Jo Shimoda did not have a particularly good gate pick after finishing fourth in his heat, but he surged on the opening lap, grabbed the lead, and never relinquished it. As with Chase Sexton in the 450 division, Shimoda secured his first opening-round win of his career. It took several rounds in 2024 for Shimoda to become comfortable with the Honda and HRC Team — and this year, a successful championship bid needed a strong start. Shimoda provided it.
Julien Beaumer was consistent last year but failed to crack the top five during either his 250 West Supercross or Pro Motocross campaigns. Last year, with his first career top-five, he shocked the field in the SuperMotocross (SMX) opener at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. Better still, he sat on the podium in second that afternoon. It didn’t take long to get a second top-five the following week at Texas Motor Speedway in Round 2 of the SMX playoffs. With his runner-up finish in Anaheim 1, he has three top-fives in his last four races.
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Jordon Smith gave Factory Triumph its first podium in the second season, but it was a hard-fought result. Smith passed Garrett Marchbanks for third on Lap 4 and almost immediately ran into trouble. Taking a low line through a corner, his bike clipped a Tuff Blox and drug it several feet until he tipped over. Smith fell to sixth in the running order but retained his composure and fought his way through the pack. Smith passed Ryder DiFrancesco on the final lap to secure third.
The 2025 Supercross season began with veterans on the Anaheim 1 podium and the defending champion outside the top 10.
DiFrancesco got a poor start and ended the first lap in eighth. He steadily worked his way forward and slipped into a podium position on Lap 8 when Marchbanks crashed out of third. As with Beaumer, this was a career best for the young rider, whose previous highwater mark in Supercross was eighth in 2024.
The storylines of the 250 West and 450 divisions were similar. In the premier class, Jett Lawrence and Eli Tomac crashed early and had to come from the back of the pack. The same thing happened to Haiden Deegan. In Pro Motocross last year, Deegan overcame accidents to surge through the field, but Supercross races are shorter and Deegan could only climb as high as fifth. The divisional championships are comprised of nine rounds instead of 17 for the 450 class, but Deegan can overcome this deficit.
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Deegan secured the top five on the final lap after muscling Coty Schock out of his way. Bad blood could boil between these two riders after a similar move in 2024 at Birmingham, Alabama, sent Schock to the ground and nearly ended his season with a broken collarbone.
Marchbanks was impressive early in his second Pro Circuit Kawasaki team chance. He earned the holeshot and competed in the top five for the first half of the race before tipping over. He settled into ninth in the final rundown.
Here are the 250 West Supercross results and points standings after Round 1 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California:
Results
Main Event
Results
Fastest Sector Times
Individual Lap Times
Detailed Lap Times
Heat Results
Heat 1
Heat 2
450 Supercross Rider Points
250 Supercross West Rider Points
Here is the finishing order of Round 1 in Anaheim:
1. Jo Shimoda, Honda
2. Julien Beaumer, KTM
3. Jordon Smith, Triumph
4. Ryder DiFrancesco, GasGas
5. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha
6. Coty Schock, Yamaha
7. Anthony Bourdon, Yamaha
8. Cole Davies, Yamaha
9. Garrett Marchbanks, Kawasaki *
10. Cole Thompson, Yamaha
11. Lux Turner, KTM
12. Avery Long, KTM
13. Hunter Yoder, Kawasaki
14. TJ Albright, Yamaha
15. Michael Mosiman, Yamaha
16. Max Miller, Yamaha
17. Parker Ross, Honda
18. Noah Viney, Honda
19. Gavin Towers, Honda
20. Stilez Robertson, Triumph
21. Joshua Varize, KTM
22. Jett Reynolds, Yamaha
* Holeshot
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