Justin Cooper closed out the season with a string of consistency that saw him finish third in the final 450SX Class standings. The class will also welcome its newest addition in Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire, who will make his anticipated move up after a successful career in the smaller displacement.

In the 250 Class, breakout seasons by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer and Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker should see them become regular fixtures at the front of the field, while winning racers like Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Chance Hymas and Jo Shimoda will look for a return to top form. A surge of veteran experience will also heighten the level of competition in the division with the likes of Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Garrett Marchbanks, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Michael Mosiman, Triumph Factory Racing’s Jordon Smith, and Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha’s Max Vohland. The late addition of Danish racer Mikkel Haarup to the Triumph Factory Racing stable will also bring another established international talent stateside.

“On paper, the amount of talent set to line up across both the 450 Class and 250 Class would suggest we’re in store for one of the most competitive seasons in the 53-year history of this prestigious championship,” concluded Coombs. “However, we all know nothing is for certain until the first gate drops at Fox Raceway over Memorial Day weekend. Who will emerge triumphant and make the first big statement of the summer? It’s anyone’s guess and that’s what makes the transition from Supercross to Pro Motocross such an exciting time. The second half of the SMX regular season is going to be incredible.”

The 2025 Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, will continue the SMX World Championship regular season with 11 rounds of captivating summer competition from the most famous racetracks in America, with many boasting legacies that span upwards of five decades. The season will get underway over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, on Saturday, May 24, from Southern California’s Fox Raceway, and will traverse the country, across every time zone, before concluding in the shadow of Washington D.C. from Southern Maryland’s Budds Creek Motocross Park on August 23.