Philadelphia brought the challenge once again, although conditions weren’t quite as wet as they could’ve been. Nevertheless, fans were treated to yet another exciting round of Supercross racing in 2025. We’ve gathered the direct takes from riders for this Reaction feature from round 13 of the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross Championship.

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Chase Sexton (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – First:
All I can do, really, is win from here on out, so today was good! I haven’t won a normal main since Anaheim 1, so that was a big focus for me today, and I am happy to have been able to do that. The track was tough, I came into the first turn with AP [Aaron Plessinger] in the main and maybe cut him off a bit too much, and he went down, and I went way wide, so I had my work cut out for me. Overall though, the ride was really good for me. I felt the flow all day today, so that was nice.

Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – Eighth:
We had a really good day going here in Philadelphia. I felt so good! Great start in the heat race, managed to win that one after passing Coop [Webb], then went into the main event with first gate pick. Then someone ran it in really hot to turn one and took me down, which really sucked because I felt like I could’ve made a really good run in the points here for the end of the season. It happens, we’ll go into New Jersey and pick up where we left off in the heat, and hopefully pick up another win before the season is over.

Dean Wilson (Honda HRC Progressive) – 17th:
Yeah, it was an exciting night—it felt awesome to be back. It’s been just shy of a year since I last raced a Supercross, so I definitely felt a bit rusty. In the main event, I got caught up in the first corner and had to do a 360 to get going again. I plugged away the best I could, but my arms tightened up, and I ended up stalling the bike, which cost me a few spots. Honestly, I struggled with arm pump all day. These conditions were tough, and I haven’t been in this race environment for a while, so I think that played a part. Still, I had some good moments and decent pace at times, so I’m not too worried. I just need to keep racing, stay on the program, and I know I’ll keep improving from here.

Justin Barcia (Rockstar Energy GasGas Factory Racing) – 14th:
Challenging day today! I hurt my finger pretty bad on Thursday, so I was lucky to be out here riding. Qualified 11th and then in the heat race we got third, which considering the circumstances was pretty good. Main event, I launched out of the gate for a great start and then had a small issue with my rear brake there, which I managed for the rest of the race. Bummer deal, but we’ll try again next weekend at my hometown race in New Jersey.

Malcolm Stewart (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) – Fourth:
First things first, we got really lucky with the rain. My heat race was okay, did what I needed to do to and finished in P3. The main event wasn’t great, but also wasn’t bad! It was one of those ones where we salvaged a fourth place on a tough track. We’ll go back now, ride some outdoors and then come back for New Jersey!

Cooper Webb (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) – Second:
Philly was an up-and-down day. I was second across the board – qualified second, heat race second, and got second in the main. So, I’m a bit bummed. I got beat straight up, which is never great. We’ll regroup, have a good week, and come back swinging at MetLife.

Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) – Sixth:
It turned out pretty well after all the rain we got yesterday. I thought the track was good all day. The soil was a little tricky, I think no matter what, and that came into play in the main. I had a great day going all the way around, and a great heat race. I just got tangled up in the first turn. I went down there and had to come back from a first-turn pileup. I was riding okay, but the bike was a little bit bent up, so it made it a little bit tougher. I just kept charging all the way through and finished sixth. Obviously, it’s not ideal, but we can’t be too bummed about it. I’m riding well, but yeah, stuff happens. On to New Jersey.

Christian Craig (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) – 15th:
Philly was a tricky one. My speed was there during the day, but I struggled a bit in the main and just couldn’t get going. I feel like I’m making progress. I just need to put it together when it counts!

Ken Roczen (Progressive Insurance Ecstar Suzuki) – Third:
I didn’t ride at all this week until this Thursday. I did just a 20-minute fun session to get at least a little time on the bike. This track was a big problem for me with five right-hand turns – it’s my right ankle that’s hurt. When I was leading, I didn’t care about anything. I was just riding. I did my thing, like I have been doing for last few weeks.

Colt Nichols (Twisted Tea Suzuki) – 13th:
I ruined my race right out of the gate. I got a terrible start and just got stuck in the back of the pack. I really made it hard on myself. I picked off some guys towards the end of the race, but really needed to put myself in a better position early. Now it’s on to the next round to do just that.

