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Recapping the action from Thunder Valley – AMA Pro MX Round Three

2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship - Round Three - Thunder Valley

Motorcycle News by Motorcycle News
June 9, 2025
in AMA MX

2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Round Three – Thunder Valley

AMA Pro Motocross left California for the heights of Colorado’s Thunder Valley Motocross Park for round three of the 2025 Pro Motocross Championships in what were near-perfect conditions amidst an extended period of rainfall in the region.

The Toyota Thunder Valley National also signified Round 20 of the SMX World Championship and showcased an incredible battle in the 450 Class that saw multiple racers challenge Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence over the course of two motos. Despite the threats, Lawrence withstood the pressure to prevail with an impressive 1-1 sweep and his third straight win to open the season.

Jett Lawrence

In the 250 Class, Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Chance Hymas made it a clean sweep for the “Red Riders” with his first-ever 1-1 performance in which he went wire-to-wire in both motos, marking a rare loss for Yamaha star Haiden Deegan.


450 Moto One

The first moto of the afternoon got underway with the top five riders in the championship leading the way. Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence stole the Pro Motocross Holeshot, only to give way to his brother, Jett Lawrence. Behind Jett, multiple riders jockeyed for position, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger settling into second ahead of Hunter Lawrence and the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing teammates of Eli Tomac and Justin Cooper.

2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Round Three – Thunder Valley

Jett Lawrence was able to assert his control of the moto, but Plessinger showed impressive pace to keep the Honda within striking distance.

Meanwhile, a tense battle for third unfolded between Hunter Lawrence and Tomac. Their fight helped bring them closer to Plessinger, which allowed Lawrence to seize the opportunity and make the pass for second. He then set out after his brother. Halfway through the moto the top four were separated by just four seconds.

Jett Lawrence

A sibling battle took shape approaching the final 10 minutes as Hunter closed to within a second of Jett, but the younger Lawrence inched away and reestablished a margin of around two seconds.

Hunter Lawrence

With just over five minutes to go things changed again as Plessinger surged forward and reclaimed second from Hunter Lawrence.  Plessinger then charged onto the rear fender of Jett Lawrence and made a pass for the lead with three minutes remaining. Jett regrouped and battled back to reclaim the position.

Jett Lawrence

The fight wasn’t over as lapped riders slowed Lawrence’s pace enough to allow Plessinger to get alongside once more, but the Honda rider fended off the pass. Lawrence sprinted on the final lap to pull away and grab his fourth moto win of the season by 3.3 seconds over Plessinger.

Jett Lawrence

Hunter Lawrence went down late on while running third, which handed the position to Tomac, before the elder Australian remounted to claim fourth. Cooper followed a distant 45.8 seconds behind the leader in fifth.

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450 Moto One Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
J. Lawrence
Hon
35m13.430
2
A. Plessinger
KTM
+3.304
3
E. Tomac
Yam
+11.523
4
H. Lawrence
Hon
+34.360
5
J. Cooper
Yam
+45.845
6
R.J. Hampshire
Hus
+52.991
7
C. Webb
Yam
+1m26.818
8
J. Prado
Kaw
+1m39.450
9
J. Savatgy
Hon
+1m47.560
10
M. Stewart
Hus
+1m52.381
11
C. Schock
Yam
+1m59.514
12
J. Anderson
Kaw
+2m10.089
13
B. Bloss
Bet
+2m11.609
14
V. Guillod
Yam
+2m12.441
15
H. Kullas
Hus
+2m15.617
16
R. Pape
Yam
+1 Lp.
17
S. Verhaeghe
Yam
+1 Lp.
18
M. Harrison
Kaw
+1 Lp.
19
T. Stepek
Yam
+1 Lp.
20
J. Short IV
Hon
+1 Lp.
21
D. Kelley
Yam
+1 Lp.
22
B. Ray
Hon
+1 Lp.
23
J. Boaz
KTM
+1 Lp.
24
B. Gardner
Bet
+1 Lp.
25
J. Harrington
Yam
+1 Lp.
26
C. Durow
KTM
+1 Lp.
27
L. Leitzel
Kaw
+1 Lp.
28
B. Todd
Hon
+1 Lp.
29
F. Noren
Kaw
+1 Lp.
30
B. Paturel
Suz
+1 Lp.
31
H. Schlosser
Hon
+2 Lp.
32
C. Lords
Yam
+2 Lp.
33
W. Smith
Suz
+2 Lp.
34
D. Gall
Hon
+3 Lp.
35
D. Strobel
Yam
+3 Lp.
36
D. Drake
Yam
+4 Lp.
37
M. Jorgensen
Hus
+8 Lp.
38
C. Nichols
Suz
+10 Lp.
39
M. Miller
Yam
+12 Lp.
40
B. Shelly
Yam
+15 Lp.

450 Moto Two

The second moto started with the Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha of Coty Schock out front with the Pro Motocross Holeshot ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb and Hunter Lawrence. Both Jett Lawrence and Plessinger started outside the top five, while Tomac was mired outside the top 10.

