Cole Davies tops 250MX qualifying at Ironman Raceway
NXTbets Pro | Published On: August 29, 2026
450MX qualifying
Jorge Prado set the pace in 450MX qualifying at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana, as the class opened the final round with the championship still undecided. Prado was fastest overall and led both qualifying sessions, giving him the cleanest line on a day when the top riders had little room to separate themselves. Hunter Lawrence followed in second and Jett Lawrence took third in the combined results, keeping the focus on the title race as much as the timesheets. That mattered because Hunter entered the finale with a one-point lead over Jett in the 450MX standings. The field pushed through a crowded session with 73 riders taking part, and Prado made the sharpest statement of the group. His speed across both sessions left him at the front of the 450 order and gave the class one more layer of tension heading into race day. The Lawrences stayed close enough to keep the title conversation alive, and Prado’s control of qualifying placed him in the middle of the championship picture rather than outside it.
250MX qualifying
Cole Davies topped 250MX qualifying at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and he did it with the fastest lap of the session at 2:10.092 on a Yamaha. The 250 results came from three sessions, and Davies put together the cleanest overall run to finish ahead of Chance Hymas, who was second with a 2:10.505 lap. Caden Dudney took third in the combined chart, Levi Kitchen followed in fourth and Julien Beaumer was fifth. Preston Kilroy, Kayden Minear, Pierce Brown, Landen Gordon and Nate Thrasher filled out the rest of the top 12, giving the class a tight top end and a long list of riders who stayed in the mix. Davies carried the momentum of the red plate he took over the previous weekend, and he entered the final round with a lead over Kitchen in the 250MX standings. That added weight to every lap in qualifying, since the class title had not been settled coming into the weekend. Davies answered with the fastest number on the board and left the rest of the front-runners chasing him.
Championship pressure
Both championships reached the final round with the outcome still open, and that made the qualifying results part of a bigger picture than simple starting position. In 450MX, Hunter Lawrence led Jett Lawrence by one point entering the last round, so every spot in the order carried added value for the brothers and for the riders around them. Prado’s fast pace gave the 450 field a clear benchmark, but the title fight stayed centered on the Lawrence pair as they arrived with almost nothing between them in the standings. The 250MX class carried a similar weight. Davies came in with the red plate after taking it over the previous weekend, and he held the points lead over Kitchen before the gate dropped for the finale. His top time in qualifying fit the situation. It gave him control of the session and kept him at the front of the title conversation. With 73 riders on track and both classes still unsettled, the final round at Ironman Raceway brought speed and stakes together. The qualifying order set the tone, but the standings made every lap part of the title chase.