Kyle Chisolm (Twisted Tea Suzuki) – 18th:
It’s freezing cold; honestly that was the toughest part for me. I’m a Florida boy, I don’t have a lot of fat on me, and I struggle in the cold. The dirt was very hard, but loose and silty on top. It was muddy, then dry, with the weather that we had. I ended up getting tenth in the heat… Then I almost won the LCQ. I probably could have gone for it, but I ended up second, so that was good. In the main event I didn’t finish where I wanted to and didn’t ride as good as I wanted to. I just need to start my day better, get myself in better positions, get better starting picks, better starts, run up front more, and just get my day snowballing in the right way, and I didn’t do that today. It looks like good weather next week, so I’ll try to get a good result next week.

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Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – Sixth:
I had a pretty good afternoon going, a good start in my Heat Race, but then had a pretty big crash on lap two, and pretty lucky to be alright after that crash. Went to the LCQ and qualified through there for the Main, and yeah, I didn’t start great with my gate pick. I think I was around 10th and ended up coming back to sixth. The good point of today is that we’re only two back for the championship with three to go, so we’re still right there.

Julien Beaumer (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – 12th:
I started good by qualifying first, heat race was decent, and then I had a good first start to our main event, but then it got red-flagged. I spun off the gate on the restart and I was dead-last and struggled to get going from there. Not much more to say, we’ve got work to do, and we’ll come out swinging in Denver.

Jo Shimoda (Honda HRC Progressive) – Fifth:
It was a Showdown tonight, and I ended up fifth overall. I haven’t been riding much during the week with my pinky still healing, so I’ve been chasing both the bike setup and my own form a bit. I think in the final session today, things came together—the bike felt better, and I was riding a little better, too. It felt good to battle with the top guys, but I know I have more in me, and hopefully I can show that.

Chance Hymas (Honda HRC Progressive) – 10th:
The Philadelphia Showdown wasn’t my best overall. I felt like my riding was strong – I just need to clean up a few things. We made some good improvements with the bike, so I’m looking forward to building on that in New Jersey.

RJ Hampshire (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) – Third:
I feel like I couldn’t get out of my own way in the main event, honestly. I had to focus a lot on hitting my marks. Both Haiden [Deegan] and Cole [Davies] got me, and I was pretty content still because I knew the guys I needed to beat. This was literally the toughest main event I’ve had to do, both mentally and physically. I had to stay in check and it worked out, so we’re excited for the next few rounds now.

Haiden Deegan (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) – Second:
It was a pretty solid day. I qualified fourth and ended up in the mud. Then I won the heat race, which was cool. I haven’t won one of those in a while, so that was nice. Then I finished second in the main and made up some good points. I’ve got a healthy lead going into the two-week break. We’re going to do some outdoor training, and then it’s two more rounds to go.

Cole Davies (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) – First:
It was a really good night for me. I was able to make some quick passes pretty early in the main and just rode my own race from there. To win an East-West Showdown in my rookie season is an amazing accomplishment for me, but the work doesn’t stop there. We’re back to work next week. Let’s keep this momentum going.

Nate Thrasher (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) – 14th:
It was not a good day in Philly. We’re going to move on and be better next weekend.

Michael Mosiman (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) – 18th:
It was a tough day in Philadelphia. I woke up sick and managed through the day. I put in some good laps for qualifying, and in the heat race, I was riding well. I had to change my line in the whoops and went down. I had a big contusion on my right arm and messed up the bike, and I had to go through the LCQ. In the main event, I had a bad gate pick on the far outside and spun up really badly. Then a few laps in, my arm pumped up really bad from having the contusion. It was really difficult to hold on, and I just had to bring it home. It was a really rough night, but I’m not going to let it keep me down. I know what I’m capable of. We’re going to keep working and get to the front.

Austin Forkner (Triumph Racing) – 16th:
Practice was pretty decent today. I was showing good speed and actually felt like I was riding better. I did not get quite as good of a start in the restart – I ended up getting together with another rider and that put me up into the tuff blocks. I was last and I only got back to 16th, so not great. I showed some aggression and speed today – I was happy about that. I feel like in that way it’s a step in the right direction.

Jordon Smith (Triumph Racing) – Ninth:
The day was decent. We were battling track conditions but made some good changes throughout the day. I spun on both starts. I was in a good position before the red flag but battled hard after the restart. It was not the end result that we wanted, but improvements were made. I was happy with the riding.