2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Round Three – Thunder Valley

As Schock continued to pace the field a lot of moves were made behind him as Hunter Lawrence moved into second, Cooper into third, and then Jett Lawrence and Plessinger all making their way around Webb.

Hunter Lawrence

An aggressive Hunter Lawrence was able to wrestle the lead away from Schock as Cooper followed through into second to initiate a battle for the lead. Jett Lawrence made additional passes to slot into third. Back out front, Cooper made the pass for the lead as the Lawrences battled for second. Behind them, Plessinger and Tomac got by Schock and looked to close in on the lead trio.

Jett Lawrence

As Cooper continued to pace the field Jett Lawrence was able to get around his brother for second. Not long after, Tomac charged his way into third. With half the moto remaining Lawrence mounted his attack on Cooper. The Yamaha rider kept the Honda at bay for a while, but Lawrence used an outside line to slip past and take control of the moto with a little more than 10 minutes to go. Meanwhile, Tomac got by his teammate for second and faced a deficit of about two seconds to Lawrence.

Hunter Lawrence

As he closed in on Lawrence and appeared to have the pace to apply pressure Tomac had a fall, which ended the threat. Lawrence carried on to take his fifth moto win of the season by 11.1 seconds over Tomac, with Cooper in third.

450 Moto Two Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
J. Lawrence
Hon
35m54.636
2
E. Tomac
Yam
+11.196
3
J. Cooper
Yam
+21.718
4
H. Lawrence
Hon
+23.320
5
A. Plessinger
KTM
+36.004
6
C. Webb
Yam
+1m07.223
7
R.J. Hampshire
Hus
+1m08.930
8
V. Guillod
Yam
+1m52.466
9
C. Nichols
Suz
+1m53.714
10
M. Stewart
Hus
+1m54.878
11
D. Drake
Yam
+2m07.586
12
H. Kullas
Hus
+2m16.768
13
B. Bloss
Bet
+2m20.810
14
M. Harrison
Kaw
+2m22.672
15
D. Kelley
Yam
+1 Lp.
16
J. Savatgy
Hon
+1 Lp.
17
R. Pape
Yam
+1 Lp.
18
B. Shelly
Yam
+1 Lp.
19
J. Short IV
Hon
+1 Lp.
20
C. Schock
Yam
+1 Lp.
21
T. Stepek
Yam
+1 Lp.
22
S. Verhaeghe
Yam
+1 Lp.
23
B. Gardner
Bet
+1 Lp.
24
M. Miller
Yam
+1 Lp.
25
J. Boaz
KTM
+1 Lp.
26
C. Durow
KTM
+1 Lp.
27
L. Leitzel
Kaw
+2 Lp.
28
H. Schlosser
Hon
+2 Lp.
29
C. Lords
Yam
+2 Lp.
30
J. Harrington
Yam
+2 Lp.
31
B. Todd
Hon
+2 Lp.
32
E. Norred
Kaw
+2 Lp.
33
D. Strobel
Yam
+3 Lp.
34
D. Gall
Hon
+3 Lp.
35
B. Ray
Hon
+5 Lp.
36
B. Paturel
Suz
+8 Lp.
37
W. Smith
Suz
+8 Lp.
38
F. Noren
Kaw
+11 Lp.
39
J. Prado
Kaw
+12 Lp.
40
J. Anderson
Kaw
+12 Lp.

450 Round

Lawrence’s second 1-1 effort of the season, and the 15th of his career, resulted in the Australian’s 18th career premier class victory in 19 starts, which moves him into a tie for 10th on the all-time wins list. Tomac earned his second runner-up effort of the young season (3-2), while Plessinger made it back-to-back podiums in third (2-5).

2025 AMA Pro MX – Round Three – Thunder Valley – 450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish // Points)
1. Jett Lawrence, Honda (1-1 // 50)
2. Eli Tomac, Yamaha (3-2 // 42)
3. Aaron Plessinger, KTM (2-5 // 39)

Lawrence added to his lead in the championship standings, which now sits at 25 points, one full moto over Tomac, who reclaimed second. Plessinger dropped to third and sits 27 points out of the lead.

Jett Lawrence

The overall SMX regular season standings have Webb maintaining his hold of the top seed after 20 rounds, with a 47-point margin over teammate Cooper with eight rounds remaining. Cooper sits 21 points ahead of Plessinger, the current third seed.

Jett Lawrence 1-1

“[Today] was a combination of working hard and being patient. Justin [Cooper] and Eli [Tomac] were riding well [in Moto 2] and I was able to capitalize on mistakes from everyone else while not making many of my own. This track made it easy to do so. I could hear Eli behind me, but then I heard the fans and knew something had to have happened. They made it tough on me today, but happy to be back on top.”

Jett Lawrence
Eli Tomac 3-2

“It was back and forth. We [Lawrence and I] had our spots on the track to gain time and lose time. The turn after I went down was the spot where I thought I could get him, but I rushed the prior corner. It’s a bummer, but it was a good race. We’ll try again next weekend.”

