was riding good and threw down
some big laps there in the begin-
ning. I was trying, but I dealt
with some pretty significant
arm pump tonight, which I don't
normally deal with, so that was
frustrating."
Vialle finished third in the
250SX main event. The French
rider is firmly established as
a podium contender and has
finished on the box in all but one
round this season. He found
himself second off the start but
surrendered the spot to McAdoo
in the early laps. From there, it
was a lonely ride for the number
16, who now sits four points
back from the red plate.
"I was far from Cameron, and
nobody was really behind me,"
Vialle said. "I was trying to be
doo eventually made the move
into second and kept it on two
wheels behind Deegan for the
remaining laps. His second-
place finish looks like a smart
strategy in the scope of the title,
gaining two points on Vialle and
only losing three to Deegan, who
sits back in third overall. McA
-
doo takes the red plate into next
week's East-West Showdown.
"By the time I got into sec-
ond, I think Haiden had three or
four seconds on me," McAdoo
said. "I was trying some areas
to make up some time and see
what I could do just because
I knew how slick it was, and I
knew there was potential for
some mistakes. There wasn't
anywhere where I felt like I could
make up a bunch of time and he
reer and puts him 13 points out
of the series lead.
"I pulled the holeshot and
was, like, 'This is what I need,'"
Deegan said. "I laid down a cou
-
ple sprint laps and got a good
gap where Cameron wasn't able
to get me. I was able to hold
that gap and just manage it.
That's what I feel is the best way
to do it in the 250 class, just get
up front, sprint, and then just
manage. That's what I felt like I
did pretty well."
McAdoo came into Foxbor
-
ough with the red plate and
claimed another consistent
second-place result to hold it
for another week. The points
leader moved into third on lap
one before setting his sights
on second place, Vialle. McA
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ROUND 13 / APRIL 13, 2024
GILLETTE STADIUM / FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Haiden Deegan (38),
Tom Vialle (16) and Seth
Hammaker (43) fight for
the lead at the start of
the 250SX East main.
