MECHANICSVILLE, Maryland: Cole Davies was advanced two positions after the conclusion of Moto 1 in the Budds Creek National and credited with the win, after Haiden Deegan and Jo Shimoda were each penalized five points and one position for jumping and passing a rider on a red cross flag. A red cross flag indicates a rider is down and needs attention from the Alpinestars Medical team, which means riders’ wheels cannot leave the ground.
Deegan needed to finish only 15th in the Budds Creek National to secure his second Pro Motocross championship. A second-place finish, even with the addition of a five-point penalty, was more than enough to secure his second Pro Motocross title.
Deegan overcame a modest start, restarted strong after a red flag for the crash involving Cole Pranger that drew the penalty, and challenged for the lead early. Deegan took the lead at the halfway point and held his advantage until the checkered flag, crossing under the checkers first.
“When I want to win, I win,” Deegan told Peacock’s Jason Thomas. “That’s what I do. That’s four (championships) in a row. I’m stoked. Back to back outdoor champs. I thinking of my family. My Mom. My Dad. The whole team, Star Yamaha, everyone in my corner. ... I was going through it today, but we came out on top and I’m stoked on that.”
Shimoda trailed Deegan for the entire race and had to come from deeper in the field. Once he moved into second, he could not close the distance and finished four seconds behind in second. Shimoda incurred the same penalty as Deegan and was credited with third.
“Kind of equal pace,” Shimoda said. “There were some places I could push a little hard, but I got a little squirrelly and just couldn’t catch (Deegan). I want to congratulate him on winning the championship in Moto 1. Let’s go, Moto 2.”
Davies returned to racing last week in Unadilla and struggled after earning a poor start. He charged to the front early and led for a time before falling to fourth. With time running off the clock, Seth Hammaker had a mechanical failure and lifted Davies to the podium — and eventually put him in a position for the Moto 1 victory.
“It goes to show that if you put in hard work, it pays,” Davies said. “I was 12 weeks off the bike after the surgery. This is like my fourth week back on the bike. We really put in hard work. I’m not just a Supercross guy.”
Davies inherited the lead with the penalties to Deegan and Shimoda.
Davies was kept off the bike after suffering an injury when he was cleaned out by Deegan in the penultimate Supercross race in Denver. Deegan clinched the title that weekend.
Fourth-place Levi Kitchen and Drew Adams rounded out the top five.
- Deegan will clinch the title with a 15th-place finish.
- Hammaker was fastest in qualification.
- Tom Vialle earned the holeshot.
- Red flag on Lap 2.
- Vialle earned the holeshot on the restart.
- Davies and Adams slotted into podium spots early.
- Vialle crashed on Lap 2, Adams took the lead.
- Davies took the lead a lap later.
- Deegan passed Davies on Lap 6.
- Hammaker had a mechanical failure on Lap 14.
In Race Notes
Vialle earned the holeshot while Haiden Deegan had a modest start in fifth.
The red flag waved on Lap 2 for an accident for Pranger. This will necessitate a restart.
After getting roosted by Deegan in qualification, Shimoda cut to the inside on the first start and spoiled his momentum. After the moto, Deegan confronted Shimoda about the move, but in the post-race news conference Shimoda said it was not intentional.
Vialle repeated with a second holeshot on the restart.
Davies was second on Lap 1.
The restart played into Adams favor. His average start in 2025 is 17th, but he slotted into third.
Vialle went down on Lap 2 and handed the lead to Davies. Adams and Deegan came through as well.
Vialle remounted in fourth with Shimoda fifth.
Davies took the lead on Lap 3 with Deegan coming through to second.
Adams fell to third with Shimoda closing the gap on the podium.
Shimoda took third on Lap 5.
After battling side-by-side for two laps, Deegan took the spot on Lap 6.
Shimoda closed briefly, but Deegan reached down and stretched the lead to five seconds on Lap 10.
On Lap 11, Deegan led Shimoda by 5.3 seconds.
Davies, Hammaker, and Adams rounded out the top five.
Kitchen moved into fifth on Lap 12.
Vialle fell to 11th with an undisclosed issue. (He would not mount up for Moto 2.)
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