2023 IRONMAN NATIONAL PRE

The 2023 Pro Motocross championship has made its way to the Ironman National in Crawfordsville, IN. We have reached the season’s final race, and there’s still much on the line in the 450 and 250 classes. In 450 Class, Jett Lawrence is currently 20-0 on Moto wins, with only two more motos. Jett is on the verge of a perfect season, something only Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart have ever accomplished, and Jett can put his name right there with the greats. As for the 250 Class, Hunter Lawrence has the chance to win the National title, giving Honda a full sweep of wins from every class in Supercross or Motocross. Hunter sits 22 points ahead of Justin Cooper, headed into the final round.

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Round 11 // August 26th: Ironman National // Sponsored by Phoenix Handlebars

Tom Vialle has consistently been a top-five rider throughout this season. Not an easy achievement as almost all of the tracks in the Motocross series; Tom has never ridden before. With a win under his belt and confidence up front, it will be fun to see how Tom adapts as he gains more experience.

Chase Sexton has one final shot to break Jett Lawrence’s perfect streak. This season has been a learning year for Chase, making mistakes and learning how to minimize them; we saw last weekend at Budds Creek Chase went down in Moto Two and was still able to run down Jett Lawrence and push him into a few mistakes. Chase was unsuccessful at garnishing the win, but it must have been a big boost of confidence to see Jett get shaken.

Mumford using the full potential of his Pro Circuit Suspension at the Washougal National earlier this year.

Ironman National Race Day Live – 7:00 a.m. (Pacific), 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) – Peacock

Ironman National Gate Drop – 10:00 a.m. (Pacific), 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) – Peacock

Ironman National (re-air) – *Sunday, August 27th, 11:00 p.m. (Pacific), 2:00 a.m. (Eastern) CNBC Channel

R.J. Hampshire had a brutal get-off at the start of the second moto of the Unadilla National. Unfortunately for R.J., the crash had left him unconscious in the middle of the track, signaling a red flag. RJ did post to social media that he is in one piece and working to get back to racing.

Cooper Webb had a practice crash leading up to the 2023 Red Bud National. KTM stated he was feeling pretty banged up. He sat out that round, and then, on Thursday before Southwick, KTM and Cooper Webb announced that they have parted ways, effective immediately, and Cooper Webb will not race any more Nationals for KTM this summer. However, Cooper is expected to race in the Supermotocross playoffs on a Yamaha.

Chance suffered an ACL knee injury during midweek testing; he underwent surgery to repair it and will miss the remainder of the season.

Jordon suffered a thumb and wrist injury during midweek testing. He will sit could be back on the track before the 250 Nationals are over.

Eli Tomac hyper-extended his ankle while leading the 450 Main Event at Denver and ruptured his Achilles tendon, putting him out for the entire season. As of now, Eli doesn’t says he will not retire and , at the moment has a Supercross-only deal with Star Yamaha for the 2024 season (with an option for the Nationals). He will not race the 2023 Supercross motocross playoffs.

Guillem suffered a gnarly broken arm at Thunder Valley at the start of the first 250 moto. He will miss the rest of the season.

Michael crashed at Hangtown at the start of the second 250 moto; he injured his shoulder severely enough to require surgery. The GasGas rider is out for the rest of the season.

Nate Thrasher is out for the season. He sustained a cracked collarbone and dislocated hip during his crash at the Atlanta Supercross. Nate underwent successful surgery on the hip and another surgery on his knee to repair a torn ACL.

Christian went down in the first practice session at Glendale through the whoops section dislocating both his hip and elbow. Christian is not expected back this season.

Cameron McAdoo sustained a dislocated shoulder while practicing before Glendale and he underwent surgery immediately to get it fixed. He will be out for most likely miss the rest of the season.

Nick Romano will miss the entire 2023 season, both Supercross and motocross. Nick tore his ACL and meniscus in his knee and had surgery.

Malcolm Stewart crashed while practicing after the San Diego Supercross, and he tore his ACL. Malcolm had surgery and is out for the foreseeable future, but Husqvarna renewed his contract for 2024-2025.