Round seven of the 2026 Pro Motocross Championship heads to Spring Creek Motocross in Millville, Minnesota for another exciting day of racing. Series points are in the single digits for both divisions and it’s still anyone’s race for the overall championship. Let’s get into the action!
SPRING CREEK NOTES
- Eli Tomac returns to action today after crashing out of round one at Fox Raceway
- This is Antonio Cairoli’s last round of his US summer tour
- Jo Shimoda is out for the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone last weekend
- Jett Lawrence reclaimed the 450MX points lead last weekend
- Cole Davies leads the 250MX series
450 MOTO 1
Action in the 450MX division started right away in the first moto as Jett Lawrence, Haiden Deegan and Jorge Prado all entered the first turn handlebar to handlebar. No one wanted to let off and Deegan ended up hitting the ground while Jett and Hunter took off with the early lead.
Hunter Lawrence came out clean through the first turn and quickly moved to the top spot. Jett ran second but just didn’t seem to have the same intensity as normal which allowed Hunter to build a gap over second place. Hunter went uncontested for all 17 laps and beat Jett by nearly 17 seconds at the line, his seventh win of the season.
RJ Hampshire earned third place in the first moto of the day. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider used the same setup from his practice bike and looked comfortable as he battled his way to a lonely podium position.
Haiden Deegan clawed his way to a fourth place finish after falling in turn one. The Star Racing Yamaha rider set some of the fastest laps while coming through traffic and passed former champions en route to a top five.
450 MOTO 2
Deja vu once again in moto two as Jett and Hunter found themselves battling for first and second in the opening laps. The two brothers pushed the pace for the first 10 minutes and quickly built a sizable gap over third place. It took Jett five laps to finally find his way around Hunter and he immediately put in his fastest lap of the race to break his brother’s momentum.
It looked to be Jett’s race as the points leader stretched his lead into the second half of the moto. Unfortunately he crashed with seven laps to go and found himself stuck under the bike. This costly mistake dropped him to fifth in the race and watched the overall win slip away, going 2-5 for third overall. He also gifted the red plate back to Hunter in the process but still grabbed his ninth consecutive podium dating back to last season.
“I was feeling so good,” Jett said. “I had my lines picked out and felt comfortable. A lapper took my focus off for a moment and my bike grabbed going up the jump and that was it. It’s such a bummer. We lost some points to Hunter, but we’ll come back to try and be just a little bit better.”
Hunter Lawrence benefited from Jett’s mid-race mistake as he inherited the lead on lap 10. The two were way up on third place when Jett went down and Hunter easily cruised to another moto win, 15 seconds clear of Haiden Deegan. This win earned the overall for Hunter, going 1-1 on the day and reclaiming the points lead by 10 over Jett.
“I got my doors blown off in the second moto,” Hunter said. “I honestly had no idea Jett crashed. He was flying. I’m happy it worked out…Jett had a really good flow and a good pace in the second moto and he got me. I was trying to catch on and trying to do the same lines and just wasn’t able to make it click like the first one.”
Haiden Deegan finished second in the second moto which helped propel him to second on the day. He lost the tow of the two leaders but also gained track position when Jett hit the deck. A solid second put him one point up on Jett for the day’s overall and marks the second weekend in a row where he’s finished second in the second moto.
“I felt like it was one of my best rides on my 450 so far,” Deegan said. “Just charging for the whole 35. I was laying down super good lap times there at the end of it and felt super strong. Unfortunately I’d say I sent it so hard in that first moto to get up to fourth from last that I kind of blew myself out. Second moto was more of a dead pace, I just didn’t have that spark that I needed.”
Jorge Prado rounded out the podium in moto two as he held off RJ Hampshire in the final laps. This was the battle to watch as the two Austrian manufacturers duked it out for a spot on the box. Prado kept the spot but neither rider finished on the overall podium.
RJ Hampshire scored a season best day in fourth overall. Even with a moto podium he only missed the overall podium by one point.
“I’m happy and I’m thankful to finish in this position,” said Hampshire. “It has been a grind recently – I reset this week, did things differently, and that’s the best that I have been by far. I had Prado right where I wanted him with four laps to go, and then lost a bit of time in the rollers. We were a little short [of the podium], but this is where I want to be battling, so I’m stoked on that.”
