2025 TAMPA SUPERCROSS PRE-RACE REPORT: INJURY REPORT, TV SCHEDULE & MORE
02/06/2025 02:00 PM
2025 TAMPA SUPERCROSS PRE-RACE REPORT: INJURY REPORT, TV SCHEDULE & MORE
We’re heading into the fifth race of the 2025 Supercross season in Tampa FL. The 250 class switches to the East Coast division as we will get to see a new lineup of riders including the likes of Austin Forkner, Levi Kitchen, Cameron McAdoo, Tom Vialle, and RJ Hampshire, along with many other riders that have a chance at winning the opening round. In the 450 class, the season continues and Chase Sexton has the points lead over Ken Roczen. The biggest news came this week as Jett Lawrence is out for the season with a tear to his ACL. For all the updates and scheduling, scroll down below.
2025 TAMPA SUPERCROSS // FULL COVERAGE
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS FACE OFF
RJ Hampshire won the West Coast series in 2024.
Rj Hampshire is not exactly defending his title as he was the West Coast winner in 2024 and is switching to East Coast for 2025. This is because he was battling an injury to his wrist early in the season. RJ was not hiding the fact that he was injured and wanted to take the proper steps to get back on the bike. He is the only 250 rider under the Husqvarna semi this year and will attempt to grab them a second consecutive championship
Tom Vialle is defending his East Coast championship.
Tom Vialle is currently defending his East Coast championship which he won in a battle with Haiden Deegan in 2024. Tom has been testing and training through the offseason and has a good chance to be victorious once again this season. This will not come easy though as the current field has a lot of riders that have the potential. Austin Forkner was the series leader last year prior to injury and he will be back giving his best effort to win again. Tom is a mature rider and will attempt to withstand all the adversity to grab another championship.
2025 TAMPA SUPERCROSS: RACE DAY SCHEDULE
Tampa does not look as challenging as some of the tracks we’ve seen previously this season.
The track in Tampa does not seem to have as challenging rhythm sections this year. However, it does appear to have a very challenging sand section with a rhythm included. This will be a definite separator of the riders along with the deep East Coast dirt is should make for some great racing.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00pm – 12:08pm | 250 Group C Free Practice |
| 12:10pm – 12:18pm | 250 Group B Free Practice |
| 12:20pm – 12:28pm | 250 Group A Free Practice |
| 12:30pm – 12:38pm | 450 Group A Free Practice |
| 12:40pm – 12:48pm | 450 Group B Free Practice |
| 12:50pm – 12:58pm | 450 Group C Free Practice |
| 1:05pm – 1:15pm | 250 Group C Qualifying |
| 1:20pm – 1:30pm | 250 Group B Qualifying |
| 1:35pm – 1:45pm | 250 Group A Qualifying |
| 1:50pm – 2:00pm | 450 Group A Qualifying |
| 2:05pm – 2:15pm | 450 Group B Qualifying |
| 2:20pm – 2:30pm | 450 Group C Qualifying |
| 3:15pm – 3:25pm | 250 Group C Qualifying |
| 3:30pm – 3:40pm | 250 Group B Qualifying |
| 3:45pm – 3:55pm | 250 Group A Qualifying |
| 4:00pm – 4:10pm | 450 Group A Qualifying |
| 4:15pm – 4:25pm | 450 Group B Qualifying |
| 4:30pm – 4:40pm | 450 Group C Qualifying |
| 6:30pm – 7:06pm | Opening Ceremonies |
| 7:06pm – 7:14pm | 250 Heat #1 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main) |
| 7:20pm – 7:28pm | 250 Heat #2 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main) |
| 7:34pm – 7:42pm | 450 Heat #1 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main) |
| 7:48pm – 7:56pm | 450 Heat #2 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main) |
| 8:22pm – 8:29pm | 250 Last Chance Qualifier – 5 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders (1 – 4 to Main) |
| 8:33pm – 8:40pm | 450 Last Chance Qualifier – 5 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders (1 – 4 to Main) |
| 8:53pm – 9:10pm | 250 Main Event – 15 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders |
| 9:27pm – 9:49pm | 450 Main Event – 20 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders |
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2025 TAMPA SUPERCROSS: TV SCHEDULE
The Peacock premium streaming service costs $5.99 per month (or $59.99 for the full year) and it provides LIVE coverage of the daytime qualifying sessions at each Round and live coverage of each Supercross race. International Supercross fans can now watch LIVE using the SuperMotocross Video Pass streaming service (Supermotocross.tv) for a one-year subscription.
TAMPA Supercross RACE DAY LIVE – 10:30 a.m. (Pacific) 12:30 a.m. (Central) 1:30 p.m. (Eastern) – Peacock
TAMPA Supercross GATE DROP – 4:00 p.m. (Pacific) 6:00 p.m. (Central) 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) – Peacock
INJURED LIST:
JETT LAWRENCE – KNEE
The moment of disaster for Jett Lawrence.
Jett Lawrence had an incident this past weekend in Glendale when he dabbed his knee on the ground resulting in a torn ACL. The defending champion immediately pulled off the track and was unable to finish. After an MRI on Monday, his injury became more clear and he will be missing the remaining rounds of the 2025 Supercross series.
JORGE PRADO – SHOULDER
Jorge Prado will be out for the rest of the season.
Unfortunately, Jorge Prado will miss the 2025 Glendale Supercross this Saturday, and the remainder of the Supercross season. After dislocating his shoulder in practice at Anaheim 2, the World Champion is set to go under the knife and get his shoulder repaired.
