RJ Hampshire logged his best
result of the season with a pair
of fourths for fourth overall.
"We did some testing this
week back home and found
some more comfort," said
Hampshire. "The bike felt much
better today. I felt like I could
ride and push, and my speed in
the second moto was much bet
-
ter than the first."
Garrett
Marchbanks grabbed
his third top five of the season
in fifth overall.
"I thought my racecraft was a
little better today on the open
-
ing laps," Marchbanks said. "I
got into
fifth again pretty quickly
and just rode my own race. I
tried to push for RJ, but he was
riding really well today. With
about four laps to go, sadly, Jett
got around me. I stayed with
him for a bit, but I didn't quite
have the speed toward the end."
Monster Energy Star Racing
Yamaha's Haiden Deegan had
a tough start to his day after
going down with another rider
in the first turn of the first moto.
He picked up his bike in 38th
place and rallied back to finish
in 10th. With a 10th-gate pick
for the second moto, Deegan
tried something a little different,
lining up on the extreme inside.
And it paid off. He settled into
second place behind Prado and
had Jett Lawrence right behind
him, setting the stage for what
could have been an exciting
battle. But Lawrence slid out,
giving Deegan solo command of
second place. Hunter eventually
ran down Deegan, relegating the
Yamaha rider to third in the moto
and sixth overall ahead of Mikkel
Haarup, Cooper Webb, Dylan Fer
-
randis and Justin Barcia.
With the victory,
Hunter
Lawrence regained the top spot
in the championship points
standings, now leading Jett by
three points. Deegan stays in
third place, 51 points behind the
leader and 12 points ahead of
fourth-placed Prado.
ROUND 5 / JULY 4, 2026
REDBUD MX / BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN
MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P76
Jo Shimoda (30) came
through the pack in
both 250MX motos. He
reeled in and passed
Davies to win the
second moto.