Justin Barcia also had his best day of the year as he rounded out the top five with 5-8 finishes.
“Wild day,” said Barcia. “The bike was a lot more comfortable, so we made a lot of progress there. It’s been a lot of teamwork. The Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati team is working hard and nobody is giving up. It doesn’t happen overnight, and it’s been a tricky year, but it feels like there’s finally some light at the end of the tunnel.”
Jorge Prado took third in moto two but finished sixth overall ahead of Dylan Ferrandis, Benny Bloss, Garrett Marchbanks, and Jordon Smith.
450MX OVERALL RESULTS (Top 10)
| 1. | Hunter Lawrence | (Hon) | 1-1 |
| 2. | Haiden Deegan | (Yam) | 4-2 |
| 3. | Jett Lawrence | (Hon) | 2-5 |
| 4. | RJ Hampshire | (Hus) | 3-4 |
| 5. | Justin Barcia | (Duc) | 5-8 |
| 6. | Jorge Prado | (KTM) | 13-3 |
| 7. | Dylan Ferrandis | (Duc) | 7-9 |
| 8. | Benny Bloss | (Bet) | 10-10 |
| 9. | Garrett Marchbanks | (Kaw) | 15-6 |
| 10. | Jordon Smith | (Tri) | 14-7 |
250 MOTO 1
This first moto of the day started with a huge pileup off the start as both championship leaders, Cole Davies and Levi Kitchen found themselves on the ground. The carnage collected more than just the two favorites as they were now forced to claw their way through the field in an attempt to salvage points.
Meanwhile, the Star Racing Yamaha’s of Kayden Minear and Michael Mosiman duked it out for the top spot. The two teammates traded positions with Mosiman taking control by lap five. Mosiman led the mid-section of the race while the rest of the field slotted into place.
Julien Beaumer continued to click off fast laps as he passed his way into a podium position. With two laps to go he found himself within striking distance of the leader Mosiman. On the final lap, Beaumer hung it out and made his pass for the lead with only a few corners remaining. This marks his first-ever moto win and sees him make up a number of points in the championship hunt. Mosiman put up a good fight but ultimately finished a close second which is a season-best result for him.
The crash for Cole Davies in turn one put a hole in his fuel tank and ultimately ended his race prematurely. A 38th place finish essentially handed over the points lead after one bad race. Kitchen gained ground in the title hunt and fought back to an eventual eighth place finish after being on the ground in turn one.
250 MOTO 2
Race two again saw the two Star Racing Yamaha’s of Kayden Minear and Michael Mosiman leading the way at the front of the field. It looked like Mosiman could be in contention to take the day’s overall win but a huge crash on lap three dropped him out of the running order as he did not finish the race. With Minear out front yet again, the rookie was faced with the tall task of leading a hungry group of title contenders.
Chance Hymas showed his first real signs of life with a big win in the second moto. This is the version of Hymas we expected at the beginning of the year but the Honda rider has yet to finish inside the top five this season. The former race winner came out with a vengeance in moto two and passed from fifth to first in the first five laps. Hymas looked comfortable up front and even fended off Levi Kitchen for the race win. This marked his first win since Thunder Valley one year ago and pushed him to second overall thanks to 9-1 finishes.
“It’s been way too long of a summer and has taken too long to get a win,” Hymas said. “We’ve been struggling, but the team has stayed behind me every step of the way. This is a perfect example of never giving up on yourself. Now I can see a light at the end of the tunnel.”
“I don’t know what happened,” Kitchen said about the crash. “I got body checked by a Star bike. Im pretty sore but just thankful to be somewhat alright after that. That sucked.”
Kitchen remounted and began clicking off passes as both he and Davies worked their way through the field. When Davies went out with a mechanical, Kitchen backed off the pace knowing the points would swing in his favor. He backed that up with a strong ride in the second moto and at one point was fighting for the race win. An up and down 8-2 still put him on the overall box and saw him retake the red plate by 24 over Beaumer.
“Keep chipping away,” Kitchen added. “I want to win, that’s the main goal. I just have to take what’s given every day. Things can happen really fast so I’m just chipping away.”
Julien Beaumer finished fourth in the race but still earned enough points to claim the day’s overall win. He went down late in the moto while trying to pass Carson Mumford for third, but didn’t need the spot for the overall victory. Even with the small mistake, he remounted still in fourth and clinched his career-first overall win with 1-4 scores.