Eli Tomac
Aaron Plessinger 2-5

“That first moto was a lot of fun and I was really amped! I didn’t feel fatigued after that one, and then I made a small bike change going into the second moto, which I should have just left alone. That was on me, and I struggled that second moto, but it was just a good day. I had some really good lines in the first one, but being in the battle and making passes on those guys is all I can really ask for. Back to work this week – we’ll come back next weekend looking for that elusive win.”

Aaron Plessinger
Hunter Lawrence 4-4

“Good progression with the team this past week—we’re definitely a lot closer to the front, so that was positive. I’m kind of frustrated with myself though; I had a little crash on the last lap of the first moto, after battling with J-Law and AP the whole race, so that was a bummer. In the second moto, I just kept losing my rhythm. Every time I tried to rally and find it again, I struggled a bit more. A 4-4 for fifth overall is a little unlucky, but I’m looking forward to High Point.”

Hunter Lawrence
RJ Hampshire 6-7

“I definitely progressed this weekend. I made progress during the week with my wrist, and I finally feel like we’re turning a corner there. I was inside the top-five again for the first 25 minutes of Moto 1, so I am getting longer with that. Then the second moto, got a good start, then made a mistake early and went down… Got up, then went down again a couple of laps later, so I had my work cut out for me, but that was the strongest I’ve been at the end of a moto. I’m pretty happy with where we are at and we’ll keep on building.”

RJ Hampshire
Malcolm Stewart 10-10

“The day started off a little rough with the mud I got off to a mid-pack start in Moto 1 and made a lot of passes to get my way up into 10th there. Moto 2, the track was pretty gnarly in that one, another average start for me, and I made a lot of passes throughout the race. I tried to find a flow and eventually ended up with 10-10 for eighth overall. Things could’ve been better, but at the same time, we learned a lot, so we’ll come back for High Point and try to put this bike inside the top-five.”

Malcolm Stewart
Jorge Prado 8-39

“Not the results I was looking for today. The track conditions were pretty difficult out there. The rain made it very slippery and the ruts were super deep. It was a hard track to feel comfortable on having never been here before. In Moto 1 the track felt super soft so we made some changes to the bike for Moto 2, but I ended up hitting a hole in a deep rut that threw me off and ended my moto. We continue to make improvements during the week and we will learn from this race and look for more progress next weekend.”

Jason Anderson 12-40

“Obviously, today was not how I wanted the day to pan out. My main concern for Thunder Valley is always the elevation because I struggle with altitude sickness, so I was focused on managing that. I ended up getting 19th overall. The first moto I got a bit squeezed out on the start and was just trying to hammer in laps. The second moto I went down at the top of the track and tweaked my knee, then I ended up going down again and got trapped under my bike for a bit. I didn’t feel comfortable finishing the race after that. I’m going to get my knee checked out next week and we’ll see how it all goes from there.”

450 Round Points

Pos
Rider
Bike
M1
M2
Points
1
J. Lawrence
Hon
1
1
50
2
E. Tomac
Yam
3
2
42
3
A. Plessinger
KTM
2
5
39
4
J. Cooper
Yam
5
3
37
5
H. Lawrence
Hon
4
4
36
6
C. Webb
Yam
7
6
31
7
R.J. Hampshire
Hus
6
7
31
8
M. Stewart
Hus
10
10
24
9
V. Guillod
Yam
14
8
22
10
J. Savatgy
Hon
9
16
19
11
B. Bloss
Bet
13
13
18
12
H. Kullas
Hus
15
12
17
13
J. Prado
Kaw
8
39
14
14
C. Nichols
Suz
38
9
13
15
C. Schock
Yam
11
20
13
16
M. Harrison
Kaw
18
14
12
17
D. Drake
Yam
36
11
11
18
R. Pape
Yam
16
17
11
19
J. Anderson
Kaw
12
40
10
20
D. Kelley
Yam
21
15
8
21
J. Short IV
Hon
20
19
5
22
S. Verhaeghe
Yam
17
22
5
23
B. Shelly
Yam
40
18
4
24
T. Stepek
Yam
19
21
4
25
B. Gardner
Bet
24
23
0
26
J. Boaz
KTM
23
25
0
27
C. Durow
KTM
26
26
0
28
L. Leitzel
Kaw
27
27
0
29
J. Harrington
Yam
25
30
0
30
B. Ray
Hon
22
35
0
31
H. Schlosser
Hon
31
28
0
32
B. Todd
Hon
28
31
0
33
C. Lords
Yam
32
29
0
34
M. Miller
Yam
39
24
0
35
B. Paturel
Suz
30
36
0
36
F. Noren
Kaw
29
38
0
37
D. Strobel
Yam
35
33
0
38
D. Gall
Hon
34
34
0
39
W. Smith
Suz
33
37
0
40
E. Norred
Kaw
41
32
0
41
M. Jorgensen
Hus
37
41
0

