ROUND 10 / AUGUST 17, 2024
BUDDS CREEK MOTOCROSS PARK / MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND
MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / MONSTER ENERGY SMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P70
Levi Kitchen won the battle for
the day. The Pro Circuit Kawasa-
ki rider battled in the front pack
during
both motos, going 3-1 to
take top honors for the second
week in a row. The second moto
was a testament to his riding,
as he led wire-to-wire in the
nearly 35-minute race. Kitchen
fended off multiple attacks from
a charging Chance Hymas but
kept it cool, calm, and collected
even while dealing with an
illness of his own. This marks
his third career overall win, his
second in a row and even more
remarkable when you consider
he hadn't won a single one be
-
he salvaged a 10th in race two
to
keep him on the box, third
overall for the day.
"I dominated the first moto
and was able to win the cham-
pionship, so that was nice,"
Deegan
said. "I ended up getting
around him [Nicholas Romano],
but where I was, I was pretty
deep. I just wanted to hold the
title up on the podium, that's all I
was looking forward to. I wasn't
risking it that moto; I was just
out there having fun."
Despite the war being won,
logged a seventh with 4-11
finishes. Broc Tickle grabbed a
strong eighth, with Phil Nicoletti
and Justin Cooper rounding out
the top 10.
250MX
Haiden Deegan absolutely
dominated the first 250 moto
of the day. The Star Racing
Yamaha rider grabbed the ever-
crucial holeshot and opened
up a 25-second lead in the first
few laps. With the champion
-
ship within reach, no one could
touch
the number 38, and even
a late-race tipover couldn't deny
him. After clinching in moto one,
Levi Kitchen went wire-to-wire in
the second 250MX moto.
