In anticipation of rain during the course of the weekend in Seattle, this week’s Yamaha Animated Track map features an altered layout for Round 11 of the Monster Energy Supercross season at Lumen Field.

CHASE SEXTON: (1-1-2) Earns his 12th 450SX Class win, moving him into the top-20 all-time tying with Ezra Lusk and David Bailey for 19th on the list. It was his third Triple Crown overall victory in the 450SX Class and fourth combined between the two classes. Sexton now has 32 SMX League wins, tying him with two legendary “Mikes”, LaRocco and Kiedrowski. The KTM athlete gained big points on the red-plate, only trailing by eight points with seven rounds remaining.

MALCOLM STEWART: (3-2-3) Nails his second podium of the season, sixth in the 450SX Class, and 18th career SMX League podium. Stewart could tie his personal record for podiums in a 450SX Class season at three, which he accomplished in 2022. He is knocking on 75 450SX Class top-10s after earning his 74th in Birmingham. That will tie him with Mark Barnett for 32nd on the all-time list if he succeeds. He is leading a tight battle for fourth in the points with Justin Cooper and Jason Anderson

AARON PLESSINGER: (2-3-5) Races to his second podium of the season and third straight top-5 finish, after not finishing inside the top-6 in the first seven rounds. It was his ninth 450SX Class podium and 54th SMX League podium. That places him inside the top-50 all-time, in 47th, sandwiched between former KTM athletes Trey Canard and Andrew Short

NOTES: Cooper Webb (4th, 7-4-1): Earned 10th 450SX Class Triple Crown race win, second to only Eli Tomac. He retains the red-plate heading into Seattle, a location he won last season. It was his 93rd 450SX Class top-5 finish, good for 10th all-time. Ken Roczen (5th, 4-6-4): Willed his way to a top-5 even with a significant shoulder injury. He seeks his 300th SMX League start in Seattle (158th in 450SX Class). Justin Barcia (9th, 18-5-7): 175th 450SX Class start, the ninth athlete to reach this milestone. He is looking for his 360th SMX League start in Seattle. Benny Bloss (10th, 10-10-11): Bloss and Beta’s first top-10 finish of the season and third in their history, all coming from Bloss. It was Bloss’ eighth 450SX Class top-10 finish. OEM Note: For the first time since the second season of Premier Class racing, 1975 Los Angeles, there were eight brands in the top-10

HISTORY LESSON: The first 450SX Class round in Seattle was on February 18, 1978, in the legendary Seattle Kingdome. It was the Season Opener for the Championship’s fifth season, and Jimmy Ellis (Honda) stole the checkers for the last time in his illustrious career. Seattle hosted the second round in 1979, and for most of the 1980s, other than their second and final Season Opener in 1980.

KING’S DOUBLE: From 1978-1989 the Kingdome held Supercross rounds in back-to-back nights, hosting 33 times before being demolished in 2000. Even being razed for 25+ years, the Kingdome looms large in Supercross history sitting fifth all-time in Premier Class rounds hosted behind only Angel Stadium, Daytona International Speedway, Pontiac Silverdome, and Houston Astrodome. Lumen Field was built in 2002 and seized the Seattle Supercross in 2005, six years after the last Kingdome round. James Stewart won the first three rounds, in what was formerly known as Seahawks Stadium, from 2005-2007.

FROM MUD TO GOLD, 50 STORIES TOLD: Lumen Field, The football-crazed horseshoe-styled stadium, entertained Supercross from 2005-2014, 2017-2019, and 2022-2024. After 33 rounds in the Kingdome and 16 in Lumen Field, 2025 will be the 50th edition of the Seattle Supercross. It becomes only the fourth city to reach the 50-round milestone behind Anaheim (84), Houston (55), and Daytona (52).LOW CHAMPIONSHIP %: The winner of the Seattle Supercross has won the 450SX Class title in only 14/49 (28%) rounds, plunging to 3/16 (19%) at Lumen Field. Cooper Webb was unable to improve these paltry percentages last season by winning Seattle but not the title.

HAIDEN DEEGAN: The highest finishing Western Divisional athlete in the Indianapolis Showdown and has built a 12-point lead in the Championship standings. He made his 25th 250SX Class start and nailed his 13th podium with the third place finish. He has 34 SMX League podiums in 55 SMX League starts.

COLE DAVIES: One of two Western Divisional athletes to snag a top-5 in Indy, the fourth of his rookie season in six starts. He is third in the points going into Seattle.

JO SHIMODA: Still nursing a hand injury, the Honda athlete has pulled in a perfect 6/6 in top-10 finishes after a sixth in the Showdown. The Anaheim Opener winner has failed to join the podium since, but did earn his 95th SMX League top-10 finish and is trying to heal an injury mid-season. He was the third highest finisher among Western Divisional athletes, proving he still has the strength to rejoin the box.

NOTES: Julien Beaumer (8th): Has dropped back, but is still in the Championship hunt 12-points off the red-plate. He held the red-plate after the fourth round of Western Divisional racing but sixth and eighth place finishes in the last two have moved him into second. Garrett Marchbanks (9th): Fifth and final top-10 finisher in Indy from the Western Divisional. Marchbanks has 36 top-10’s in 46 250SX Class starts, while capturing 63 in his SMX League career.

HISTORY LESSON: The first 250SX Class round held in Seattle was on February 9, 1985, in the Seattle Kingdome. It was the first night of a weekend double-header and the third and fourth ever Western Divisional rounds. Mike Healey (Suzuki) won Saturday night and Bader Manneh (Kawasaki) won the Sunday edition. Healey’s teammate Bobby Moore scored third and fifth place en-route to the first ever 250SX Class Western Divisional Championship.

VENUE HISTORY: From 1985-1999 there were 20 250SX Class rounds held in the Kingdome. Just as the 450SX Class the series returned in 2005 to Lumen Field where 16 rounds have been held. 2025 will mark the 37th 250SX Class round in Seattle.

NATE DOG AND K-DUB: Nathan Ramsey won the last 250SX Class round in the Kingdome in 1999 on a Kawasaki, and then six years later won the first 250SX Class round in Lumen Field on a KTM. Kevin Windham won the Kingdome on a Yamaha in the 250SX Class and then won Lumen Field twice in the 450SX Class on a Honda. They will always be the only two athletes to win in both Seattle venues. Ramsey returns to Seattle in a management role (Husqvarna) while K-Dub was just featured as a guest on Birmingham’s edition of Race Day Live.

CHAMPION ODDS: In 17/36 (47%) 250SX Class rounds held in Seattle the winner won the 250SX Class Western Divisional title. In Lumen Field the winner scored the title in 7/16 (44%) seasons, excluding last season when eventual Western Champ RJ Hampshire finished runner-up to Levi Kitchen.