Jason Anderson is the AMA Racing Motocross Horizon Award

Courtesy of American Motorcyclist Association
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Thirty-five American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) members have joined the ranks of the 2010 AMA Racing national champions following a week of bar-to-bar racing at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, presented by AMSOIL, at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.

"More than 1,400 qualifying riders worked through nationwide qualifiers for a chance to come to Loretta's to win an AMA Racing National No. 1 plate at the world's biggest week in motocross, and when the dust settled 35 remained," said AMA Director of Racing Joe Bromley. "MX Sports, the organizer of this event, put on another great week of racing in conditions that ranged from brutal heat to sloppy mud and gave our members a stellar track for deciding our 2010 AMA Racing amateur national motocross champions."

One of the most impressive riders of the week was AMA Racing Motocross Horizon Award winner Jason Anderson from Bernalillo, N.M. The Monster Energy Team Green Kawasaki rider won four of his six motos in the 450 A and 250 A/Pro Sport classes and took the national championship in 450 A. A DNF in the final 250 A/Pro Sport class, following two class wins earlier in the week, likely cost Anderson a second No. 1 plate.

"I'm really excited to win the Horizon award," said Anderson, who's also backed by Pro Circuit, Fly Racing, Volcom, Oakley, Sebastien Tortelli and Coach Seiji. "So many big names have won it, and I'm just exited to be one of them."

Anderson's final moto wasn't without drama, however. He had to race back from dead last to fifth to secure the championship.

"The week went really well at the beginning, and then on the last day, I had my bike break and the last moto I crashed three times on the first lap," Anderson said. "I was mad at myself for getting myself in that situation, but I just put my head down and charged through the pack. I was just pinned everywhere. I had a million people cheering me on. My last pit board said I had to get one more guy, so I wasn't sure I had one it until it was all over."

The AMA Racing Youth Motocrosser of the Year was Cooper Webb. Webb, from Newport, N.C., raced a Honda Red Bull JGR Racing CRF150R to a national championship in the SuperMini 1 class with two moto wins and a second. In the SuperMini 2 class, Webb finished second overall with a win and two thirds.

"This is the biggest achievement I've done," said Webb, who's also backed by Triangle Cycle, Thor, Smith, Kenda, Decal Works and FMF. "I won the first two motos, and then during the mud race, I had clutch problems, but still managed to get second. I'm really honored the AMA selected me for this. It's what I've been working for, as far as my goals, training, going to school and right now, I feel like this is one of my biggest achievements."

In the Vet ranks, Keith Johnson earned the AMA Racing Vet Motocrosser of the Year. Johnson, from Carver, Mass., took the Vet 35+ championship over Loretta Lynn legend Kevin Walker, from Gray, Tenn., who claimed his record 14th AMA Racing national championship No. 1 plate in the Senior 40+ class.

Rockstar Suzuki teammates Gannon Audette and Ian Trettel were two other high-profile champions. Audette, from Cairo, Ga., won the 450 A/Pro Sport class with three wins. Florida-based Trettel topped the 250 A class with a second and two moto wins.

A full list of the 2010 champions from the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, presented by AMSOIL, is below. For complete results from the week of racing, see MXSports.com.

The AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship finals have been organized since their 1982 founding by MX Sports. A list of past champions includes such superstars as Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath, Travis Pastrana, James Stewart, Kevin Windham, Ryan Dungey, and more.

2010 AMA Racing National Motocross Champions

250 A
Ian Trettel

250 A / Pro Sport
Zackery Freeberg.

450 A
Jason Anderson

450 A / Pro Sport
Gannon Audette

250 B Stock
Brad Frace

250 B Mod
Justin Bogle

450 B Stock
Justin Bogle

450 B Mod
Chris Plouffe

Women
Alexah Pearson

250 C Stock
Ryan Breece

250 C Mod
Broc Gourley

450 C
Sean Baxley

Collegeboy B/C (17-24)
Tyler Bereman

Jr. 25+
Robbie Reynard

Vet B/C 30+
David Jones

Vet 35+
Keith Johnson

Sr. 40+
Kevin Walker

Sr. 45+
Doug Dubach

Masters 50+
Matt Tedder Sr.

51 (4-6) Stock Multi Spd
Dylan Varn

51 (4-6) Stock Shaft Drv
Steel Gately

51 (4-6) AMA 1 Stock
Gage Linville

51 (7-8) AMA 2 Stock
Jackson Turpin

65 (7-9) Stock
Jordan Bailey

65 (10-11) Stock
Jake Pinhancos

65 (7-11) Modified
Luke Purther

85 (9-11) Stock
Austin Forkner

85 (9-11) Modified
Austin Forkner

85 (12-14) Stock
Chris Alldredge

85 (12-14) Modified
Steven Gretchen

Super Mini 1 (12-15)
Cooper Webb

Super Mini 2 (13-16)
Jace Owen

Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
Luke Renzland

Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
Joey Savatgy

Girls (12-15)
Amanda Maheu

About the American Motorcyclist Association
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Loretta Lynn's Wrap Up

Courtesy of MX Sports
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The 29th Annual AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by AMSOIL came to a close on Saturday afternoon at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. After a solid week of racing, 35 class champions were crowned. They emerged victorious from 1,406 finalists, who in turn had emerged from an initial qualifying field of more than 20,000 amateur motocross athletes. Each championship class ran three long motos-some in scorching heat, others in muddy conditions-on a rough and complicated ranch track that is off-limits for motocross riders the other 51 weeks of the year.

The AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship finals have been organized since their 1982 founding by MX Sports. A list of past champions includes such superstars as Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath, Travis Pastrana, James Stewart, Kevin Windham, Ryan Dungey, and more.

