An encouraging fifth-place finish in the final 250MX moto of the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship on his way to P7 overall will come as a confidence boost for Ryder DiFrancesco. As a result, both he and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing teammate Pierce Brown completed the series inside the top 10 following the Ironman National.
- Ryder D seventh overall after finishing strong with P5 in Moto 2
- Both Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing riders inside the top 10
- Final moto crash costly for PB in final round of the outdoors
DiFrancesco enjoyed a consistent run in the 11th and final round of the season, racing forward to seventh position in Moto 1 and then featuring toward the front of the pack in Moto 2 on his way to P5. Those scores placed him P7 overall on his GASGAS MC 250F Factory Edition, which also saw him finish 10th in the final standings.
Ryder DiFrancesco: "Ironman was my best weekend and it's always been my favorite track ever since I first raced here. Good vibes all day, just felt like I wasn't behind the eight ball at all, and back to myself. It was good to finish the season with P5 in that final moto, it's nice to have some momentum and good for the confidence going into Charlotte and the SMX series!"
It was a mixed final round for Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing teammate Brown. He recovered from an average start in the opening race to work his way back inside the top 10, before an unfortunate crash at the beginning of the final moto of the outdoor season ended his day early. Still, he claimed eighth in the 250MX championship.
Pierce Brown: "It wasn't the best day for me at Ironman. First moto, I had a mid-pack start and ended up 10th, before in the next moto I had a better start, but collided with some guys in the first turn and got run over a couple of times. My leg was hurting pretty bad and unfortunately went numb in my boot, so I couldn't finish, and had to get it checked out – we will hear more soon. That's a wrap for the outdoor season, so hopefully we'll be healthy and ready to go for SMX in a couple of weeks."
Next Race: September 7 – Concord, North Carolina (SMX Playoff 1)
Standings 450MX Class 2024 after 11 of 11 rounds
1. Chase Sexton, 504 points
2. Hunter Lawrence, 462
3. Aaron Plessinger, 403
6. Malcolm Stewart, 297
8. Christian Craig, 244
14. Justin Barcia, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing, 148
Results 250MX Class – Ironman National
1. Tom Vialle (FRA), KTM
2. Chance Hymas (USA), Honda
3. RJ Hampshire (USA), Husqvarna
7. Ryder DiFrancesco (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing
14. Julien Beaumer (USA), KTM
17. Pierce Brown (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing
Standings 250MX Class 2024 after 11 of 11 rounds
1. Haiden Deegan, 481 points
2. Tom Vialle, 412
3. Levi Kitchen, 405
8. Pierce Brown, 269
10. Ryder DiFrancesco, 250
11. Julien Beaumer, 221
13. Casey Cochran, 164
22. RJ Hampshire, 65
