to [riding well]. It's been a long
road to get back here, and hope-
fully we can keep knocking off
these races,
one by one."
Carson Mumford also had a
career-best day. After taking a
moto podium one week ago, the
AEO Powersports KTM rider ran
toward the front and logged 5-4
scores for fourth overall.
"A 5-4 for fourth overall in
Washougal," Mumford said.
"Epic day, pumped to back up
last weekend's results."
Points leader and hometown
hero Levi Kitchen rounded out
the top five with two sixth-place
finishes. After crashing in turn
one with last week's winner,
that with a 2-2."
Chance Hymas continued his
momentum from last week's
moto win and backed that up
with another overall podium.
The Honda HRC Progressive rid
-
er rode to two lonely third-place
results on the day but carried
the consistency
he lacked in the
early parts of the season. Even
a 3-3 earned him more points
than last week's 9-1 result. This
marks back-to-back podiums for
Hymas as he's now fifth in the
series standings.
"I just need to continue doing
what I'm doing," Hymas said.
"I've been enjoying these past
few weekends, just getting back
Energy Husqvarna rider avoided
the chaos in moto one and
grabbed the holeshot in race
two. He even led the opening lap
of the second moto before yield
-
ing the lead to Davies. Despite
losing
the tow to the leader,
DiFrancesco hung tough in both
motos, delivering the best ride
of his budding career. This is
his second overall podium of
the season and, by far, his most
consistent ride to date.
"It was a great weekend,"
DiFrancesco said. "I love com-
ing up here. It's close to home
[in
California] and has a place
in my heart. Putting a good day
together was my goal, and I did
ROUND 8 / JULY 25, 2026
WASHOUGAL MOTOCROSS PARK / WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON
MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P68
Ryder DiFrancesco
led a lap en route
to a 250MX career-
best second overall.
