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it landed on the edge of the hay bale and spun me into a 180. It was a mistake on my part and caught me off-guard." He fought back to sixth after crashing and salvaged third overall with 2-1-6 finishes. Deegan is still fourth in points. "My pit board said, 'Pass the guys in front of you to get sec- ond,'" Deegan said. "Trust me, I was charging. I crashed at the start and couldn't get the bike started. Then it was just a fight from there. When you're pushing that hard trying to catch guys like that, you make mistakes, which can cost you some time. It was hard to push as hard as you can and make mistakes while fighting it." two spots after the Birmingham main. The 18-year-old looked calm and collected as he let his results put those actions be- hind him. He followed second place in race one, with a win in race two, and came into the final moto with a winner-take- all scenario. Unfortunately for Deegan, a solo crash in the first corner turned his night upside down. "I was starting inside all night because I was not risking a 'come across,' " Deegan said. "It was my fault; I came in too hot and locked the front brake up. I would've made the turn fine, but what happened was when I locked the brake up, it lifted my rear up and set it to the left, and made it an uphill battle from there on out. Vialle bounced back with a third in race two and a statement win in race three to cap off the night. "I feel way better this year," Vialle said. "I'm a little frustrated with that crash in the first moto. I tried to slow down in those whoops, but I just went super- fast and tipped over. I was fine, which was nice. I wanted to win that last one. I was kind of far back from the other guys, but I still wanted to win that last one." Deegan rebounded for third after two non-podium week - ends. The Star Racing Yamaha rider was the talking point of the week after receiving a mon- etary fine and getting docked ROUND 10 / MARCH 16, 2024 LUCAS OIL STADIUM / INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P72 Tom Vialle claimed a race win en route to second overall in the 250cc class.