Press Release | January 9, 2025
The 2025 SMX World Championship series and Monster Energy AMA Supercross season begins this Saturday, January 11, and will broadcast live on USA Network and Peacock at 8 p.m. ET. Leigh Diffey, Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart will handle race call.
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Stamford, CN (January 9, 2025) – The 2025 SMX World Championship series and Monster Energy AMA Supercross season begins this Saturday, January 11, from Angel Stadium of Anaheim in California, starting live at 7:30 p.m. ET with exclusive pre-race coverage on Peacock followed by the race at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.
Saturday’s season opener is headlined by reigning Supercross and SMX World Champion Jett Lawrence, competing in his sophomore season in the premier class. Lawrence’s older brother, Hunter, who finished second overall in the SMX Playoffs, also looks to build on the momentum from 2024. Two-time Supercross Champions Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb, as well as reigning two-time Pro Motocross Champion Chase Sexton are all expected to compete on Saturday and begin an action-packed 2025 season. The Western Regional 250SX Championship kicks off as well with reigning two-time 250 SMX World Champion Haiden Deegan headlining the field.
2025 marks the third year of the SMX World Championship, which unifies Supercross and Pro Motocross and presents the season-ending SMX World Championship Playoffs, with the top racers in the world competing for the sport’s ultimate title in a style of racing that features the best that both indoor stadium Supercross and outdoor Pro Motocross seasons have to offer.
Leigh Diffey will serve as play-by-play with 15-time AMA champion Ricky Carmichael and seven-time AMA champion James Stewart serving as analysts. Will Christien and Jason Thomas will serve as reporters.
Race Day Live qualifying coverage on Saturday from Anaheim gets underway at 2:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock, hosted by former racers Justin Brayton and Adam Cianciarulo. The pre-race show at 7:30 p.m. ET will be hosted by Jason Weigandt, Brayton, and Cianciarulo. All Supercross live coverage, including races, heats, and qualifying, plus on-demand replays, will be available on Peacock. Click here for more details.
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will provide live streaming coverage of Saturday’s race. An encore presentation of the race will air Sunday, January 12 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.
28 regular season races plus the postseason playoffs across the series, including exclusive live coverage of Main Event races, qualifiers, and heats, will be presented across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and NBC Sports digital platforms in 2025, culminating with two SMX World Championship Playoff rounds and the SMX World Championship Final. The complete schedule can be found here. Additionally, Telemundo Deportes will live stream the Spanish-language broadcast of every race this season on the Telemundo Facebook and YouTube channels.
Throughout the season, all 31 SMX World Championship rounds will be presented on NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Channel 85. To learn more about NBC Sports’ wide variety of sports talk radio shows and events, click here.
Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
Analyst: Ricky Carmichael / James Stewart
Reporters: Will Christien / Jason Thomas
Pre-Race: Justin Brayton / Adam Cianciarulo / Jason Weigandt
How To Watch (all times ET)
TV – USA Network, NBC
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, Telemundo Facebook/YouTube
How To Listen (all times ET)
Satellite Radio – NBC Sports Audio – Sirius XM Channel 85
For information about the SuperMotocross World Championship, please visit www.SuperMotocross.com
