ANAHEIM, California — Sunny skies and highs in the 70s make today a beautiful one to kick-off the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross season.
The full field of 450 riders is healthy and ready to begin with qualification next up on the schedule.
Jett Lawrence is defending the season-opener as well as the championship while dozens of riders hope to stop his domination.
NXTBets.com is favoring Lawrence by a wide margin for both the race win and the title, but anyone who has watched SuperMotocross knows there are half a dozen riders with a legitimate chance to win; Anaheim 1 always brings out the best in a racer.
BREAKING: Levi Kitchen makes race day decision to move to 250 East
450 Heat 1
Justin Cooper gets the jump off the gate, but Ken Roczen leads Lap 1.
There is a snarl at the start and Lawrence ends the first lap in 11th after he tangled with Cooper Webb. He’s ninth and in a transfer position by Lap 2.
With time running off the clock, Jason Anderson gets around Cooper for second.
Webb crosses under the checkers in fourth and Lawrence made his way back to fifth. Lawrence will not have the best gate pick, but that should not matter defending
In sixth, Justin Hill advances to the feature ahead of Benny Bloss (seventh), Shane McElrath (eighth) and Mitchell Oldenburg (ninth).
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450 Heat 2
Chase Sexton gets the jump over Spanish native Jorge Prado. Welcome to America.
Malcolm Stewart had the third-place spot early, but he crashes on Lap 2 moving Hunter Lawrence up a position.
Stewart is slow to rise and is helped to the medical cart two laps later.
With time running off the clock, Sexton has a 5.8-second lead over Prado. Justin Barcia moved into third.
Hunter and Eli Tomac put on a show but Hunter holds onto the spot. Tomac finishes fifth.
Aaron Plessinger (sixth), Joey Savatgy (seventh), Vince Friese (eighth) and Kyle Chisholm (ninth) will also advance directly to the Main.
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250 Heat 1
Haiden Deegan grabs the lead early, but he was pressured by Cole Davies in the early laps.
With a minute on the clock, Deegan has built a six-second lead over Davies. Hunter Yoder, Jo Shimoda, and Stilez Robertson round out the top five.
The battle for the transfer position is between Noah Viney in ninth and Dylan Walsh in 10th.
Evan Ferry had a transfer spot but he goes down.
Deegan wins Heat 1 by seven seconds over Davies.
Yoder takes the last spot on the podium in third.
Fourth-place Shimoda and Garrett Marchbanks round out the top five.
Also transferring directly into the Main are sixth through ninth: Stilez Robertson, Max Miller, Noah Viney, and Coty Schock, who grabbed the final spot on the last lap.
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250 Heat 2
Jordon Smith gets the jump on the fastest qualifier Julien Beaumer. Ryder DiFrancesco settles into third.
Lux Turner in fourth and Cole Thompson are mixing it up in the top five. These riders aren’t always at the front of the pack with one minute on the clock.
With time running off the clock, Beaumer takes the lead from Smith.
Beaumer wins over Smith with DiFrancesco in third.
Thompson and Turner hold onto their top-fives
Coming back from injury, Michael Mosiman heads to the night show after finishing sixth.
Seventh-place Jett Reynolds, eighth-place Josh Varize and Anthony Bourdon also avoid the LCQ.
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450s
Eli Tomac (1:04.043) posts the fastest speed in the fist qualification session by .235 seconds over Jett Lawrence.
Chase Sexton settled into third, .409 seconds behind the leader.
Fourth-place Jason Anderson and Justin Cooper round out the top five.
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In Qualification 2, Tomac tops the board again with a time of 1:03.120. He’s .253 seconds faster than Lawrence this time around.
Chase Sexton is close behind with a tenth of a second gap in third.
Fourth-place Jason Anderson and Hunter Lawrence round out the top five. This is a significant leap up the chart for Lawrence, who was 14th in Q1.
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250s
Several riders crash during the first Qualification session, including Jo Shimoda in Group A.
But it’s Haiden Deegan who posts the fastest lap in the first session with a lap of 1:06:.077 ahead of Julien Beaumer (1:06.189), Garrett Marchbanks and Michael Mosiman.
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Beaumer improves his position in Qualification 2 and jumps to the top of the board with a time of 1:04.669, which is .127 seconds faster than Deegan.
Ryder DiFrancesco is also within a second of the leaders in third.
Fourth-place Shimoda and Jordon Smith round out the top five.
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The 450 riders take to the track for the first time today with Chase Sexton setting the pace with a lap of 1:05.467, which is 0.773 seconds faster than Eli Tomac.
Jett Lawrence landed third on the chart with an almost identical time to Tomac.
Fourth-place Jason Anderson and Cooper Webb round out the top five.
Jorge Prado is taking a moment to find his Supercross rhythm and lands 17th on the chart.
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Free Practice is underway and Haiden Deegan made a statement by posting a lap that was 1.27 seconds faster than Jo Shimoda.
Julien Beaumer in third, Ryder DiFrancesco in fourth, and Jordon Smith round out the top five.
In his first race back after missing most of 2024 to injury, Michael Mosiman landed sixth on the chart.
Levi Kitchen attempted to ride Free Practice despite battling flu-like symptoms. He was well down the order.
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More SuperMotocross News
While we wait for the evening program to begin, catch up on some of the news you may have missed:
2025 SX schedule | MX schedule | WMX Schedule
2025 Supercross tickets on sale | Pro Motocross tickets
2025 TV Schedule | Track Maps
Levi Kitchen makes race day decision to move to 250E
Ducati intends to enter 2026 SMX
SuperMotocross announces three playoff venues
Jalek Swoll injures Achilles tendon, will miss SX opener
Anaheim 1 betting lines and analysis
Anaheim 1 by the Numbers: Jett Lawrence aims to double down
How to Watch Anaheim 1
Cooper Webb is determined to score one more championship
RJ Hampshire is set to defend 250 West title
Eli Tomac and one last shot at SMX glory
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