Jett Lawrence Clinches Fourth Straight Pro Motocross Overall as Deegan Dominates The 250 Class

The 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship continued its momentum into Round 4 with the traditional Father’s Day weekend stop at the iconic High Point Raceway in Pennsylvania.

Under mostly cloudy skies—before a late thunderstorm added drama—the day saw Jett Lawrence extend his perfect 450 Class season with a gritty 1-3 moto performance, while Haiden Deegan returned to dominance in the 250 Class, earning his third perfect 1-1 sweep of the season.

450 Class

The first 450 Class moto saw Jett Lawrence rocket to the Holeshot, chased closely by Justin Cooper, Aaron Plessinger, and Hunter Lawrence. It didn’t take long for Plessinger to make a move into second, followed by Hunter passing Cooper to settle into third. The front group began to stretch away until Jett stalled his bike 10 minutes in, momentarily slipping to third as Plessinger and Hunter went through.

Plessinger opened a four-second gap while Jett regrouped and passed Hunter to reclaim second. Although his first charge at Plessinger saw a few mistakes, the Honda rider bided his time before making a decisive pass to retake the lead with less than 10 minutes to go. Hunter later moved into second, and Plessinger found himself fending off Cooper and Eli Tomac for third. The trio battled right to the chequers, but Plessinger held strong, while Jett crossed the line for his sixth moto win of the season, 1.8 seconds ahead of Hunter.

As the skies opened, the final moto launched into muddy chaos. Hunter Lawrence grabbed the holeshot but was quickly passed by Tomac. Jett, meanwhile, got a poor start and sat ninth as Tomac pushed ahead in the clear. With worsening track conditions, Tomac stretched a lead over Hunter, who briefly closed the gap before the Yamaha veteran pulled away again. Jett picked his way through the pack, eventually making it to third after capitalising on Plessinger’s decision to ditch his goggles.

But just as the battle was heating up, race officials threw the red flag due to lightning in the area. With more than 20 minutes completed, the results were declared official, handing the moto win to Tomac, with Hunter second and Jett third.

That effort was enough for Jett Lawrence to secure his fourth overall victory of the season and 19th of his career, with 1-3 finishes edging out Hunter’s 2-2 score by a single point. Tomac’s impressive Moto 2 win landed him third overall with 5-1 scores—his 75th career podium in the premier class.

“I needed to make sure I didn’t make a mistake any bigger than the one I made on the start of Moto 2,” Jett explained. “Eli and Hunter were gone, and I saw AP and knew I had to do the best I could, which was third place. I didn’t know how much time was left when they flew the red flag, but thankfully I was third [to secure the overall].”

Hunter, ever the tactician, noted the conditions changed everything: “I know my capabilities on the bike, so after the first moto I knew I needed to improve on my start and a few other small things. But that all went out the window when the rain came, and then I knew that the first lap could likely determine how the race would play out.”

For Tomac, it was a welcome shift in momentum. “It was like I had two different days [Moto 1 to Moto 2],” he said. “It’s such a different experience racing out front versus being in the chaos, so it was good to make things easier on myself in Moto 2. It was a breath of fresh air.”

The result leaves Jett 28 points ahead of Tomac in the standings, with Plessinger third, 34 points back. Hunter moves up to fourth, just one point further adrift.

250 Class

In the 250s, it was a return to form for Haiden Deegan, who left no doubt about his intent to remain championship leader with a commanding 1-1 performance.

The opening moto was a Star Racing sweep off the gate, with Nate Thrasher claiming the holeshot, ahead of Deegan and standout Australian amateur Kayden Minear. Deegan took control before the opening lap was out and never looked back. After a crash dropped Minear out of podium contention, Seth Hammaker moved into third, later surrendering the spot to Levi Kitchen, who also passed Thrasher for second.

By the halfway mark, Deegan had pulled out to a double-digit lead and cruised to victory by seven seconds over Kitchen, with Hammaker rounding out the top three in a career-best moto finish. Tom Vialle and Chance Hymas rounded out the top five.

In Moto 2, Vialle shot out to the holeshot, but Deegan wasted no time surging into the lead, followed by Hymas into second. With a clear track, Deegan checked out once again. Vialle came under pressure from Jo Shimoda, who crashed while attempting a pass, giving the KTM rider breathing room. Hymas, who looked secure in second, lost his rhythm on the final lap, allowing Vialle to sneak past.

That gave Deegan his third overall victory of the season, all with perfect scores. It also marked his 10th career win and made him the 11th different rider to win at High Point in as many years.

“Last weekend was a little depressing [finishing second] but that’s racing,” Deegan admitted. “We backed it up this weekend and are back where we want to be. I’m stoked.”

