Heavy equipment bustles inside Angels Stadium of Anaheim on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 as workers transform the usual green baseball field into a dirt track as they prepare for Saturday’s AMA Supercross Championship series. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Before the lucious green outfield is shaped and manicured for the upcoming baseball season in Anaheim, it is being transformed by crews this week into a dirt pit.
Angel Stadium traditionally hosts AMA Monster Energy Supercross and Monster Jam events in January and February — a rip-roaring couple of weeks that require some 500 truckloads of dirt to be hauled in to cover the field of the stadium, with mounds formed to create giant ramps for the riders and drivers.
While Feld Entertainment workers are busy shaping about 400 dump trucks of dirt inside Angel Stadium, Fred Mendez hoses down bleachers on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in preparation for Saturday’s AMA Supercross Championship series. The work started the day after Christmas and will be finished on Thursday. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
An Angel Stadium of Anaheim worker cleans the bleachers on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in preparation for Saturday’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship series. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Heavy equipment bustles inside Angels Stadium of Anaheim on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 as workers transform the usual green baseball field into a dirt track as they prepare for Saturday’s AMA Supercross Championship series. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Angel Stadium of Anaheim gets a dirt makeover on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in preparation for Saturday’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship series. Each track is a unique design and is shaped with about 6,000 yards of dirt, said Director of Track Construction, Kenny Henry. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Angel Stadium of Anaheim starts to transform into a curvaceous dirt track in preparation for Saturday’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship series. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Angel Stadium of Anaheim starts to transform into a curvaceous dirt track in preparation for Saturday’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship series. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Angel Stadium of Anaheim is transformed from a green baseball field into a dirt track on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in preparation for Saturday’s AMA Supercross Championship series. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Heavy equipment bustles inside Angels Stadium of Anaheim on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 as workers transform the usual green baseball field into a dirt track as they prepare for Saturday’s AMA Supercross Championship series. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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While Feld Entertainment workers are busy shaping about 400 dump trucks of dirt inside Angel Stadium, Fred Mendez hoses down bleachers on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in preparation for Saturday’s AMA Supercross Championship series. The work started the day after Christmas and will be finished on Thursday. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The rest of the year, the 5,500 cubic yards of dirt are kept nearby and used for employee parking.
Supercross motorcycles will kick off their off-road racing season at the stadium on Saturday, Jan. 10. The high-octane event starts with a FanFest from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fans can get autographs and watch as the teams prepare. The main racing starts after an opening ceremony at 3:30 p.m.
Monster Jam’s over-sized trucks will wheel into town for shows Jan.17-18, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, and Feb. 21-22. It also offers a pit party; find out more at monsterjam.com.
Supercross will be back in Anaheim for more racing on Jan. 24; find out more at supercrosslive.com.
