The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced the three riders that will comprise the U.S. Motocross Team for the 2025 Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Monster Energy Motocross of Nations (MXoN), which will be held October 3-5 from Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The host country will be well represented by a trio of AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross champions who are all global superstars of the sport.
The lineup will be anchored by decorated Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider Eli Tomac (Cortez, CO), a two-time AMA Supercross Champion and four-time AMA Pro Motocross Champion with five prior MXoN appearances. He’ll be joined by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Chase Sexton (La Moille, IL), a fellow AMA Supercross Champion and the reigning AMA Pro Motocross Champion who will represent the U.S. for the second time, and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan (Temecula, CA), who will make his MXoN debut as the reigning AMA Supercross 250 West Division Champion, AMA Pro Motocross 250 Class Champion, and back-to-back SuperMotocross 250cc World Champion.
The team will be managed by AMA Director of Racing Mike Pelletier, following the recent retirement of longtime team manager and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame member Roger De Coster. It will mark the first time someone other than De Coster has helmed the United States’ efforts in the annual international competition, affectionately referred to as the “Olympics of Motocross.”
“To serve as team manager for the United States Motocross of Nations team is an honor of a lifetime,” Pelletier said. “We have a tremendous team in place this year, with three racers that have already proven their championship-winning pedigrees. We look forward to competing in front of our fans and defending our home turf this year!”
The team captain from the most recent title-winning U.S. team from 2022, Tomac’s celebrated racing legacy and his distinction as a legend of the sport will certainly include his commitment to the MXoN, as he prepares to make his sixth appearance this October. Tomac is a three-time winner at Ironman Raceway in the Pro Motocross Championship.
“I’m excited to represent the USA once again this year,” Tomac said. “It’s going to be great to be on home turf and I believe our team will be very fast at Ironman!”
Another member of the winning lineup from 2022, Sexton will wear the stars and stripes for the second time in his career and will look to move to 2-0 at the MXoN. Sexton grew up about 200 miles from Ironman Raceway, where he’s a two-time winner in the Pro Motocross Championship.
“It’s an honor to represent team USA at this year’s Motocross of Nations, especially with the event being held at Ironman Raceway alongside Eli Tomac and Haiden Deegan,” Sexton said. “It’s extra special for me with the race taking place so close to where I grew up. I can’t wait to race in front of many hometown fans and represent my country on home soil.”
As one of motocross’ biggest and brightest rising stars, Deegan will make his highly anticipated MXoN debut and represent his country on the sport’s biggest stage. The ultra-competitive racer will surely wear the red, white, and blue with pride as he takes on the world’s best.
“I’m stoked to finally be healthy enough to go race for my country and bring that trophy home where it belongs,” Deegan said.
As the single largest and most decorated event in professional motocross, the FIM Motocross of Nations pits the world’s best riders against one another, while nations compete for global supremacy in the sport.
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