There is no doubt, the King of Supercross is still Jeremy McGrath, and that crown won’t be passed for some years yet, if it ever is. Of course, Jett Lawrence wants that crown, but he will need to put together a handful of years that he totally dominates.

For a season, the record for most wins is 14, shared by Jeremy McGrath (1996) and Ricky Carmichael (2001) and as a rookie in 2024, Lawrence won 8 of 17 races. So, he will need to pick that up and win a lot more than 8 a year if he wants to get to the magical 72 or McGrath.

Interesting comments from McGrath about how he saw A1 and also how he feels about the 2025 version of A1. Some time ago he also spoke about Jett Lawrence trying to get more main event wins than himself. As always, the King was in fine form and his input in our sport, at any level is like gold.

Being a Fan of SX

I have been a fan of the sport my whole life, even before I was on the starting gate at the races. For a while, even after I retired, I would still get those adrenaline juices when A1 was coming around. I was like, oh man, this is the week. Now, I am pretty relaxed and really excited to see the racing. I am excited and thinking about the competition, seems like everyone is pretty healthy, so, we should see some great racing on Saturday.

How He dealt with A1

First of all, I was always jacked up for A1 and I embraced that feeling. I had wild gear and a brand-new helmet pain job, and I looked to show off and A1 was for me, like, here is Jeremy and as I said, I embraced that. And racing in front of your home crowd, you get a little more energy and thinks like that, so I always like to say in my career, I embraced those high-pressure moments. It worked well, when it needed to matter. For rounds one and the beginning of supercross and even in my later years, when Carmichael was starting to take over, even in those years, Anaheim still gave me enough to give me victory.

On Lawrence Wanting 72 Main Wins

I think its pretty funny. I am a fan, and I think Jett is an amazing rider and already done amazing things on the 450 and the 250. It is a bit strange hearing he wants my records. I didn’t look at Ricky Johnsons number at 28 and thinking it was doable. Obviously, he is young enough and the possibilities are there, but it’s a lot of races.