Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia raced to a seventh-place finish in Round 8 of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at Washougal on Saturday, as teammate Ryder DiFranceso was once again typically fast on his way to 10th overall in the 250MX division.
- BAMBAM goes 7-7 for seventh overall in 450MX Class
- Qualifying fifth and P8 finish in Moto 2 highlight Ryder D’s weekend
- Team lines up with a special Military Appreciation livery
Barcia clocked the 10th fastest qualifying time onboard his GASGAS MC 450F Factory Edition at the picturesque Pacific Northwest facility, before charging to a solid seventh place finish in Moto 1 on what were hard-pack and notoriously slick Washougal conditions.
Another P7 ride in Moto 2 demonstrated a measured performance for BAMBAM at the eighth round, with seventh overall continuing his steady build throughout the latter stages of his outdoor campaign this season.
Justin Barcia: "I qualified in the top 10 today at Washougal and was happy with that, as it gave me a better gate pick, but made a bit of a rookie move off the start because I thought the traction would be less, and I ended up with the front-end pretty high which put me toward the back! Charged through for P7 in that one, then second moto, I got a better start, but a couple of mistakes and the restart had me in seventh for that one, too. All in all, we're out of these first couple races healthy, so we'll regroup now and come out swinging for the last three."
DiFrancesco and his GASGAS MC 250F Factory Edition qualified fifth quickest, before charging into P2 at the start of Moto 1. After taking over the lead on lap two, Ryder D held firm at the front of the field until a collision with another rider on the third lap sent him down the race order.
After remounting, the 20-year-old managed to race forward and salvage an 11th-place finish, before a P8 result in Moto 2 earned him 10th overall for the weekend. As a result, DiFrancesco moves to 13th in the 250MX standings with three rounds remaining.
Ryder DiFrancesco: “Washougal was good, qualifying was strong, and I always enjoy coming here. I had a mishap in Moto 1, getting landed on while leading, which wasn't ideal, but did what we could to recover. Second moto was better, I got a good start and had some pace early, but I felt like I could've done some things differently with line choice and racecraft to keep up there, and flow the track a little better. We'll keep moving forward and have more weekends like this."
Next Race: August 9 – Crawfordsville, Indiana
Results 450MX Class – Washougal National
1. Chase Sexton (KTM)
2. Jett Lawrence (Honda)
3. Eli Tomac (Yamaha)
5. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna)
7. Justin Barcia (Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing)
12. Malcolm Stewart (Husqvarna)
Standings 450MX Class 2025 after 8 of 11 rounds
1. Jett Lawrence, 382 points
2. Hunter Lawrence, 321
3. Eli Tomac, 288
5. RJ Hampshire, 255
6. Aaron Plessinger, 204
8. Malcolm Stewart, 154
12. Chase Sexton, 122
16. Justin Barcia, 111
Results 250MX Class – Washougal National
1. Jo Shimoda (Honda)
2. Haiden Deegan (Yamaha)
3. Garrett Marchbanks (Kawasaki)
10. Ryder DiFrancesco (Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing)
Standings 250MX Class 2025 after 8 of 11 rounds
1. Haiden Deegan, 368 points
2. Jo Shimoda, 323
3. Garrett Marchbanks, 252
6. Tom Vialle, 202
13. Ryder DiFrancesco, 128
18. Julien Beaumer, 106
21. Casey Cochran, 88