Budds Creek Mud: Hunter Lawrence Goes 1-1; Chance Hymas Takes 250 Overall
The penultimate Pro Motocross round at Budds Creek, Maryland (August 22, 2026) ran in mud. Hunter Lawrence went 1-1 for the 450 overall; Chance Hymas took the 250 overall (2-1) ahead of Cole Davies and Landen Gordon per race coverage.
Budds Creek’s August 22, 2026 National lived up to its mud reputation. As the penultimate AMA Pro Motocross round, it set up Ironman Finals one week later.
Hunter Lawrence swept both 450 motos (1-1) for the overall. In the 250 class, Chance Hymas earned the overall with a 2-1 score ahead of Cole Davies and Landen Gordon according to Cycle News, DirtHub, and RaceX coverage cited in the candidates file.
Championship implications were still live heading into Ironman — Trail Roamer’s Ironman Finals story covers how the 450 and 250 titles were ultimately decided.
Facts only: we are not inventing full moto sheets or points tables beyond what the published race reports support.
Results
AMA Pro Motocross · Budds Creek National
450 Overall
- 1
Hunter Lawrence
Honda
Sources
- 2026 Budds Creek Pro Motocross Results — Cycle News · accessed 2026-09-04
- 2026 Budds Creek National Results — DirtHub · accessed 2026-09-04
- Wake-Up Call (Budds Creek context) — Racer X · accessed 2026-09-04
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