Photo of the 450 class start at round four of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at High Point on Jun 14th
High Point delivered a mix of overcast skies and a late downpour that shook up the final 450 moto, creating tricky conditions. Despite the weather, racing was intense across both classes.
The 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship continued its momentum into Round 4 with the traditional Father’s Day weekend stop at the iconic High Point Raceway in Pennsylvania.
Under mostly cloudy skies—before a late thunderstorm added drama—the day saw Jett Lawrence extend his perfect 450 Class season with a gritty 1-3 moto performance, while Haiden Deegan returned to dominance in the 250 Class, earning his third perfect 1-1 sweep of the season.
450 Class
The first 450 Class moto saw Jett Lawrence rocket to the Holeshot, chased closely by Justin Cooper, Aaron Plessinger, and Hunter Lawrence. It didn’t take long for Plessinger to make a move into second, followed by Hunter passing Cooper to settle into third. The front group began to stretch away until Jett stalled his bike 10 minutes in, momentarily slipping to third as Plessinger and Hunter went through.
Plessinger opened a four-second gap while Jett regrouped and passed Hunter to reclaim second. Although his first charge at Plessinger saw a few mistakes, the Honda rider bided his time before making a decisive pass to retake the lead with less than 10 minutes to go. Hunter later moved into second, and Plessinger found himself fending off Cooper and Eli Tomac for third. The trio battled right to the chequers, but Plessinger held strong, while Jett crossed the line for his sixth moto win of the season, 1.8 seconds ahead of Hunter.
Photo of the Jett Lawrence at round four of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at High Point on Jun 14th
Jett Lawrence captured his fourth straight win to open the season. Photo: MX Sports Pro Racing.
As the skies opened, the final moto launched into muddy chaos. Hunter Lawrence grabbed the holeshot but was quickly passed by Tomac. Jett, meanwhile, got a poor start and sat ninth as Tomac pushed ahead in the clear. With worsening track conditions, Tomac stretched a lead over Hunter, who briefly closed the gap before the Yamaha veteran pulled away again. Jett picked his way through the pack, eventually making it to third after capitalising on Plessinger’s decision to ditch his goggles.
But just as the battle was heating up, race officials threw the red flag due to lightning in the area. With more than 20 minutes completed, the results were declared official, handing the moto win to Tomac, with Hunter second and Jett third.
Photo of the Hunter Lawrence at round four of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at High Point on Jun 14th
Hunter Lawrence snared his best result of the young season in second. Photo: MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.
That effort was enough for Jett Lawrence to secure his fourth overall victory of the season and 19th of his career, with 1-3 finishes edging out Hunter’s 2-2 score by a single point. Tomac’s impressive Moto 2 win landed him third overall with 5-1 scores—his 75th career podium in the premier class.
“I needed to make sure I didn’t make a mistake any bigger than the one I made on the start of Moto 2,” Jett explained. “Eli and Hunter were gone, and I saw AP and knew I had to do the best I could, which was third place. I didn’t know how much time was left when they flew the red flag, but thankfully I was third [to secure the overall].”
Hunter, ever the tactician, noted the conditions changed everything: “I know my capabilities on the bike, so after the first moto I knew I needed to improve on my start and a few other small things. But that all went out the window when the rain came, and then I knew that the first lap could likely determine how the race would play out.”
Photo of the Eli Tomac at round four of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at High Point on Jun 14th
Eli Tomac earned his second moto win of the season in a third-place effort. Photo: MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.
For Tomac, it was a welcome shift in momentum. “It was like I had two different days [Moto 1 to Moto 2],” he said. “It’s such a different experience racing out front versus being in the chaos, so it was good to make things easier on myself in Moto 2. It was a breath of fresh air.”
The result leaves Jett 28 points ahead of Tomac in the standings, with Plessinger third, 34 points back. Hunter moves up to fourth, just one point further adrift.
Photo of the Haiden Deegan at round four of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at High Point on Jun 14th
Haiden Deegan returned to dominant form with a third 1-1 effort this season. Photo: MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.
250 Class
In the 250s, it was a return to form for Haiden Deegan, who left no doubt about his intent to remain championship leader with a commanding 1-1 performance.
The opening moto was a Star Racing sweep off the gate, with Nate Thrasher claiming the holeshot, ahead of Deegan and standout Australian amateur Kayden Minear. Deegan took control before the opening lap was out and never looked back. After a crash dropped Minear out of podium contention, Seth Hammaker moved into third, later surrendering the spot to Levi Kitchen, who also passed Thrasher for second.
By the halfway mark, Deegan had pulled out to a double-digit lead and cruised to victory by seven seconds over Kitchen, with Hammaker rounding out the top three in a career-best moto finish. Tom Vialle and Chance Hymas rounded out the top five.
In Moto 2, Vialle shot out to the holeshot, but Deegan wasted no time surging into the lead, followed by Hymas into second. With a clear track, Deegan checked out once again. Vialle came under pressure from Jo Shimoda, who crashed while attempting a pass, giving the KTM rider breathing room. Hymas, who looked secure in second, lost his rhythm on the final lap, allowing Vialle to sneak past.
