MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (October 5, 2015)
– Following a captivating 2015 season in which Red Bull KTM’s Ryan
Dungey and Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Jeremy Martin emerged as
Champions in the 450 and 250 Classes, respectively, MX Sports Pro Racing
and NBC Sports have unveiled the 2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, schedule.
The world’s most prestigious championship will
once again consist of 12 rounds of competition in its 44th season,
composed of 24 motos that will take the star-studded field of
international riders to 11 different states, including the highly
anticipated return of the Southwick National in Southwick, Mass., for
the first time since the 2013 season.
"When we made the decision to leave Southwick at
the conclusion of the 2013 season there was always a belief that we
would return there in the near future. We are proud to say that the time
has come to bring the championship back to ‘the sandbox,’ filling a
void many fans and members of the industry have felt the last three
years," said MX Sports Pro Racing President Davey Coombs. "We are
excited to return to the passionate fans in New England and showcase one
of the most beloved and unique venues of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship."
The 2016 season will open with back-to-back
rounds in California, once again kicking off with the iconic Hangtown
Motocross Classic just outside the state capital of Sacramento on May
21. The oldest round of the championship has served as the season opener
for nine of the past 12 seasons and surprisingly is the only track in
the championship at which defending champion Dungey has never won. From
there, the series will travel south to the heart of the motocross racing
community in Southern California with its annual visit to Glen Helen
Raceway in San Bernardino on May 28 over Memorial Day Weekend.
The championship will make one more stop in the
western portion of the country at Colorado’s picturesque Thunder Valley
MX Park just outside Denver on June 3 before heading east for the heart
of the 2016 season. Following the first off weekend of the summer, Mount
Morris, Pennsylvania’s High Point Raceway (June 18) will start a
six-week stretch that will take the world’s best riders to Muddy Creek
Raceway in Blountville, Tennessee (June 25), Buchanan, Michigan’s RedBud
MX for Independence Day (July 2), the sands of Southwick MX Park (July
9), Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minnesota (July 16), and
Washougal, Washington’s Washougal MX Park (July 23).
Following a final two-week break in action, the
stretch run of the 2016 season will span across three consecutive
weekends, beginning at the hallowed grounds of Unadilla MX in New
Berlin, New York, on August 13. Southern Maryland’s Budds Creek MX Park,
in the shadow of the nation’s capital of Washington D.C., will host the
penultimate round of the championship on August 20 before a pair of
champions are crowned at Lucas Oil Pro Motocross’ newest venue of
Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on August 27.
“The 2016 championship schedule consists of the
most renowned facilities in all of American motocross and fittingly
comes to an end at the sport’s newest track that is quickly making a
name for itself after just two seasons,” added Coombs. “It was a year to
remember for Ryan Dungey and Jeremy Martin in 2015, but they will need
to fend off an exceptionally talented field of challengers at the
country’s finest race tracks if they hope to make even more history and
defend their titles. It’s sure to be an incredible season of motocross.”
2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Schedule | ||
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May 21 | Hangtown Motocross Classic | Prairie City SVRA, Sacramento, California |
May 28 | Glen Helen National | Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, Califronia |
June 4 | Thunder Valley National | Thunder Valley MX Park, Lakewood, Colorado |
June 18 | High Point National | High Point Raceway, Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania |
June 25 | Tennessee National | Muddy Creek Raceway, Blountville, Tennessee |
July 2 | RedBud National | RedBud MX, Buchanan, Michigan |
July 9 | Southwick National | Southwick MX Park, Southwick, Massachusetts |
July 16 | Spring Creek National | Spring Creek MX Park, Millville, Minnesota |
July 23 | Washougal National | Washougal MX Park, Washougal, Washington |
August 13 | Unadilla National | Unadilla MX, New Berlin, New York |
August 20 | Budds Creek National | Budds Creek MX Park, Mechanicsville, Maryland |
August 27 | Ironman National | Ironman Raceway, Crawfordsville, Indiana |
Not only will Dungey and
Martin have to master the diverse challenges of these twelve world-class
motocross tracks, they will also face a deep field of talented
competitors that includes past series champions like Ken Roczen, Chad
Reed, Trey Canard, Eli Tomac, Blake Baggett, Dean Wilson and the
long-awaited return of James Stewart, but also rising stars like Justin
Barcia, Cooper Webb, Marvin Musquin, Joey Savatgy, Aaron Plessinger,
Jessy Nelson, Adam Cianciarulo and many more.
For information about the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship, please visit ProMotocross.com and LIKE the Pro Motocross
Facebook page and follow @ProMotocross on Twitter and Instagram for
exclusive content and additional information on the latest Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship news.
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, features the world’s fastest outdoor
motocross racers, racing aboard the best bikes each factory offers, on
the roughest, toughest tracks in the world. The 12-rounds series begins
at Hangtown in May and ends at Indiana's Ironman Raceway in August. It
includes stops at the premier motocross racing facilities in America,
with events in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Michigan,
Maryland, Minnesota, Washington, New York, Indiana and Massachusetts.
The pro riders race on Saturday afternoon, with competition divided into
two classes: one for 250cc machines, and one for 450cc machines. The
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is managed by MX Sports Pro Racing,
the industry leader in off-road power sports event production. The
series is televised on NBC, NBCSN and MAVTV and streamed live on NBC
Sports Live Extra. More information can be found at www.ProMotocross.com.
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