winning was so obvious that he
completed a whole extra lap at
race pace, saying he thought the
checkered flag was the white
flag, which he must not have
seen the lap earlier.
The second moto went much
more to plan as he chipped
away at the lead before making
the pass on Hunter Lawrence
just after the halfway mark.
From there, it was smooth sail
-
ing for Sexton as he extended
his
points lead to 28 over
second-place Lawrence.
"I knew I was going to be bet
-
450MX
Sexton's winning streak contin-
ued on what was a warm day
in the Pacific
Northwest and on
a Washougal track that some
said was the roughest so far
this year. The Red Bull KTM-
mounted points leader, Sexton,
is undefeated in the last three
rounds, with his moto-win streak
at seven in a row. A tip-over in
the first moto couldn't stop his
march to the front as he even
-
tually overtook his teammate
Aaron
Plessinger with three laps
to go. Sexton's full focus on
ROUND 8 / JULY 20, 2024
WASHOUGAL MOTOCROSS PARK / WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON
MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / MONSTER ENERGY SMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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47 LEVI KITCHEN
6TH (12-4) 250MX
Levi Kitchen won both motos last
weekend but finished outside the
top five at his home race and lost his
hold on second place in the champi-
onship. "I always love coming back
to my hometown and home track at
Washougal, and the fans are always
supportive and great," Kitchen said.
"Moto one, did not get a good jump
off of the start. I struggled to find
my groove and make up time on a
fast-paced track, so I did everything I
could to make up as many positions
as I could. Moto two, I had a much
better start and began to find good
lines and carry a consistent pace,
which ended up paying off to finish
fourth. I'm bummed on my results at
home, but I'm ready for the break to
regroup."
17 JOEY SAVATGY
7TH (9-7) 250MX
Joey Savatgy showed a strong pace
but finished outside the top five in
each moto. "My starts are making life
harder than it needs to be," he said.
"The first moto was chaotic, and I was
on the bad end of things. I was stuck
behind a downed rider on lap one,
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