450 AMA MX Championship Points

Pos
Rider
Bike
Points
1
J. Lawrence
Hon
145
2
E. Tomac
Yam
120
3
A. Plessinger
KTM
118
4
J. Cooper
Yam
113
5
H. Lawrence
Hon
109
6
R.J. Hampshire
Hus
87
7
C. Webb
Yam
76
8
J. Prado
Kaw
72
9
J. Anderson
Kaw
69
10
J. Savatgy
Hon
68
11
M. Stewart
Hus
60
12
V. Guillod
Yam
52
13
B. Paturel
Suz
41
14
C. Schock
Yam
41
15
C. Nichols
Suz
34
16
H. Kullas
Hus
27
17
G. Harlan
N/A
27
18
D. Kelley
Yam
26
19
D. Drake
Yam
24
20
B. Bloss
Bet
18
21
R. Pape
Yam
18
22
M. Harrison
Kaw
16
23
L. Locurcio
N/A
15
24
F. Noren
Kaw
15
25
M. Semmens
N/A
9
26
B. Shelly
Yam
9
27
J. Short IV
Hon
5
28
S. Verhaeghe
Yam
5
29
T. Stepek
Yam
4
30
D. Oliveira
N/A
3
31
N. Lapucci
N/A
2
32
B. Gardner
Bet
0
33
J. Boaz
KTM
0
34
B. West
N/A
0
35
D. DeMartile
N/A
0
36
C. Durow
KTM
0
37
T. Purdon
N/A
0
38
M. Jorgensen
Hus
0
39
L. Leitzel
Kaw
0
40
B. Ray
Hon
0
41
J. Harrington
Yam
0
42
M. Miller
Yam
0
43
H. Schlosser
Hon
0
44
B. Todd
Hon
0
45
C. Lords
Yam
0
46
D. Bortolin
N/A
0
47
J. Mosiman
N/A
0
48
C. Tucker
N/A
0
49
D. Strobel
Yam
0
50
D. Gall
Hon
0
51
W. Smith
Suz
0
52
G. Brough
N/A
0
53
E. Norred
Kaw
0
54
C. Sexton
N/A
0

450 SMX Championship Points

Pos
Rider
Bike
Points
1
C. Webb
Yam
441
2
J. Cooper
Yam
394
3
A. Plessinger
KTM
373
4
C. Sexton
N/A
363
5
M. Stewart
Hus
337
6
K. Roczen
N/A
271
7
J. Savatgy
Hon
221
8
J. Anderson
Kaw
220
9
J. Lawrence
Hon
216
10
E. Tomac
Yam
200
11
D. Ferrandis
N/A
194
12
J. Hill
N/A
194
13
S. McElrath
N/A
192
14
J. Barcia
N/A
185
15
H. Lawrence
Hon
171
16
C. Nichols
Suz
164
17
M. Oldenburg
N/A
134
18
B. Bloss
Bet
131
19
J. Prado
Kaw
90
20
R.J. Hampshire
Hus
87
21
M. Harrison
Kaw
81
22
K. Chisholm
N/A
78
23
C. Craig
N/A
69
24
F. Noren
Kaw
58
25
D. Wilson
N/A
57
26
V. Guillod
Yam
52
27
C. Schock
Yam
49
28
G. Harlan
N/A
49
29
K. Moranz
N/A
42
30
B. Paturel
Suz
41
31
J. Robin
N/A
39
32
H. Kullas
Hus
27
33
D. Kelley
Yam
26
34
D. Drake
Yam
24
35
J. Starling
N/A
22
36
T. Lane
N/A
19
37
J. Hand
N/A
19
38
A. Rodriguez
N/A
18
39
R. Pape
Yam
18
40
L. Locurcio
N/A
15
41
C. Clason
N/A
15
42
V. Friese
N/A
14
43
L. Leitzel
Kaw
13
44
M. Semmens
N/A
9
45
B. Shelly
Yam
9
46
B. Pauli
N/A
6
47
J. Short IV
Hon
5
48
S. Verhaeghe
Yam
5
49
T. Stepek
Yam
4
50
R. Breece
N/A
3
51
D. Oliveira
N/A
3
52
N. Lapucci
N/A
2
53
H. Schlosser
Hon
0
54
S. Meshey
N/A
0
55
M. Hicks
N/A
0
56
B. Gardner
Bet
0
57
J. Boaz
KTM
0
58
B. West
N/A
0
59
D. DeMartile
N/A
0
60
C. Durow
KTM
0
61
B. Ray
Hon
0
62
T. Purdon
N/A
0
63
M. Jorgensen
Hus
0
64
J. Harrington
Yam
0
65
M. Miller
Yam
0
66
B. Todd
Hon
0
67
C. Lords
Yam
0
68
D. Bortolin
N/A
0
69
J. Mosiman
N/A
0
70
C. Tucker
N/A
0
71
D. Strobel
Yam
0
72
D. Gall
Hon
0
73
W. Smith
Suz
0
74
G. Brough
N/A
0
75
E. Norred
Kaw
0

250 Moto One

The first moto began with the fastest qualifier, Hymas, leading the way to the Pro Motocross Holeshot, followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan, the defending champion and points leader. As Hymas took advantage of the clear track to establish a gap on the field, Deegan went to work on Vialle and made the move for second.

2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Round Three – Thunder Valley

The lead duo soon settled into their respective positions while Vialle went down while running third and lost two positions, moving Triumph Factory Racing’s Mikkel Haarup into third and Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Ty Masterpool into fourth. This pair then engaged in a battle for third, from which Masterpool was able to move into podium position.

