to the crash, we're still unclear
of exactly what happened, but
it does look like we could be
dealing with debris in the brakes
from the track, and if that's the
case, we need to come up with a
solution on how to prevent this
in the future."
250MX
Things got back on track for
Haiden Deegan at Ironman. The
defending champ looked fully re-
covered after the two-week break
and eager to
put himself back
on the top step of the podium. In
moto one, Deegan ran down Jo
Shimoda with an impressive late-
race run after eating up a gap
of more than seven seconds.
This set the tone for the rest of
to have the overall in his hand
just after slotting into third.
Shortly after, Sexton suffered a
huge crash. He tried to remount,
but there was obvious damage
to his front-brake system, and
he walked back to the pits. A
1-DNF resulted in 10th overall.
Red Bull KTM team manager
Ian Harrison said of the situa
-
tion, "He lost control over the
jump. I
did not see it exactly, but
afterwards I could see that he
couldn't get going as the front
brake was jammed on. It was
unclear at that time when it had
happened, but judging from
when we got to the bike, it looks
to be that the brake packed full
of mud, and that was the after
-
effect of the crash. Leading up
and dominated
the second moto
for sixth place overall.
"I was ready to go, and the
gate didn't want to drop," Law-
rence said of the first moto. "The
guy next
to me flinched, and I
was just so committed that I hit
the gate. They have their rules,
so it is what it is. The more
important thing is that Hunter is
getting his first 450 win. It's been
a long time coming, and I know
he's been very close, and I've
been a pain in the butt for him."
Sexton was another rider
with an up-and-down day. The
defending champ stormed to
an impressive win in moto one,
even after tipping over on the
opening lap. In race two, he
worked his way up and looked
ROUND 9 / AUGUST 9, 2025
IRONMAN RACEWAY | CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P64
Haiden Deegan
took another big
step forward toward
another title.
