Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle charged to a hard-fought podium finish in Round 4 of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at the High Point National, as 450MX teammate Aaron Plessinger impressed once again with an opening moto podium and fourth-place result overall.
Two-time MX2 World Champion and current 250SX East title-holder Vialle posted a strong performance at the fourth round of the season in Pennsylvania, powering his KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to fourth position in the opening moto of the weekend.
An elevated P2 performance in Moto 2 was enough for the Frenchman to claim second overall – marking his second podium in the opening for rounds – and he maintains fifth in the 250MX standings in these early stages of the series.
Tom Vialle: “My last two results haven’t been where I wanted them to be, so coming in here the plan was for sure to be on the box, and we accomplished that. Looking forward after the weekend off, I feel comfortable at Southwick, and we’ve done a lot of work these last couple of weeks, so I am looking at turning things around and hopefully getting another good result.”
250MX teammate Julien Beaumer began his weekend with P8 in qualifying, before two difficult motos with 15-40 scores onboard his KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION leaves the number 23 with his sights set on Southwick after the break. He is currently ninth in points following Mt. Morris.
Julien Beaumer: “It was a tough day in High Point for me. Moto 1 was going good, and then I crashed with three laps to go. Moto 2, better start, and I made some good passes on lap one, but then I had a good crash at the mechanic’s area. We’ll rest up now and get ready for Southwick.”
Plessinger’s High Point National began with him setting the sixth-fastest time in 450MX qualifying, before taking his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to the lead during the early stages of Moto 1. ‘The Cowboy’ would go on to finish third in another positive outing.
A strong start in Moto 2 saw Plessinger again in the mix with the front-runners, however, the skies would open up and cause chaos for the field, with the number 7 entering the pits for fresh goggles. With the race red-flagged soon after, a P4 finish also earned him fourth overall, and he sits third in the 450MX championship.
Aaron Plessinger: “High Point was a good day. First moto, I got a good start, then Jett [Lawrence] stalled it and I led for a little bit, but I got a bit tight for a while there and I finished P3 in that one. Second moto, I didn’t know it was going to rain and I picked the wrong goggles. [My] tear-offs were gone, had to pull in, and then pretty much straight after that, we got red-flagged. Overall, still P4, so I can’t be too mad! We’ll have a weekend off and get ready for Southwick.”
Next Race: June 28 – Southwick, Massachusetts
Results 450MX Class – High Point National
- Jett Lawrence (Honda)
- Hunter Lawrence (Honda)
- Eli Tomac (Yamaha)
- Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
- RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna)
Standings 450MX Class 2025 after 4 of 11 rounds
- Jett Lawrence, 190 points
- Eli Tomac, 162
- Aaron Plessinger, 156
- RJ Hampshire, 117
- Malcolm Stewart, 60
Results 250MX Class – High Point National
- Haiden Deegan (Yamaha)
- Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
- Levi Kitchen (Kawasaki)
- Casey Cochran (GASGAS)
- Ryder DiFrancesco (GASGAS)
- Julien Beaumer (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
Standings 250MX Class 2025 after 4 of 11 rounds
- Haiden Deegan, 194 points
- Jo Shimoda, 152
- Chance Hymas, 132
- Tom Vialle, 125
- Casey Cochran, 88
- Julien Beaumer, 87
- Ryder DiFrancesco, 54
Photocredits – Align Media
