Cole Davies Earns First Pro Motocross Victory with a Perfect Score at High Point
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s young guns continue to rise, with Cole Davies topping the podium and Kayden Minear also earning a career-best result with a top-five overall finish / Jun 24, 2026 /
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies was smiling again at High Point Raceway. After a tough weekend at the previous round in Colorado, the New Zealander needed to make up some ground in the Pro Motocross 250 Championship, and there was no better way to do that than winning. Which is precisely what the 18-year-old did in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania, winning both motos en route to his first overall victory, which closed the gap to within seven points of the leader.
Davies wasn’t the only Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider to enjoy a breakthrough weekend at the High Point National. Kayden Minear also posted personal best results, scoring his first podium in Moto 2 and a career-best top-five overall.
“It doesn't get much better than that,” said Wil Hahn, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s 250 Team General Manager. “Cole rose to the occasion and did what we knew he could do. So we are all around stoked on a perfect day. And for Minear, it’s also technically his rookie season, so to get third in that second moto is pretty cool. Dudney, as well, was up there early at one point. All the guys were making progress this weekend. We need to work on qualifying with some of the guys, and if we can get the first motos to be a little bit better, we'll be battling for the podium.”
High Point Raceway was another all-new track for the 2026 250SX East Champion, but Davies found his stride straight away. He was the fastest qualifier for the second weekend in a row and got much better starts to both of his motos. In the first one, he slotted into second, but in the chaos, Davies was shuffled back to sixth on that opening lap. He steadily worked his way back to the front and was in the runner-up spot mid-moto, and was closing in on Julien Beaumer.
On the following lap, the leader crashed by the finish line, with Davies inheriting the lead and riding away to claim his second moto win of the season. In Moto 2, the 18-year-old New Zealander grabbed the holeshot and would remain unchallenged to complete a perfect day at what is referred to as the “Country Club of Motocross.”
“It was a perfect day for me,” said Davies. “First in both qualifying sessions and 1-1 in both motos. I felt good. I feel like myself again, and I feel like my starts are back. I’m just excited for more racing.”
Minear’s day was a bit of a slow start, qualifying 18th, but despite not having the best gate pick, the 19-year-old Australian had a decent start in sixth. On the opening lap, he dropped back to 10th, where he would ultimately finish. In the second moto, Minear got a great start and slotted into second behind Davies. He held down the runner-up spot, but was passed by Beaumer after the halfway mark. He then found himself under pressure from another one of the title contenders, Jo Shimoda. Minear put up a good fight to fend off challenges, including a well-calculated countermove on the final lap to hold onto third, earning his first Pro Motocross podium and a career-best fifth overall finish.
“It was a good day at High Point,” said Minear. “I started off slow in qualifying; I really need to sort that out. The first moto was rough, with an alright start. I just didn’t have the intensity at the start and ended up 10th in that one. In the second moto, I got a really good start and was running second for a long time, and dropped back to third. I was battling with Jo (Shimoda) for most of the moto, so it was good fun. It’s definitely one to remember.”
Michael Mosiman joined them in the top 10. He qualified sixth, but did not get the start he was hoping for in the first moto and found himself back in 19th. The Californian charged through to 10th before the halfway mark, and then battled with his teammate Minear, making the pass for ninth on the final lap. In Moto 2, he got a better start and broke the top 10 in the opening laps, once again finishing ninth to end the day eighth overall.
“There was more progress today, but I’m not stoked on the end result,” said Mosiman. “I was able to qualify sixth, which was pretty solid. Then I had a really bad start to the first moto, and that kind of set me back, but I was able to push through and get up to ninth. I battled my teammate, Minear, for a good while and got him on the last lap. Then the second moto, I got a better start, but I got shuffled back a little bit in the first couple laps. I was rolling pretty decent, and then towards the end, I just started having bad lines. I had one big near-moment, and I think I started riding a little tentatively. We were still trying to push and move forward, but it just wasn't happening. We’ll get back to work.”
Caden Dudney also made improvements. He had his best qualifying result so far this season in seventh, and then got a good start to Moto 1 and was battling for a podium position in the opening laps. After being passed by his teammate on Lap 6, Dudney found himself under pressure from Shimoda, but held him off until Lap 11. He lost a couple of positions on that lap and ultimately dropped back to eighth. In Moto 2, a bad start made for an uphill battle with the 16-year-old finishing 17th and ending the day 12th overall.
“The day was good,” said Dudney. “Qualifying was much better, so that's an improvement, and the first moto was good. I got a good start and was up in third for a while. It was just a different pace, and I wasn't really used to it, but I know what it's like now. The second moto was alright. I didn't get that great of a start, but I just couldn't push it the whole time.”
In just his second Pro Motocross round, Carson Wood continued to make progress with a season-best 16th overall finish. The 16-year-old qualified 11th, but then a bad start and a crash in Moto 1 had him working his way from the back of the field to finish 18th. In Moto 2, it was a much better start, with Wood in 14th after the opening lap. He continued to fight, crossing the line 13th.
“It went really well,” said Wood. “I was P11 in qualifying. Then the first moto, I got a bad start, went down, and finished 18th. In the second moto, I got a decent start and ended up 13th, which put me 16th overall. But I'm pretty pumped about it. I was kind of under the weather, so it was a little bit tough on me. I'm still proud of my effort.”
Fellow rookie Landen Gordon had a good start to the day with a top-10 qualifying result in ninth. Unfortunately, the young Californian was unable to find his flow at High Point Raceway and finished 15th in Moto 1 and 16th in Moto 2, ending the day 17th overall.
“It was a rough weekend for me,” said Gordon. “I struggled to flow with the track all day, and struggled with my starts as well. I’m going to work on a few things during the break, and going to be better these next few rounds!”
The series now takes a short break before returning to action at RedBud MX for the RedBud National – Round 5 of the Pro Motocross Championship, and Round 22 of the Monster Energy SuperMotocross World Championship – during Fourth of July weekend in Buchanan, Michigan.