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The SMX Next World All-Stars raced a unique two-day double header in St. Louis after their Playoff 1 Main Event in Charlotte was cancelled due to lightning. On Friday’s running of the Playoff 1 Main Event, Yamaha’s Kayden Minear took over the lead on the opening lap and was never challenged for the top spot. Monster Energy Yamaha’s Carson Wood battled forward from a 14th place start to earn a second-place finish. Honda Racing’s Tiger Wood held the second-place spot for most of the race but dropped back to third position as the riders crossed the white flag then held that position to the end.
On Saturday, the SMX Next World All-Stars were back on the line for the SMX Next Class’ Final. Paying double points, the single-race format saw Yamaha’s Ryder Malinoski win the Main Event wire-to-wire. Kayden Minear recovered from an eighth place start to earn second place and enough points to earn the SMX Next World All-Stars Championship. Yamaha’s Kade Johnson put together consistent laps to capture the final podium spot in front of the St. Louis fans.
“I felt good out there all weekend. The bike is performing unbelievably. Shout out to the whole team. Shout out to my trainer, Swanie [Gareth Swanepoel], Wil [Hahn], Ms. Jeannie Carmichael at home. We’ve been putting in so much effort and so much overtime, so I’m happy it pays off.” – Kayden Minear, on the podium after receiving the SMX Next World All Star Championship #1 plate
SMX Next Point Standings
| Pos | Rider | Total Points | Rd1 | Rd2 |
| 1 | Kayden Minear | 69 | 25 1st | 44 2nd |
| 2 | Kade Johnson | 56 | 16 6th | 40 3rd |
| 3 | Tiger Wood | 52 | 20 3rd | 32 6th |
| 4 | Ryder Malinoski | 50 | 0 25th | 50 1st |
| 5 | Caden Dudney | 49 | 13 9th | 36 4th |
| 6 | Enzo Temmerman | 43 | 9 13th | 34 5th |
| 7 | Diesel Thomas | 42 | 18 4th | 24 10th |
| 8 | Wyatt Thurman | 40 | 10 12th | 30 7th |
| 9 | Landon Gibson | 40 | 14 8th | 26 9th |
| 10 | Owen Covell | 33 | 17 5th | 16 14th |
| 11 | Landon Hartz | 32 | 4 18th | 28 8th |
| 12 | Jayce Wolf | 29 | 11 11th | 18 13th |
| 13 | Max Shane | 28 | 6 16th | 22 11th |
| 14 | Brennon Harrison | 27 | 7 15th | 20 12th |
| 15 | Carson Wood | 24 | 22 2nd | 22 1st |
| 16 | McKayden Fitch | 22 | 12 10th | 10 17th |
| 17 | Trinnytie Batchelor | 20 | 81 4th | 12 16th |
| 18 | Chace Lawton | 19 | 51 7th | 14 15th |
| 19 | Riley Busse | 19 | 15 7th | 4 20th |
| 20 | Vincent Wey | 8 | 0 23rd | 8 18th |