Back up front, the gap between Hymas and Deegan started to shrink as the moto entered its final 10 minutes, with Deegan logging the fastest laps on the track. The Yamaha rider continued to inch closer, but as he did his motorcycle appeared to encounter issues. Messages from his mechanic via the pit board confirmed the concern as Deegan was instructed to focus on saving his Yamaha. That ended the battle for the lead as Hymas pulled away in the closing stages and took a wire-to-wire moto win by 45.6 seconds over Deegan, who nursed the bike home in second.

Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Garrett Marchbanks made a torrid charge over the second half of the moto to finish third. Masterpool was fourth, with his rookie teammate Drew Adams fifth.

250 Moto One Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
C. Hymas
Hon
36m14.711
2
H. Deegan
Yam
+45.677
3
G. Marchbanks
Kaw
+47.819
4
T. Masterpool
Kaw
+51.817
5
D. Adams
Kaw
+58.452
6
T. Vialle
KTM
+1m00.662
7
M. Haarup
Tri
+1m02.555
8
L. Kitchen
Kaw
+1m04.110
9
J. Shimoda
Hon
+1m05.745
10
D. Schwartz
Yam
+1m20.715
11
A. Forkner
Tri
+1m28.062
12
M. Vohland
Yam
+1m34.613
13
C. Cochran
Gas
+1m40.577
14
J. Smith
Tri
+1m42.177
15
R. Difrancesco
Gas
+1m47.713
16
J. Beaumer
KTM
+1m50.928
17
L. Turner
KTM
+1m57.140
18
K. Minear
Yam
+1m59.148
19
N. Thrasher
Yam
+2m02.514
20
A. Long
KTM
+2m02.921
21
L. Kobusch
Hon
+2m13.650
22
B. Bennett
Hus
+2m15.579
23
G. Towers
Hon
+2m18.794
24
A. Fedortsov
Yam
+2m20.877
25
J. Chambers
Kaw
+1 Lp.
26
C. Timboe
Yam
+1 Lp.
27
C.J. Benard
KTM
+1 Lp.
28
R. Floyd
Yam
+1 Lp.
29
W. Mattson
Yam
+1 Lp.
30
S. Orland
Yam
+1 Lp.
31
J. Allred
Hon
+1 Lp.
32
C. Myers
KTM
+1 Lp.
33
H. Hudson
Gas
+1 Lp.
34
D. Venter
Yam
+1 Lp.
35
B. Mcclure
Yam
+2 Lp.
36
H. Edwards
Yam
+2 Lp.
37
H. Yoder
Kaw
+1 Lp.
38
M. Mosiman
Yam
+9 Lp.
39
K. Wise
Yam
+10 Lp.
40
P. Ross
Yam
+13 Lp.

250 Moto Two

The final moto of the afternoon saw Hymas sweep the Pro Motocross Holeshots for the day, fending off Deegan, who was passed by Vialle for second. A few moments later, the Frenchman bobbled and gave the position back to Deegan. After the first couple laps, the top three settled in while Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jo Shimoda slotted into fourth.

Jo Shimoda

Hymas was able to establish a multi-second lead early on and proceeded to manage that advantage through the opening 10 minutes. Soon enough, Hymas and Deegan were more than 10 seconds clear of Vialle in third and Shimoda in fourth, which set the stage for a head-to-head battle for the win between the budding rivals. Meanwhile, the battle for third saw Shimoda get the better of Vialle to move into a podium spot.

Levi Kitchen

As the moto entered its final 10 minutes Deegan made a push to try and close the gap to Hymas and made some inroads before going down. He remounted quickly, without losing a position, but dropped more than eight seconds behind. Further back, Vialle lost another position to Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen, who continued his late-race charge onto Shimoda’s rear fender to initiate a battle for third in the closing laps. Shimoda held him off initially, but Kitchen’s persistence paid off with two laps to go.

Chance Hymas

Hymas wrapped up a perfect afternoon with another wire-to-wire moto win, 11.1 seconds ahead of Deegan. Kitchen finished more than 43 seconds behind in third.

