Yamaha Motor Corporation is proud to announce that 5-time Daytona 200 winner Scott Russell will be competing in the Supermoto race at the inaugural ESPN Moto-X World Championships on April 12 & 13th at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA

Competing on a fully prepped Graves Motorsports Yamaha Monster Energy backed YZ450F, Russell will have the same equipment as his teammates for the event, AMA Supermoto Champion Mark Burkhart and AMA Supermoto Lites Champion Brandon Currie. As a fully integrated member of the team, Russell will also don the exact same Alpinestars gear (leathers and gloves) and Monster Energy helmet as his teammates.

Russell is exited about the opportunity, "I started racing again this year with the help of Jamie James Yamaha Champion's Riding School, but it's been a long time since I've raced Supermoto, so I don’t know exactly what to expect come race day. I do know that I'll have a really good bike under me and I would to thank Yamaha and Graves Motorsports for the opportunity."

"We're very excited to see a former Road Racing Champion of Scott Russell's caliber trying out a few Supermoto races as a member of Team Graves Yamaha Monster Energy Team", said owner Chuck Graves.