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Ryder DiFrancesco logged a career-best day with his first overall podium in third. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider started the day in sixth, but a strong third-place finish in moto two bumped his tally to one point better than the tie for fourth and fifth. It was a quiet and consistent ride for DiFran - cesco, who finally earned a spot on the box in his 43rd start. He's also the sixth different rider to earn his first overall podium this season. "Moto one was going really well until I tipped it over and then rebounded to sixth," DiFran - cesco said. "In the second moto, I put myself in a good position. I just know the class is stacked at the moment, and if you have a good second score, you can still end up on the box. I maximized that one and rode it in for third overall, which I am stoked with." DiFrancesco's Husqvarna teammate, Casey Cochran, had a season-best day, going 5-4 for fourth overall. "It was a solid weekend. I felt good all day and definitely making steps to where I want to be," Cochran said. "RedBud is always a round that we enjoy, and to run up there in the motos and be at the front made it even better for me this weekend." Levi Kitchen crashed and finished off the podium again, this time with a season-worst fifth, handing the red plate over to Shimoda. "The first moto wasn't great," Kitchen said. "We went back on some bike settings after the first moto. The second moto, I felt more comfortable, and I felt a lot more like myself. The race was going better until I ended up going over the bars, and that one kind of hurt a bit. It wasn't a horrible day, but it wasn't my best, so we'll get ready for Southwick." Caden Dudney led most of moto one but finished sixth overall over Chance Hymas, Car - son Mumford, Kayden Minear and Nate Thrasher. Shimoda now leads the 250MX-class standings by four points over Davies. Kitchen, with his 4-5 scores and fifth-place overall, drops from first to third and now trails Shimoda by nine points. CN 450MX Overall (Top 10) 1. Hunter Lawrence (Hon) 2-1 2. Jorge Prado (KTM) 3-2 3. Jett Lawrence (Hon) 1-5 4. RJ Hampshire (Hus) 4-4 5. Garrett Marchbanks (Kaw) 5-6 6. Haiden Deegan (Yam) 10-3 7. Mikkel Haarup (Tri) 7-7 8. Cooper Webb (Yam) 8-8 9. Dylan Ferrandis (Duc) 6-10 10. Justin Barcia (Duc) 9-9 250MX Overall (Top 10) 1. Cole Davies (Yam) 1-2 2. Jo Shimoda (Hon) 3-1 3. Ryder DiFrancesco (Hus) 6-3 4. Casey Cochran (Hus) 5-4 5. Levi Kitchen (Kaw) 4-5 6. Caden Dudney (Yam) 2-12 7. Chance Hymas (Hon) 8-6 8. Carson Mumford (KTM) 11-7 9. Kayden Minear (Yam) 9-9 10. Nate Thrasher (Yam) 10-10 ROUND 5 / JULY 4, 2026 REDBUD MX / BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P80 Caden Dudney turned a lot of heads in the first 250MX moto when he led most of the race, fending off teammate Davies and even pulling away from him along the way. Davies eventually got the rookie, who ended up second.