Honours
AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
- 250B: 2020
- Schoolboy 2 (12-17) B/C: 2020
- Super Mini 1 (12-15): 2018
- Super Mini 2 (13-16): 2018
- Mini Sr 2 (12-14): 2017
| Nathanael Thrasher | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 9 December 2002 Livingston, Tennessee |
| Current team | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha |
| Bike number | 57 |
Nathanael Thrasher (born 9 December 2002) [1] is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer. Thrasher has competed professionally in the AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Motocross Championship since 2020.
After picking up titles in the amateur ranks in America, Thrasher has ridden for his entire professional career to date for the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha team.
He has had particular success in supercross, picking up several wins and podiums in the AMA Supercross Championship.
Thrasher worked his way through the ranks of the American amateur system, achieving his most notable results in 2018, where he took a clean sweep of race wins in Supermini 1 and Supermini 2, taking both class titles in the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. [2] He missed the championship in 2019 due to injury and achieved two second placed class finishes at his final appearance in 2020.
Thrasher was initially scheduled to make his professional debut for the Troy Lee Designs Red Bull KTM team in late 2020, however, due to complications he was instead picked up by the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha team. [3] As part of this setup, he made his professional debut at the penultimate round of the 2020 AMA National Motocross Championship in the 250 class. At the final round, Thrasher finished tenth in the second race.
Thrasher made his professional supercross debut during the 2021 AMA Supercross Championship in the 250SX West class. He quickly found his footing in the class, showing this by winning the sixth round in difficult conditions. [4] He returned to the top step of the podium two rounds later, ending an impressive debut supercross season with two wins. [5] His motocross season in 2021 was curtailed by a dislocated shoulder sustained before the seventh round of the series. Thrasher was able to finish fifth in the final standings of the 250SX West class during the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship, which included a win at the final west coast-east coast showdown round. [6] In addition to this, Thrasher completed the full 2022 AMA National Motocross Championship in the 250 class, finishing eighth in the final standings and picking up a fifth overall as his best round result.
For the 2023 AMA Supercross Championship season, Thrasher swapped to ride in the 250SX East class. He became a frequent feature in the battle for event wins and podiums, picking up three second places and his fourth professional supercross win in the Arlington 'triple crown' round. [7] However, a crash at the Atlanta round ruled him out for the rest of the supercross season and the entire 2023 AMA National Motocross Championship. [8] Thrasher moved back to the 250SX West class for the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship and after two difficult opening rounds, recorded his fifth professional supercross win in San Diego.
AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
| Season | Class | Number | Motorcycle | Team | Overall Wins | Overall Podium | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 250SX West | 91 | Yamaha | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 127 | 7th |
| 2022 | 250SX West | 49 | Yamaha | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 152 | 5th |
| 2023 | 250SX East | 29 | Yamaha | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 1 | 4 | 120 | 7th |
| Total | 4 | 7 | 399 |
| Season | Class | Number | Motorcycle | Team | Races | Race Wins | Overall Wins | Race Top-3 | Overall Podium | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 250 | 488 | Yamaha | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24th |
| 2021 | 250 | 91 | Yamaha | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 22nd |
| 2022 | 250 | 49 | Yamaha | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 8th |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 |
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