Debrief: 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Budds Creek
The 2025 Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, came to a captivating conclusion on a balmy afternoon in Southern Maryland, as Budds Creek Motocross Park hosted the 11th race of the summer campaign and the 28th and final round of the SMX World Championship regular season. The Yamaha Racing Budds Creek National Finals locked in the field of athletes that will contest the upcoming SMX Playoffs but, more importantly, crowned a 250 Class Champion as Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan captured the Gary Jones Cup for the second consecutive season in a dominant effort. With the championship already decided in the 450 Class, Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence enjoyed another solid afternoon to wrap up his second title-winning summer with a ninth victory. Words: Press Release
450
Jett Lawrence’s 1-2 effort was enough to secure his ninth win of the season and the 24th win of his career, solidifying his hold of fifth all-time in the 450 Class. Hunter Lawrence’s sixth runner-up finish of the season (3-1) completed the sixth 1-2 finish for the siblings this summer. Lawrence also added to his all-time record of consecutive top five finishes to begin a 450 Class career with 22 in a row. Cooper landed on the overall podium for the third time this season and fifth time in his career (2-4).
The final standings saw history made by the Lawrences, who became the first siblings to finish 1-2 in the championship. Tomac, who finished eighth (5-8), rounded out the championship podium in third.
Cooper’s podium result put the finishing touch on an impressive regular season. He contested all 28 motos to earn the top seed for the SMX Playoffs. Jett Lawrence, who missed the final 13 races of Monster Energy Supercross with a torn ACL, surged to the second seed as he chases a third consecutive World Championship. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart moved up to the third seed on the final day of the regular season following a sixth-place finish (7-6).
250
With the Moto 1 penalty, Deegan’s 2-1 finishes were enough to not only wrap up his seventh win of the season but also back-to-back 250 Class titles. He completed his 250 Class career with 14 career victories, which places him in a four-way tie for eighth all-time with Blake Baggett, Broc Glover, and Jett Lawrence. Shimoda earned his eighth podium finish with a runner-up effort (3-2), while Kitchen landed on the overall podium for the first time since the fifth race of the season at Southwick (4-3).
Deegan completed the championship with a winning margin of 48 points over Shimoda and will enter the SMX Playoffs as the top seed, where he’ll chase a third straight World Championship. Shimoda finished as a championship runner-up spot for the second time in his career, while Marchbanks, who finished fourth (8-4), completed the best season of his career with third in the final standings.
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