Chance Hymas

250 Moto Two Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
C. Hymas
Hon
35m51.453
2
H. Deegan
Yam
+11.184
3
L. Kitchen
Kaw
+54.588
4
J. Shimoda
Hon
+56.491
5
T. Vialle
KTM
+1m23.147
6
C. Cochran
Gas
+1m26.001
7
M. Mosiman
Yam
+1m30.953
8
M. Vohland
Yam
+1m33.953
9
D. Schwartz
Yam
+1m56.457
10
J. Smith
Tri
+2m00.382
11
K. Minear
Yam
+2m01.999
12
M. Haarup
Tri
+2m13.312
13
R. Difrancesco
Gas
+2m16.423
14
J. Beaumer
KTM
+2m26.743
15
T. Masterpool
Kaw
+1 Lp.
16
L. Kobusch
Hon
+1 Lp.
17
N. Thrasher
Yam
+1 Lp.
18
C. Timboe
Yam
+1 Lp.
19
A. Forkner
Tri
+1 Lp.
20
G. Towers
Hon
+1 Lp.
21
C.J. Benard
KTM
+1 Lp.
22
A. Fedortsov
Yam
+1 Lp.
23
D. Venter
Yam
+1 Lp.
24
R. Floyd
Yam
+1 Lp.
25
J. Allred
Hon
+1 Lp.
26
H. Edwards
Yam
+1 Lp.
27
W. Mattson
Yam
+1 Lp.
28
G. Marchbanks
Kaw
+1 Lp.
29
H. Hudson
Gas
+1 Lp.
30
K. Aiello
Hus
+1 Lp.
31
S. Orland
Yam
+2 Lp.
32
K. Wise
Yam
+3 Lp.
33
B. Bennett
Hus
+5 Lp.
34
D. Adams
Kaw
+7 Lp.
35
B. Mcclure
Yam
+9 Lp.
36
C. Myers
KTM
+9 Lp.
37
P. Ross
Yam
+10 Lp.
38
A. Long
KTM
+12 Lp.
39
L. Turner
KTM
+12 Lp.
40
J. Chambers
Kaw
+14 Lp.

Chance Hymas

250 Round

Hymas’ dominant effort showed his blossoming progress as a pro and resulted in the second win of his career at the venue where he enjoyed a breakthrough outing one year prior. While Deegan’s undefeated start to the season came to an end, he minimized the damage with a runner-up effort (2-2). Kitchen’s incredible charge in the final moto was enough to place him third (8-3) for the second week in a row.

2025 AMA Pro MX – Round Three – Thunder Valley – 250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finishes // Points)
1. Chance Hymas, Honda (1-1 // 50)
2. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha (2-2 // 44)
3. Levi Kitchen, Kawasaki (8-3 // 34)

Deegan still extended his lead in the championship standings, which now sits at 25 points, a full moto over Shimoda. With the win, Hymas vaulted six positions into third, 49 points out of the lead.

The overall SMX regular season standings have Deegan firmly in control of the top seed after 20 rounds, holding an 83-point lead over Jo Shimoda with eight rounds remaining. Shimoda sits 12 points ahead of the current third seed, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer.

After winning the SMX Next contests last time out young Australian Kayden Minear stepped in to replace the injured Jeremy Martin at Thunder Valley. He was knocking on the door of a top ten finish in the opening bout before going down and losing a number of positions. Minear got a better start in the second contest and carded an 11th place result, which was enough to give him 16th place overall, equal on points with Michael Mosiman for the round.

Chance Hymas 1-1

“Today was a perfect day. I was fastest in both qualifying sessions, led every lap in both motos, and got both holeshots. I really could not have asked for a better day. I’m so happy to finally get the monkey off my back and have a day like this.”

Chance Hymas
Haiden Deegan 2-2

“It took me a while to find my flow today, which is fine. If 2-2 is a bad day for me then I’ll take it. We faced some adversity but overcame it and I’m really proud with how the team and I responded.”

Haiden Deegan
Levi Kitchen 8-3

“It was a bit of a grind today, but I’m glad to end it on the podium.  Moto 1 was tough—I got a bad start and had to dig deep just to get back to eighth. Moto 2 was a little better off the line, and I was able to work my way up and make a move into third late in the race. I’ve been feeling really solid with my fitness and my riding overall, so it’s good to keep building.”

Levi Kitchen
Tom Vialle 6-5

“I ended up with fourth overall today, which wasn’t ideal because I just wasn’t feeling it on the track. I was running third in each of the motos, then ended sixth in the first one after a small crash, followed by P5 in Moto 2. I just didn’t have the feel that I needed all day, so we’ll keep working for next weekend in High Point and make some improvements.”

Tom Vialle
Jo Shimoda 9-4

“It was a solid two motos. The first one was really tough—I had a bad start and tipped over on the second or third lap, so I had to fight back. The second moto was a little better with the start, but I still felt like I was missing some pace. Hopefully by next weekend I can be a bit faster, so I can fight further up front.”

Jo Shimoda
Casey Cochran 13-6

“Overall, it was a good day in Colorado. We made some big improvements! Unfortunately, it was a bad start that cost me in the first moto, because I had to work through a lot of traffic in that one. I’m happy with my riding, had a good start in the second moto with a solid finish, so we’re looking forward to keeping this momentum going!”

Casey Cochran
Mikkel Haarup 7-12

“I think this was rather successful, taking everything into consideration. I had a good start in moto one and made passes on the first lap for the first time! That was good. I am getting the intensity up a little bit. I had a bad jump in the second moto and was in the pack. I took a trip into the fence and had to untangle myself but came from dead last to 12th. I’m happy with my efforts.”

Mikkel Haarup
Ty Masterpool 4-15

“Qualifying went well. I ended up P3, so I felt good heading into the motos. In Moto 1, I got a solid start and worked up to third, but hit a false neutral in a corner and dropped back to fourth. I was battling with Garrett [Marchbanks] in the last couple laps, but just couldn’t hold onto that podium spot. I’m still fighting off the cold from last week and actually threw up between motos, so Moto 2 was more about survival, especially with the elevation here. The first three rounds haven’t quite gone how I’ve wanted, but I’m focused on getting healthy and turning things around.”

