250 RACE RESULTS // 2023 CHARLOTTE SMX PLAYOFF #1

Just one weekend off, and we were back to the Races for Supermotocross. These playoff-type races come to us as three final rounds of the combined Motocross and Supercross series. Hunter Lawrence is coming off a recent championship, but will competitors of Haiden Deegan or Justin Cooper be able to get to him in playoffs? Exciting racing to come within the next few weeks, and it starts today. Anything can happen with two motos for riders to get the job done.

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250 OVERALL RESULTS

The second moto started with the Kawasaki riders of Hammaker, Difrancesco, and Shimoda; all started up front. Still, Tom Vialle could grab the lead quickly and start putting down fast laps. Haiden Deegan began to further back in the second moto, having to race more maturely not to turn the bad start into a poor result. As for Hunter Lawrence, he started on the ground. Going down in the first turn would ultimately set Hunter back, and he would have to damage control.

Shimoda would spend about four laps behind Tom Vialle, searching for different, smooth lines. Shimoda then worked on the leader and started his attack; Vialle would hold off this battle for two or three more laps, but ultimately, Jo Shimoda could find a line around him and into the lead. Tom had no time to breathe as Ryder Difrancesco and Jordan Smith were right there knocking after moving back into second.

In the end, Jo Shimoda would hold on to the win and the overall with a 4-1 result. Tom Vialle would hold off the charge from Ryder Difrancesco and take second.

Pos	#	Name	M1	M2
1	30	Jo Shimoda	4	1
2	128	Tom Vialle	3	2
3	238	Haiden Deegan	1	5
4	75	Ryder DiFrancesco	7	3
5	58	Jordon Smith	8	4
6	35	Seth Hammaker	5	8
7	43	Levi Kitchen	2	11
8	96	Hunter Lawrence	9	7
9	32	Justin Cooper	12	6
10	33	Pierce Brown	11	10
11	38	Jalek Swoll	13	9
12	34	Maximus Vohland	10	12
13	55	Austin Forkner	6	19
14	24	RJ Hampshire	15	13
15	85	Dilan Schwartz	14	14
16	63	Max Anstie	18	15
17	243	Caden Braswell	16	17
18	339	Talon Hawkins	19	18
19	67	Cullin Park	22	16
20	52	Carson Mumford	17	22
21	125	Luke Neese	21	20
22	508	Hunter Yoder	20	21

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250 MOTO ONE RACE RESULTS

Levi Kitchen got out front early, followed by his teammate Haiden Deegan. Hunter Lawrence unfortunately went down when he pushed the front end, coming into one of the split section corners. Hunter would remount and start fighting his way back through the pack. Seth Hammaker would also make a mistake in this same corner, resulting in Seth crashing as well.

The Kawasaki battle for the top five was intense. Shimoda, Hammaker, and Forkner were fighting for the fifth position. Jo Shimoda would ultimately be in the top five and keep moving forward. Back up at the front was where all the racing was. Deegan and Kitchen battled back and forth hard until five minutes left in the moto, where Deegan could make the pass and take over the lead. Deegan would go on to create a gap between him and the rest of the field and win the first Moto of Supermotocross.

Pos	#	Rider
1	238	Haiden Deegan
2	43	Levi Kitchen
3	128	Tom Vialle
4	30	Jo Shimoda
5	35	Seth Hammaker
6	55	Austin Forkner
7	75	Ryder DiFrancesco
8	58	Jordon Smith
9	96	Hunter Lawrence
10	34	Maximus Vohland
11	33	Pierce Brown
12	32	Justin Cooper
13	38	Jalek Swoll
14	85	Dilan Schwartz
15	24	RJ Hampshire
16	243	Caden Braswell
17	52	Carson Mumford
18	63	Max Anstie
19	339	Talon Hawkins
20	508	Hunter Yoder
21	125	Luke Neese
22	67	Cullin Park

RJ Hampshire had a scary crash going over the bars on the side double. He did remount and continue with the moto.

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