ROUND 14 / APRIL 20, 2024
NISSAN STADIUM / NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P80
joys a 13-point advantage over
Deegan, while McAdoo slips to
third.
"I couldn't see Haiden
[Deegan] or Cameron [McAdoo]
during the race, so I knew I was
good," said Vialle. "I didn't want
to take any more risks in the last
three or four minutes because I
knew no one from my coast was
right there."
The real drama came from
both points leaders crashing
together in turn two of the main
event. Levi Kitchen tangled with
teammate Cameron McAdoo
and the two Kawasaki riders
Tom Vialle finished third,
making him the best East Coast
racer of the night. Vialle set the
pace all day for the East divi
-
sion, posting the fast qualifying
lap, winning the heat race, and
then landing on the podium in
the main event. The KTM rider
also benefited from the troubles
of his East Coast rivals, Camer-
on McAdoo and Haiden Deegan.
With McAdoo pulling out of
the race and Deegan finishing
outside the top five, Vialle stole
away the series points lead.
Vialle has landed on the box in
every race but one and now en-
normally finds himself with a
poor start and charging from the
back as the race wears on. With
two back-to-back second-place
finishes, Shimoda is now fourth
in points, 10 back from Smith,
who remains in third.
"I feel like I finally figured
out the starts, and that was the
biggest thing for me," Shimoda
said. "I wish I could've done this
from the first round, but I feel
like things are finally getting
dialed into where I can ride at
my 100 percent. I just have to
build confidence going into the
outdoors now."
RJ Hampshire won the 250SX East-West Showdown and took over the West points lead. PHOTO: ALIGN MEDIA
