ROUND 6 / FEBRUARY 10, 2024
STATE FARM STADIUM / GLENDALE, ARIZONA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / AMA SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P54
It looked like he was commit-
ted to jumping it, and at the last
second, he backed off, and then
he also rolled the tabletop. I was
already committed to three-on,
and there was really nothing
that I could do. It was just a
bummer deal."
"I don't know," Kitchen said.
"Like, that's a bad situation. I
feel bad, I'm glad Smitty's okay.
But yeah, you come around and
they're blinking. I didn't know if
I could jump on, and he jumped
on behind me and we hit. Luckily,
we're both okay. That's a weird
thing with the lights and every
-
thing. I just didn't want to be in
the wrong and get docked. Glad
I'm healthy, glad he's healthy."
know [my win at] A1 was so
easy, and then [I had] some bad
luck, but I'm stoked."
Levi Kitchen took second
after being one of the race's
early leaders. A few mistakes
through the final whoop section
allowed Smith to take the lead,
but Kitchen later re-passed the
Yamaha rider after his slide-out.
The two came together again
after Kitchen opted to roll a
rhythm lane under a yellow flag
while Smith jumped and crashed
into the back of the number 47.
"There was a rider down in
the rhythm section, and the
yellow lights were flashing, but
there was nothing red—no red
lights, no red flag, no red cross.
the Husqvarna rider has claimed
more than one win, and he's the
only repeat winner in this year's
250SX West division. Hampshire
is now just five points out of the
championship lead as the series
heads into a six-week break.
Despite getting the win,
Hampshire said it wasn't a great
day for him in Arizona. "It was a
tough day. Man, I had that case
[coming up short on the track's
large double jump in the] first
timed practice. Man, that hurt
me quite a bit. I'm getting up
there in age, so those don't go
by so fast. In the main event,
got a decent start, made those
passes quick. And then I just
kind of rode my own race. You
Levi Kitchen took
second and is now
in sole control of
the red plate.
