Taking the lead from Max Anstie on a green-white-checkered restart at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, Levi Kitchen became the sixth different winner in six rounds of 250 divisional racing.
A red flag late in the feature for a crash involving Cameron McAdoo occasioned an oddly-time stoppage with only seven seconds on the clock. The riders were informed the race would resume with three laps remaining under a staggered start. It was the second consecutive red flag in 250 East divisional racing. Kitchen took a lap to gain momentum and passed Anstie on Lap 18 to become the sixth 250 winner in as many rounds.
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Anstie kept frustration out of his comments, but he must have felt like he was robbed of the victory. Anstie built a 7.7-second lead when the flag waved and had already settled into a comfortable pace to protect his line. Some consolation can be had in the fact that he retained the red plate for the second straight week and had a bike capable of winning.
Several riders needed to bounce back from misfortune in Tampa, and high among them was RJ Hampshire. He got hung up on a Tuff Blox on Lap 1 in Florida and scored minimal points. He was never out of contention for a podium finish in Detroit, spending the entirety of the race in either the fourth or third position. He failed to gain ground on Anstie in the championship standings but gained a little on Tom Vialle.
Hampshire: ‘I’ll get stronger’ each week from now
Despite not feeling good in qualification, RJ Hampshire will take a podium finish at Detroit and has “full belief” in himself to get stronger after Round 6.
Vialle got a modest start and was outside the top five for the first five laps. He climbed as high as third briefly before getting pushed back to fourth at the checkers.
Nate Thrasher won his heat and had a good gate pick to start the feature, but he did not get a good jump off the grid. Finishing Lap 1 in seventh, he methodically advanced through the field to round out the top five.
Just missing that mark, Chance Hymas was happy with his performance nonetheless. Healing from injuries suffered during the Pro Motocross and SMX championships, he carries Honda HRC on his shoulders, along with Jo Shimoda in the 250 West, now that both Lawrence brothers have been knocked out of the 450 class.
Detroit featured two scary moments for McAdoo. He hit the ground halfway through the feature, remounted his bike, and then crashed heavily as time was running off the clock. He posted an update on social media: “Thanks everyone for your thought. We’ll be good.” McAdoo finished last.
Here are the 250 Supercross results, lap times, and points standings after Round 6 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan:
Results
Feature Results
Fastest Sector Times
Individual Lap Times
Detailed Lap Times
Heat 1
Heat 2
250 East Supercross Rider Points
250 Combined Points
Manufacturer Points
Here is the finishing order of Round 5 in Tampa:
1. Levi Kitchen, Kawasaki
2. Max Anstie, Yamaha
3. RJ Hampshire, Husqvarna
4. Tom Vialle, KTM
5. Nate Thrasher, Yamaha
6. Chance Hymas, Honda
7. Austin Forkner, Triumph
8. Carson Mumford, Honda *
9. Maximus Vohland, Yamaha
10. Henry Miller, Honda
11. Cullin Park, Honda
12. Hardy Munoz, Yamaha
13. Trevor Colip, Honda
14. Gage Linville, KTM
15. Jack Chambers, Kawasaki
16. Lorenzo Locurcio, GasGas
17. Seth Hammaker, Kawasaki
18. Mark Fineis, Yamaha
19. Preston Boespflug, Kawasaki
20. Ayden Shive, KTM
21. Izaih Clark, Honda
22. Cameron McAdoo, Kawasaki
* Holeshot
Anaheim 1 450 results | 250W Results
San Diego 450 results | 250W Results
Anaheim 2 450 results | 250W Results
Glendale 450 results | 250W Results
Tampa 450 results | 250E Results
Detroit 450 results
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