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Loretta Lynn’s is the pinnacle of amateur motocross for a reason. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a LONG week, and sure, there are always improvements that can be made. But putting on an event of this magnitude is no easy task, and you’re never going to please everyone.
Still, there’s nothing quite like pulling into the Ranch, looking across the hillside and seeing what happens when the entire motocross industry gathers in one place.
And winning a title there? There’s simply no other feeling like it in the sport. Whether it’s in a Micro class, 250 C, or earning the Horizon Award, leaving Loretta Lynn’s as a champion means something different. It’s a piece of motocross history that stays with you forever.
So, let’s look back at every champion crowned at the Ranch, along with the major award winners.
450 B: Jett Kellogg / Windsor, Colo. / Yamaha
Vet (30+): Brandon Haas / Chesterfield, S.C. / Yamaha
125 C: Cole Trenkle / Columbia Falls, Mont. / Yamaha
65cc (7-9) Limited: Kameron Buckman / Live Oak, Fla. / Husqvarna
Senior (40+): Andrew Short / Smithville, Texas / KTM
450 C: Landon Schweiger / Brentwood, Calif. / Husqvarna
250 B Limited: Darren Pine / Montgomery, Texas / Triumph
125 Jr. (12-17) B/C: Gauge Brown / Cypress, Texas / Yamaha
Masters (50+): Ezra Lusk / Kingston, Ga. / Yamaha
250 C: Evan Witham / Carmel, Maine / Kawasaki
Supermini 1 (12-15): Cooper Johnson / White Oak, Pa. / Yamaha
Micro 3 (7-8) Limited: Robert Fender / Douglas, Ga. / Cobra
Micro 1 (4-6) Shaft Drive Ltd: Anthony Puglisi Jr. / Wesley Chapel, Fla. / Yamaha
Micro-E (4-7) Limited: Brantley Faber / Springport, Mich. / Cobra
Micro 2 (4-6) Limited: Kruz Galvan / Norman, Okla. / Cobra
College (18-24) Mason Nettleton / Clinton, Conn. / KTM
250 C Jr. (12-17) Limited: Evan Witham / Carmel, Maine / Kawasaki
65cc (7-9): Kameron Buckman / Live Oak, Fla. / Husqvarna
Schoolboy 1 (12-17) B/C: Hudson Vagele / Selkirk, N.Y. / Yamaha
450 B Limited: Darren Pine / Montgomery, Texas / Triumph
Senior (45+): Martin Garcia / Colima, Mexico / KTM
250 C Limited: Gavin Wilson / Airdrie, Alberta, Canada / KTM
Girls (11-16): Hannah Jamison / Fayetteville, N.C. / Husqvarna
2026 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship Specialty Awards
Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award: Landon Gibson // Peachtree City, Ga.
AMA Amateur Rider of the Year: Tristan Prueitt // West Linn, Ore.
AMA Youth Rider of the Year: Kameron Buckman // Live Oak, Fla.
AMA Vet Rider of the Year: Brandon Haas // Chesterfield, S.C.
Oakley Fastest Lap of the Week: Zach Osborne // Clermont, Fla.
State Championship: Florida (6 Championships)*
