Deegan, which put both of the
contenders on the ground on the
opening lap of the second moto.
Shimoda was never the fastest
in either moto and was openly
dealing with an illness over the
weekend. Still, he kept a strong
dis, who rounded out the top 10.
Heading into the title-deciding
round in Las Vegas, which of
-
fers triple points, Jett holds a
slim six-point lead over his older
brother, Hunter, 91-85. Tomac
is third with 75 points (-16), fol-
lowed by Sexton with 68 (-23)
and Webb with 67 (-24).
250SMX
The action in the 250SMX divi-
sion also came to a head in St.
Louis as a new points leader, Jo
Shimoda, emerged just before
the season finale in Las Vegas.
Shimoda came away with the
overall win and used a safe pair
of seconds to seal the deal. His
points swing came thanks to
Levi Kitchen's aggressive and
controversial move on Haiden
that. I was able to push the
whole main, though, and overall,
[I] just learned a lot again about
the pace up front and what
needs to happen. Lots of room
for improvement on my side, but
this was for sure a step forward
again."
This year's Supercross
champ, Cooper Webb, finished
fifth overall with 8-4 finishes.
"I rode the struggle bus in the
first moto, but I'm happy with
the progress in my riding in the
second moto. An 8-4 on the
day. One round left and going to
keep working to get back where
I belong."
RJ Hampshire just missed a
top-five overall but still beat out
Chase Sexton, Justin Cooper,
Joey Savatgy and Dylan Ferran
-
said team manager Jeremy Cok-
er. "I dabbed my knee in practice
in the turn before the rhythm and
can't really straighten it without
pain, pressure and instability,"
Forkner added. "Didn't even fall,
just a small dab, but I think it
twisted as well, which may have
done it. Most likely just a menis-
cus with what I'm feeling, but I'll
be getting an MRI on Monday, so
I'll update after."
Briefly...
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The 250SMX class saw its own shake-up in the
points standings. Jo Shimoda (30) took the overall
250SMX win with a consistent pair of second-
place finishes. He's the new points leader.
