Skip to content
We Went Fast
SHOP RAG

2026 Spring Creek Pro Motocross Research

By Brett Smith

With steep uphills, sweeping corners, sand whoops and a creek of the same name, Spring Creek MX Park is Minnesota’s premier Motocross facility. The track’s hometown, Millville, Minnesota, has strong Swedish heritage and a population of fewer than 200 people. Millville’s biggest event is the annual Pro Motocross, which has run uninterrupted since 1983.

This is the 44th running of the Spring Creek National

Name of Facility: Spring Creek Motocross Park

All-Time Wick Facts
  • Ricky Carmichael has the most Spring Creek wins in the 250/450 class (8 in 8 tries)
  • Carmichael NEVER even lost a premier class moto at Spring Creek (16/16.
  • RC also has the most podiums (8) and Eli Tomac has the second most (7)
  • Most starts is a 4-way tie (12) between Freddie Noren, Kyle Lewis, Ben LaMay and our own Jason Thomas!
  • 6 different 450 riders have won the last 7 overalls. Jett Lawrence (2025, 2023) is the only two-time winner in the span.
  • In the 125/250 class, 3 different riders have 3 wins (most ever): Jeremy Martin, Mike LaRocco and James Stewart.
  • Nine different 250 riders have won the last 9 overalls. Levi Kitchen (2024 winner) is the only rider who could end that streak.
2025 Winners @ The Wick
  • 450: Jett Lawrence (2-1) won the overall over Hunter Lawrence (1-2)
  • 250: Haiden Deegan (1-2) won the overall but it was Jeremy Martin’s (3-1) swan song, double holeshot and walk-off moto win that have Motocross fans still in a daze.
SPRING CREEK HISTORY

450 Rider Facts

  • Jett Lawrence was fastest in moto 1 and Hunter Lawrence was fastest in moto 2 at Southwick.
  • Jorge Prado was fastest on the track the last 3 laps of moto 2, trying to chase down Haiden Deegan for 2nd place.
  • Jett Lawrence now has 36 combined premier class wins (SX+MX). One more and he ties Jeff Stanton (37) for 12th all-time.
  • Hunter Lawrence has an avg. L1 position of 2.5 and he’s led 8 of the 12 motos.
  • This weekend, Haiden Deegan is expected to make his 90th consecutive SMX League start. (regular and post season races). He hasn’t missed a single round.
  • 2nd in M2 at Southwick was a career best moto finish for Haiden Deegan.
  • 10 different countries were represented among the top 20 riders overall at the Southwick National
  • Cornelius Tondel scored a career best moto (9th) and overall (11th) at Southwick.
  • 8th in M2 at Southwick was a career best moto finish for Jordon Smith.
  • 5th ranked Garrett Marchbanks (12.1) has the worst avg. L1 position of the top 5 riders.
  • 10th place Jordon Smith (15.6) has the lowest avg. L1 position among top 10 riders.
  • At Southwick, the same five riders finished top 5 in both motos; that’s the first time in 2026: (Jett Lawrence (2-1), Hunter Lawrence (1-4), Haiden Deegan (3-2), Jorge Prado (4-3) Garrett Marchbanks (5-5)

250 Rider Facts

  • Sacha Coenen is the 97th different winner in 125/250MX history and 9th different KTM rider to win.
  • 2-pt. difference between first and second, the closest title battle entering round 7 since 2020 when Dylan Ferrandis led Jeremy Martin by +3.
  • At this same point in 2025, 2024 and 2023, Haiden Deegan had points leads in this class of +38, +42 and +5.
  • 9 different riders have been on the podium this season in just 6 rounds, that’s the same # of riders who got on the podium in all of 2025.
  • Ryder Difrancesco’s 24th in M2 @ The Wick ends his streak at 57; Ryder D. had scored points in 57 straight motos.
  • Kayden Minear had a career day all around at The Wick. He tied (or beat) his career bests: qualifying (6th), moto (3rd) and overall (4th)
  • Cole Davies has pulled 4 of the last 5 holeshots this season. His 4 total holeshot are most in class.
  • After 12 motos, Davies has a net position gain of 0, whereas Levi Kitchen is +59 and Julien Beaumer is +43
  • Levi Kitchen is the only rider to finish top 5 in all 6 rounds. No rider has been top 10 in every single moto.
  • Season best 6th place for Chance Hymas, his 4th consecutive round of improved overall score.

All-Time SX+MX Wins

Spring Creek was a great track for Bob Hannah; he won the very first Pro Motocross held here (1983), was 2nd in 1984 and, in 1985, he won it again in what ultimately became the last Pro Motocross victory of his Hall of Fame career.

41 years later, Jett Lawrence can break (and tie) Hannah on two different lists.

