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Cycle News 2021 Issue 36 September 8

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Supercross Futures To Resume F eld Entertainment announced that Supercross Futures, an AMA National Championship, will resume with a sole focus on the 250SX Futures class. Athletes can begin to qualify starting in October at select primary events spread across the country. Eligible athletes will then advance to a second round of qualifying set to take place at an upcoming Monster Energy AMA Supercross event during the 2022 season. Finalists will then proceed to the Supercross Futures AMA National Champion- ship scheduled for Saturday, May 7 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The country will be divided into six regions and existing tracks and events will serve as the first round of Primary quali- fiers—Northwest, West, South- west, Southcentral, South and Northeast. Riders will qualify by finishing in the top 22 in their respective primary and can enter multiple regions. These 22 athletes will then be invited to race in a Premiere qualifier which will take place on Satur- day at an upcoming Monster Energy Supercross race within their respective region. The top four athletes from each Premiere qualifying race will then advance to the Supercross Futures AMA National Championship where 24 athletes will vie to become the 250SX Futures class champion. Athletes competing in the 250SX Futures class will be awarded points towards their AMA Pro Supercross license based on their finishing positions at the Premiere qualifying events. In the fall of 2022 and during the 2023 Supercross season, Supercross Futures, an AMA National Championship will ex- pand under the same qualifying procedures to host classes of all ages and skill levels. CN VOLUME 58 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 P53 Qualifying Regions and Events: Northwest Primary – Sat, Nov. 20, 2021, at DT1 Motocross Park, Tulare, CA Premiere – Sat, Jan. 15, 2022, at RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA West Primary – Sat, Oct 30, 2021, at FOX Raceway, Pala, CA Premiere – Sat, Jan 29, 2022, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA Southwest Primary – Wed, Dec 1, 2021, at Arizona Cycle Park, Buckeye, AZ Premiere – Sat, Feb 5, 2022, at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ Southcentral Primary – Sat, Oct 9, 2021, at 3 Palms MX Park, Conroe, TX Premiere – Sat, Feb 26, 2022, at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX South Primary – Sun, Oct 31, 2021, at WW Ranch, Jacksonville, FL Premiere – Sat, Apr 16, 2022, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA Northeast Primary – Sat, Oct 23, 2021, at Doublin Gap MX, Shippensburg, PA Premiere – Sat, Apr 23, 2022, at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA Supercross Futures AMA National Championship Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT Supercross Futures is set to return next year with a Supercross Futures AMA National Champion to be crowned.

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