Deegan Extends 250MX Championship Lead with High Point Sweep
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan scores another dominant overall victory with a 1-1 finish at the High Point National / Jun 15, 2025 /
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan returned to the top, scoring two emphatic moto wins to secure his third 250MX overall victory of the season at Pro Motocross Round 4 at the High Point Raceway in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania. It was another big points haul for the defending 250MX Champion, who heads into the break with a 42-point lead. After a tough start to the outdoor season, Nate Thrasher made forward strides, ending the day ninth overall with a pair of top-10 finishes. Michael Mosiman overcame adversity to score 15th overall (8-20). In just his second Pro Motocross race, Kayden Minear made improvements throughout the day to finish 18th overall (20-15).
Deegan hit the ground running at the High Point National and was the fastest qualifier for the second time this season. The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team showed strength with three riders up front after the start of Moto 1. Deegan took over the lead on that opening lap and then set the pace to remain unchallenged and earn his fifth moto win of the season by seven seconds. In the second moto, the Californian got a decent start around the top five and made an impressive charge to quickly claim the lead. From there, he once again set a blistering pace to earn another dominant victory, this time by a 17.5-second margin. With six moto wins and a pair of runner-up finishes thus far in the outdoor season, Deegan has not only expanded his lead in the 250MX Championship but also put himself in a good position for his 250SMX title defense with a 100-point lead in the combined points standings.
Thrasher continued to make forward progress at the series’ first East Coast outdoor round. He qualified 19th in the combined times, and despite that less-than-ideal gate pick, got a great start to the first moto and grabbed the holeshot. After getting passed by his teammate Deegan, Thrasher ran a strong pace in the runner-up spot for the first five laps, but ultimately dropped back to 10th, where he would finish for his best result so far this season. In the second moto, the Tennessee rider got another great start and battled up front, but was dropped back to sixth after casing a jump on that opening lap. He dropped further back to 12th, but kept pushing and was able to find his flow towards the end of the moto, making his way back to 10th on the final lap, securing ninth overall.
Coming into the weekend feeling less than 100% recovering from an illness, Mosiman had a solid qualifying in 12th. He then got a good start to the first moto and was sixth after the opening lap. The Californian kept pushing and made his way to fifth around the halfway mark, but as the race wore on, he dropped back to eighth. Unfortunately, in the second moto, he found himself on the ground in a first-turn crash. Rejoining at the back of the field, he put his head down and did what he could despite damage to the bike from the crash and not feeling well, making his way back to 20th to secure 15th overall.
Minear continued to make progress throughout the day. The young Australian worked to get acquainted with the track and improved from 26th to 24th in the combined times. He then got an amazing start with his two teammates and briefly took the lead. With a couple of crashes in the moto, he dropped back to ninth after the opening lap and then later to 20th, where he would finish. In the second moto, he was 15th after the start and continued to run a strong pace to maintain the position and score 18th overall at his second Pro Motocross round.
The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing squad gets a weekend break before heading to Southwick, Massachusetts, for Round 5 of Pro Motocross and Round 22 of the SuperMotocross World Championship at The Wick 338 on June 28.
Wil Hahn – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing 250 Team General Manager
“It was an awesome day for us, with Haiden rebounding and going 1-1, and Nate making a huge leap forward this week! Michael had great speed but dealt with a few setbacks. Kayden continues to show great pace and a bright future. We’re looking forward to the break and to coming back even stronger at Southwick.”
Haiden Deegan – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #1
“It was pretty much a perfect day. We got two good starts. In the first one, I was in the lead by the second lap, and in the second moto, I was in the lead by the second turn. So yeah, it was a perfect day – 1-1 and a little rebound from last weekend. Now we get a weekend off to get ready for Southwick.”
Nate Thrasher – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #41
“It was a lot better day for me. I got two good starts, a holeshot in the first one, and led some laps. I was in second for a while, but I just wasn't quite comfortable with that pace and got a little tired, a little tight, and kind of dropped back. In the second moto, we still had some fight left. I came out really well again after the start, got into the lead, and then cased that wall double and went back a couple of positions. The middle part of the moto wasn't too great, but the last four laps, I really found a good flow. It was a big improvement for me. We’re just going to keep chipping away at it and getting better every weekend.”
Michael Mosiman – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #93
“It was a tough situation. I had a stomach bug that I got in Colorado last week, and have just been fighting it all week. We tried to get better, but it’s just dragged on. I’ve been trying to hold it together, but I had nothing in the tank today, literally. It was a rough second moto. I crashed on the start and had no rear brake for the whole moto, and got back to 20th. We’ll regroup and have a good weekend in Southwick in a couple of weeks.”
Kayden Minear – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #106
“Today was a bit of a rough one. I had a couple of crashes in the first moto, so I was going into the second moto pretty sore, but we made it through. My riding was actually pretty solid in the second one, so we’re taking the positives and looking forward to the sands of Southwick.”
2025 Pro Motocross High Point National 250MX Results
2025 Pro Motocross 250MX Championship Standings
2025 SuperMotocross World Championship 250SMX Combined Points Standings
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