AMA Pro Racing Announces Provisional 2025 Progressive American Flat Track Schedule
AMA Pro Racing has announced a 16-round schedule for the 2025 Progressive American Flat Track season, promising an exciting new era with a fresh, all-production ruleset and the #1 plate up for grabs following Jared Mees’ retirement.
That battle for supremacy will open with five consecutive bar-banging Short Tracks, starting with the series’ traditional Daytona Beach double opener during the 84th annual Daytona Bike Week. The schedule then transitions to a run through the Midwest, including a doubleheader in Lima, Ohio, and a high-speed showdown at the “Magic Mile” in DuQuoin, Illinois.
The Sturgis TT will serve as a highlight of the schedule again in ‘25, and this time around it will be joined by an all-new doubleheader – the Jackpine Gypsies Short Track I & II – which will also take place in Sturgis during the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, just days ahead of Sunday’s TT.
The season’s stretch run will feature its two most iconic events – the world-famous 78th Peoria TT and a doubleheader at the legendary Springfield Mile – before returning to Lake Ozark Speedway for a season finale set during the 19th Annual Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest.
The AFT AdventureTrackers™ will return with an expanded schedule in ’25. Building on the class’ highly successful 2024 debut, it will be featured at all three Sturgis events, along with the Peoria TT.
The upcoming season will feature further innovation via the introduction of the Triple Challenge format that will be utilized at the Lima Half-Mile I, Jackpine Gypsies Short Track I and Springfield Mile I, in which the overall winner and final points payout will be determined by three races of increasing distance and importance.
Adding to the excitement along the way will be the inclusion of Royal Enfield’s Build. Train. Race. program at select events.
Tickets for the DAYTONA Short Track I & II are already on sale, while the remainder of the season’s slate will be made available for purchase in the weeks ahead.
The provisional 2025 Progressive American Flat Track schedule follows:
March 6, 2025, DAYTONA Short Track I, Daytona Int. Spdwy., Daytona Beach, FL
March 7, 2025 – DAYTONA Short Track II, Daytona Int. Spdwy., Daytona Beach, FL
March 29, 2025 – Senoia Short Track, Senoia Raceway, Senoia, GA
April 26, 2025 – Ventura Short Track, Ventura Raceway, Ventura, CA
May 3, 2025 – Silver Dollar Short Track, Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, CA
June 7, 2025 – TBA
June 27, 2025 – Lima Half-Mile I, Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
June 28, 2025 – Lima Half-Mile II, Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
July 5, 2025 – DuQuoin Mile, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin, IL
August 4, 2025 – Jackpine Gypsies Short Track I, Sturgis, SD
August 5, 2025 – Jackpine Gypsies Short Track II, Sturgis, SD
August 10, 2025 – Sturgis TT, Streets of Downtown Sturgis, SD
August 16, 2025 – Peoria TT, Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, IL
August 30, 2025 – Springfield Mile I, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
August 31, 2025 – Springfield Mile II, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
September 13, 2025 – Lake Ozark Short Track, Lake Ozark Speedway, Eldon, MO
For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.
More, from another AFT press release:
Progressive AFT Achieves Record-Breaking 2024 Season with Over 3.6 Million Viewers and Growth Across Platforms
Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, is thrilled to confirm another season of record-breaking viewership across platforms. The season tallied up total viewership of greater than 3.6 million across broadcast, livestream, and social media – an increase of over 41% on a per race basis – while earning its highest single-race ratings for the series to date on FS1.
The 2024 season saw continued impressive performance in the series’ multi-year partnership with FOX Sports, with Progressive AFT featured on a combined 100 linear television hours for race broadcasts on FOX, FS1, and FS2, while attracting over 430,000 viewers for a single race broadcast.
Meanwhile, the all-new partnership with FloSports proved a resounding success. The first year of the agreement saw the series’ Digital/OTT presence elevated to the next level, and the fans responded by logging on and tuning in. Livestreaming viewership was up over 37% following the switch while helping to attract a new generation of fans, with 54% of all digital viewers between 18 and 49 years old.
“We’re thrilled by the incredible fan growth and record-breaking viewership this season,” said Gene Crouch, CEO of Progressive American Flat Track. “With a breakout year in our FloSports partnership and another record-breaking year with FOX Sports, the energy from fans, riders, and partners has been outstanding, and we can’t wait to continue this momentum into 2025.
The overall ratings success puts Progressive AFT in a position of strength as it prepares for what promises to be a fascinating 2025 season in which the world’s greatest motorcycle dirt trackers will clash for Mees’ vacated throne. Stay tuned for an announcement of the ‘25 series slate in the near future.
Viewership Totals for the 2024 Progressive AFT season:
Total Viewership: 3,654,468 (a 20% increase in viewership over 2023)
Average Viewership: 228,404 viewers per event (a 39% increase over 2023)
Digital/OTT Viewership: 1,601,468 (a 139% increase over 2023)
For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.
