MECHANICSVILLE, Maryland: Cole Davies scored the Moto 1 victory over Haiden Deegan after a penalty to the 2025 champion, but Deegan won the Budds Creek overall with a Moto 2 victory.
Deegan took the lead early in the moto over Nate Thrasher and was then slowed by the second red flag of the day. He maintained his lead during a staggered restart and led the remainder of the race to score the moto win and the overall with finishes of second and first. Deegan crossed under the checkered flag first in Moto 1, but was penalized five points and a position for jumping and passing a rider on a red cross flag.
“I told my mechanic, watch this,” Deegan said. “I’m going to sprint; I’m going to kick their ass. And that’s what I did.”
Shimoda was assessed the same penalty in Moto 2, dropping him from second to third in the first race. He finished second in Moto 2 and was scored second overall.
“Hopefully I can keep this momentum going with my starts,” Shimoda said. “I just have to fight for it, but overall I’ve never felt much better.”
Levi Kitchen finished third in Moto 2 and was fourth in Moto 1 to stand on the race and overall podium.
“I’ve been trying,” Kitchen said. “I’ve been trying every weekend. I’ve hit the ground a lot and started in the back. The team, I’m really grateful for them. We found a little with the bike and it helped with the starts today.”
Davies finished 17th in Moto 2 and was scored seventh overall after winning the first race.
- Thrasher earned the holeshot over Deegan.
- Deegan took the lead on Lap 2.
- Julien Beaumer crashed hard on Lap 2.
- A red flag waved on Lap 3 for Beaumer’s crash.
- The restart was a staggered for the second time this year.
- The first staggered start came in 450s at Washougal.
- Deegan regained the lead on the restart.
- Deegan won by 13.5 seconds over Shimoda.
In Race Notes
Thrasher and Deegan take the top two spots on the gate drop.
Tom Vialle failed to line up for Moto 2 for an undisclosed injury in Moto 1.
Deegan quickly took the lead from Thrasher and was in position to win the overall after Davies got a poor start.
Beaumer’s crash drew a second red flag of the day on Lap 3. Beaumer was slow to rise and needed assistance from the Alpinestars Medical team.
The staggered restart insured the top contenders maintained this position.
With Vialle unable to start Moto 2, Garrett Marchbanks clinched the third seeding for the SuperMotocross playoffs as well as third in 250 Pro Motocross.
Deegan stretched the advantage early to five seconds as the field hit the halfway point.
Major crashes tend to dial down the aggression of riders and the riders seem to be content with holding their positions in this final race of 2026 Pro Motocross.
Shimoda, Kitchen, Thrasher, and Marchbanks rounded out the top five.
Deegan stretched his advantage in the closing laps and finished more than 13 seconds ahead of Shimoda.
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