Blow by blow reports from AMA SX Round 14 – MetLife Stadium, NJ

2025 AMA Supercross Championship

Round 14 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ

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250 Main Report

Nate Thrasher got the inside line to take the holeshot ahead of Seth Hammaker and RJ Hampshire.

Hammaker wasted little time in forging his way past Thrasher with a great move on the Yamaha man early on the opening lap.

Chance Hymas was well down in the pack before going over the bars and falling heavily on the second lap. The Honda youngster took no further part in proceedings, and that nil score effectively now rules him out of championship contention.

Hammaker continued to lead Thrasher and Hampshire across the opening laps, as Tom Vialle and Austin Forkner gave chase.

Nate Thrasher made a mistake on lap five which saw him lose third place to Vialle.

Hammaker and Hampshire had come into New Jersey tied on points, and two-points ahead of Vialle. That trio were running in that order at the halfway point of this Main but Hammaker looked to have the advantage.

Hammaker capitalised on his commanding position to pull away from his pursuers and take the red plate for the first time in his career. He also became the first two-time winner in what has been a very close 250 East Championship.

Hampshire took second ahead of Vialle, while Thrasher lost his fourth place to Cullin Park late in the contest.

Max Vohland finished sixth while Forkner drifted back to seventh in the closing laps.

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It is still tight at the top with only two rounds remaining in the East contest. Hammaker heads to Pittsburgh next weekend with a three-point advantage over Hampshire, who in-turn has a four-point advantage over Tom Vialle.

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250 East Championship Points

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Chase Sexton got the inside line for the holeshot ahed of Cooper Webb, Shane McElrath, Justin Barcia and Aaron Plessinger.

Sexton went on to sprint away from the field.

Webb trailing in second throughout but without the speed to challenge Sexton, eventually taking second place almost 15-seconds behind the KTM man at the chequered flag.

Sexton’s fastest lap almost a second quicker than Webb in this contest.

Webb carried the red plate into New Jersey with a 12-point advantage but heads to Philadelphia next week with that lead trimmed to nine points.

Aaron Plessinger forged his way forward  to third place by the flag, finishing the race another 15-seconds behind Webb.

Justin Cooper a few bike lengths behind Plessinger to take fourth well clear of Dylan Ferrandis and Malcolm Stewart.

Ken Roczen failed to really fire in this contest, finishing seventh almost a minute behind the race winner. The German’s fastest lap 2.5-seconds slower than Sexton’s best.

Shane McElrath was a lap down in eighth ahead of Dean Wilson while Justin Hill rounded out the top ten ahead of Joey Savatgy and Christian Craig.

Justin Barcia had been running third until five laps from the end, the GASGAS rider going over the bars and twisting up his machine. That saw Barcia lose a couple of laps while being attended to by his mechanics, eventually claiming four-points from an 18th place finish.

With three rounds remaining the championship battle is now distinctly a two-man affair, Webb versus Sexton.

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450 Championship Points

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450 LCQ Results

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250 LCQ Results

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