Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship Joins Love Moto Stop Cancer Campaign Benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Amateur Athletes to Help Raise Funds in Loretta Lynn’s Lapathon Event

ELLENTON, FL / MORGANTOWN, WV – July 23, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The SuperMotocross League, in partnership with MX Sports, is excited to announce that the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship will become an annual fundraising event that benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Supercross athletes, team members, and partners on the campus of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during a recent visit and Love Moto Stop Cancerpatient reception. Photo Courtesy of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

This year will mark the 43rd running of what is fondly referred to simply as Loretta Lynn’s, the amateur national championship that has become the single-largest motocross event in the United States, and arguably the world. More than 1,400 amateur racers will gather at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, starting on Sunday, July 28, for a week of non-stop action across 36 classes of competition.  Each competitor will race in three separate races (motos) throughout the week, ending on Saturday, August 3, when each division champion will be crowned. All told, the 108 combined motos will accumulate to more than 36,000 laps raced and each of those laps will provide a huge opportunity to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

This year marks the 43rd running of the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship fondly referred to as Loretta Lynn’s, the single-largest motocross event in the United States. Photo Credit: Align Media

“I was able to visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital back in April with the Supercross team and seeing the work they do firsthand really moved me,” said Tim Cotter, Director of Operations, MX Sports. “I knew immediately that we could make an impact through the Loretta Lynn’s amateur national championship, where our amateur racers and their families would want to get involved. At the end of the day its kids helping kids.”

Starting today, competitors can sign up to become a Love Moto Stop Cancer St. Jude fundraiser where they will be provided with campaign tools to have donors sponsor the number of laps they complete during the Loretta Lynn’s Lapathon Benefitting St. Jude Kids. Each athlete that signs on to become a fundraiser will be given a St. Jude sticker that will be affixed to their official Loretta Lynn’s number plate to signify they are racing for a bigger purpose – the St. Jude Mission: Finding Cures. Saving Children.

For the first time amateur athletes will be able to participate in the Love Moto Stop Cancer campaign and fundraise like their pro heroes on behalf of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Photo Credit: Align Media

Monster Energy AMA Supercross has been a primary partner of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for eight years and has raised more than $1.5M through various annual campaigns, including the Love Moto Stop Cancer text-to-donate campaign, the annual Supercross-St. Jude online auction, and the Love Moto Stop Cancer race completely dedicated to St. Jude. This past year, new programs were created with Ken Roczen and his Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki team in which he gave away his race bike through a national sweepstakes. Additionally, Rocky Mountain ATV/MC launched the first-ever golf tournament where all proceeds went towards the Love Moto Stop Cancer campaign.

MX Sports Pro Racing and the Pro Motocross Championship will join forces with the Monster Energy Supercross Championship and the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals in 2025 and beyond to further build on the Love Moto Stop Cancer campaign while maximizing fundraising opportunities across all 31 events.

Athletes wanting to participate in this year’s Loretta Lynn’s Lapathon Benefitting St. Jude Kids can find additional information at http://fundraising.stjude.org/lorettalynnlapathon.

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Media Contacts: 
Sean Brennen
Feld Motor Sports, Inc.
Director, Public Relations – Supercross
(703) 448-3664
[email protected]

Brandon Short
MX Sports Pro Racing
(951) 203-2605
[email protected]

About Feld Motor Sports, Inc.:

Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting specialized arena and stadium-based motorsports entertainment. Properties include Monster Jam^®, Monster Energy AMA Supercross, and the SuperMotocross World Championship. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a subsidiary of Feld Entertainment, Inc.

Visit monsterjam.com, SupercrossLIVE.com, and feldentertainment.com for more information.

About MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.:

MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc. manages and produces the world’s most prestigious motocross series – the AMA Pro Motocross Championship and the SuperMotocross World Championship. The industry leader in off road powersport event production and management, its mission is to showcase the sport of professional motocross competition at events throughout the United States. Through its various racing properties, partnerships and affiliates, MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc. organizes events for thousands of action sports athletes each year and attracts millions of motorsports spectators. Visit www.mxsportsproracing.com.

About the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship:

The Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship is the world’s largest and most prestigious amateur motocross racing program. The national qualifying program will consist of over 50 Area Qualifiers (February through May) and 13 Regional Championships (May through June), hosted at select motocross facilities across the country. The qualifying system culminates in the National Final (first week in August) hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Christened “The World’s Greatest Motocross Vacation”, the National event serves as a launch pad for some of the biggest names in professional motocross and supercross, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey. The national program is produced by MX Sports, Inc., a West Virginia-based race production company and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). For more information, visit www.mxsports.com.

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital^®

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.^® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since the hospital opened in 1962. St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

Source: SuperMotocross League

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