Anaheim, CA Anaheim 1 (A1)Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship

Monster Energy AMA Supercross is no joke. Riders who are able to make it to the top level of the sport typically make the jump to the pro ranks during the AMA Pro Motocross Championship, then transition into supercross during the off-season in order not to jump into the deep end too quickly. A handful of riders made their pro supercross debut at the 2025 supercross opener over the weekend. Some riders we have seen race pro outdoors, others are true rookies. So, how did they do at their first stadium race? Let’s dig in.

First 250SX Main Event

8th | #100 Cole Davies | Yamaha

Current age: 17

Davies is going the tough route as a true rookie. The New Zealand native had a great run in the 2024 Supercross Futures program, which saw him win the championship main event in Utah. After racing with GasGas’ amateur program, Davies was signed by Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing in July (Pour #AnotherOne out for Daniel Blair). After his first go at the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and a full off-season of training, it was announced in mid-December Davies would make the jump to the pro scene starting in supercross: and the 250SX West Region…at just 17 years old!

For it being his very first pro race, Davies did not look like it was his very first pro race. He was solid in qualifying (sixth overall), then got out to the lead in his first ever heat race. His teammate Haiden Deegan would go by to take the race win, but Davies was keeping him honest for a while. Come the main event, Davies got shuffled around some and went down with his teammate Michael Mosiman early and was near the back of the pack. The supercross live timing actually had him at 20th place at the end of the first and second lap! The #100 put his head down and charged forward. While his teammate #38 stole the show with his 21st to fifth-place charge, Davies’ came through the checkered flag eighth. Keep an eye on Davies this weekend. It would not be surprising to see him land a heat race win (or two) and a main event podium before his debut season wraps up.

Davies said in the Yamaha post-race release:

“My pro debut at Anaheim 1 was a positive day. I learned a lot of race craft and felt good on the bike. I ended up sixth in qualifying and got second in the heat, but I went down on the first lap of the main and came from last to eighth. It’s time to build off that and get ready for San Diego!”

Davies leading his first ever supercross heat race. He finished second to Haiden Deegan and then finished eighth in the 250SX main event. Align Media

12th | #134 Avery Long | KTM

Current age: 20

Long broke out as a B class rider at Loretta Lynn’s in 2022 and made his way into the A class the following year. At the end of 2023 he was battling with the top A riders in pro sport until he suffered a knee injury (torn ACL) during Mini O’s. He missed the beginning half of 2024 and took a little while to get back up to speed to be where he was. Then the amateur Yamaha team he was racing for shut down. He managed to get a ride with the AEO Powersports KTM team and A1 marked his first pro race—also a true rookie like Davies. Long was 13th in qualifying then tenth in the second heat race after a last-turn pass from Anthony Bourdon, meaning a trip to the LCQ. He did exactly what he needed to in the LCQ: get a good start and stay clean, finishing third. In the main event, Long rode home to a 12th place. Long, who ironically is rather tall, has made huge strides in the last three years. Pretty impressive debut for the Minnesota native, who said on Instagram: “P12, pretty stoked on that!”

New onto a KTM 250 SX-F, Avery Long finished 12th in his first pro race.

17th | #302 Parker Ross | Honda

Current age: 19

Ross raced the final three rounds of Pro Motocross to end 2024 before gearing up for his first supercross season. Ross qualified 23rd and finished right behind Long in the heat race and just ahead of him in the LCQ, transferring into his first main event. He came home 17th after “getting destroyed by another rider.” The Honda rider had been sneaky good in Supercross Futures, scoring third at the 2023 championship finale, then fourth at the 2024 championship finale. A quiet kid but puts in the work and goes pretty fast. Watch for Ross to sneak towards the top ten here shortly.

Parker Ross's post-race Instagram recap from his SX debut.

18th | #943 Noah Viney | Honda

Current age: 19

Viney made his first pro start at the 2022 Fox Raceway National and has raced some MX Sports Scouting Moto Combines, raced in Canada, and more so it feels like he has been pro for a while, but this was actually his first supercross main event! He said on Instagram: “Happy with my pace, with a good start I can do better.”

19th | #115 Gavin Towers | Honda

Current age: 20

Towers has had quite the last 12 months. One year ago, he was on a trial run with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing, racing to a P2 behind Davies at the Anaheim 2 SX Futures main event after an incredible back-and-forth battle that came down to the checkered flag. After finishing third in the ’24 SX Futures finale, he went overseas and raced in some EMX250 and MX2 rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship. The Pennsylvania native had some bumps and bruises along the way, but he took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live and race overseas. He returned to the United States and got a ride with Phoenix Racing Honda for 2025.

Oddly enough, I sat next to his family (parents Kevin and Heather) on our flight across the country, where I had a good conversation with Kevin. He could not believe Gavin was going to be lining up for his first professional supercross race and said it felt like just yesterday Gavin got his first bike at four years old.

Come Saturday, Towers qualified 16th and then was bested late in the heat race by Coty Schock for the final transfer spot. He claimed the LCQ race win—and an extra $2,000 by doing so—and then eventually finished 19th in the main event. He said on Instagram: “Wish the main could've been a little bit better without my crash. Live and learn, we will build off this for next weekend.”

Gavin Towers ahead of his first supercross race. Align Media
Towers getting an extra $2,000 after winning the 250SX LCQ. Align Media

22nd | #54 Jett Reynolds | Yamaha

Current age: 21

For a few years, Reynolds’ long-awaited pro debut had been put on hold. He had a press day crash and wrist injury ahead of the 2022 250SX opener in Minnesota, which cost his fist SX season. He missed out on all of the 2022 calendar year of racing and re-aggravated the same wrist again, which sidelined him for 2023 supercross as well. Reynolds turned pro with Kawasaki in 2023 Pro Motocross. Then, aboard a Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha YZ250F at the ’24 Detroit 250SX East Region opener, he crashed hard in morning free practice and broke his collarbone, ending his day—and 2024 SX season—right there. He came back for Pro Motocross, made eight starts then got into and through the SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) playoffs.

His one-year deal with the ClubMX team was re-upped for 2025 and he was once again set to make his supercross debut at A1. He made it through free practice and made it through qualifying and then had a great start to his heat race, running in the top five early. A crash sent him way back, but he charged forward and transferred straight into the main event! His ride might have been missed due to the back-and-forth battle for the lead between Julien Beaumer and Jordon Smith, but Reynolds was sneaky good. However, he got collected with Haiden Deegan’s crash in the main event start, went down, and was dead, dead last. Unfortunately, Reynolds was involved in a few first turn crashes so far in his Pro Motocross career as well. A 22nd has to be a bummer on the results, but he has shifted over his focus to San Diego.

The following riders did not qualify for the main event and will look to do so in San Diego this weekend:
DNQ | Evan Ferry (second SX race)
Note: Ferry cased a jump and then was laying in between sections on the track until the race was over and the Alpinestars medics could bring the cart over to him. He was favoring his right leg/ankle and announced late Saturday on Instagram his “Achilles [tendon] gave out.”
DNQ | Reven Gordon (first SX race)
DNQ | Brad West (first full SX season)
DNQ | Brock Bennett (first SX race)
DNQ | Preston Masciangelo (first SX race)
DNQ | Kaden Lewis (first SX race)
DNQ | Dylan Cunha (first SX race)

With so many young faces in the 250SX West Region, it will be interesting to see where they slot in after the first couple of rounds. Which rookie are you most excited to watch in this division? Let us know in the comments section below.