SuperMotocross 250 countdown: No. 9, Ty Masterpool and second chances

When Levi Kitchen won the 250 Monster Energy Supercross West race in St. Louis, Missouri, his third victory in his last four rounds and the 299th for Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, most analysts expected he would be the one to add the emotional 300th win for the organization. The team had to wait until the fourth round of the Pro Motocross season instead, and hearts swelled when it was a fill-in rider, Ty Masterpool, who pocketed it instead.

Had Masterpool’s season ended then and there, it would have been considered a success for a rider who rode with privateer teams for the past two seasons. Most importantly, it confirmed what Masterpool already knew: He deserved a top-tier ride. Three months later, what had long been rumored became true when Masterpool was officially added to the roster of Pro Circuit for 2025.

Masterpool won Moto 1 two rounds later but came up one position shy of taking the overall victory at RedBud MX in Buchanan, Michigan. In some ways, that race defines Masterpool’s season. The moto victory underscored his pace on the bike, but mistakes in the second moto placed him fifth in the running order and handed the National to Chance Hymas, who was surprised to overcome his fourth-place result in the first race.

The remainder of Masterpool’s Motocross season showed a tendency to press too hard at the wrong time.

Masterpool finished eighth in the sands of Southwick, and again at Spring Creek and Unadilla. He finished 10th at Budds Creek and narrowly missed the top 10 at Washougal with a 12th. The only other time during 2024 that Masterpool came close to the top five was at Ironman in the Motocross finale. He finished sixth overall with a best result of fifth in the first moto.

Max Anstie’s return to the 250 division in 2023 was the best move of his career.

Masterpool’s elevation to Pro Circuit Kawasaki was attributable to two things. His consistency in the 250 division produced an average finish of 8.21, which easily ranked him among the top 10 in that statistic for the combined SuperMotocross League seasons. Most importantly, Masterpool proved his worth on supercross-style tracks and improved in each round of the SuperMotocross World Championship with results of 12th in Concord, North Carolina, 11th in Round 2 in Fort Worth, Texas, and seventh in the season finale on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Equally notable, Pro Circuit is undergoing a bit of a rebuilding season with lengthy injuries in 2024 to Seth Hammaker and Cameron McAdoo that places a question mark over their heads entering 2025. The defection of Austin Forkner to the Triumph Factory Racing team also impacts Pro Circuit. The five-rider team will return to full strength this season. Kitchen, McAdoo, and Hammaker will be joined by Masterpool and Garrett Marchbanks, which gives the team a balance of riders who are well-versed with the team and two who are out to prove their mettle.

Garrett Marchbanks rode in both the 250cc and 450cc division before finishing 12th in the SuperMotocross standings.

The open question for Masterpool will be how he fares in Supercross on the smaller 250cc bike. He has spent the past few years riding a 450 in the stadium series. The last time — in fact, the only time — Masterpool competed in the 250 Supercross division was in 2021 during the COVID-19-affected season, and he failed to make much of that experience with a best of 13th in races at Atlanta and Arlington.

Masterpool finished 19th in the stadium series that season and was 15th when the riders took it outdoors. Now, after finishing ninth in the SuperMotocross World Championship, he is hungrier than ever to stay in the single digits in the points standings in all three series in 2025.

2024 Statistics
Feature starts: 15 (Raced 450s in SX)
Average feature finish: 8.21
Wins: 1
Podiums: 2
Top-fives: 2
Top-10s: 10
Best finish: Won (High Point MX)
SMX Standings/payout: Ninth/$16,000

2024 News
Ty Masterpool officially joins Pro Circuit Kawasaki for 2025 SuperMotocross
Jett Lawrence wins both High Point motos and overall, Ty Masterpool gets first SuperMotocross win in 250s
Cameron McAdoo suffers setback and Seth Hammaker still out, Ty Masterpool to fill-in at Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Another Texas native, Ty Masterpool returns from injury in Arlington

450 Countdown
9. Justin Cooper
10. Justin Barcia
11. Malcolm Stewart
12. Dylan Ferrandis
13. Christian Craig
14. Shane McElrath
15. Dean Wilson

250 Countdown
10. Chance Hymas
11. Garrett Marchbanks
12. Max Anstie
13. Julien Beaumer
14. Coty Schock
15. Ryder DiFrancesco

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