[{"id":13990,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2025\/09\/07\/storm-shuts-down-smx-playoffs-early\/","title":"Storm Shuts Down SMX Playoffs Early","content":"The opening round of the 2025 SuperMotocross (SMX) World Championship Playoffs delivered drama and raw tenacity\u2014cut abruptly short by severe weather. The race was held at ZMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13992\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-13992\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-SMX-Playoffs-Round-1-Concord_Jett-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/> Jett Lawrence won the first round of the SMX playoffs in Concord, NC. Photo: Feld Motorsports[\/caption]\r\n\r\nAfter a split start that sent riders in two different directions, Jett Lawerence came out ahead of the pack followed by Eli Tomac in Moto 1 of the 450 class. Jett commanded the moto the entire time leading wire to wire. Over in the 250 class, <strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Haiden Deegan<\/span><\/strong> overcame a slow start to surge past <strong data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1524\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Seth Hammaker<\/span><\/strong> in the closing laps. Hammaker had led virtually the entire race and demonstrated grit despite a severe qualifying crash. <strong data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1662\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Levi Kitchen<\/span><\/strong><b> <\/b>crossed the line third but was demoted due to a penalty under red-cross conditions, elevating <strong data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1771\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Jo Shimoda<\/span><\/strong> to the podium.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13994\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-13994\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-SMX-Playoffs-Round-1-Concord_Deegan-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/> Haiden Deegan took the overall win at the opening round of the SMX playoffs at ZMax Dragway. Photo: Feld Motorsports[\/caption]\r\n\r\nA relentless storm and persistent lightning forced organizers to cancel the second motos across both the 450 and 250 classes. As a result, riders' positions at the end of Moto 1 have been declared the official standings for the weekend, with full point payouts awarded","excerpt":"The opening round of the 2025 SuperMotocross (SMX) World Championship Playoffs delivered drama and raw tenacity\u2014cut abruptly short by severe weather. The race was held at ZMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. After a split start that sent riders in two different directions, Jett Lawerence came out ahead of the","date":"September 7, 2025 10:23","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25049781,"title":"Deegan","slug":"deegan"},{"id":25049791,"title":"haiden","slug":"haiden"},{"id":25047989,"title":"jett lawrence","slug":"jett-lawrence"},{"id":25047675,"title":"moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047764,"title":"mx","slug":"mx"},{"id":25049790,"title":"playoffs","slug":"playoffs"},{"id":25049375,"title":"smx","slug":"smx"},{"id":25048919,"title":"supermotocross","slug":"supermotocross"},{"id":25047987,"title":"SX","slug":"sx"},{"id":25049406,"title":"zMax dragway","slug":"zmax-dragway"}]}]{
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