That gave Deegan his third overall victory of the season, all with perfect scores. It also marked his 10th career win and made him the 11th different rider to win at High Point in as many years.
“Last weekend was a little depressing [finishing second] but that’s racing,” Deegan admitted. “We backed it up this weekend and are back where we want to be. I’m stoked.”
Photo of the Tom Vialle at round four of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at High Point on Jun 14th
Tom Vialle earned his first podium result since the opening round in second. Photo: MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc
Vialle was happy to be back on pace, saying, “The last two races weren’t great, but I enjoyed the track today. It was gnarly, but we had two good starts, and I was able to improve on where we’ve been recently.”
Levi Kitchen claimed third overall for the third round in a row and reflected on the challenges of consistency: “I tried to ride the track like I did Moto 1 [finishing second] and it just wasn’t there. Overall, my starts were better today and I’m feeling a little bit better [physically], so we’re building.”
Deegan now leads the 250 championship by 42 points over Shimoda, with Hymas and Garrett Marchbanks tied for third, 62 points behind.
After a busy opening month, the Pro Motocross Championship will take a well-earned break before returning on June 28 for Round 5 at the sandy circuit of The Wick 338 in Southwick, Massachusetts.
Photo of the Levi Kitchen at round four of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at High Point on Jun 14th
Levi Kitchen finished third overall for the third consecutive race. Photo: MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.
450 Class Overall – High Point
Pos Rider Hometown Motos Bike
1st Jett Lawrence Landsborough, Australia 1 – 3 Honda
2nd Hunter Lawrence Landsborough, Australia 2 – 2 Honda
3rd Eli Tomac Cortez, CO 5 – 1 Yamaha
4th Aaron Plessinger Hamilton, OH 3 – 4 KTM
5th Justin Cooper Cold Spring Harbor, NY 4 – 5 Yamaha
6th Joey Savatgy Thomasville, GA 8 – 6 Honda
7th Jason Anderson Edgewood, NM 7 – 7 Kawasaki
8th R.J. Hampshire Hudson, FL 6 – 8 Husqvarna
9th Coty Schock Dover, DE 10 – 9 Yamaha
10th Cooper Webb Newport, NC 9 – 11 Yamaha
11th Benoit Paturel France 11 – 10 Suzuki
12th Colt Nichols Muskogee, OK 13 – 12 Suzuki
13th Mitchell Harrison Lansing, MI 14 – 14 Kawasaki
14th Valentin Guillod Switzerland 17 – 13 Yamaha
15th Grant Harlan Justin, TX 15 – 16 Yamaha
16th Harri Kullas Estonia 16 – 18 Husqvarna
17th Jorge Prado Lugo, Galicia, Spain 12 – 23 Kawasaki
18th Fredrik Noren Lidköping, Sweden 18 – 17 Kawasaki
19th Bryson Gardner Paso Robles, CA 24 – 15 Beta
20th Brad West Dingo, Queensland, Australia 36 – 19 Yamaha
21st Lorenzo Locurcio Venezuela 21 – 20 GasGas
22nd Jeremy Hand Mantua, OH 20 – 21 Honda
23rd Romain Pape France 19 – 36 Yamaha
24th Scotty Verhaeghe Paris, France 29 – 22 Yamaha
25th Derek Kelley Riverside, CA 22 – 29 Yamaha
26th Justin Rodbell Prince Frederick, MD 32 – 26 Honda
27th Bryton Carroll Vineland, NJ 27 – 33 Yamaha
28th Tyler Stepek Mount Airy, MD 26 – 35 Yamaha
29th Cade Clason Arcadia, OH 25 – 37 Kawasaki
30th Vincent Luhovey Greensburg, PA 23 – 39 Kawasaki
31st Brandon Ray Fremont, CA 35 – 28 Honda
32nd Ricci Randanella Marlton, NJ 31 – 32 Kawasaki
33rd Bryce Shelly Telford, PA 40 – 24 Yamaha
34th John Short Pilot Point, TX 38 – 27 Honda
35th Joshua Boaz Eagan, MN 34 – 31 KTM
36th Derek Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 28 – 38 Yamaha
37th Trevin Nelson Stokesdale, NC 33 – 34 Yamaha
38th Benny Bloss Oak Grove, MO 30 – 40 Beta
39th Matti Jorgensen Denmark DNS – 25 Husqvarna
40th Logan Leitzel Dillsburg, PA DNS – 30 Kawasaki
41st Jeffrey Walker Ottawa Lake, MI 37 – DNS KTM
42nd Malcolm Stewart Haines City, FL 39 – DNS Husqvarna
450 Class Points Standings After Round 4
Pos Rider Hometown Points