  • Jett’s Southwick win tied him with Hannah for 5th most 250/450MX wins all-time (27)
  • If Lawrence wins out the final five rounds, he ties Eli Tomac at 32 wins for 4th most all-time on the MX premier class list.
  • Looking at ALL SX+MX regular season victories (125/250, 250/450 and 500cc) for SX+MX and Jett is 8th all-time, one win behind… yup, Bob Hannah!
All-Time SX+MX Wins (all classes)

Lawrence Domination

Jett and Hunter Lawrence have competed in 22 rounds of premier class Pro Motocross together (44 motos total)

  • They’ve gone 1-2 (Jett/Hunter or Hunter/Jett) in 11 (half) of those rounds!
  • They’ve gone 1-2 in nearly half of the motos (21 times)!
  • They’ve been 1-2 in 6 of 12 motos run in 2026.
  • The only riders to beat BOTH of them in a single moto since 2024: Chase Sexton, (5x), Eli Tomac (2x), and Aaron Plessinger.
  • No rider has beaten both of them in 2026 in a single moto.
  • Chase Sexton (twice) is the only rider to beat BOTH of them for an overall win since 2024, when Hunter moved to the 450 class.
Lawrence Brothers 1-2 OVERALL
Lawrence Brothers 1-2 MOTOS

450 Points Battles

After 6 rounds Jett and Hunter Lawrence are separated by just 1 point! That ties for the closest championship battle (after 6 rounds) in class history.

  • Consider: in 2025, Jett Lawrence had a +51 point lead over Hunter after 6 rounds and a +67 point lead over Dylan Ferrandis in 2023.
  • Only three riders on the chart below were able to hang on to their points lead and win the championship: Chase Sexton (2024), Ryan Villopoto (2013) and Eli Tomac (2017).
Close Battles after 6 rounds*

*Since 1994, the conclusion of the 6th round has been the halfway point in the season, with some slight variations. Before 1994, the premier class round count varied greatly.

250 Points Battles

After 6 rounds in the 250s we’ve got a title battle separated by just 2 points with Cole Davies and Levi Kitchen (see more about red plates below).

  • Relative to the 450s, we’ve had lots of tight championship battles in the small bike class (no surprise, right?!) with the top 10 closest all less than 10 points.
  • 4 of the top 10 closest battles have happened since 2020!
  • While there’s been more closer battles in the 250s, fewer saw changes in those leads. Seven of the top 10 closest battles were won by the lead rider after 6 rounds. Only in 1995, 2021, and 2023 did the leader change after round 6.
Close Battles after 6 rounds*

*Since 1983, the conclusion of the 6th round has been the halfway point in the season, with some slight variations. Before 1983, the 125/250 class round count varied greatly.

250 Red Plate – Who Wants It!?

Cole Davies is now the 4th 250MX rider to earn the red plate this season. Additionally, all four riders to hold the lead in 2026 have been first-time Pro Motocross points leaders.

  • It’s been 31 years since four different rider had the points lead in the 125/250 class.
  • 2026 will be just the 4th time in class history that at least 4 riders have been the points leader.
4 or more 125/250MX points leaders

Cole Davies vs. Levi Kitchen

Cole Davies has the red plate for the first time in his career and he and Levi Kitchen are separated by just 2 points.

  • Davies (4.8) is killing Kitchen (9.3) on average first lap position.
  • After 12 motos, Davies’ net position change is ZERO, and Kitchen is +59!
  • On speed, Davies has posted the fastest overall lap of the day twice (Fox Raceway and RedBud). Kitchen has yet to hold the fastest lap in a single moto.
250MX 1-4 Box Scores

Milestones

450MX
  • Freddie Noren (139) tied Mike Larocco (139) for 2nd all-time 450MX starts.
  • Justin Barcia (304) tied Eli Tomac for 5th all-time SX+MX premier class starts at Southwick. He could break the tie this weekend at Spring Creek.
  • Justin Barcia (3,615 points) is now 7th all-time 450MX points after passing Rick Johnson (3,577), Jeff Stanton (3,580), and Jeff Ward (3,583) at RedBud. He needs another +84 points to tie Ryan Dungey for 6th all-time.
  • The next first time winner in 450MX is the 72nd different rider to win the class (Haiden Deegan, Justin Cooper…)
450SX+MX
  • Jett Lawrence (36 combined SX+MX premier class wins) is 1 shy of Jeff Stanton (37) for 12th all-time. He needs another 9 to catch Jeff Ward for 11th all-time.
Both Classes, SX+MX
  • Justin Barcia is 4 starts shy of Kevin Windham and Eli Tomac… on current pace he’ll tie them at Budds Creek.
  • Justin Barcia (6th all-time – 8,211 points) is -40 points shy of Jeff Ward (8,251 pts) for 5th all-time.
250s
  • Jo Shimoda (30) tied Erik Kehoe and Mike Brown for 10th all-time 250MX podiums. One more and he ties Johnny O’Mara and Ryan Villopoto with 31 and 8th all-time. We hope for a Jo return ASAP!