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part of that this year. Hopefully we can be up here again next year and in the title hunt." Deegan remounted after his run-in with Davies but fell again on the same lap and could only manage a fourth-place result, matching his worst finish of the year (his fourth at Anaheim 1). "I've got to give it up to Cole [Davies]," Deegan said. "That was a dogfight. We were giving the fans the best show possible. We With Kitchen taking second in the race and in points, Anstie's third gave him the edge to finish third overall by just four points on DiFrancesco. "It's been a tough year," Anstie said. "I had my appendix taken out and a lot of things in be - tween the races, but the whole team has been amazing, stick- ing behind me. Awesome sea- son. Congrats to my two team- mates. It was awesome to be a wasaki rider started outside the top five and even found himself coming to a dead stop on lap six to avoid hitting his downed team- mate, Cameron McAdoo. Kitchen then gathered himself and put in a series of fast laps to gain a podium spot late in the race. This result proved important, as he emerged ahead in a three-way fight for second in the Western Division points between himself, Max Anstie and Ryder DiFran - cesco. Kitchen ends the season matching his season-best finish and puts him second overall in the championship. "It was another okay start, but I made good moves early, and I'm proud of that," Kitchen said. "I was riding aggressively and started closing in on the leaders. Then, Seth [Hammaker] and Cameron [McAdoo] went down, and I almost hit Cameron, so I had to check up and make time back up again. It got pretty chaotic out there, but I felt re - ally good on the bike and had a good battle going. I'm stoked to finish the season up here bat- tling with these guys." Max Anstie rounded out the podium in third for just his sec- ond podium of the year. Anstie kicked off the season opener with a big win but went through a slump during the middle por- tion of the championship. He turned it up when it counted most, as he was one of three riders gunning for an overall podium in the series points. Anstie led the first two laps of the race but held on for third as both of his Star Racing Yamaha teammates made their way by. ROUND 17 / MAY 9, 2026 RICE ECCLES STADIUM / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P80 2026 Salt Lake City Supercross Video Highlights Both riders were all smiles after the 250SX race.