2023 MILLVILLE NATIONAL PRE-RACE REPORT: INJURED LIST, TV SCHEDULE & MORE
2023 MILLVILLE NATIONAL PRE-RACE REPORT: INJURED LIST, TV SCHEDULE & MORE
The 2023 Pro Motocross championship has made its way to Spring Creek Motocross Park in Millville, Minnesota, for the seventh round of the season. Jett Lawrence is 12-0 this season and has not lost a single moto this summer. With strong performances at the last round at Southwick from Chase Sexton, Dylan Ferrandis, Aaron Plessinger, and the rest of the field, Lawrence was able to ride away from everyone in both motos. Now, the 250 class at Southwick was something else. Tom Vialle was able to go 1-3 for his first overall win, while Hunter Lawrence’s bike had to be retired early in Moto 1, causing a DNF and no points in the moto. From this emerged Haiden Deegan, who did not have the best weekend for his standards but kept it consistent, which ultimately led to him taking over the Overall Points Standings.
2023 MILLVILLE NATIONAL // FULL COVERAGE
MXA FANTASY LEAGUE MILLVILLE NATIONAL // SPONSORED BY MAXXIS TIRES
MXA is partnering with Fantasizr to do an 11-round Pro Motocross Fantasy League where the fan with the most points at the end of the season will win a 2024 Beta 300 two-stroke with a bolt-on FMF pipe and silencer! Each player will get a budget of $50,000 to pick six riders (three 250 and three 450) each round. To add to that, we will be giving out prizes each round to the fan who scores the most points! We have prizes from Nue Tech, O’Neal, Maxxis, Wiseco, MotoMuck, Boxo Tools, Ride Engineering, Acerbis, Viral Goggles, FMF, Guts, Blud, Phoenix Handlebars, and Funnel Web Filter. As an added bonus just for creating a team, we will send you a 25% discount code to BLUD lubricants. Click HERE to sign up now.
Round Seven is sponsored by Maxxis Tires. The winner of this round will get a NEW Maxxis MX-SI or MX-HI tires.
LAST WEEK’S FANTASY WINNER JAMES POUGHER
AUSTIN FORKNER IS IN FOR MILLVILLE
After sustaining a knee injury at the beginning of the Supercross season, Austin Forkner (55) sat out the entire season as well as the beginning of the Motocross National series. Austin makes his first return to the circuit at Millville just in time to potentially take points from the front runners and give his teammate Jo Shimoda a better chance at the Championship.
SHANE MCELRATH IS BACK RACING AT MILLVILLE
Shane McElrath (12) posted on social media earlier this week that he was testing the new Yamaha YZ450 and is in for the Millville National. Coming off 250 win at the WSX series opener we’re excited to see Shane hop on the 450 and mix it up with the series leaders.
PIERCE BROWN RETURNING TO MILLVILLE
After breaking his hand prior to the outdoor season, Pierce Brown (33) makes his return at Millville. We saw him testing this past week at Glen Helen and can say he looks ready to battle up front.
HAIDEN DEEGAN TAKES THE RED PLATE
Haiden Deegan (238) secured a 6th at the Southwick National. After Hunter Lawrence (96) was left with bike troubles in Moto 1, Haiden’s consistency prevailed with the Red Plate.
THE FRENCH ARE MAKING A PUSH
Tom Vialle (128) takes his first overall win at Southwick. This is continuing the momentum forward for the French riders as we are in the second half of the season. Dylan Ferrandis (14) has also been strong in the better half of the season, where he has ridden his way to a podium position in the last couple of rounds.
TV SCHEDULE: MILLVILLE NATIONAL
The Peacock premium streaming service costs $4.99 per month, and it provides Race Day Live coverage of the daytime qualifying sessions at each round and live coverage of each motocross race. International motocross fans can now watch LIVE using the SuperMotocross Video Pass streaming service (SuperMotocross.tv), which costs $129.95 for a one-year subscription.
