Team Tedder/Monster Energy/Lucas Oil/KTM Racing has announced its roster for the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. The team will field Benny Bloss in the 450SX Class and Kaeden Amerine in the 250SX Class. Dakota Tedder, who announced his retirement from professional racing in September 2021, will take on the team manager role. Tedder made his AMA Motocross debut at Freestone Raceway in 2010 raced until a lingering wrist injury caused him to call it a career. He last lined up for an AMA gate drop at the 2018 Las Vegas Supercross finale in May 2018, finishing 17th.
![Kaeden Amerine (250SX) and Benny Bloss (450SX).]()
Kaeden Amerine (250SX) and Benny Bloss (450SX). Team Tedder ![Benny Bloss (450SX) and Kaeden Amerine (250SX).]()
Benny Bloss (450SX) and Kaeden Amerine (250SX). Team Tedder
“I’ve rewrote this in my head 100x, not sure which version this is. Unfortunately last week I was having pain in my wrist so I got an x-ray and found out I re dislocated my wrist. After 8 surgeries in the last 3 years trying to make a comeback with having setback after setback, I’ve decided to offically decided to move on to the next chapter in my life. I still need to have another surgery, I’m not sure when it will be, considering I’m already the first person to have all these experimental surgeries. I want to thank everyone that I’ve met and got to work and race with over my life & career. I wouldn’t have traded it for anything. I’ve have the best memories with some crazy highs and terrible lows. I’m very bummed but I can move on knowing I tried literally everything and won’t have any regrets. Thank you again for everyone who has been there for me. So here’s to 30 hahaha happy birthday to me. I want to tag everyone that has helped me through my career/ life but I don’t want to leave a single person out. You know who you are and I appreciate you all much and beyond great full! Family, friends, and sponsors I love you all!”
Bloss will join the team after spending 2021 with the SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda squad. The Missouri native competed in 12 450SX main events aboard a CRF450R and finished 22nd in the 450SX standings. Bloss will return to familiar equipment, having competed on a KTM 450 SX-F for five different years, mostly as a rider for the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-KTM-WPS team. The 2018 450SX Rookie of the Year will be #73 in 2022.
Amerine made his pro debut at the 2021 Thunder Valley National before competing in the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch for the final time in August. Aboard a Yamaha, Amerine finished sixth in the Open Pro Sport (4-6-13 moto finishes) and seventh in 250 Pro Sport (16-3-8 moto finishes). Following Loretta Lynn’s Amerine competed in three of the final four Pro Motocross Rounds, recording 17th, 23rd, and 30th overall at the Budds Creek, Ironman, and Fox Raceway 2 Nationals. His 17th in the second moto at Budds Creek Motocross Park was his best moto to date. Amerine will move from his #432 Yamaha from Pro Motocross to a #123 KTM 250 SX-F for 2022.
Martin Davalos raced for the team in 2020 and 2021 before announcing his retirement from professional racing in April earlier this year.
Below is the full press release:
Team Tedder / Monster Energy / Lucas Oil / KTM Racing is excited to announce their 2022 Supercross Team of riders will be Benny Bloss and Kaeden Amerine. Retired Team Tedder rider, Dakota Tedder, will be managing the team.
Benny Bloss will be representing Team Tedder in the 450 class, riding with plate #73. Benny won the 450x Rookie of the Year in 2018 and earned the AMA Horizon Award in 2015 as the country’s most promising young rider entering the professional ranks. He has many top 10 and top 5 finishes throughout his riding career and finished 17th in the 2020 AMA Monster Energy Supercross World Championship.
Kaeden Amerine joins us for his rookie season in the 250 class and will be sporting the #123 plate. He finished up his Amateur career at Loretta Lynn's in both the 250 Pro Sport and Open Pro Sport classes. During his time as an amateur he won multiple Supercross Futures events and landed on the podium in the 250 Pro Sport at Loretta Lynns.
Keeping things in the family, retired Supercross racer Dakota Tedder will head up the team as team manager. Dakota has raced in both the 250x and 450x Supercross classes. He is looking forward to stepping into the manager role and supporting the new riders.
This year, Team Tedder will continue to be sponsored by Monster Energy, Lucas Oil, KTM, Military and Athletes to Interns, Hampton Tedder Electric, Ogio, Scott, Dunlop, Thor, Renthal, Acerbis, Decal Works, SDG Components, Twin Air, and AP Designs.
Follow along on Instagram as Team Tedder competes through the 2022 Supercross season:
Benny Bloss: @bbloss73
Kaeden Amerine: @kaeden_32
Dakota Tedder: @Dakota
Team Tedder: @_teamtedder
Team Tedder is a family racing team that operates with family values and is dedicated to the joys of Supercross and Motocross racing. Patriarch Matt Tedder and his 5 sons have made up the Team Tedder roster from peewees through the Amateur National Circuit and into the professional arena of AMA Monster Energy Supercross and AMA Lucas Oil Motocross. For more information on Team Tedder and to stay up to date on the latest Team Tedder Supercross news, visit TeamTedderRacing.com.
Images courtesy of Team Tedder
