Overall

Jett’s resilient effort in the final moto was enough to place him atop the overall classification with 1-3 moto finishes for the 19th win of his career, which edged out Hunter Lawrence (2-2) by a single point. Tomac’s winning effort in the final moto helped him secure third overall (5-1), for the 75th podium result of his 450 Class career.

With the win, Jett Lawrence added to his lead in the championship standings, which now sits at 28 points over Tomac. Plessinger, who finished fourth (3-4), is 34 points out of the lead.

1st Place: Jett Lawrence, Team Honda HRC Progressive (1-3)

“I needed to make sure I didn’t make a mistake any bigger than the one I made on the start [of Moto 2]. Eli [Tomac] and Hunter [Lawrence] were gone, and I saw AP [Aaron Plessinger] and knew I had to do the best I could, which was third place. I didn’t know how much time was left when they flew the red flag, but thankfully I was third [to secure the overall].”

2nd Place: Hunter Lawrence, Team Honda HRC Progressive (2-2)

“I know my capabilities on the bike, so after the first moto I knew I needed to improve on my start and a few other small things. But that all went out the window when the rain came and then I knew that the first lap could likely determine how the race would play out.”

3rd Place: Eli Tomac, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing (5-1)

“It was like I had two different days [Moto 1 to Moto 2]. It’s such a different experience racing out front versus being in the chaos, so it was good to make things easier on myself in Moto 2. It was a breath of fresh air.”

250 Class

250 Class

Moto 1

The first moto of the day saw a trio of Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing riders out front off the start, with Nate Thrasher earning the Pro Motocross Holeshot ahead of Deegan and amateur prospect Kayden Minear. Thrasher paced the field for most of the opening lap before Deegan made the pass to take control of the moto. Behind them, Minear went down, which handed third place to Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker.

Deegan wasted little time moving out to a multi-second advantage as Thrasher settled into the runner-up spot. Meanwhile, the battle for third saw Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen make the move around his teammate. Kitchen continued his move forward and was able to catch and pass Thrasher for second a little more than 10 minutes into the moto. A few minutes later, as the moto passed its halfway point, Hammaker made the pass on Thrasher for third.

Out front, Deegan continued to build on his lead, which eventually surpassed 10 seconds. The Yamaha rider was in a class of his own and cruised to his fifth moto win of the season by seven seconds over Kitchen, with Hammaker earning a career-best moto result in third. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle was fourth, followed by Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Chance Hymas in fifth.

Moto 2

The deciding moto began with Vialle leading the field to the Pro Motocross Holeshot, but it was Deegan who made early moves to storm into the lead ahead of the Frenchman. Hymas started third but made the move on Vialle to take control of second before the end of the opening lap.

The clear track proved to be advantageous for Deegan as he opened up a multi-second lead over Hymas, who put distance between himself and Vialle. For Vialle it became a fight for third as Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jo Shimoda pressured from fourth, only to go down while searching for an opening.

In a replication of Moto 1, Deegan was able to pull away from the field by a double-digit margin and easily brought home his sixth moto win by 17.5 seconds over Vialle, who took advantage of a last-lap incident with Hymas, who dropped to third.

Overall

Deegan’s emphatic 1-1 effort resulted in his third win of the season, all of which have come via moto sweeps, and the milestone 10th win of his career. He also became the 11th different High Point winner over the past 11 years. Hymas’ last lap misfortune altered the overall standings as Vialle secured the runner-up spot (4-2) and Kitchen ended up with his third consecutive third-place finish (2-6). Hymas fell off the podium to fourth (5-3).

Deegan’s lead in the championship standings continues to grow and now sits at 42 points over Shimoda, who finished sixth (6-5), with Hymas and Marchbanks tied for third, 62 points out of the lead.

1st Place: Haiden Deegan, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (1-1)

“Last weekend was a little depressing [finishing second] but that’s racing. We backed it up this weekend and are back where we want to be. I’m stoked.”

2nd Place: Tom Vialle, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (4-2)

“The last two races weren’t great, but I enjoyed the track today. It was gnarly but we had two good starts, and I was able to improve on where we’ve been recently."

3rd Place: Levi Kitchen, Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki (2-6)

“I tried to ride the track like I did Moto 1 [finishing second] and it just wasn’t there. Overall, my starts were better today and I’m feeling a little bit better [physically], so we’re building.”