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ROUND 3 / SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA SUPERMOTOCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P70 contact with Shimoda at least three times. The third clash backfired on him, causing both riders to go down. Shimoda quickly remounted in second place behind new leader Ham- maker, while Deegan walked away from his bike with a bro- ken collarbone. The games up front allowed Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Tom Vialle to catch Shimoda and pass him for second with less than two laps remaining. With Hammaker leading, Vialle in second, and Shimoda in third, the overall night win would've gone to Hammaker. But Shi - moda launched a last-minute surge and passed Vialle in the final corner to finish second in the moto, claiming overall vic - tory and securing the 2025 SMX World Championship. The title tween him and Shimoda. Shimoda did exactly what he needed to do and led from start to finish in the opening race of the night. This gave him some extra breathing room going into the final moto as he and Deegan once again found each other on track in race two. Shimoda started back in eighth but even - tually caught up to Deegan, who drastically slowed the pace to allow third-place Hammaker to close the gap, hoping Shimoda would get caught up in the chaos and perhaps fall. Over the next few laps, Deegan, looking over his shoul - der, obviously made intentional In the end, Jett left Vegas with the $1 million champion- ship payout (plus the $100,000 race-win bonus), Hunter earned half a million, while Tomac went home with $250,000, Roczen $200,000 and Justin Cooper $150,000. 250SMX The 250SMX title fight between Jo Shimoda and Haiden Deegan came down to the wire, with Shimoda coming into the final leading the points by 10 over Deegan. Shimoda needed to finish second or better to wrap up the title. Deegan, however, needed to win with space be - end carrying a niggling thumb injury from Charlotte, followed by a heavy hit during qualifying. We locked in for the mains, but another crash put me out of the race, and we parked it for the night." MOVING ON UP For Red Bull KTM's Tom Vialle, the Las Vegas race was the turn- ing point in his career. "It was a big weekend for me," he said. "It was my last 250 race, so I'm really excited to move to the 450 next year. I'm pretty happy with the way I [wrapped] up my sea- son. Third in the SMX Champion- ship is pretty good, so I'm excited for the future and moving up to the 450." Briefly... Jo Shimoda earned his first 250 SuperMotocross Championship.