Earning the 450 A class title along with the AMA's prestigious Horizon Award was Team Green Kawasaki rider Jason Anderson. The New Mexico-based rider won four of his six motos during the week; a DNF in the 250 A/Pro Sport class after winning the first two motos likely cost him the title there. That victory instead went to his teammate Zack Freeberg, leaving Anderson with one last chance to take a title in the 450 A class. After starting the moto with an astonishing three crashes on the first lap, Anderson settled down and worked his way up from last to fifth to clinch the championship.


The two other A-class winners were Rockstar Suzuki teammates Gannon Audette and Ian Trettel. Audette, a Minnesota native who is now based in Cairo, Ga., topped the 450 A/Pro Sport division with a three-moto sweep, while the Florida-based Trettel topped the 250 A class with 2-1-1 moto scores. Winning the last two motos, Trettel topped Audette-the first-moto winner here-both times to take a title of his own.

As a testament to the competitiveness of the field, only two riders managed to take a pair of class wins: Team Green Kawasaki rider Justin Bogle (450 B Stock and 250 B Modified) and Suzuki rider Austin Forkner (85cc 9-11 Stock and Mod). Bogle, who hails from Oklahoma, was the only rider all week to go undefeated, sweeping all three motos in both of his classes and setting himself up as a top prospect in 2011.

Other B-class champions included California's Chris Plouffe (450 B Modified), Texan Brad Frace (250 B Stock) and another Californian, Tyler Bereman, in the College-Age (17-24) group. And in one of the best stories of the week, Vet +30 B/C rider David Jones took the title on a 2004 Kawasaki KX125 two-stroke motorcycle.

The AMA Vet Rider of the Year Award went to Massachusetts' Keith Johnson, who topped Kevin Walker to take the Vet +35 title. Walker in turn took his record-extending fourteenth Loretta Lynn's title in the Senior +40 class, as the Tennessean topped California's Doug Dubach. Dubach himself responded with the Senior +45 title on his DRD-backed Yamaha. The winner of the Masters +50 class was Monster Energy Kawasaki-backed Matt Tedder, the father of four young riders, two of whom are currently on the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship tour.


The minicycle divisions featured many interesting storylines. There was North Carolinian Cooper Webb's rise to the top on the Joe Gibbs Racing-powered Honda Red Bull Racing CRF150, giving the four-stroke a win in the highly competitive SuperMini 1 class-this after losing the SuperMini 2 class title with a last-lap gaffe that opened the door for the very fast Jace Owen to snatch up the title on his Rockstar Suzuki. There was also the emergence of Vermont's Dakota Alix to the national stage in the SuperMini classes, as well as the lost week of heavily-favored Adam Cianciarulo, who suffered crashes and DNFs on his Monster Energy Kawasakis and did not take a single moto win on the week.



In other 85cc racing, West Virginia's Steven Gretchen topped the 85cc (12-14) class on his American Suzuki-backed RM80, and Oregon's Christopher Allredge raced his Yamaha to the 85cc (12-14) Stock championship.

In the Women's classes, California's Alexah Pearson took home the title in the big-bike class, while Utah's Amanda Maheu topped the minicycle division.

Photos are available upon request by emailing MX Sports Media Coordinator Brandon Short at Brandon@mxsports.com.

For video recaps of the entire week of action from Loretta Lynn's, head over to MotorcycleUSA.com to watch the daily episodes of MX Sports Center, hosted by Jason Weigandt and Kevin Kelly.

For complete results, including the Junior minicycle and other amateur results, or for more information about dates and how to qualify for next year's event at Loretta Lynn's log on to www.mxsports.com.

AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships
Produced by MX Sports, Inc., the AMA National Motocross Championships is the world's largest amateur motocross race. Hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., the event is the premier amateur motocross race in the world. Approximately 25,000 racers attempt to qualify in 33 classes for the 1,386 available gates at the finals. The National event, christened "The World's Greatest Motocross Vacation", is held the first week of August annually. As proof of the significance of winning an AMA Amateur National Championship title, most of today's top motocross and Supercross stars, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, and Ryan Villopoto, won championships at Loretta Lynn's. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com.

About MX Sports
MX Sports, Inc. is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based motocross production company. The group coordinates the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, which includes a national qualifying program consisting of 52 Area Qualifying races held annually from February through May and 12 Regional Championship races conducted in June at select motocross facilities across the country. Less than five percent of the Area Qualifier entries actually qualify for the national championship event, held during the first week of August at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com.

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AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch Celebrates its 28th Year August 2-7, 2010

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AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch
Celebrates its 28^th Year August 2-7, 2010

Morgantown, W.Va. (October 7, 2009) - MX Sports is proud to announce that the 28^th annual AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships will be held August 2-7, 2010 at the legendary Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN.  Coined the "World's Greatest Motocross Vacation," the championship has been held annually since 1982.
"We're looking forward to another great week of national caliber racing and family fun next August," said MX Sports Director Tim Cotter. "We're happy to return for the 28th year to the Loretta Lynn Ranch for this presitigous event."
The AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship is the premiere amateur motocross racing event in the world, as riders from all over the country and the world attempt to capture a title.  Starting in March, approximately 25,000 racers attempt to qualify in 34 classes for the 1,428 available gates at the final championship.  Riders like Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart and Ryan Villopoto have graced the Loretta Lynn Championship Roster in the past, and riders as young as 4 to over 50 will try to fulfill their dreams on storied ground. For more Information, go to www.mxsports.com.
About MX Sports
MX Sports, Inc. is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based motocross production company. The group coordinates the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, which includes a national qualifying program consisting of 52 Area Qualifying races held annually from February through May and 12 Regional Championship races conducted in June at select motocross facilities across the country. Less than five percent of the Area Qualifier entries actually qualify for the national championship event, held during the first week of August at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com.