Arizona’s Julien Beaumer has taken control of the 250SX West Championship lead after racing to a breakout first-career AMA Supercross victory in San Diego’s second round of the 2025 season.
Beaumer was in outstanding form from the outset at Snapdragon Stadium, leading the way in qualifying 1 and ultimately qualifying second-fastest overall onboard his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team bike. He then raced forward to finish P3 in his heat race.
A strong start to the main event had the 18-year-old within striking distance of the early leader, before a decisive pass halfway through the race saw him largely unchallenged on his way to claiming his first-ever 250SX win.
Julien Beaumer: “This is the first main event win of my career, but I’m trying not to get too excited about it right now, as we have a championship to go for. I didn’t have the greatest heat, but made it happen when it counted.
“This is definitely confidence-boosting. At the start of this year, I had a goal and I needed to believe in myself and I feel that I showed how much I believe in myself tonight.
“The track was pretty tight, and I felt everything was built a little differently, so it was definitely tricky, but I’m really satisfied with the result tonight.”
Next Race: January 25 – Anaheim 2, California.
Photo courtesy KTM
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Results 450SX Class – San Diego:
- Eli Tomac (Yamaha)
- Jett Lawrence (Honda)
- Cooper Webb (Yamaha)
Standings 450SX Class 2025 after 2 of 17 rounds:
- Eli Tomac, 42 points
- Chase Sexton, 41
- Ken Roczen, 40
Results 250SX West Class – San Diego:
- Julien Beaumer (KTM)
- Jordon Smith (Triumph)
- Hayden Deegan (Yamaha)
Standings 250SX West Class 2025 after 2 of 10 rounds:
- Julien Beaumer, 47 points
- Jordon Smith, 42
- Jo Shimoda, 40