Vialle was happy to be back on pace, saying, “The last two races weren’t great, but I enjoyed the track today. It was gnarly, but we had two good starts, and I was able to improve on where we’ve been recently.”

Levi Kitchen claimed third overall for the third round in a row and reflected on the challenges of consistency: “I tried to ride the track like I did Moto 1 [finishing second] and it just wasn’t there. Overall, my starts were better today and I’m feeling a little bit better [physically], so we’re building.”

Deegan now leads the 250 championship by 42 points over Shimoda, with Hymas and Garrett Marchbanks tied for third, 62 points behind.

After a busy opening month, the Pro Motocross Championship will take a well-earned break before returning on June 28 for Round 5 at the sandy circuit of The Wick 338 in Southwick, Massachusetts.

450 Class Overall – High Point
Pos	Rider	Hometown	Motos	Bike
1st	Jett Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	1 – 3	Honda
2nd	Hunter Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	2 – 2	Honda
3rd	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	5 – 1	Yamaha
4th	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH	3 – 4	KTM
5th	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	4 – 5	Yamaha
6th	Joey Savatgy	Thomasville, GA	8 – 6	Honda
7th	Jason Anderson	Edgewood, NM	7 – 7	Kawasaki
8th	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL	6 – 8	Husqvarna
9th	Coty Schock	Dover, DE	10 – 9	Yamaha
10th	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	9 – 11	Yamaha
11th	Benoit Paturel	France	11 – 10	Suzuki
12th	Colt Nichols	Muskogee, OK	13 – 12	Suzuki
13th	Mitchell Harrison	Lansing, MI	14 – 14	Kawasaki
14th	Valentin Guillod	Switzerland	17 – 13	Yamaha
15th	Grant Harlan	Justin, TX	15 – 16	Yamaha
16th	Harri Kullas	Estonia	16 – 18	Husqvarna
17th	Jorge Prado	Lugo, Galicia, Spain	12 – 23	Kawasaki
18th	Fredrik Noren	Lidköping, Sweden	18 – 17	Kawasaki
19th	Bryson Gardner	Paso Robles, CA	24 – 15	Beta
20th	Brad West	Dingo, Queensland, Australia	36 – 19	Yamaha
21st	Lorenzo Locurcio	Venezuela	21 – 20	GasGas
22nd	Jeremy Hand	Mantua, OH	20 – 21	Honda
23rd	Romain Pape	France	19 – 36	Yamaha
24th	Scotty Verhaeghe	Paris, France	29 – 22	Yamaha
25th	Derek Kelley	Riverside, CA	22 – 29	Yamaha
26th	Justin Rodbell	Prince Frederick, MD	32 – 26	Honda
27th	Bryton Carroll	Vineland, NJ	27 – 33	Yamaha
28th	Tyler Stepek	Mount Airy, MD	26 – 35	Yamaha
29th	Cade Clason	Arcadia, OH	25 – 37	Kawasaki
30th	Vincent Luhovey	Greensburg, PA	23 – 39	Kawasaki
31st	Brandon Ray	Fremont, CA	35 – 28	Honda
32nd	Ricci Randanella	Marlton, NJ	31 – 32	Kawasaki
33rd	Bryce Shelly	Telford, PA	40 – 24	Yamaha
34th	John Short	Pilot Point, TX	38 – 27	Honda
35th	Joshua Boaz	Eagan, MN	34 – 31	KTM
36th	Derek Drake	San Luis Obispo, CA	28 – 38	Yamaha
37th	Trevin Nelson	Stokesdale, NC	33 – 34	Yamaha
38th	Benny Bloss	Oak Grove, MO	30 – 40	Beta
39th	Matti Jorgensen	Denmark	DNS – 25	Husqvarna
40th	Logan Leitzel	Dillsburg, PA	DNS – 30	Kawasaki
41st	Jeffrey Walker	Ottawa Lake, MI	37 – DNS	KTM
42nd	Malcolm Stewart	Haines City, FL	39 – DNS	Husqvarna

450 Class Points Standings After Round 4
Pos	Rider	Hometown	Points
1st	Jett Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	190 points
2nd	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	162 points
3rd	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH	156 points
4th	Hunter Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	153 points
5th	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	148 points
6th	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL	117 points
7th	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	100 points
8th	Jason Anderson	Edgewood, NM	99 points
9th	Joey Savatgy	Thomasville, GA	98 points
10th	Jorge Prado	Lugo, Galicia, Spain	82 points
11th	Valentin Guillod	Switzerland	66 points
12th	Coty Schock	Dover, DE	66 points
13th	Benoit Paturel	France	64 points
14th	Malcolm Stewart	Haines City, FL	60 points
15th	Colt Nichols	Muskogee, OK	53 points
16th	Grant Harlan	Justin, TX	40 points
17th	Harri Kullas	Estonia	37 points
18th	Mitchell Harrison	Lansing, MI	32 points
19th	Derek Kelley	Riverside, CA	26 points
20th	Derek Drake	San Luis Obispo, CA	24 points