Ty Masterpool
Jordon Smith 14-10

“A rough day for me. I crashed onto my shoulder on the first lap of practice; I dealt with that all day. I fought hard to go 14-10 for 11th overall. It was not a terrible day, so we will keep fighting and come back stronger next weekend.”

Garrett Marchbanks 3-28

“Overall, it was a solid day and one of my best finishes at Thunder Valley. I’m pumped to get my first-ever moto podium in the 250 class. Qualifying went well, I was fourth, and I’ve been consistent so far this season. Moto 1 went great. I came from 13th to third, which I was stoked on. The elevation and deep ruts made starts tricky, and in Moto 2, I got caught in the first-turn pile-up. I was 39th when I got up, but I charged back and finished eighth. Overall, it was a solid day. I’m happy with the way I’ve been riding. I haven’t been this consistent outdoors before, so I’m just going to keep building from here.”

Garrett Marchbanks
Ryder DiFrancesco 15-13

“My riding was better in Colorado, I just struggled to get off the gate and went down in the first turn of the second moto. I came back to 13th in that one, so it’s steps in the right direction again, and our goal has been to be up front by Southwick. That’s the plan!”

Ryder DiFrancesco
Kayden Minear 18-11

“Been waiting for this moment my whole life, rode over my head in the first race and crashed out of p11 with two laps to go , second moto got a much better start and ended up p12 , p16 overall not stoked on my riding but we will work hard this week to be prepared for this weekend at high point.”

Austin Forkner 11-19

“The track was tough today, especially the ruts. I wanted to work on my starts and sprint speed this weekend – both starts were sick! I did not have that sprint speed in moto one and was shuffled back, but I still finished 11th. I sprinted hard in moto two, after another good start, but had a crash after two laps. I am happy to be in one piece! I rode it out after that. There are definitely positives to take from today.”

250 Round Points

Pos
Rider
Bike
M1
M2
Points
1
C. Hymas
Hon
1
1
50
2
H. Deegan
Yam
2
2
44
3
L. Kitchen
Kaw
8
3
34
4
T. Vialle
KTM
6
5
33
5
J. Shimoda
Hon
9
4
31
6
C. Cochran
Gas
13
6
25
7
D. Schwartz
Yam
10
9
25
8
M. Haarup
Tri
7
12
25
9
T. Masterpool
Kaw
4
15
25
10
M. Vohland
Yam
12
8
24
11
J. Smith
Tri
14
10
20
12
G. Marchbanks
Kaw
3
28
20
13
D. Adams
Kaw
5
34
17
14
R. Difrancesco
Gas
15
13
16
15
M. Mosiman
Yam
38
7
15
16
K. Minear
Yam
18
11
15
17
J. Beaumer
KTM
16
14
14
18
A. Forkner
Tri
11
19
14
19
N. Thrasher
Yam
19
17
8
20
L. Kobusch
Hon
21
16
7
21
L. Turner
KTM
17
39
5
22
C. Timboe
Yam
26
18
4
23
G. Towers
Hon
23
20
2
24
A. Long
KTM
20
38
2
25
C.J. Benard
KTM
27
21
1
26
A. Fedortsov
Yam
24
22
0
27
R. Floyd
Yam
28
24
0
28
B. Bennett
Hus
22
33
0
29
J. Allred
Hon
31
25
0
30
W. Mattson
Yam
29
27
0
31
D. Venter
Yam
34
23
0
32
S. Orland
Yam
30
31
0
33
H. Edwards
Yam
36
26
0
34
H. Hudson
Gas
33
29
0
35
J. Chambers
Kaw
25
40
0
36
C. Myers
KTM
32
36
0
37
B. Mcclure
Yam
35
35
0
38
K. Aiello
Hus
41
30
0
39
K. Wise
Yam
39
32
0
40
P. Ross
Yam
40
37
0
41
H. Yoder
Kaw
37
41
0

250 AMA MX Championship Points

Pos
Rider
Bike
Points
1
H. Deegan
Yam
144
2
J. Shimoda
Hon
119
3
C. Hymas
Hon
95
4
L. Kitchen
Kaw
86
5
T. Vialle
KTM
85
6
G. Marchbanks
Kaw
85
7
J. Beaumer
KTM
81
8
T. Masterpool
Kaw
71
9
M. Vohland
Yam
65
10
C. Cochran
Gas
64
11
M. Haarup
Tri
63
12
M. Mosiman
Yam
62
13
J. Smith
Tri
56
14
D. Schwartz
Yam
56
15
D. Adams
Kaw
56
16
S. Hammaker
N/A
45
17
R. Difrancesco
Gas
43
18
P. Ross
Yam
34
19
A. Forkner
Tri
29
20
K. Minear
Yam
15
21
L. Turner
KTM
14
22
N. Thrasher
Yam
12
23
A. Fedortsov
Yam
10
24
E. Temmerman
N/A
9
25
A. Long
KTM
8
26
L. Kobusch
Hon
7
27
J. Martin
N/A
4
28
C. Timboe
Yam
4
29
G. Towers
Hon
2
30
C.J. Benard
KTM
2
31
J. Chambers
N/A
2
32
J. Allred
Hon
0
33
C. Baker
N/A
0
34
R. Floyd
Yam
0
35
P. Murphy
N/A
0
36
K. Wise
Yam
0
37
B. Bennett
Hus
0
38
D. Venter
Yam
0
39
C. Myers
KTM
0
40
W. Mattson
Yam
0
41
K. Aiello
Hus
0
42
S. Orland
Yam
0
43
P. Masciangelo
N/A
0
44
H. Edwards
Yam
0
45
H. Yoder
Kaw
0
46
H. Hudson
Gas
0
47
S. Varola
N/A
0
48
B. Lessler
N/A
0
49
B. Mcclure
Yam
0
50
A. Black
N/A
0
51
R. Gordon
N/A
0
52
C. Heyman
N/A
0
53
B. Gardner
N/A
0
54
S. Robertson
N/A
0

