COOPER WEBB: Retains his red plate and became just the eight athlete in 450SX Class history with 30 wins (Jeremy McGrath, Eli Tomac, James Stewart, Ricky Carmichael, Chad Reed, Ryan Villopoto, & Ryan Dungey). He now has five wins on the season and 49 in his SMX League career. He could be one of 13 athletes to earn 50 SMX League wins (Bob Hannah, Rick Johnson, Jeff Ward, Ken Roczen, & Jett Lawrence along with the listed above with 30 450SX Class wins). Additionally, Webb nailed his 75th 450SX Class podium, tying Kevin Windham and Stewart for eighth all-time.

CHASE SEXTON: Scores his 10th podium and second runner-up finish of the season in Pittsburgh. While he loses ground on the red plate, he garnered multiple milestones: 70th 450SX Class top 10 (37th all-time), 100th SMX League podium (18th all-time), 140th SMX League top five finish, and 43rd 450SX Class podium (17th all-time).

JUSTIN COOPER: Earned his third career 450SX Class podium and second of the season. It was also his 60th career SMX League podium. Cooper holds a four-point lead over Malcolm Stewart for fourth in the point standings.

NOTES: Aaron Plessinger (4th) Nails 25th career 450SX Class top five finish and 100th SMX League top five finish. Dylan Ferrandis (7th) 170th career SMX League start and 40th 450SX Class top 10 finish in 56 starts. Dean Wilson (10th) 130th 450SX Class start good for 21st all-time.

HISTORY LESSON: The first 450SX Class round in Denver was on May 18, 1996, in Old Mile High Stadium. It was the season finale and Jeremy McGrath (Honda) already clinched the Championship before cruising to his 14th win of the season. This was the only visit Supercross made to Old Mile High.

CLINCH SCENARIOS: For the fourth straight season Empower Field has a shot at being the 450SX Class title clincher. Webb would be crowned early with a victory and Sexton finishing 11th or worse. Sexton stays alive with any finish in the top 10. Sexton earns a red plate share or better with a victory and Webb finishing ninth or worse. Ken Roczen was mathematically eliminated in Pittsburgh but has been racing injured and is close to securing an impressive third place in the point standings.

EMPOWER FIELD: Cooper Webb finished runner-up to Eli Tomac in Empower Field’s first Supercross in 2019’s Round 15 but held an 18-point lead in the standings, holding on for the title. In 2022, Tomac was the one with a comfortable lead going into the penultimate Empower Field round, clinching the title in his home state with a fifth. Tomac was set for his second straight Denver Championship clinch in 2023 before calamity struck in the Main Event, tearing his achilles tendon and handing the Denver victory and ultimately the Championship to Chase Sexton. Jett Lawrence gained eight points on Webb in last year’s penultimate Denver round giving him a 20-point advantage in the Salt Lake finale, which he used to his advantage in clinching the title for a rookie season title.

STADIUM HISTORY: Old Mile High Stadium was home to the Denver Broncos from 1960-2000. The capacity peaked at 76,000 before being demolished in 2000, now serving as a parking lot for the newer stadium- Empower Field at Mile High Stadium. Empower Field hosted Supercross in 2019 & 2022-2024, meaning 2025 will be the sixth 450SX Class round in Denver and fifth at Empower Field.

COLE DAVIES: Nailed his second career 250SX Class win, back-to-back, in the East/West Showdown in Philly over teammate and points leader Haiden Deegan. He has two wins, four podiums, six top fives, and perfect 8/8 in top 10’s in his rookie season. Davies is the 31st athlete to go back-to-back for their first two 250SX Class wins.

HAIDEN DEEGAN: Gave the Western Division and Yamaha a 1-2 finish in the East/West Showdown. Deegan carries a 15-point lead going into the penultimate Western Divisional round over Davies. He nailed his 15th career 250SX Class podium and 20th 250SX Class top five finish with the runner-up finish. He has 36 SMX League podiums in 57 starts, good for 67th all-time.

JO SHIMODA: Third highest finishing Western Divisional athlete with a fifth in the Showdown. It was his 32nd career 250SX Class top five finish, which moves him inside the top-10 all-time tied with Zach Osborne, Christian Craig, and Blake Wharton.

NOTES: Garrett Marchbanks (7th) Fourth highest Western Divisional finisher nailed his 38th career 250SX Class top-10 finish. Jordon Smith (9th) Became the seventh athlete to make 75 career 250SX Class starts and was the fifth highest finishing Western Divisional athlete. Smith’s 55th 250SX Class top 10 finish is good for eighth all-time. Coty Shock (11th) Sixth highest finishing Western Divisional athlete and was making his 40th career 250SX Class start. Seeks his 90th career SMX League start in Denver.

OLD MILE HIGH: The first 250SX Class round held in Denver was on May 18th, 1996, in Old Mile High Stadium. It was the 1996 Western Divisional finale and Kevin Windham (Yamaha) won, having already clinched the 250SX Class Western Divisional Championship weeks prior.

EMPOWER FIELD: The second 250SX Class round held in Denver was on April 13th, 2019, and Adam Cianciarulo (Kawasaki) won. The win provided him an eight-point advantage over Dylan Ferrandis, which he crashed away in the finale. Hunter Lawrence (Honda) won Denver in 2022, but Christian Craig ultimately clinched the title in the Salt Lake City finale. Hunter’s brother Jett (Honda) clinched the Western Divisional in Denver 2023 with a third place, while RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna) scored the victory and a runner-up finish in the Championship.

2024 DENVER: While Jo Shimoda (Honda) scored the hard-fought win, the story was Levi Kitchen (Kawasaki, 2nd) and RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna, 3rd) exiting Empower Field with a tie in the point standings. In the winner take all finale, Hampshire finished runner-up and four seconds ahead of Kitchen in fifth to score his first SMX League Championship. This season Haiden Deegan enters Denver with a 17-point lead over his Yamaha teammate Cole Davies, who has won the last two Western Divisional rounds.

DENVER COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP %: In the 450SX Class the Denver victor has won the title in 3/5 (60%) seasons while the 250SX Class is sitting at 1/5 (20%) for a combined Championship % of 4/10 (40%).