The Bounce Back

There are plenty of riders who would be stoked with fifth overall, but Haiden Deegan is not one of them. After dominating every round except Thunder Valley, where he still took second overall, Deegan finally had a bad day due to a combination of being sore from a crash during qualifying, a bad start in the first moto, a mechanical problem, and crashes. He still holds a 38-point lead over Jo Shimoda in second, but you know he’s going to come into Spring Creek fired up. Look for Deegan to reassert himself this weekend -Aaron Hansel  

The Bounce Back X2

Also, in the category of riders who had days at RedBud they’d rather forget is Eli Tomac, who was battling forward in the first moto before his motorcycle let go, resulting in a DNF. In the second moto he got a horrible start and had to charge through the pack, eventually earning seventh in the moto and 13th overall. The damage in points was huge too, and Tomac now sits in fourth place, 73 points back of Jett Lawrence. Can Tomac bounce back and get a win at Spring Creek? -Hansel 

Ducati Do-Over

Antonio Cairoli debuted Ducati’s new Desmo450 at RedBud, and initially things went well. Cairoli got a solid start in the first moto and piloted his new machine to ninth. In the second moto he ran as high as fourth, but unfortunately his bike developed a mechanical problem and Cairoli wasn’t able to finish the moto. He’ll get another shot at it at Spring Creek, however. How will the 39-year-old Cairoli and the new Ducati do in their second go of it in Pro Motocross? -Hansel 

Reset and Rip

A little rust is always expected when a rider returns to racing following an injury, but Chase Sexton had a little more buildup than expected when the gate dropped for the first moto at RedBud last week. Someone must have blasted him with some steel wool between motos, however, because in the second moto he looked much closer to the guy who earned the #1 plate last season. If he was able to improve that much between motos, what kind of pace will he have at Spring Creek? -Hansel 

Chef

After bike problems and a rough first round, Levi Kitchen has made a strong comeback from a back injury sustained at Daytona. He has four third place finishes so far, and looked like he had the speed to win at RedBud, but could not stay off the ground both motos. However, Levi won Spring Creek last year (and then won two more races to finish the season). Could he do it again? -Sarah Whitmore

Quiet Takeover

Justin Cooper logged his second podium of the season at RedBud and now with his teammate Cooper Webb out with a knee injury, it is very likely he will take over the SMX points lead at Spring Creek. Will he seal it with another podium? -Whitmore

Last Hoorah

Two-time Pro Motocross 250 Champion Jeremy Martin will say his farewell to racing this weekend when he lines up for the last time (as a professional) at his home track. To make the story even better, he is racing for Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing, the team he won his championships for. Knowing Jeremy, he could be fighting for a podium or for a top twenty but either way it will be a nice send off at his home race. -Whitmore