New for 2023, Race Day Live will expand in 2023 to cover all 31 SuperMotocross World Championship series races. The program will feature 2.5 hours of coverage for each motocross event, 1 hour for each Pro Motocross event, and 2.5 hours for both SuperMotocross Playoff events and the SuperMotocross World Championship Final.
Millville National Race Day Live – 7:00 am (pacific), 10:00 am (Eastern) – Peacock
Millville National Gate Drop – 10:00 am (pacific), 1:00 pm (Eastern) – Peacock (both classes, both motos)
Millville National (re-air) – *Sunday, July 16th, 9:00 am (pacific) USA Channel
Millville National (re-air) – *Sunday, July 16th, 11:00 pm (pacific) CNBC Channel
2023 AMA NATIONAL TV SCHEDULE: ALL PEACOCK ALL THE TIME
BEAT BUT NOT DEFEATED
Chase Sexton (23) put in his best effort at the Southwick National but unfortunately came up short to Jett Lawrence again. If we know Chase, giving up is not in his nature. We’re sure Chase has put together every possible solution to come out on top this weekend.
JO SHIMODA UP FRONT ONCE AGAIN
Jo Shimoda (30) went 6-1 last weekend at Southwick.
Jo Shimoda sat rather silent through the first half of the season. He garnished a few podium positions, which kept him consistent and in a good spot in the points standings. Jo’s speed was really not revealed until the second moto of the Southwick National. The track, brutal, and heat index were at their worst; Jo did not lead the entire moto but made his way up to the top position catching and passing the overall winner Tom Vialle.
By the end of the moto, Jo had amassed over a five-second lead over Justin Cooper and would take the fastest lap of the race. This shows us that Jo’s endurance, along with his motivation to be upfront, makes him a contender in this points chase going into the last five races of the season. Currently, Jo only sits 20 points out from leader Haiden Deegan. Will we see Jo on the top step again this season? We sure hope so!
2023 MILLVILLE NATIONAL PREVIEW & SOUTHWICK HIGHLIGHTS
SOUTHWICK RACE DAY SCHEDULE
| SATURDAY | |
| 6:00am | Gates Open |
| 7:00am – 2:00pm | Rider Services / Will Call Opens |
| 7:15am – 7:20am | Riders Meeting at AMA Semi |
| 7:20am – 7:35am | Chapel Service at AMA Semi |
| 8:00am – 8:15am | 250 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) |
| 8:20am – 8:35am | 250 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) |
| 8:35am – 8:50am | Track Maintenance |
| 8:50am – 9:05am | 450 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) |
| 9:10am – 9:25am | 450 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) |
| 9:30am – 9:40am | Track Maintenance |
| 9:40am- 9:45am | 250 Class Grp B Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes |
| 9:45am – 10:00am | 250 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes – Timed |
| 10:05am – 10:10am | 250 Class Grp A Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes |
| 10:10am – 10:25am | 250 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes – Timed |
| 10:30am -10:35am | 450 Class Grp A Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes |
| 10:35am – 10:50am | 450 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes – Timed |
| 10:55am -11:00am | 450 Class Grp B Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes |
| 11:00am – 11:15am | 450 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes – Timed |
| 11:15am – 11:45am | Track Maintenance |
| 11:45am – 11:55am | 250 Consolation Race |
| 12:00pm – 12:10pm | 450 Consolation Race |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | OPENING CEREMONIES |
| 1:00pm – 1:08pm | 250 Class Sight Lap |
| 1:09pm – 1:45pm | 250 Class Moto #1 |
| 1:50pm – 2:00pm | Podium Interviews |
| 2:00pm – 2:08pm | 450 Class Sight Lap |
| 2:09pm – 2:45pm | 450 Class Moto #1 |
| 2:50pm -3:00pm | Podium Interviews |
| 2:45pm – 3:15pm | Halftime |
| 3:18pm – 3:26pm | 250 Class Sight Lap |
| 3:26pm – 4:00pm | 250 Class Moto #2 |
| 4:05pm – 4:15pm | 250 Winners Circle |
| 4:16pm – 4:24pm | 450 Class Sight Lap |
| 4:24pm – 5:00pm | 450 Class Moto #2 |
| 5:05pm – 5:15pm | 450 Winners Circle |
BE SURE TO CALCULATE THE ADDED 30-MINUTE HALF-TIME BREAK INTO YOUR TV-WATCHING PLANS
New for this year, Pro Motocross has added a 30-minute halftime in between motos, allowing the riders and teams to get an extra 30-minute break in between the races.
