Drew Adams to Make Pro Supercross Debut at Anaheim 2 Supercross Today

He then went on to race pro in the Canadian Motocross Championship, just barely losing out on the title at the final round. He won a few motos and overalls and had a really impressive showing in what many—including himself—expected to be his final go round at the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. In his first moto of the week (250 Pro Sport), he was down in a pileup in the first turn and went from about 35th to fourth by the checkered flag, saving his chances at winning the championship. In the remaining five motos that week, Adams showed he was the top of the class, fighting through the field to take the checkered flag each time. His 4-1-1 finishes gave him the 250 Pro Sport title and his 1-1-1 finishes swept for the Open Pro Sport title. The humble teenager was hit with emotions at the end of it all, celebrating with a burnout on the podium. The #33 also went home with the coveted Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award. It was pretty cool to see a rider from Tennessee perform so well in his home state. 

Next up, his pro debut in the U.S. at the Ironman National finale—his first official race with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki. He finished 12th overall with 15-11 moto finishes. It was enough to earn a two-digit number for 2025 from just those two motos!

It was rumored Adams had signed a two-year deal with the team, which he confirmed at the SMX Media days in California in December. However, he explained the two-year deal is actually for 2026 and 2027, not 2025. What?

Well, the team’s initial plan was for Adams to race SMX Next this year with the option as a fill-in if needed on the pro scene. The goal was to allow the Tennessee native to not rush into supercross and be ready for a full green light starting at the AMA Pro Motocross Championship opener in May.

“So, for this year, my plan is to race SMX Next again, but I'm more just a fill-in rider for Pro Circuit this year," Adams explained to media back in December. "If anything tragic were to happen, then I would be able to get ready to race. …Yeah, pretty much so, as of right now, I'm training like I'm gonna be racing A1 and when the opportunity comes, then I'll be ready.”

Well, Kawasaki was trying to be patient with Adams and his development, but all the injuries and illness made the team draft up Adams. This leaves both Seth Hammaker and Cameron McAdoo as strictly 250SX East riders with Kitchen, who has moved East.

Adams said the following in an Instagram story posted by Kawasaki on Friday:

We all know Adams has some skills in supercross, especially at just 16 (he will turn 17 in March). How will it translate over to the pro ranks today?