Aaron Plessinger

About

Aaron Plessinger (born January 25, 1996) is an American professional motocross and supercross racer. Plessinger has ridden professionally in the AMA Supercross Championship and the AMA Motocross Championship since 2015. He is a AMA Supercross 250cc West & AMA Motocross 250cc Champion.
In 2018, Plessinger became AMA Supercross Champion in the 250SX West class and the AMA Motocross Champion in the 250 class. Plessinger also represented his country in that season’s Motocross des Nations.
He currently rides for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, and represented team USA for the third time, at the 2024 Motocross des Nations.

Plessinger began his professional career with the Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha team in 2015. Starting in the 250SX West category, Plessinger was able to finish in fifth place on his AMA Supercross Championship debut, a result he would repeat at the following round. He would go on to grab his first professional supercross podium a few rounds later in Anaheim, with a third behind Cooper Webb and Jessy Nelson. The 2015 AMA National Motocross Championship would continue Plessinger’s impressive debut professional season, placing consistently…