INJURY REPORT (IT WOULD BE EASIER TO LIST WHO ISN’T ON IT)
COOPER WEBB – LEAVING KTM
Cooper webb had a practice crash leading up to the 2023 Red Bud National. KTM stated he was feeling pretty banged up and 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 anymore Outdoors this summer.
CHANCE HYMAS – KNEE
Chance suffered a knee injury during midweek testing; he underwent surgery to repair it and will miss the remainder of the season.
JORDON SMITH – THUMB/WRIST
Jordon suffered a thumb and wrist injury during midweek testing. He will sit out the Southwick National, but we expect him to be back on the track in a few weeks.
ELI TOMAC – ACHILLES TENDON
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 know if he will retire or come back to the races in 2024. We hope to see him back on the track again next year.
JUSTIN BARCIA – COLLARBONE, SHOULDER, RIBS
It seemed like everything was coming together for Justin Barcia after winning the East Rutherford mudder. Unfortunately, the dragon’s back struck back as Justin went over the bars and slammed into the ground at Nashville. He broke his collarbone, shoulder blade, and two ribs.
GUILLEM FARRES – BROKEN ARM
Guillem suffered a gnarly broken arm at Thunder Valley at the start of the first 250 moto. He made this post via Instagram: “As some of you know last weekend I was involved in a big first turn pile up which resulted in a broken arm. I got surgery last Sunday in Colorado to get it all fixed, I want to thank everyone at @starracingyamaha for all their help and for making the surgery happen, the Cooper for always taking care of me, and every single person that’s messaged me these last couple days. I am already working on my comeback!”
MICHAEL MOSIMAN – SHOULDER INJURY
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 – HIP, COLLARBONE, ACL
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 CRAIG – DISLOCATED HIP AND BROKEN/DISLOCATED ELBOW
Christian went down in the first practice session at Glendale through the whoops section dislocating both his hip and elbow. Christian won’t be back this season.
CAMERON MCADOO – DISLOCATED SHOULDER/TORN LABRUM
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 the rest of the season.
NICK ROMANO – KNEE
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 – KNEE
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-’25.
STILEZ ROBERTSON – LEG
Stilez has been out since the Glendale Supercross. He has returned to riding, and hopefully, we’ll see him this summer.
