Haiden Deegan showed championship-winning form from the start, topping qualifying and grabbing the Moto 1 holeshot. The defending back-to-back 250SMX Champion set a blistering pace up front and, despite a tip-over, still claimed a convincing 6.692-second victory.

In Moto 2, he started near the front and quickly moved to third before contact with another rider forced him off track and to the ground. Despite damage to the bike after the crash, Deegan made an impressive charge from 22nd to 14th by Lap 12.

He did what he could to advance further, but lost too much time and crossed the line 14th, finishing sixth overall. His efforts helped keep his title hopes alive as he heads to the triple-points-paying final round trailing the new points leader by 10.

“It was an alright day. I won the first moto and got into a little altercation in the second one. It is what it is. It’s racing. We’ve got one round to go. Let’s see what we can do.”