Jeremy Martin swept the podium in his final 250 class race and won Moto 2 of the Spring Creek National in Millville, Minnesota, before finishing second to Haiden Deegan in overall results.
“I was definitely tired after Moto 1,” Martin said. “We made a slight suspension adjustment. ... I said, ‘I can go hard for a couple of laps, but once I settle in, can you go a little softer?’ I was on rails. Millville Valley — I was weed-whacking all these hills this summer and had five days on the Star Yamaha before racing here. I’ve had a shit two to three last years. It’s been really bad with a lot of injuries, and I’m just so grateful for everyone who’s helped me during my career.”
Martin earned the holeshot in both races, finished third in Moto 1, and dominated Moto 2.
Martin had a large enough advantage over the field that he rode most of the final lap with one hand off the handlebars and his first in the air. The final margin of victory was 7.161 seconds.
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But it was Deegan with the overall win despite riding with a torn muscle in his leg. Deegan won an intense battle over Jo Shimoda in Moto 1, and that made the difference in the round. Finishing first and second in the two races, Deegan scored two points more than Martin for the overall win.
“To get a win, I’m stoked,” Deegan said after winning the overall. “We’ll be back next week and come out swinging at Washougal.”
Shimoda experienced brake problems while leading Moto 2. He faded to fifth with the mechanical issue in the second race for third overall.
Triumph rider Mikkel Haarup narrowly missed earning his first podium by two points after finishing third in Moto 2 and fourth in Moto 1. He finished fourth overall.
“This is a little bit of a sneak peek of what’s to come the rest of the season,” Haarup said.
Garrett Marchbanks rounded out the top five overall with seventh-place finishes in both motos.
250 Moto 2 Results
250 Overall Results
- Martin earns the holeshot in Moto 2 to sweep.
- Tom Vialle crashed on Lap 1 and was slow to rise.
- Martin led the first lap — the 10th rider to lead in 250s.
- Shimoda took the lead on Lap 2.
- Deegan moved up to fourth on Lap 5.
- Shimoda rode off course on Lap 6; Martin reassumed the lead.
- Vialle retired with first-lap crash damage.
- Deegan moved into third on Lap 7.
- Martin extended his lead to 5.8 seconds on Lap 14.
- Martin won by 7.161 seconds over Deegan and 14.183 over Haarup
In-Race Notes
Martin won the holeshot in both motos of his final Nationals.
Martin held onto the lead through Lap 1. He’s the 10th leader of 2025.
Deegan had a slow start but managed to run just outside the top five.
Haarup and Jalek Swoll ran well in the opening laps to circle third and fourth.
Deegan moved around Swoll for fourth on Lap 5. He is 5.4 seconds behind Shimoda.
Shimoda rode off course and waved frantically to his mechanics on Lap 5 with apparent brake issues. Martin reassumed the lead. It was his back brake that failed.
Deegan moved into third on Lap 7, closed on Shimoda, and momentarily rode off course. As they ran, Deegan had the overall lead.
Haarup passed Shimoda on Lap 8 and then fourth to Swoll one lap later.
Haarup in third, Swoll in fourth, and Jordon Smith in sixth were showing strong for Triumph.
The gap between Martin and Deegan stabilized at three seconds on Lap 13.
Martin won by 7.161 seconds over Deegan.
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