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…