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ran up near the front in both mo- tos, going 4-3. A late-race pass on Vialle in moto two gave him third in the moto and bumped him to third in the overall rank- ings. He said this could be his final Pro Motocross in the 250MX class, as he looks to make a full- time bid on the 450 next summer. "I'll be defending on the West Coast [in Supercross] on a 250," Hampshire said. "If I'm up for it, select 450 rounds on the op - posite coast and then hopefully making my full-time debut out- doors on the 450 next year. We were here for the gate drops and to get some intensity back, and somehow pulled off a podium." Since last year's 250MX Champion, Hunter Lawrence, ing for the lead with Vialle and Deegan. Hymas got close but never close enough to make a pass stick and crossed the line in second place, six seconds be - hind Deegan. He claimed fourth in the series standings. "It's nice to end the season with a podium," Hymas said. "This is the best I've ridden in my career, and it's been fun bat - tling with these guys all summer and just being up front again. This weekend was probably the two most intense motos all year; what a way to cap it off." RJ Hampshire grabbed third overall for his first podium of the year in just his second week - end back racing. The Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing pilot second place in the champion - ship points after rival Levi Kitchen crashed out in the final moto. "I've been close to winning an overall a few times this year," Vialle said. "I made a lot of mistakes, some small crashes. I was pretty stressed. I was like, 'I need at least one win.' I feel like I've been close all year but couldn't make it happen, and today was the day." Chance Hymas finished on the podium in second with 6-2 scores. The Honda rider slugged it out in a five-rider battle for a podium in moto one but was left on the outside looking in and ul - timately took sixth. The second moto proved more fruitful, as he found himself up front and fight - ROUND 11 / AUGUST 24, 2024 IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / MONSTER ENERGY SMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P84 Chance Hymas finished on the 250MX box with second overall.