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Teenage talent Casey Cochran will miss the remainder of the 2025 Pro Motocross Championship, the Rockstar Energy GASGAS rider due to undergo surgery on his shoulder that was dislocated during final qualifying at Southwick.

The 19-year-old dislocated his shoulder in the second 250MX qualifying session at the fifth round, having earlier posted the ninth-fastest time in opening practice.

Subsequent medical evaluation confirmed ligament damage requiring surgical repair, with the procedure scheduled for next week. His expected recovery timeline will see him miss the remaining rounds of this year’s outdoor season.

“It’s a tough break for Casey, especially after the adversity he’s already battled with the injury he sustained prior to Supercross,” commented Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing team manager Sean Murphy.

“He’s shown incredible determination, and we were looking forward to getting a full outdoor season under his belt, but Casey is an extremely determined rider, and we’re confident he will put in the work to get back on the bike as soon as he can.”

The injury ends what had been a promising return to racing for Cochran after missing the entire Supercross series due to a broken femur. He delivered strong results early in the outdoors, including two top-10 finishes across the opening four rounds, and running as high as eighth overall leaving High Point.

Cochran’s standout performance came at Hangtown, where he led five laps of moto one and claimed the holeshot in race two.