Seth Hammaker rounded out
the podium behind his team-
mate, McAdoo. The night proved
tough
for Hammaker, though,
as he suffered a big crash with
Haiden Deegan in the heat
race and was forced to qualify
through the LCQ. Despite those
challenges and a poor gate
pick, he still managed a sixth-
place start and worked his way
forward from there. Just like a
week ago, Hammaker caught
his teammate late in the race
but couldn't find a way around.
The Kawasaki duo went 2-3 for
the second week in a row.
"If the opportunity came
about, then great, but I didn't
want to take too much risk
with the runner-up position. With
three consecutive podiums, he's
just one point away from the
series leader.
"I saw him [Hammaker] the
whole race," McAdoo said.
"There were a couple of areas
where I knew he had a better
line than me or doing something
better than me. But I knew what
time we had left, how many laps
we had left. There were a couple
of areas of the track that made
me pretty nervous to race it very
hard. Tom was pretty far ahead
at that point, so I just knew what
I needed to do to stay in it. My
biggest goal was to secure a
good points night, which we
did."
the last four laps because the
track was pretty sketchy with
the ruts. When you win the race,
it's nice to go back and train.
You definitely get some confi
-
dence, that's for sure."
Cameron
McAdoo finished
second, his third second-place
finish in a row. The Pro Circuit
Kawasaki rider started up front
with Vialle but didn't have the
pace to run him down or make a
pass. Still, McAdoo rode con
-
sistent laps and is arguably the
most
consistent 250SX rider
on the gate this year. Late in
the race, he came under fire
from Pro Circuit teammate Seth
Hammaker, but McAdoo fended
off the attacks and came home
ROUND 9 / MARCH 9, 2024
PROTECTIVE STADIUM / BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P72
Seth Hammaker rallied for third
after winning the 250SX LCQ.