1st Jett Lawrence Landsborough, Australia 190 points
2nd Eli Tomac Cortez, CO 162 points
3rd Aaron Plessinger Hamilton, OH 156 points
4th Hunter Lawrence Landsborough, Australia 153 points
5th Justin Cooper Cold Spring Harbor, NY 148 points
6th R.J. Hampshire Hudson, FL 117 points
7th Cooper Webb Newport, NC 100 points
8th Jason Anderson Edgewood, NM 99 points
9th Joey Savatgy Thomasville, GA 98 points
10th Jorge Prado Lugo, Galicia, Spain 82 points
11th Valentin Guillod Switzerland 66 points
12th Coty Schock Dover, DE 66 points
13th Benoit Paturel France 64 points
14th Malcolm Stewart Haines City, FL 60 points
15th Colt Nichols Muskogee, OK 53 points
16th Grant Harlan Justin, TX 40 points
17th Harri Kullas Estonia 37 points
18th Mitchell Harrison Lansing, MI 32 points
19th Derek Kelley Riverside, CA 26 points
20th Derek Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 24 points
250 Class Overall – High Point
Pos Rider Hometown Motos Bike
1st Haiden Deegan Temecula, CA 1 – 1 Yamaha
2nd Tom Vialle Avignon, France 4 – 2 KTM
3rd Levi Kitchen Washougal, WA 2 – 6 Kawasaki
4th Chance Hymas Pocatello, ID 5 – 3 Honda
5th Garrett Marchbanks Coalville, UT 7 – 4 Kawasaki
6th Jo Shimoda Suzuka City, Japan 6 – 5 Honda
7th Seth Hammaker Bainbridge, PA 3 – 14 Kawasaki
8th Casey Cochran Portsmouth, VA 11 – 9 GasGas
9th Nate Thrasher Livingston, TN 10 – 10 Yamaha
10th Jalek Swoll Belleview, FL 14 – 8 Triumph
11th Ty Masterpool Fallon, NV 8 – 17 Kawasaki
12th Mikkel Haarup Silkeborg, Denmark 19 – 7 Triumph
13th Maximus Vohland Sacramento, CA 13 – 13 Yamaha
14th Jordon Smith Belmont, NC 12 – 16 Triumph
15th Michael Mosiman Sebastopol, CA 9 – 20 Yamaha
16th Ryder Difrancesco Bakersfield, CA 21 – 11 GasGas
17th Dilan Schwartz Alpine, CA 40 – 12 Yamaha
18th Kayden Minear WA, Australia 20 – 15 Yamaha
19th Avery Long New London, MN 17 – 18 KTM
20th Julien Beaumer Lake Havasu City, AZ 15 – 40 KTM
21st Drew Adams Chattanooga, TN 16 – 35 Kawasaki
22nd Austin Forkner Richards, MO 18 – 37 Triumph
23rd Gavin Towers Venetia, PA 24 – 19 Honda
24th Lux Turner Gardnerville, NV 27 – 21 KTM
25th Reid Taylor Australia 22 – 22 Yamaha
26th Hamden Hudson Danville, VA 26 – 26 GasGas
27th Cole Timboe 25 – 28 Yamaha
28th Ayden Shive Dade City, FL 33 – 24 KTM
29th Lance Kobusch New Florence, MO 23 – 34 Honda
30th Hunter Yoder Menifee, CA 36 – 23 Kawasaki
31st Maxwell Sanford Pasadena, MD 30 – 29 Kawasaki
32nd Jack Rogers Brookeville, MD 29 – 31 Kawasaki
33rd Russell Buccheri Duxbury, MA 32 – 30 KTM
34th CJ Benard Peoria, AZ 38 – 27 KTM
35th Aidan Dickens Skippers, VA 35 – 32 Yamaha
36th Jace Kessler 28 – 39 KTM
37th Dalton Venter Meyersdale 31 – 38 Yamaha
38th Parker Ross Herald, CA 34 – 36 Yamaha
39th Dayton Briggs Riverside, CA 39 – 33 Husqvarna
40th Jack Chambers DNS – 25 Kawasaki
41st Alexander Fedortsov Hallandale, FL 37 – DNS Yamaha
250 Class Points Standings After Round 4
Pos Rider Hometown Points
1st Haiden Deegan Temecula, CA 194 points
2nd Jo Shimoda Suzuka City, Japan 152 points
3rd Chance Hymas Pocatello, ID 132 points
4th Garrett Marchbanks Coalville, UT 132 points
5th Tom Vialle Avignon, France 125 points
6th Levi Kitchen Washougal, WA 124 points
7th Ty Masterpool Fallon, NV 89 points
8th Casey Cochran Portsmouth, VA 88 points
9th Julien Beaumer Lake Havasu City, AZ 87 points
10th Maximus Vohland Sacramento, CA 82 points
11th Mikkel Haarup Silkeborg, Denmark 80 points
12th Michael Mosiman Sebastopol, CA 77 points
13th Seth Hammaker Bainbridge, PA 73 points
14th Jordon Smith Belmont, NC 71 points
15th Dilan Schwartz Alpine, CA 65 points
16th Drew Adams Chattanooga, TN 62 points
17th Ryder Difrancesco Bakersfield, CA 54 points
18th Nate Thrasher Livingston, TN 35 points
19th Parker Ross Herald, CA 34 points
20th Austin Forkner Richards, MO 32 points
21st Kayden Minear WA, Australia 23 points
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