“That first moto I just felt amazing,” Beaumer said. “About halfway mark I put in a good push and when I saw two laps to go I saw the gap and I knew I had some areas where I could close it.”
“Laying in that hospital bed [with the back injury] I thought maybe [my career] was over,” Beaumer said. “I told myself I was going to die trying to come back. Now, I’m here. I didn’t make it easy on myself and didn’t ride great in that second moto, but we made it happen. All the odds were against me coming into the season. I worked my ass off for six months coming into the summer and when I got back on the bike I knew I could be one of those guys.”
Minear took fourth on the day thanks to 3-6 finishes while Carson Mumford had a season-best day with a third place finish in moto two. Mumford’s 11-3 moto’s put him fifth overall.
Cole Davies crashed multiple times in the second moto and ultimately crossed the line back in 13th. It was a disastrous day for the number-37 as he finished 16th overall and handed the points lead over to Kitchen. Davies now sits third in the standings, 25 points back from the leader.
250MX OVERALL RESULTS (Top 10)
| 1. | Julien Beaumer | (KTM) | 1-4 |
| 2. | Chance Hymas | (Hon) | 9-1 |
| 3. | Levi Kitchen | (Kaw) | 8-2 |
| 4. | Kayden Minear | (Yam) | 3-6 |
| 5. | Carson Mumford | (KTM) | 11-3 |
| 6. | Drew Adams | (Kaw) | 7-7 |
| 7. | Daxton Bennick | (Hus) | 5-10 |
| 8. | Ryder DiFrancesco | (Hus) | 6-11 |
| 9. | Dilan Schwartz | (Yam) | 10-8 |
| 10. | Lux Turner | (Yam) | 15-5 |
450MX QUALIFYING
Hunter Lawrence put his Honda HRC machine on pole position as he set the fastest overall time today. Lawrence turned up the heat in the second qualifier and topped the charts by a half-second over second place Haiden Deegan. Deegan went quickest in Q1 and his time held up for second overall for one of his best practices of the year. Jett Lawrence crashed in both sessions today but still logged a lap good enough for third overall. Both crashes didn’t seem to hinder his performance and he looks ready to go for today’s racing. RJ Hampshire and Jorge Prado rounded out the top five.
450MX OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS (Top 10)
| 1. | Hunter Lawrence | (Hon) | 1:54.746 |
| 2. | Haiden Deegan | (Yam) | 1:55.364 |
| 3. | Jett Lawrence | (Hon) | 1:56.591 |
| 4. | RJ Hampshire | (Hus) | 1:57.283 |
| 5. | Jorge Prado | (KTM) | 1:57.571 |
| 6. | Cornelius Tondel | (Kaw) | 1:57.931 |
| 7. | Eli Tomac | (KTM) | 1:58.426 |
| 8. | Garrett Marchbanks | (Kaw) | 1:59.322 |
| 9. | Cooper Webb | (Yam) | 1:59.673 |
| 10. | Jordon Smith | (Tri) | 1:59.868 |
250MX QUALIFYING
Drew Adams found himself on pole in the 250MX division. The Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider has struggled this year with injuries but showed he’s still got the speed with the fastest time of any 250 rider and the only one in the 1:57 range. He bested his Kawasaki teammate Levi Kitchen with points leader Cole Davies back in third, over a second behind the two Kawasaki’s. Ryder DiFrancesco and Michael Mosiman rounded out the top five.
250MX OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS (Top 10)
| 1. | Drew Adams | (Kaw) | 1:57.950 |
| 2. | Levi Kitchen | (Kaw) | 1:58.148 |
| 3. | Cole Davies | (Yam) | 1:59.479 |
| 4. | Ryder DiFrancesco | (Hus) | 1:59.753 |
| 5. | Michael Mosiman | (Yam) | 2:00.169 |
| 6. | Julien Beaumer | (KTM) | 2:00.184 |
| 7. | Casey Cochran | (Hus) | 2:00.757 |
| 8. | Dilan Schwartz | (Yam) | 2:00.767 |
| 9. | Carson Mumford | (KTM) | 2:00.965 |
| 10. | Chance Hymas | (Hon) | 2:01.089 |
