2027 Supercross 250SX East vs. West: Complete Schedule, Showdowns and Race Guide

The 250SX class does not race one national championship in 2027. It races two. The 17-round Monster Energy AMA Supercross season splits the 250 field into a 250SX West championship and a 250SX East championship, each with its own points standings and its own champion, and then brings the two divisions together three times for East/West Showdowns. That means every round on the 2027 Supercross schedule features 250SX racing — but which division you see depends entirely on where and when you go. This guide lays out every West round, every East round and all three Showdowns, so you know exactly which 250 class is racing before you buy a ticket.

Pictured above: Daxton Bennick in 250SX East action at Detroit in 2026. A rider's division is set by his team each season — the schedule below is the fixed part. Photo: Align Media via Husqvarna Motorcycles.

How the two regional championships work

Instead of one 250SX series stretched across all 17 rounds, the field is divided geographically into two seven-round championships. West riders score points only at West rounds and Showdowns, East riders score points only at East rounds and Showdowns, and each division crowns its own champion at the Salt Lake City finale. The split keeps grids strong, gives more riders a realistic title shot, and means the 250SX story changes depending on which coast's races you attend.

The West gets the season rolling first. The opening four rounds — Anaheim 1, San Diego, Anaheim 2 and San Antonio — are all West rounds, so the West title fight is already four races old before the East fires a gate. The East then opens at Tampa on February 6, and from there the divisions alternate through the heart of the season, each racing roughly every other week, before the West closes its standalone schedule at Denver on May 8. Riders such as 2026 East champion Cole Davies built their titles inside this structure: seven division rounds to establish the points race, and three Showdowns where everything gets complicated.

2027 250SX West schedule

The West championship visits California three times in the first three rounds, returns at Arlington and Seattle, and finishes its standalone run in Denver. Anaheim 2 and Arlington carry extra weight — both are also Triple Crown rounds, explained below.

2027 250SX East schedule

The East championship opens under the Florida sun at Tampa, takes in the unique Daytona round on the Speedway infield, and runs through the Northeast corridor before its standalone schedule ends at East Rutherford. Foxborough is the East's Triple Crown round.

The three East/West Showdowns

Three times in 2027, the split disappears. At an East/West Showdown, both divisions race the same night in one combined 250SX field — the only regular-season rounds where East and West riders go head-to-head. The first comes early, at Glendale on February 13, just one week after the East season opens, making it an early measuring stick for both title races. The second, at Pittsburgh on April 24, lands late enough to swing both championships. The third is the finale itself: the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Showdown at Salt Lake City on May 15, where both 250SX champions are crowned on the same night.

Showdowns matter because the points are real. A Showdown result counts toward each rider's own regional championship, so a West contender is not just racing the East's best for pride — a bad night against a stacked combined field can cost him ground to West rivals, and a win over both divisions can build a points cushion no ordinary round offers. Showdowns also tend to produce the deepest 250 fields of the season, which is why they are circled on the calendar the day the schedule drops. The full divisional breakdown was confirmed in the SMX League's official 2027 schedule announcement.

Which rounds are Triple Crowns?

Three 2027 rounds use the Triple Crown format — three shorter Main Events in one night, decided by Olympic-style scoring — and each one doubles as a divisional 250SX round. Anaheim 2 on January 23 is a West Triple Crown, Arlington on February 27 is a West Triple Crown, and Foxborough on April 3 is an East Triple Crown. No Showdown is a Triple Crown in 2027, so the formats never stack on the same night.

The schedule is fixed — rider assignments are not

One distinction trips up fans every year. The tables above are the official schedule: the series has fixed which division races at which round, and that will not change. Which individual riders contest the East and which contest the West is a separate decision, made by each rider's team — and many of those assignments are not announced until much closer to the season, sometimes not until the opening rounds are near. A team may split its riders across both coasts, move a rider to the opposite division from the year before, or hold a decision while a rider recovers from injury. So use this guide to learn which division races at your round, but wait for team announcements and official entry lists before assuming a specific favorite rider will be on the gate that night.

How to identify your local 250 class before buying tickets

Start with the city, then check the table. If your round is listed under West, you will see the West championship field; if it is listed under East, you will see the East field; and if it is Glendale, Pittsburgh or Salt Lake City, you get both divisions in one Showdown field. Every round also features the premier 450SX class, so a Showdown weekend is the one chance to see the full 250SX picture in a single night. Open your round's event page from the 2027 Schedule & Tickets hub for venue details, seating guidance and ticket options — the Seattle and Detroit pages, for example, show exactly what each stop offers — and keep an eye on team announcements through the winter to see which riders your division lands.

Photo: Daxton Bennick at the 2026 Detroit Supercross — Align Media via Husqvarna Motorcycles (official press photography).