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in second, but he ran wide in the final turn of the final lap, which allowed Shimoda to sneak by at the checkers. "The track was fast today, and I had a tough start in moto two, but I pushed hard until the very end," Vialle said. "I'm pretty satisfied with third in the SMX Championship. I feel like I maximized what was possible for today." Nate Thrasher's 5-4 finishes at the finale were good enough to bump him to fourth in the overall championship, two points ahead of his Star Racing Yamaha teammate, Deegan. "I got terrible starts, but I just dug deep," Thrasher said. "The first moto I was way back and ended up fifth and then was fourth in moto two. In these last two rounds, my intensity has been there, and I've been back "It's awesome to finish sec - ond—Jo was riding awesome. And a hectic race, for sure," Hammaker said. "Man, it just feels good. Second overall in the series, a good way to end the season, and now just time to rest up and get ready for next year." Hammaker also told us that he'll be undergoing shoulder sur - gery on Tuesday, September 23, and he plans to be 100 percent healthy for the '26 season. Vialle finished third overall for his final race in the 250 class. The two-time Supercross Champion started outside the top five in both motos but used his veteran experience to slowly chip away on the hybrid-track layout. His night took a turn in the second race as he battled Shimoda for a spot on the po - dium. Vialle looked comfortable marks Shimoda's first profes- sional championship, making him the first Japanese rider to earn an SMX, SX or MX title. Afterward, Shimoda said that he expected the shenanigans by Deegan and didn't mind. "I knew there was a lot of pressure on the line, and I was expecting Deegan to be really aggressive," Shimoda said. "I caught Deegan, but he slowed to let me pass, so I kind of knew already that something was going to happen, and he might attack pretty crazy, which he did. I had to be smart. The most important thing is I just didn't want to get smashed—I think I did pretty good!" Hammaker benefitted from the Deegan/Shimoda drama by winning the final moto and jumped to second in the cham - pionship points, pocketing $250,000. ROUND 3 / SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA SUPERMOTOCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P72 Seth Hammaker finished second on the night and jumped to second in the 250SMX series standings.