the New Zealand native quietly
chipped away at the leaders and
found himself in a solid fourth
for most of the race. Davies
received a gift on the final lap
when Smith crashed in the final
whoop section. This bumped
Davies to third, joining his team
-
mate Deegan on the podium.
"I
was going into the whoops
and saw yellow flags, and I was
just praying," Davies said. "I saw
him [Smith] down, and I was like,
'Yes!' I'm glad he's all right, but
yeah it was good."
Smith crashed spectacularly
on the final lap while trying to
pass Beaumer. Despite the mis
-
take, he only lost one spot and
still finished
fourth.
ing on title defense and is han-
dling it well. He'll retain the red
plate for at
least another week.
"I went for an early pass in
the second turn but didn't make
it stick," Beaumer said. "He
[Deegan] got a good five-second
lead by lap five or six, and then
it started raining and got slick.
There's nothing I could do to
-
night. He was better, and that's
that."
Seventeen-year-old Cole
Davies took third place in the
250SX main, earning his first
career podium. The Monster En
-
ergy Star Racing Yamaha rider
is still
in his rookie season but
has run up front in the first three
rounds. After starting seventh,
fastest lap in qualifying, Beau-
mer seemed to be off the pace
during
the main.
"I struggled quite a bit in
the whoops all day," Beaumer
said. "We made a change after
the first qualifying session,
and I thought it helped, but the
whoops broke down a little bit
differently than I thought in the
main, and I struggled for sure."
As he dealt with the less-
than-ideal bike setup, Beaumer
backed things down while run
-
ning in second place. Pressure
from
Jordon Smith came on late
in the race, but Beaumer stayed
vigilant and never cracked.
Beaumer has gone from never
having the red plate to now be
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ROUND 3 / JANUARY 25, 2025
ANGEL STADIUM | ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Beaumer played it safe with second
place and still holds the points lead.
