Who Qualifed for the SuperMotocross Playoffs

PLAYOFFS?!?!?! PLAYOFFS?!?!?!?!? Don’t talk about – playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game!

Yeah, we’re talking playoffs. The Pro Motocross season just ended last Saturday at Ironman, but there’s no break in this schedule as the first round of the SuperMotocross Playoffs starts next weekend at zMAX Speedway in Concord, NC.

This is just the second year in this newly established “playoff” system, so being the capital J I am, I figured why not put together a guide on what you need to know, including, who is actually competing in the event.

Read on…. and thank me later. Or now. Up to you.

Schedule

Round	Date	Location	Venue
1	Sat, Sept 7	Concord, NC	zMAX Dragway
2	Sat, Sept 14	Fort Worth, TX	Texas Motor Speedway
Championship Final	Sat, Sept 21	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas Motor Speedway

How to Qualify

• A combined points tally is accrued through the Monster Energy Supercross and Pro Motocross seasons
• The top 20 points earners in 450 and 250 will automatically qualify and be seeded into the SuperMotocross World Championship
• Riders from 21st to 30th in combined points will compete in a Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) race for the final two positions of the 22-rider field
• If a seeded, top 20 athlete is unable to compete in an event, an additional opportunity will be made available for a provisional racer to qualify through the LCQ
• Any racer outside the top 30 in combined points who also won a Supercross Main Event or Pro Motocross moto will also be eligible to compete in the LCQ race for the 21st and 22nd position

How the Points Work

Playoff 1 will feature the same point structure, while Playoff 2 will pay out double points. The SuperMotocross World Championship Final will pay out triple points, guaranteeing an unpredictable outcome for the title.

Moto Format

The SuperMotocross World Championship will operate under a two-moto format for both the 450 and 250 divisions. Each moto will be 20 minutes plus one lap, in which Olympic scoring will determine an overall finishing position for each round. Championship points will be awarded in accordance with each finishing order.

450 Standings

Pos	Rider	Qualifying Pts	Championship Pts
1	Chase Sexton	811	25
2	Hunter Lawrence	669	22
3	Jason Anderson	644	20
4	Aaron Plessinger	601	18
5	Justin Cooper	598	17
6	Jett Lawrence	561	16
7	Malcolm Stewart	497	15
8	Dylan Ferrandis	435	14
9	Justin Barcia	365	13
10	Cooper Webb	350	12
11	Eli Tomac	349	11
12	Christian Craig	283	10
13	Ken Roczen	254	9
14	Shane McElrath	250	8
15	Fredrik Noren	242	7
16	Phil Nicoletti	193	6
17	Harri Kullas	163	5
18	Marshal Weltin	162	4
19	Grant Harlan	157	3
20	Kyle Chisholm	140	2

450 LCQ

21) Dean Wilson

22) Justin Hill

23) Romain Pape

24) Adam Cianciarulo

25) Benny Bloss

26) Derek Kelley

27) Cullin Park

28) Colt Nichols

29) Vince Friese

30) Mitchell Oldenburg

250 Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Qualifying Pts	Championship Pts
1	Haiden Deegan	649	25
2	Levi Kitchen	600	22
3	Tom Vialle	584	20
4	Jo Shimoda	470	18
5	Chance Hymas	465	17
6	Jordon Smith	430	16
7	Pierce Brown	400	15
8	Jalek Swoll	393	14
9	Julien Beaumer	339	13
10	Ryder DiFrancesco	338	12
11	Ty Masterpool	316	11
12	Max Anstie	270	10
13	RJ Hampshire	260	9
14	Daxton Bennick	235	8
15	Coty Schock	220	7
16	Nick Romano	214	6
17	Joey Savatgy	192	5
18	Casey Cochran	184	4
19	Garrett Marchbanks	172	3
20	Nate Thrasher	169	2

250 LCQ

21) Dilan Schwartz

22) Talon Hawkins

23) Cameron McAdoo

24) Phil Nicoletti

25) Anthony Bourdon

26) Jett Reynolds

27) Seth Hammaker

28) Carson Mumford

29) Cole Thompson

30) Henry Miller

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