outside the top five in both
motos, Kitchen charged through
the field en route to the podium.
Nothing was derailing his ride
this weekend as a pair of thirds
put him securely on the box. He
now jumps to fifth in the cham
-
pionship standings.
"Last
weekend, I may have
gotten ninth overall, which is
not where I want to be," Kitchen
said. "[Team owner] Mitch
[Payton] chewed my ass a little
bit through the week and told
me to step it up. Today was a lot
better; this is where I need to be.
It just felt good to fight more. I
need to work on starts, but other
than that, it was good."
gone, and the Japanese native
held his position to the check
-
ers. This is Shimoda's fourth
second-place finish in as
many
rounds, which puts him solidly in
second for the championship.
"There's a little bit of pace and
fitness that I can still improve
on," Shimoda said. "Haiden is
strong. We will keep working on
those things."
Levi Kitchen rebounded from
a disastrous first round to take
third overall at Hangtown. The
Monster Energy Pro Circuit
Kawasaki rider saw a derailed
chain end his day at Fox Race
-
way, but he bounced back at
round
two. Despite starting
haven't been feeling too good
these last couple of days, and
I have allergies, so that didn't
help. Between the dirt and the
dust, my throat was closing up,
and I could barely breathe."
Jo Shimoda is establishing
himself as a consistent front-
runner, going 2-2 for the second
week in a row. The Honda HRC
rider only seems to get better as
the day wears on, and a second
in race one set the tone for the
day. Shimoda battled through
the pack in race two and passed
into second near the halfway
point of the shortened moto. By
the time he reached the runner-
up spot, Deegan was too far
ROUND 2 / MAY 31, 2025
PRAIRIE CITY SVRA / RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIFORNIA
MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P80
Jo Shimoda used a
pair of seconds to
take second overall in
250MX for the second
week in a row.
