2009 MX Nationals Schedule

New era of American Motocross begins with 2009 schedule

LAS VEGAS – MX Sports, now in charge of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, announced today the 2009 U.S. championship racing schedule.

The AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, which began in 1972, will commence on Memorial Day Weekend with the Glen Helen National event in San Bernardino, Calif., on May 23, 2009. The 12-round championship schedule will run throughout the summer, culminating with the Steel City National near Pittsburgh, Pa. on September 5, as part of the Labor Day weekend holiday.

The most significant change to the 2009 schedule is the move to Saturday afternoon races. After introducing the format this past summer at the Thunder Valley and Steel City events, the overwhelmingly positive response prompted MX Sports to make the transition to Saturday events. In addition, the race schedule will change to single-day competitions. Four weekends of rest are also built into the schedule in order to give riders and teams the opportunity to maximize their performance. Also, in order to help offset travel expenses, MX Sports has rearranged the events for a more cohesive and efficient travel schedule.

2009 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship

May 23
Glen Helen Raceway
San Bernardino, CA

May 30
Hangtown Motocross Classic
Sacramento, CA

June 6
Freestone Raceway
Wortham, TX

June 20
High Point Raceway
Mt. Morris, PA

June 27
Thunder Valley Motocross
Lakewood, CO

July 4
Red Bud
Buchanan, MI

July 18
Spring Creek Motocross
Millville, MN

July 25
Washougal MX Park
Washougal, WA

August 15
Unadilla
New Berlin, NY

August 22
Budds Creek Motocross
Budds Creek, MD

August 29
Moto-X 338
Southwick, MA

Sept. 5
Steel City Raceway
Delmont, PA

*schedule is subject to change

For more information, please contact AMA Toyota Motocross Championship media coordinator Brandon Short via email at Media@MXNationals.com or by telephone at (951) 203-2605.