ROUND 10 / AUGUST 22, 2026
BUDDS CREEK MOTOCROSS | MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND
MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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was just the start of his prob-
lems, as he was later penalized
four positions for going inside the
track markers right at the start
and "gaining an advantage while
off track." This put him 14th in
the moto, and even with a valiant
runner-up finish in race two, he
could only salvage fifth overall.
"I just need to treat this like
any other weekend and put this
behind me," Kitchen said. "It's
hard to do, but it is what it is.
One mistake can have a mas
-
sive impact, which is tough, but
all I can do is give it everything
I've got next weekend and see
what happens."
Kayden Minear took sixth
ahead of Lux Turner, Caden Dud
-
ney, Daxton Bennick and Drew
Adams.
CN
450MX OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Hunter Lawrence (Hon) 1-1
2. Jorge Prado (KTM) 3-3
3. Haiden Deegan (Yam) 2-4
4. Jett Lawrence (Hon) 5-2
5. Mikkel Haarup (Tri) 8-5
6. Cooper Webb (Yam) 6-9
7. Aaron Plessinger (KTM) 10-7
8. Justin Barcia (Duc) 7-10
9. Eli Tomac (KTM) 4-13
10. RJ Hampshire (Hus) 12-6
250MX OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Chance Hymas (Hon) 2-1
2. Cole Davies (Yam) 1-3
3. Landen Gordon (Yam) 3-7
4. Julien Beaumer (KTM) 8-4
5. Levi Kitchen (Kaw) 14-2
6. Kayden Minear (Yam) 5-10
7. Lux Turner (Yam) 7-9
8. Caden Dudney (Yam) 10-8
9. Daxton Bennick (Hus) 9-11
10. Drew Adams (Kaw) 17-5
"I struggled a little bit in moto
one but rode more like myself
in moto two," said Beaumer. "I
had to fight from around 15th to
fourth in that second moto, so
happy with the progress."
Kitchen came into Budds
Creek with the red plate and a
narrow one-point margin but left
without the red plate and is now
14 points back from Davies. A
crash while leading moto one
on the box and made him the
eighth different rider to claim a
maiden podium this summer.
"I've been putting in good
days during the week recently
and was able to bring it into the
weekend," Gordon said. "I finally
did it. This is unreal. Outdoors is
tough, so I'm stoked."
Red Bull KTM's Julien Beau
-
mer finished fourth overall after
going 8-4 on the day.
Kitchen ditched his
goggles after crashing
in moto one. A four-
position penalty further
dropped him in the
running order and
caused his points
lead to slip away.
