Each year, 36 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Champions are crowned at Loretta Lynn’s, each of them carving their own path to that coveted #1 plate. Here’s how this year’s 36 winners made it through the week.

WORDS: DAVEY COOMBS
PHOTOS: ALIGN MEDIA

The annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, really doesn’t need an introduction, other than to mention it has been running since 1982. So let’s cut to the chase. The task at hand is the same in all 36 classes: beat the other 41 riders in your class across three long motos, and you earn yourself a national championship. Here’s how it worked out for this year’s 36 new #1s.