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Las Vegas SMX 2024
SMX Finals | Last Vegas
Although Supercross and other one-off events have a rich history in Las Vegas, 2019 was the last time the sport visited Sin City. Its return is the SuperMotocross finale on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
250SMX Winner: Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown (2-1) saved his best for last. Brown hadn’t claimed even as much as a moto podium throughout the entire 2024 racing season but he went out a winner in his final race with TLD Gas Gas. This is was Brown’s first professional race win and it came at the end of his fourth season.
Brown’s average holeshot position in SX was 12th and 15.2 in Pro Motocross but in Las Vegas he was up front in both motos right at the start. In the first moto, Brown trailed Haiden Deegan (1-2) the entire moto but didn’t allow Deegan to pull away.
In moto two, Ty Masterpool took the holeshot and led the first six laps before getting passed by Brown who was never challenged.
Deegan started in 6th and worked his way into second on lap eight. He tried to make a run on Brown to keep his perfect SMX season alive but didn’t make up any significant ground. He finished second overall and secured his second SuperMotocross World Championship. Read more about Deegan’s title in the 2024 SMX Race Center.
Brown won the moto by 6.89 seconds (and the overall) and secured third place in the SMX championship, one point behind Tom Vialle (3-8 / 5th in Vegas)
Jordon Smith (5-3) capped off his season with a podium finish in Las Vegas and 5th in the championship.
450SMX Winner and Champion: Jett Lawrence
For the second consecutive year, Jett Lawrence (1-1) is the 450 SuperMotocross World Champion and he did it with two completely new challengers in the field: his own brother, Hunter Lawrence (3-2 / 2nd) and Eli Tomac (2-3 / 3rd).
Jett entered the SMX season as a #6 seed and ended in a tie with Hunter. He owned the tiebreaker because he won two of the SMX events to Hunter’s 1.
Tomac holeshot and led the majority of moto one before Jett made a gutsy on lap 12. Lawrence had the fastest lap of the race (1:36.357) and it came on lap 10.
In moto two, Jett holeshot and led all 14 laps, beating Hunter by just 1.4 seconds. Hunter stayed within 1.5-3 seconds the entire moto but never came close to challenging for the lead position.
Chase Sexton’s (21-DNS / 24th) hopes for winning the championship were dashed on the opening lap of moto 1 when he moved into Justin Barcia’s line through a rhythm section. Barcia landed on top of Sexton’s right hand/shoulder. Neither rider crashed but Sexton pulled off the track and never returned to action. Sexton ultimately withdrew from the Motocross of Nations, citing a bone contusion in his hand. He was replaced by Tomac.
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SEP 22.24
Las Vegas SMX 2024
KEY MOMENTS
250 SMX Points (thru 2 of 3 rounds):
- 1st Haiden Deegan 100 points
- 2nd Tom Vialle -19 pts
- 3rd Levi Kitchen -22 pts
- 4th Jo Shimoda -24 pts
- 5th Julien Beaumer -31 pts
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450 SMX Points (thru 2 of 3 rounds):
- 1st Hunter Lawrence 90 points
- 2nd Chase Sexton -1 pt
- 3rd Jett lawrence -9 pts
- 4th Eli Tomac -21 pts
- 5th Aaron Plessinger -28 pts
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Haiden Deegan is your fastest qualifier for the second week in a row. Brings his SMX playoffs total to 2x fastest qualifier and season total to 6x. key
Jett Lawrence (1:33.875, +1.082) is your fastest qualifier today! He's the only rider to drop into the 1:33 laps and only one other rider (Hunter Lawrence) was into the 1:34's. Jett Lawrence has been fastest qualifier in 15 of 25 events in 2024 - most of any rider. key
Upset Alert: Colt Nichols finishes 3rd in the LCQ and doesn't transfer to the motos. He was ranked 11th in the standings. He'll likely drop to 21st in the standings - from $50K to $26K championship bonus! key
Cole Davies wins the 2024 SuperMotocross 250 World All-Stars. It's his second major race win in a row (won the Ironman Scouting Combine). Avery Long 2nd and Alexander Fedortsov 3rd round out the podium. Last years winner Drew Adams finished 6th. key
Haiden Deegan wins his 5th consecutive SMX moto (6th going back to the Pro Motocross season). Pierce Brown 2nd and Tom Vialle 3rd round out the podium. key
Chase Sexton gets landed on by Justin Barcia a quarter of a lap into the moto 1. He's leaving the stadium and it'll be a DNF. key
Jett Lawrence wins moto 1 with Eli Tomac in 2nd and Hunter Lawrence in 3rd. key
Key Story: With Chase Sexton out for moto 2, the first alternate Colt Nichols is invited to race in moto 2. key
Pierce Brown wins the final moto of the 2024 SMX World Championship finals and the overall - it's his first professional win. Haiden Deegan 2nd and Jordon Smith 3rd round out the overall podium. key
Haiden Deegan is your 2024 SuperMotocross World Champion. key
2024 Final SMX Points:
- 1st Haiden Deegan 166 points
- 2nd Tom Vialle -34 pts
- 3rd Pierce Brown -35 pts
- 4th Jo Shimoda -36 pts
- 5th Jordon Smith -42 pts
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Jett Lawrence goes 1-1 for 1st overall and he wins the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship. key
450 SuperMotocross Standings:
- 1st Jett Lawrence 156 points
- 2nd Hunter Lawrence (tie)
- 3rd Eli Tomac -27 pts
- 4th Aaron Plessinger -40 pts
- 5th Cooper Webb -47 pts
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