In the 250SX West Triple Crown event at Arlington on February 22, 2025, Julien Beaumer, riding for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, secured sixth overall with individual race finishes of 6th in Race 1, 8th in Race 2, and 4th in Race 3, totaling 18 points. During Race 1, Beaumer initially held a strong position but faced challenges, including a crash in the sand section while battling with Jo Shimoda, which pushed him back to eighth before recovering to finish sixth.
In Race 2, Beaumer started around ninth and, despite efforts to advance, experienced another fall in the sand section during a duel with Shimoda, resulting in an eighth-place finish.
Race 3 saw Beaumer in contention early, running as high as second place. He engaged in a strategic battle with Haiden Deegan, involving multiple block passes, before Deegan overtook him. Beaumer maintained his pace to finish fourth in the final race. This performance led to Beaumer relinquishing the championship lead to Haiden Deegan, who now holds a six-point advantage in the standings.
Julien Beaumer struggled at Arlington after reportedly dislocating his shoulder during timed qualifying, as noted by Lewis Phillips. Despite the injury, he finished 6th overall with 6-8-4 race results. The setback cost him the championship lead to Haiden Deegan, who dominated with 1-1-2 finishes. Beaumer now has a week to recover before 250SX East resumes at Daytona, followed by the East-West Showdown in Indianapolis.
Julien Beaumer:
“Tough night in Arlington. A crash in practice dislocated my shoulder and I just had to manage things from there. My riding wasn’t the greatest, but all we can do is shift our focus and get ready for Indy. We’ll get the shoulder checked out this week, get back to work, and come out swinging.”
Julien Beaumer popped his shoulder out in one of the timed sessions so, yeah, unbelievable.
— Lewis Phillips (@LewisPhillips71) February 23, 2025
Video of the crash
Scary one for Juju in Q2 😳 #SupercrossLIVE #SMX #KTM pic.twitter.com/cksyHkT6JC
— Supercross LIVE! (@SupercrossLIVE) February 22, 2025