The first round of the SMX playoffs begins today in Charlotte, North Carolina. Haiden Deegan is leading in points; however, the point system has reset, and therefore Deegan only sits three points ahead of Jo Shimoda and five points in front of Garrett Marchbanks. The track conditions did seem difficult as free practice was on the Friday before, and all the riders seemed to struggle one way or another. The 450 class returns, and so do some of the top riders who sat out the final few rounds of pro motocross in preparation. Justin Cooper leads in the points standings, but again, the overall standings have been put back to a standard race finish of 25 for the leader, 22 for second, and 20 points for third. Jett Lawrence sits in second and is coming off the motocross championship. He will be tough to beat this afternoon, but returning riders like Chase Sexton and Supercross champion Cooper Webb have a lot of potential to grab a win.
250 Moto1
450 Moto1
