Austin Forkner Shows Promising Pace at Daytona Supercross

Triumph Factory Racing’s Austin Forkner took on the iconic Daytona International Speedway as the 2025 AMA Supercross season rolled into Florida for round eight. Competing in the third stop of the 250SX East championship, Forkner showed encouraging speed throughout the day, delivering his best qualifying result of the season before gaining valuable experience in what would turn out to be a challenging main event.

Forkner, who qualified in a season-best seventh in timed qualification, started the 250SX main event on the cusp of the top 10, but aspired for more and moved to ninth in a matter of laps. A red flag, caused by an injured rider, disrupted that progress, yet a swift restart provided a chance for him to capitalise. Unfortunately, a couple of untimely mistakes in the latter stages of the race caused him to fall down the order and he was therefore classified in 17th position. He now holds 14th in the championship standings.

250SX East meets 250SX West when AMA Supercross continues in Indianapolis, Indiana, next weekend (March 08), for the first 250SX East/West Showdown of the season.

Austin Forkner

"I qualified seventh, which was the best that I have qualified so far. I lined up pretty far inside in the main and did not come out too bad. It was just chaos in the first turn and somehow my front brake lever got bent up among the chaos. I was trying to figure that out and settle in a little bit, but then we got another red flag. I went down after that restart. It was super slick, but I was trying to make a quick pass and slid out. I then went down in the sand and my bars were buried – it took me forever to get my bike up. That was kind of the end of it for me. The positive thing is that we are leaving healthy. We have some things to work on, so on to the next race."

Jeremy Coker – General Manager, Triumph Racing America

"It was a tough night for us. Austin was trending in the correct direction throughout the day, which was a positive note for him, but he rode very tight when the gate dropped. The team will continue to work with Austin to get him back to his true potential."

250SX Results: 2025 AMA Supercross, Round Eight – Daytona

1. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna)

2. Tom Vialle (KTM)

3. Seth Hammaker (Kawasaki)

4. Chance Hymas (Honda)

5. Maximus Vohland (Yamaha)

17. Austin Forkner (Triumph)

250SX Standings: 2025 AMA Supercross, Round Eight – Daytona

1. Max Anstie (Yamaha) 63pts

2. Tom Vialle (KTM) 57pts

3. Chance Hymas (Honda) 50pts

4. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna) 49pts

5. Nate Thrasher (Yamaha) 45pts

14. Austin Forkner (Triumph) 25pts