On June 1 the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship will make its inaugural visit to Muddy Creek Raceway – Blountville, Tennessee for the Built Ford Tough Tennessee National.

Here at Dirt Bike Rider we thought you would like a few facts and figures about the event so here is a bunch things you should know about the Tennessee National…

The Tennessee National enters its first year on the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Schedule in 2013.

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There hasn’t been a Pro Motocross National in the Southeast region of the U.S. since 1997 when the series made a stop in Gainesville, Fla.

There hasn’t been a Pro Motocross National in the state of Tennessee since 1977.

Victory Sports, promoter of the Tennessee National, has been putting on amateur motocross events at Muddy Creek Raceway since 1986.

As one of the largest race promoters in the country, Victory Sports puts on seven different race series from January to December.

Muddy Creek Raceway has been undergoing a facility renovation for the past six months, totaling an estimated 5,000 man-hours in the process.

Hailing from nearby Abington, Va., GEICO Honda’s Zach Osborne looks for his first 250 Class win at his home track of Muddy Creek on Saturday.

Riders from 15 different countries will line up at the inaugural event on Saturday.

The Built Ford Tough Tennessee National expects to see a record number of people on the Blountville property.

450 Class stats

Overall Wins
Ryan Villopoto – 2

Moto Wins
Ryan Villopoto – 4

Overall Wins by Brand
Kawasaki – 2

Laps Led (total)
Ryan Villopoto – 50
Justin Barcia – 12
James Stewart – 5
Ryan Dungey – 3
Total: 70

Holeshot Winners
James Stewart – 2
Justin Barcia – 2

450 Class AMA Pro Motocross Championship 2013

Pos

Rider

Team

Points

1

Ryan Villopoto

Kawasaki

100

2

Ryan Dungey

KTM

88

3

Justin Barcia

Honda

70

4

Trey Canard

Honda

70

5

James Stewart

Suzuki

66

6

Mike Alessi

Suzuki

54

7

Tyla Rattray

Kawasaki

49

8

Ryan Sipes

Suzuki

37

9

Weston Peick

Suzuki

36

10

Andrew Short

KTM

34

250 Class stats

Overall Wins
Ken Roczen – 1
Eli Tomac – 1

Moto Wins
Ken Roczen – 3
Eli Tomac – 1

Overall Wins by Brand
KTM – 1
Honda – 1

Laps Led (total)
Ken Roczen – 47
Eli Tomac – 16
Marvin Musquin – 3
Blake Baggett – 1
Total: 67

Holeshot Winners
Blake Baggett – 1
Zach Bell – 1
Zach Osborne – 1
Jeremy Martin – 1

250 Class AMA Pro Motocross Championship 2013

Pos

Rider

Team

Points

1

Ken Roczen

KTM

95

2

Eli Tomac

Honda

89

3

Marvin Musquin

KTM

72

4

Blake Baggett

Kawasaki

70

5

Zach Osborne

Honda

65

6

Jeremy Martin

Yamaha

50

7

Jason Anderson

Suzuki

49

8

Cooper Webb

Yamaha

43

9

Kyle Cunningham

Yamaha

39

10

Justin Hill

Kawasaki

39