The Final Day at Loretta's And Four More Monster Energy Riders Capture National Championships
Monster Energy closed out the 2026 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship with four more national titles as Darren Pine, Tristan Pruiett, Hannah Jamison, and Easton Graves earned AMA No. 1 plates on the final day at Loretta Lynn's Ranch.
Four more Monster Energy amateur motocross racers were crowned National Champions on Saturday – the fifth and final day of the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship held at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Running the glowing green M-claw logo and scoring the coveted AMA No. 1 plate were: Darren Pine (450 B Ltd), who also won the 250 B Ltd title on Friday, Tristan Pruiett (Schoolboy 2), Hannah Jamison (Girls 11-16) and Easton Graves (Supermini 2).
All totaled, ad in addition to the four overall titles clinched on Saturday, Monster Energy racers scored four moto wins, nine podiums and, most importantly, added eight total overall podium finishes the week-long competition.
Opening with the 450 B Ltd final, Pine (Triumph) found himself back in 5th place early versus the 450 B class champ, Jett Kellogg. Through the first eight minutes/4 laps, Kellogg was dominating up front. By the halfway mark (Lap 6), Pine began his charge up to the lead riders, passing his way up to 3rd place, then, ultimately, 2nd position – which is where he needed to be to secure the class championship.
Said Pine: “That moto was insane. Horrible start. Probably came out in 15th or something. I almost died coming into the sand. It was a rough couple laps. I just started flowing in the middle. Made quick passes. Got passed a couple times, but didn’t let it mess with me. Just kept moving forward. I own this place at this point. Back-to-back two time champ!”
Added Monster Energy’s Reis Seeba (Triumph), who placed 3rd overall in 450 B Ltd: “Yeah, it was good. Got off to a good start. Was in a little slump towards the middle, but figured it was my last moto of the week, so I let ‘er hang.”
Over to the Girls (11-16) class, Monster Energy’s Tinley McCoy (KTM) would lead the final moto through the opening two laps, before Jamison, who went down early, would slam the door shut with a perfect scrub over a double jump for the pass. Jamison then cruised to the three race sweep of the Girls class, earning the National Championship at AMA No. 1 plate.
“I got off to a descent start, got into the lead – then decided to take another dirt sample,” said Jamison. “So that was great. Then I was able to get back into the lead and get it done.”
Added McCoy: “I didn’t get the holeshot, but that start was the best I had all week. Hannah went down and I got to lead a couple laps. She passed me back, but I rode consistent from there. Rode my heart out.”
One of the more dominant performances from all the Monster Energy-backed racers came from Pruiett, who was thisclose to sweeping both the 250 B (2nd) place and 450 B Ltd classes.
“Feels super great,” said Pruiett. “I won five out of six motos. Wish I could have got the first one.”
Monster Energy Loretta’s Day 4 Top Results (Loretta’s champions in bold)
| 450 B Ltd (Moto 3) | Open Pro Sport (Moto 3) |
|---|---|
| 2nd – Darren Pine (1-3-2, 1st o/a) | 4th – Max Shane (9-6-4, 5th o/a) |
| 3rd – Reis Seeba (3-2-3), 3rd o/a) | 6th – Kade Johnson (3-7-6, 4th o/a) |
| 5th – Kade Johnson (7-6-5, 5th o/a) | - |
| Schoolboy 2 (Moto 3) | Girls (Moto 3) |
| 1st – Tristan Pruiett (1-1-1, 1st o/a) | 1st – Hannah Jamison (1-1-1, 1st o/a) |
| 2nd – McKayden Fitch | 2nd – Tinley McCoy (2-2-2, 2nd o/a) |
| 4th – Dane Pappas (5-2-4, 2nd o/a) | - |
| Schoolboy 2 | Supermini 2 (Moto 3) |
| 1st – Gauge Brown | 1st – Easton Graves (1-1-1, 1st o/a) |
Notes & Quotes
- “It was really a heartbreaker that my bike quit,” said Brown of his opening moto DNF in Schoolboy 1. “But it’s part of the game. I knew I was the fastest all week, so I just went out there and tried to win the other motos. We’ve been putting in a lot of work and I’m really happy with how I rode.”
- “About like three or four laps to go, my mechanic put ‘1st overall’ on the pit board, and I looked back and didn’t see Braxton anywhere.” – Pine on when he knew he’d won the 450 B Ltd title as Monster Energy’s Braxton Mes, who was leading Pine in scoring heading into Moto 3, was outside the top ten.
- Also noteworthy in the 450 B Ltd class was that 3rd place overall finisher, Seeba, raced a 250 against the bigger bore (450cc) bikes. “This weekend we weren’t really out of the top 15 (starts) and I never finished outside the top ten all week,” he said.
- “It was just a little slick in that corner. Tucked my front, but the bike stayed running. Which was good.” – Girls 11-16 champ who overcame an early race crash to preserve her 1-1-1 three moto sweep and National Championship.
- On what she’s doing following Loretta’s? Jamison replied: “Probably go home and eat some ice cream.”
- “It’s a bold strategy to wear white gear like that. And that stuff’s crystal clean. I mean man, what a performance.” – FloRacing announcer Kevin Windham on Pruiett’s all-white kit – and 1-1-1 sweep of the Schoolboy 2 class.
- “Give it to my dad. Head to the casino. Double or nothing.” – Pruiett on his plans for the FloRacing check for $1,000 he received for winning Schoolboy2.
- “I’ve been kind of struggling all week, kind of – finally – started to put some motos together and in this class (Schoolboy 2) I got off to a better start and just rode my race.” – Monster Energy’s Wyatt Duff (Kawasaki), who podiumed in 3rd overall in Schoolboy 2.
Up next… Check out Monster Energy racer results here on MonsterEnergy.com, and you can follow the action – via replays - from Loretta’s through www.mxsports.com and on www.floracing.com The next major amateur national motocross event is the Nov. 21-28 Thor Mini O’s (Winter National Amateur Motocross) at Gatorback Cycle Park in Alachua, Fla.
