Team USA for the 2025 Monster Energy Motocross of Nations was announced last weekend, and it was very much an up and down day on the circuit they will try and capture the Chamberlain Trophy in October.

You would think that on the performances last weekend, Team USA are still looking strong for the overall victory at this years MXoN, but for sure, they will need team captain, Eli Tomac to stand tall in what will be tough conditions for the European riders.

Tomac overcame adversity to end the day third (6-3) at Ironman Raceway, marking his sixth overall podium of the season at Round 9 of the Pro Motocross Championship and Round 26 of the SuperMotocross World Championship in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

“I was just happy to get on the podium today. I came into this race pretty under the weather. Friday night, I started coming down with it, and then today I was just kind of hanging on. I had a rough first moto, unfortunately, but I had some positives on the day with my starts – two holeshots. So that was really cool for us, and I was able to rebound in Moto 2. I was in second, and then I stalled the bike towards the end. I just hit my rear brake and couldn’t get going again to get back to second, but I’m glad to hang onto third and get that podium.”

Riders were met with punishing heat and humidity at the Ironman National. Coming down with an illness the night before, Tomac delivered a strong performance despite feeling less than 100%. After qualifying sixth, he grabbed the holeshot and led the first five laps. As the race wore on, he dropped back to seventh, later being credited with sixth after a rider was penalized for jumping the start. In Moto 2, he grabbed another holeshot.

Although he dropped back a couple of positions in the opening laps, he continued to battle and reclaimed the runner-up spot on Lap 5 after the rider ahead crashed. He held strong in second until a mistake with four laps remaining dropped him to third, where he would finish to secure his sixth overall podium of the season. The Colorado rider remains third in the 450MX standings with two moto victories and a total of 10 moto podiums so far.

Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan delivered another masterclass performance, winning both 250MX motos and the overall at Round 9 of the Pro Motocross Championship and Round 26 of the SuperMotocross World Championship at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

“It was a good day - two ‘W’s.’ It’s always nice when you can get those done because those are really hard to come by. The first moto, I didn’t get a great start and kind of had to work my way through, and the second one, I got the holeshot and won it. That was basically it.”

Deegan qualified third and, despite starting in seventh, he quickly advanced to third and then to the runner-up spot on Lap 2. The Californian continued to throw down some fast laps, closing the gap to the leader, making the pass just before the start of Lap 13, and pulling away to a 7.9-second victory. In Moto 2, the defending champion grabbed the holeshot and set a blistering pace up front, crossing the line 12 seconds clear of the competition for his 12th moto win of the season. The flawless 1-1 score marked Deegan’s sixth overall victory of 2025, extending his 250MX lead to 51 points and his 250SMX combined points lead to 109.

Chase Sexton posted the third-fastest time during 450MX qualifying, enjoying the fast, flowing Indiana racetrack on what was a clear day. For Moto 1, Sexton launched to a strong start, only to experience a fall during the opening stages of the race. In what was an inspired performance, the 25-year-old put in a convincing charge through the pack, ultimately delivering a remarkable victory to open his account for the weekend.

Another solid start to Moto 2 saw Sexton chasing down the overall win, briefly entering third position before a fall directly after the finish-line unfortunately drew a premature end to his day. He was credited 10th overall due to his points scored in the opening race.