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overall for his eighth podium of the season. He's firmly third in the series standings, 25 points clear of Prado in fourth. "I was chasing BamBam [Bar- cia] for so long and overheated my bike," Deegan said. "I'm still happy with the day. We're making im- provements each week, and I just want to keep putting in the work." Mikkel Haarup's 8-5 earned him a career-best fifth overall and gave the Triumph team its highest-plac - ing result in AMA 450MX. "I was looking forward to a mud race," said Haarup, the Dutch rider who is returning to the MXGP circuit next year. "I went down on lap one of the moto, and then we had a little issue. I had the outside gate pick for moto two, but we came back pretty well." Two-time Supercross Cham - pion Cooper Webb matched his season-best result in sixth overall ahead of Aaron Plessinger, Bar- cia, Tomac and RJ Hampshire. 250MX The 250 division saw a shake-up of its own, along with another new winner: Chance Hymas. He's now the seventh different winner of the season, a single-season record for the class. The Honda HRC Progressive racer made it a banner day for the Red Riders, who claimed both divisions at Budds Creek. A safe second in race one put the Idaho native in contention for the overall win, and a wire-to- wire victory in race two vaulted him to the top step of the box. The win didn't come easy, though, as he came under heavy fire from Levi Kitchen late in the moto as he trailed Hunter for most of the second half. Deegan appeared to be making gains on Hunter, but his bike began to overheat, and he was forced to back off to salvage a podium finish. More battles ensued in race two as he found himself on the rear end of the ever-ag- gressive Justin Barcia. The two fought it out for fourth on track, with Barcia eventually crashing and handing the spot over to Deegan. A 2-4 gave Deegan third need to be better at that. Hope - fully we can get a moto win before the season ends." Monster Energy Star Rac- ing Yamaha's Haiden Deegan finished on the overall podium for the fifth consecutive week- end. Deegan made headlines by setting the fastest lap in qualify- ing and gave fans a show, as he was at one point the only bike on track during the second ses - sion. The 450MX rookie applied serious pressure during the first Cole Davies dominated the day's first moto and now leads the 250MX Championship heading into the final round. ROUND 10 / AUGUST 22, 2026 BUDDS CREEK MOTOCROSS | MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P70