250 SMX Championship Points

Pos
Rider
Bike
Points
1
H. Deegan
Yam
365
2
J. Shimoda
Hon
282
3
J. Beaumer
KTM
270
4
T. Vialle
KTM
265
5
G. Marchbanks
Kaw
230
6
C. Hymas
Hon
225
7
S. Hammaker
N/A
222
8
M. Mosiman
Yam
193
9
M. Vohland
Yam
185
10
J. Smith
Tri
182
11
R.J. Hampshire
Hus
173
12
C. Davies
N/A
171
13
N. Thrasher
Yam
149
14
C. Schock
Yam
144
15
C. Park
N/A
131
16
L. Kitchen
Kaw
125
17
A. Forkner
Tri
104
18
D. Adams
Kaw
96
19
P. Ross
Yam
91
20
H. Miller
N/A
85
21
L. Turner
KTM
85
22
M. Anstie
N/A
78
23
R. Difrancesco
Gas
78
24
H. Yoder
Kaw
78
25
D. Bennick
N/A
77
26
T. Masterpool
Kaw
72
27
C. Cochran
Gas
64
28
M. Haarup
Tri
63
29
D. Schwartz
Yam
63
30
C. Thompson
N/A
58
31
H. Munoz
N/A
58
32
E. Lopes
N/A
57
33
A. Bourdon
N/A
54
34
C. Mumford
N/A
51
35
T. Colip
N/A
51
36
L. Kobusch
Hon
50
37
J. Chambers
Kaw
50
38
G. Towers
Hon
48
39
G. Linville
N/A
42
40
D. Walsh
N/A
41
41
A. Long
KTM
37
42
T.J. Albright
N/A
36
43
J. Rodbell
N/A
34
44
J. Reynolds
N/A
34
45
D. Simonson
N/A
30
46
I. Clark
N/A
29
47
L. Neese
N/A
25
48
C. Mcadoo
N/A
20
49
M. Fineis
N/A
20
50
B. Shelly
Yam
20
51
B. West
N/A
17
52
K. Minear
Yam
15
53
L. Locurcio
N/A
14
54
J. Varize
N/A
14
55
A. Shive
N/A
13
56
M. Hicks
N/A
13
57
D. Kelley
Yam
13
58
P. Taylor
N/A
12
59
D. Thury
N/A
12
60
C. Baker
N/A
11
61
R. Randanella
N/A
10
62
C. Myers
KTM
10
63
A. Fedortsov
Yam
10
64
M. Weltin
N/A
9
65
V. Luhovey
N/A
9
66
E. Temmerman
N/A
9
67
M. Miller
Yam
8
68
R. Wageman
N/A
7
69
H. Hudson
Gas
7
70
J. Rogers
N/A
7
71
L. Shaw
N/A
6
72
N. Koch
N/A
5
73
D. Briggs
N/A
5
74
S. Orland
Yam
4
75
C. Marquier
N/A
4
76
N. Viney
N/A
4
77
J. Martin
N/A
4
78
C. Timboe
Yam
4
79
P. Boespflug
N/A
3
80
N. Romano
N/A
3
81
C.J. Benard
KTM
3
82
C. Jurin
N/A
2
83
S. Robertson
N/A
2
84
P. Brown
N/A
2
85
P. Masciangelo
N/A
1
86
B. Laninovich
N/A
1
87
M. Jorgensen
N/A
1
88
A. Nordstrom
N/A
1
89
M. Sanford
N/A
0
90
B. Ray
Hon
0
91
S. Varola
N/A
0
92
R. Floyd
Yam
0
93
B. Bennett
Hus
0
94
K. Wise
Yam
0
95
J. Allred
Hon
0
96
P. Murphy
N/A
0
97
B. Gardner
N/A
0
98
K. Aiello
Hus
0
99
D. Venter
Yam
0
100
W. Mattson
Yam
0
101
R. Gordon
N/A
0
102
H. Edwards
Yam
0
103
B. Lessler
N/A
0
104
B. Mcclure
Yam
0
105
A. Black
N/A
0
106
C. Heyman
N/A
0

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