250 Class Overall – High Point
Pos	Rider	Hometown	Motos	Bike
1st	Haiden Deegan	Temecula, CA	1 – 1	Yamaha
2nd	Tom Vialle	Avignon, France	4 – 2	KTM
3rd	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA	2 – 6	Kawasaki
4th	Chance Hymas	Pocatello, ID	5 – 3	Honda
5th	Garrett Marchbanks	Coalville, UT	7 – 4	Kawasaki
6th	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka City, Japan	6 – 5	Honda
7th	Seth Hammaker	Bainbridge, PA	3 – 14	Kawasaki
8th	Casey Cochran	Portsmouth, VA	11 – 9	GasGas
9th	Nate Thrasher	Livingston, TN	10 – 10	Yamaha
10th	Jalek Swoll	Belleview, FL	14 – 8	Triumph
11th	Ty Masterpool	Fallon, NV	8 – 17	Kawasaki
12th	Mikkel Haarup	Silkeborg, Denmark	19 – 7	Triumph
13th	Maximus Vohland	Sacramento, CA	13 – 13	Yamaha
14th	Jordon Smith	Belmont, NC	12 – 16	Triumph
15th	Michael Mosiman	Sebastopol, CA	9 – 20	Yamaha
16th	Ryder Difrancesco	Bakersfield, CA	21 – 11	GasGas
17th	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA	40 – 12	Yamaha
18th	Kayden Minear	WA, Australia	20 – 15	Yamaha
19th	Avery Long	New London, MN	17 – 18	KTM
20th	Julien Beaumer	Lake Havasu City, AZ	15 – 40	KTM
21st	Drew Adams	Chattanooga, TN	16 – 35	Kawasaki
22nd	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO	18 – 37	Triumph
23rd	Gavin Towers	Venetia, PA	24 – 19	Honda
24th	Lux Turner	Gardnerville, NV	27 – 21	KTM
25th	Reid Taylor	Australia	22 – 22	Yamaha
26th	Hamden Hudson	Danville, VA	26 – 26	GasGas
27th	Cole Timboe		25 – 28	Yamaha
28th	Ayden Shive	Dade City, FL	33 – 24	KTM
29th	Lance Kobusch	New Florence, MO	23 – 34	Honda
30th	Hunter Yoder	Menifee, CA	36 – 23	Kawasaki
31st	Maxwell Sanford	Pasadena, MD	30 – 29	Kawasaki
32nd	Jack Rogers	Brookeville, MD	29 – 31	Kawasaki
33rd	Russell Buccheri	Duxbury, MA	32 – 30	KTM
34th	CJ Benard	Peoria, AZ	38 – 27	KTM
35th	Aidan Dickens	Skippers, VA	35 – 32	Yamaha
36th	Jace Kessler		28 – 39	KTM
37th	Dalton Venter	Meyersdale	31 – 38	Yamaha
38th	Parker Ross	Herald, CA	34 – 36	Yamaha
39th	Dayton Briggs	Riverside, CA	39 – 33	Husqvarna
40th	Jack Chambers		DNS – 25	Kawasaki
41st	Alexander Fedortsov	Hallandale, FL	37 – DNS	Yamaha

250 Class Points Standings After Round 4
Pos	Rider	Hometown	Points
1st	Haiden Deegan	Temecula, CA	194 points
2nd	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka City, Japan	152 points
3rd	Chance Hymas	Pocatello, ID	132 points
4th	Garrett Marchbanks	Coalville, UT	132 points
5th	Tom Vialle	Avignon, France	125 points
6th	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA	124 points
7th	Ty Masterpool	Fallon, NV	89 points
8th	Casey Cochran	Portsmouth, VA	88 points
9th	Julien Beaumer	Lake Havasu City, AZ	87 points
10th	Maximus Vohland	Sacramento, CA	82 points
11th	Mikkel Haarup	Silkeborg, Denmark	80 points
12th	Michael Mosiman	Sebastopol, CA	77 points
13th	Seth Hammaker	Bainbridge, PA	73 points
14th	Jordon Smith	Belmont, NC	71 points
15th	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA	65 points
16th	Drew Adams	Chattanooga, TN	62 points
17th	Ryder Difrancesco	Bakersfield, CA	54 points
18th	Nate Thrasher	Livingston, TN	35 points
19th	Parker Ross	Herald, CA	34 points
20th	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO	32 points
21st	Kayden Minear	WA, Australia	23 points