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ROUND 17 / MAY 10, 2025 RICE ECCLES STADIUM / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P74 Aaron Plessinger took the holeshot but finished sixth ahead of Dean Wilson, Justin Hill, Shane McElrath and Dylan Ferrandis. 250SX EAST/WEST SHOWDOWN The 250SX divisions came together for the annual Dave Coombs Sr. 250SX East/West Showdown. With the 250SX West title already in Haiden Deegan's hands, all eyes were on the 250SX East competitors, as only three points separated Tom Vialle, Seth Hammaker and third and finished in a safe po- dium position. Cooper certainly came on strong in the second half of the season, and Salt Lake adds a fourth podium to his season, three of those coming in the past three weeks. "I had an idea where the points were at," Cooper said. "It was tough to pass, and I didn't want to make an aggressive pass on Coop. I was trying to be respect - ful, but once Malcolm got him, I decided it was time to go. Ending it this way with three straight podiums is pretty cool for me." Webb's fourth was one spot better than Joey Savatgy, who matched his season-best finish in fifth. "P5 to end the season," Sa - vatgy said. "I'm happy to have made some progress from round one to now. I always want more, but it was nice being back on the grind after missing last year." short of an overall podium. "It was a great race for me; we did everything that we could," Stewart said. "I'm just stoked to end this championship with a second-place finish. We made a lot of progress this year, be - cause last year we were coming back from injury, and I was just overthinking things. Tampa re- ally turned things around for me with having the confidence of being able to run at the front." Justin Cooper finished on the podium in third, which proved good enough for third in the series championship. The Mon - ster Energy Star Racing Yamaha rider followed his teammate Webb for most of the race while Stewart clawed his way through the field. Cooper, knowing he held an advantage in points, didn't put up too much of a fight as Stewart moved into second. He eventually passed Webb for (Above left) Justin Cooper made it three podiums in a row to end the season. He also claimed third in the championship points. (Above right) Cooper Webb led early on but eventually backed it down to take home a safe fourth place. (Right) Haiden Deegan ended the season with a bang and dominated the 250SX East/West Showdown.