Ironman
Crawsfordsville, IN
Just one hour northwest of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, this Crawfordsville, Indiana facility hosts the biggest off-road Halloween party in the world as the final stop of the GNCC series. Since 2014 it has hosted a Pro Motocross round and will be the venue for the 2025 Motocross of Nations. The name comes from the late Bob “Ironman” Sloan, a two-time GNCC ATV champion and Indiana native.
Fast Facts
August 26, 2017 was already a highly anticipated finale: Eli Tomac, Blake Baggett and Marvin Musquin had all led the 450MX series that season and still had a shot at the title. Then MX1 rookie, The Netherlands’ Jeffrey Herlings showed up and went 1-1 in his first (and still only) AMA Pro Motocross.
Herlings, (#784), thwarted both Tomac (5-6) and Musquin (2-2) who each challenged him in moto 1. In moto 2, Herlings fell on lap one and went from 40th to first. Musquin led the first 14 laps but threw away his 10 second lead when he awkwardly rode off the track and tipped over. Tomac had a quiet day but won his first 450MX title with four wins and seven podiums.
Three months after a crushing unforced error cost him the 250SX West championship Adam Cianciarulo won the 2019 250MX Pro Motocross title after the first moto at the Ironman finale. Cianciarulo started the MX season hot, winning five of the first six overalls and podiumed all 12 rounds to beat Yamaha’s Dylan Ferrandis, who won four of the final six rds.
Cianciarulo’s season average overall finish of 1.7 (against Ferrandis’ 2.6) was more than enough to give Kawasaki the crown. In 450MX, Eli Tomac finished 3-1 for 1st, after winning his 3rd straight 450MX title one week earlier.
With an 11th straight 1-1 in his rookie 450MX season, 20-year-old Jett Lawrence joined Ricky Carmichael (2002, 2004) and James Stewart (2008) as the only riders to score a perfect Pro Motocross season.
Lawrence was overcome with emotion after the race, holding off a determined Chase Sexton as he celebrated an accomplishment many thought would never be achieved again.
Older brother Hunter Lawrence also had a big reason to celebrate when he wrapped up the 250MX championship by 20 points over Justin Cooper.
Venues
Straight up I-74 north from Indianapolis, Ironman Raceway’s motocross track is carved out of a low meadow on the Shaver family farm and surrounded by over 2,000 tillable acres of land. The hilly course is an anomaly in the corn-filled flatlands of Indiana and features “Godzilla”, an elevator-style uphill jump, one of the biggest leaps on the Pro Motocross circuit.
The motocross track was built in the early 2010s and held its first Pro MX in 2014. It’s just the second Indiana venue to hold a Pro Motocross (Snyder Park in Washington, IN, 1972-1973)
The interactive table below details the all-time Ironman leaders. Who has the most starts, wins, podiums and points. Filter by class. On mobile, slide left to access more columns.
All-Time Leaders
Who won Ironman in what year and what round was the race? Winner history makes that easy to see. Tap ‘additional stats’ to see more info
Winner History
Full race results from each Ironman Motocross. Tap ‘additional stats’ to see position changes and qualifying ranking