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ROUND 1 / MAY 30, 2026 FOX RACEWAY / PALA, CALIFORNIA MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P78 250MX With Deegan jumping to the 450MX division, a new champi- on will be crowned in the 250MX division. The first to throw his name in the running is Seth Hammaker, the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider, who came away with his first moto win and first-ever overall victory at Fox Raceway. Hammaker ran up front all day and led most of the first moto before an off- track excursion dropped him back to second. A runner-up finish was still a personal best for Hammaker. He came back firing in moto two, took over the lead at the halfway mark, and claimed a career-first moto victory and ultimately the overall for evaluation. "Three-quarters of the way through the first lap, Eli and I were sprinting," Marchbanks said. "He made a pass on me, and I went to make a pass back, and we got together in a racing incident. Neither of us let off the gas and just ended up coming together. I feel bad for what happened and hope he's doing alright." Just crowned Supercross champ Ken Roczen did not compete at Pala. After winning the Supercross title, the Suzuki rider has chosen to skip this year's outdoor championship completely. As of Pala, Roczen says he isn't going to compete in any rounds. rounded out the top five overall with 5-4 finishes. "Good times, some star-struck moments running and battling with some of these boys," Deegan said. "Starts weren't it, 5-4 on the day. Stoked on how I rode." Chase Sexton finished sixth on the day ahead of RJ Hamp - shire, Aaron Plessinger, Dylan Ferrandis and Christian Craig. Former champ, Red Bull KTM rider Eli Tomac's day ended early after a crash with Mon- ster Energy Kawasaki's Garrett Marchbanks, who managed to re-enter the race and finish 28th. Tomac, however, was eventually helped off the track nursing a strained neck and was transported to the hospital Prado finished second overall for his first Pro Motocross podium.