Jorge Prado stated: “Bad news :/ Surgery is needed to fix my shoulder and I will be out for the rest of the Supercross season. Time of rehab is unknown and hopefully I can make it to the start of outdoors. I will be back strong like I always do.”
STILEZ ROBERTSON – WRIST
22-year-old Stilez Robertson has had a tough go with injuries.
Stilez Robertson sat out the entire 2024 season with a wrist injury. He was supposed to race 250SX East for Triumph alongside Jalek Swoll, but things changed the week of Anaheim 1. Jalek got injured, and the team decided to switch Austin Forkner from West to East to fill Jalek’s void, and they moved Stilez to the West division to accompany Jordon Smith. Sadly, Stilez aggravated his wrist at San Diego, and he will sit out Anaheim 2 and Glendale in hopes of returning healthy for the Arlington Supercross, on February 22nd.
RYDER DIFRANCESCO – DAMAGED INTESTINE, ARM
Ryder Difrancesco was fourth at Anaheim 1 and fifth at San Diego. Unfortunately, he will sit out Anaheim 2.
Additionally, Ryder’s Mom, Lisa DiFrancesco, posted an update on Instagram: “Randy and I owe no explanations to Ryder’s injuries to anyone, and neither does the team. For those who are spreading and posting false information, please STOP; a simple prayer is more appropriate. I will, though, set the record straight. Ryder had a crash on his dirt bike the Thursday before A2. He suffered an injury to his small intestine, which was torn in two. The medical team had to remove some damaged intestine and his damaged appendix. They successfully reconstructed the intestine and put it back together. He also has a broken rib and arm, which are minor issues and the least of our worries compared to the rest. Ryder has been discharged from the hospital, is resting at home, and is on the path to recovery. To all those who have prayed for Ryder and sent heartfelt messages, thank you; Randy and I are very grateful. Ryder has an amazing team of people behind him that will help him return to racing his dirt bike.”
TY MASTERPOOL – FINGERS
Ty Masterpool over shot a triple in the “triple-quad” rhythm section at San Diego and he broke fingers in his hand.
Ty Masterpool was brought onto Pro Circuit Kawasaki for outdoors last year as a fill-in rider, and he earned a factory ride for the 2025 season with the team. He was originally slated to race 250SX East, but when Levi Kitchen pulled out of Anaheim 1 at the last-minute with an illness, Ty was asked to come West and fill-in for Levi starting at San Diego. Unfortunately, his Supercross season didn’t get off to a great start, as he ended the night with broken fingers.
We expect Ty Masterpool to be back at the races soon.
TALON HAWKINS – FEMUR
AVERY LONG – CONCUSSION
Supercross rookie, Avery Long, crashed during the 250 LCQ at San Diego and he ended up with a concussion. We are unsure when he will return.
NOAH VINEY – SHOULDER
MCR Honda rider, Noah Viney, cased the famous San Diego Supercross quad during qualifying and dislocated his shoulder. He tried to ride the next session, but he wasn’t able to do it. He will miss the remainder of the Supercross season.
JALEK SWOLL – ACHILLES
Jalek Swoll was originally supposed to race 250SX East, but now he will miss the Supercross season entirely.
Jalek Swoll sustained an Achilles tear while practicing on Tuesday before Anaheim 1. Because of this, Triumph knew he wouldn’t be back on the bike in time to race 250SX East, and they didn’t want to put Stilez Robertson (fresh off season-long wrist injury) as their only rider on the 250SX East Coast by himself. So instead, they pulled Austin Forkner from the West Coast lineup and moved to be their lone rider representing Triumph on the East. It is not determined when well see Jalek back on the bike.
CHRISTIAN CRAIG – KNEE
Christian Craig posted on X that he will not be racing at the start of the season as he would like to make sure his knee is fully recovered. He is looking to return at the Tampa Supercross. However, he’s still been at the races helping out Haiden Deegan.
CASEY COCHRAN – LEG INJURY
Casey Cochran had a crash in the offseason where he unfortunately had broken his femur. He has recently been back on the bike but it was reported that the injury was still lingering. It is unclear if he will be lining up at Tampa this weekend.
450 POINT STANDINGS (AFTER ROUND 4 OF 17)
Ken Roczen would lose the red plate in Glendale, however, he only sits two points down from Chase Sexton as the head to the East Coast next weekend for racing in Tampa.
| POS | Rider Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Sexton | 84 |
| 2 | Ken Roczen | 82 |
| 3 | Eli Tomac | 75 |
| 4 | Cooper Webb | 74 |
| 5 | Jett Lawrence | 71 |
| 6 | Jason Anderson | 64 |
| 7 | Hunter Lawrence | 62 |
| 8 | Justin Barcia | 52 |
| 9 | Malcolm Stewart | 52 |
| 10 | Justin Cooper | 51 |
| 11 | Justin Hill | 45 |
| 12 | Joey Savatgy | 31 |
| 13 | Dylan Ferrandis | 30 |
| 14 | Shane McElrath | 27 |
| 15 | Aaron Plessinger | 26 |
| 16 | Mitchell Oldenburg | 23 |
| 17 | Benny Bloss | 19 |
| 18 | Jorge Prado | 18 |
| 19 | Colt Nichols | 18 |
| 20 | Vince Friese | 14 |
| 21 | Kyle Chisholm | 8 |
| 22 | Mitchell Harrison | 5 |
| 23 | Fredrik Noren | 5 |
| 24 | Jerry Robin | 4 |
| 25 | Cade Clason | 4 |
| 26 | Ryan Breece | 3 |
| 27 | Kevin Moranz | 3 |
| 28 | Anthony Rodriguez | 2 |
2025 TAMPA SUPERCROSS // FULL COVERAGE
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