250 MX NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS (AFTER ROUND 6 of 11)
| POS. | # | NAME | Total | ||||
| 1 | 238 | Haiden Deegan | 218 | ||||
| 2 | 96 | Hunter Lawrence | 213 | ||||
| 3 | 24 | RJ Hampshire | 205 | ||||
| 4 | 30 | Jo Shimoda | 198 | ||||
| 5 | 32 | Justin Cooper | 196 | ||||
| 6 | 43 | Levi Kitchen | 182 | ||||
| 7 | 128 | Tom Vialle | 179 | ||||
| 8 | 34 | Maximus Vohland | 165 | ||||
| 9 | 75 | Ryder DiFrancesco | 122 | ||||
| 10 | 38 | Jalek Swoll | 110 | ||||
| 11 | 832 | Chance Hymas | 92 | ||||
| 12 | 243 | Caden Braswell | 80 | ||||
| 13 | 58 | Jordon Smith | 75 | ||||
| 14 | 339 | Talon Hawkins | 70 | ||||
| 15 | 85 | Dilan Schwartz | 65 | ||||
| 16 | 35 | Seth Hammaker | 57 | ||||
| 17 | 88 | Guillem Farres | 57 | ||||
| 18 | 52 | Carson Mumford | 41 | ||||
| 19 | 241 | Daxton Bennick | 36 | ||||
| 20 | 124 | Jett Reynolds | 29 | ||||
| 21 | 42 | Derek Kelley | 29 | ||||
| 22 | 337 | Slade Smith | 26 | ||||
| 23 | 71 | Preston Kilroy | 25 | ||||
| 24 | 31 | Michael Mosiman | 20 | ||||
| 25 | 84 | Mitchell Harrison | 19 | ||||
| 26 | 6 | Jeremy Martin | 15 | ||||
| 27 | 36 | Garrett Marchbanks | 15 | ||||
| 28 | 361 | Chase Yentzer | 15 | ||||
| 29 | 613 | James DeCotis | 13 | ||||
| 30 | 108 | Jorgen Talviku | 12 | ||||
| 31 | 159 | Tyson Johnson | 11 | ||||
450 MX NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS (AFTER ROUND 6 of 11)
| POS. | # | NAME | Total | |||||
| 1 | 18 | Jett Lawrence | 300 | |||||
| 2 | 14 | Dylan Ferrandis | 233 | |||||
| 3 | 7 | Aaron Plessinger | 210 | |||||
| 4 | 9 | Adam Cianciarulo | 176 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | Cooper Webb | 147 | |||||
| 6 | 81 | Ty Masterpool | 134 | |||||
| 7 | 23 | Chase Sexton | 130 | |||||
| 8 | 47 | Fredrik Noren | 124 | |||||
| 9 | 36 | Garrett Marchbanks | 118 | |||||
| 10 | 103 | Lorenzo Locurcio | 110 | |||||
| 11 | 107 | Jose Butron | 98 | |||||
| 12 | 78 | Grant Harlan | 90 | |||||
| 13 | 53 | Derek Drake | 84 | |||||
| 14 | 93 | Jerry Robin | 61 | |||||
| 15 | 444 | Romain Pape | 59 | |||||
| 16 | 21 | Jason Anderson | 52 | |||||
| 17 | 11 | Kyle Chisholm | 52 | |||||
| 18 | 69 | Philip Nicoletti | 47 | |||||
| 19 | 94 | Ken Roczen | 36 | |||||
| 20 | 91 | Jeremy Hand | 34 | |||||
| 21 | 77 | Ryan Surratt | 33 | |||||
| 22 | 50 | Marshal Weltin | 32 | |||||
| 23 | 174 | Luca Marsalisi | 31 | |||||
| 24 | 87 | Chris Canning | 27 | |||||
| 25 | 511 | Jace Kessler | 24 | |||||
| 26 | 388 | Brandon Ray | 23 | |||||
| 27 | 787 | Lars van Berkel | 21 | |||||
| 28 | 387 | Gert Krestinov | 18 | |||||
| 29 | 89 | Kaeden Amerine | 18 | |||||
| 30 | 434 | Bryce Shelly | 16 | |||||
| 31 | 563 | Dante Oliveira | 15 | |||||
| 32 | 350 | Chandler Baker | 15 | |||||
| 33 | 604 | Max Miller | 13 | |||||
| 34 | 995 | Christopher Prebula | 12 | |||||
| 35 | 177 | Tyler Stepek | 11 | |||||
| 36 | 410 | Brandon Scharer | 7 | |||||
| 37 | 126 | RJ Wageman | 5 | |||||
| 38 | 746 | Trevor Schmidt | 4 | |||||
| 39 | 227 | Jacob Runkles | 4 | |||||
2023 MILLVILLE NATIONAL // FULL COVERAGE
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