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the race before moving to sec- ond after mistakes from Jordon Smith. By that time, Kitchen was well out of reach, and the Husqvarna rider settled for the runner-up spot, another strong podium to add to the year. The reality is, I didn't have the speed to win," Hampshire said. "Levi clearly had me covered all day. Even after the heat race, I haven't had that feeling in a while where I just can't go that fast. He was going ridiculously fast, and I just didn't feel com - fortable doing that. I raced the same bike tonight as I did in Phoenix, and once I got into third, I was like, 'Okay, I'll take that; it's been a long day.' Then, "For me, it kind of feels like my first win since I've only won Triple Crowns," Kitchen said. "I needed the flames to go up. It feels better to put 15 minutes together instead of three motos. In my heat race, I holeshotted that and won that one. In my main, I did the exact same thing. It was a picture-perfect day, and it was awesome to get this done in front of my home crowd. I am going to enjoy this one." RJ Hampshire rode a strong race to take second. Hampshire is already a multi-time winner in 2024 but just didn't seem to have the pace to match Kitchen on the soft racing surface. He circulated in third for most of 250SX West The 250SX West Champion- ship resumed in Seattle after its midseason break. Levi Kitchen, RJ Hampshire and Jordon Smith are all vying for this title, with Jo Shimoda and Nate Thrasher still lurking in the shadows. On Saturday night, though, no one could match PNW-native Levi Kitchen. The Pro Circuit Kawa- saki rider re-established why he's the current points leader by dominating every lap of the 250SX main event and opening up a near-20-second lead. A wire-to-wire win in front of his home crowd was made even sweeter, as it marks his first non-Triple Crown round win. ROUND 11 / MARCH 23, 2024 LUMEN FIELD / SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P76 RJ Hampshire took second in the 250SX West main and admitted he didn't have anything for Kitchen.