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come out with the overall. I said I needed to win these last two rounds, so it's a good start." Ryder DiFrancesco had the ride of the night to take second over- all. The Rockstar Husqvarna rider trailed Beaumer for the entire first moto and set himself up nicely for a shot at the overall win. He started up front again in race two but ran into Cole Davies' downed bike and tipped over. "I was unlucky when Davies went down," DiFrancesco said. "I tried to avoid hitting him but hit the bike and went down. I knew I had to fight to get back into this championship." And fight he did. After remount- Despite consistent pressure from hungry challengers, Beaumer never faltered and led every lap for his first win in this year's Play- offs. In a safe performance in race two, Beaumer handed over first and second place, knowing the win was still in control. He crossed the line third in the race but still earned top honors with the overall win, bumping him to third in the title hunt. "I saw Levi and Jo [Shimoda] and knew they didn't have the greatest of first motos, so I didn't want to risk too much," Beau- mer said. "The track was pretty tricky, and the sun made things harder as well, but I'm happy to "I ended up going down in the sand and as I got back up some goon just hammered my hand," Deegan said. "Unfortunately, I kind of panicked and kind of rode Coop [Webb] a little dirty, which I don't want to do to a teammate. But I wanted every position I could get because it's three rounds so you've got to do what you've got to do. No hard feelings there, sorry about that. I just needed those positions." Webb rounded out the top five with a pair of fifths but was not happy with his teammate's deci- sions in the second moto. "I'm all for aggressive racing, but I think the lack of respect with the kid is the common problem," Webb said. "I'm bummed. I was rolling, felt good. He [Deegan] was obviously faster, but he made a mistake. I'm the guy at the end of the race. It's one thing if it's for the win or something like that, but dang. We'll see what happens. I've got one race left with this team, and I'll make hell sure he doesn't win this thing; that's for sure." Unsurprisingly, later back at the Star Racing rig, they ex- changed words. RJ Hampshire took sixth on the night, ahead of Garrett Marchbanks, Malcolm Stewart, Eli Tomac and Jordon Smith. 250SMX With double points also on the line for the 250 division, every- one was eager to emerge as the night's big winner. Julien Beau- mer put his best foot forward and dominated the opening moto. Ryder DiFrancesco charged back to fifth after crashing in race two. His efforts earned him second for the night. ROUND 2 / SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 DIGNITY HEALTH SPORTS PARK / CARSON, CALIFORNIA SUPERMOTOCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P82