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Blow by blow reports from AMA SX Round Six – Detroit TechTricks365


2025 AMA Supercross Championship

Round Six – Ford Field, Detroit


250 Main Race Report

Levi Kitchen got away well but it was Max Anstie and Carson Mumford that had the best lines for turn one and swept past the Kawasaki man when the second 250 East contest got underway on Saturday night at Detroit’s Ford Field.   Kitchen and Mumford then tripped each other up a little while battling for position which allowed Anstie a little breating space up front early on.

Kitchen eventually broke away from Mumford to start chasing down Max Anstie. Hampshire then pushed Mumford back to fourth. Vialle, Thrasher, Hymas and Forkner would eventually do the same to Mumford, the holeshot man slipped down to eighth by the chequered flag.

Anstie responded to Kitchen’s challenge and enjoyed a five-second lead at the halfway point of the moto. Anstie extended that lead to over seven-seconds across the following few laps, however, with only a few seconds left on the clock, the red flags came out to put a halt to the race with only seven-seconds left!  The red flag due to Cameron McAdoo needing medical attention after going down hard.

Cam McAdoo copped his own handlebar in the face during the crash

Under the latest rule regimen, the race is not called, even after 90 per cent of the race has run. This year, the situation results in a staggerered restart.

Staggered restart

Anstie got away well at the restart but he now had Kitchen right on his tail. The two traded places across the opening lap of the three-lap restart which allowed RJ Hampshire to close right in on them to make it a three-way tussle.  Kitchen had the advantage at the end of the opening lap and took it wall the way to the flag.

A not very happy Max Anstie…

Many will say Anstie was robbed but the results are what they are… With the victory Kitchen moved up to second place in the championship, and will head to Daytona on the first day of March nine-points behind series leader Anstie. Next weekend in Texas the 250 West competitors will be back on the gates.

Levi Kitchen takes the spoils

250 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Interval
1 L. Kitchen Kaw /
2 M. Anstie Yam +1.951
3 R. Hampshire Hus +3.037
4 T. Vialle KTM +3.878
5 N. Thrasher Yam +6.949
6 C. Hymas Hon +7.563
7 A. Forkner Tri +11.228
8 C. Mumford Hon +11.753
9 M. Vohland Yam +14.723
10 H. Miller Hon +15.608
11 C. Park Hon +27.291
12 H. Munoz Yam +1 Lap
13 T. Colip Hon +1 Lap
14 G. Linville KTM +1 Lap
15 J. Chambers Kaw +1 Lap
16 L. Locurcio Gas +1 Lap
17 S. Hammaker Kaw +1 Lap
18 M. Fineis Yam +1 Lap
19 P. Boespflug Kaw +2 Laps
20 A. Shive KTM +2 Laps
21 I. Clark Hon +4 Laps
22 C. Mcadoo Kaw +6 Laps

 


250 East Championship Points

Pos Rider Points
1 M Anstie 47
2 L Kitchen 38
3 T Vialle 35
4 C Hymas 32
5 N Thrasher 31
6 C Park 26
7 C Mumford 26
8 R Hampshire 24
9 S Hammaker 23
10 H Miller 23
11 C Mcadoo 20
12 A Forkner 20
13 H Munoz 19
14 G Linville 18
15 D Bennick 17
16 T Colip 15
17 M Vohland 14
18 J Chambers 10
19 L Kobusch 8
20 L Neese 7
21 L Locurcio 6
22 M Fineis 4
23 P Boespflug 3
24 A Shive 2
25 P Brown 2
26 I Clark 1
27 M Jorgensen 0
28 M Hicks 0

450 Main Report

It is only round six and yet some of the heavy hitters have already been injured seriously enough to put them out of the series. Jorge Prado suffered a shoulder injury at Anaheim II that required season-ending surgery, while defending champion Jett Lawrence was ruled out of the rest of the series after rupturing his ACL at Glendale. Then last week in Flordia we had Eli Tomac confirmed he was out for a while due to suffering a broken fib in Tampa, while Hunter Lawrence is now out with a shoulder injury suffered at the same event. Talk about last man standing!

Chase Sexton hung up on the gates when they dropped!

There was more drama as soon as the gates dropped, as Chase Sexton was left hung up on the starting gate as the rest of the field charged towards turn one. Sexton had tried to jump too early and paid the price, the KTM man got going just as the field rounded turn one, only to then fall while down in last place on the opening lap.  Aaron Plessinger and Ken Roczen traded the lead time and time again throughout the opening two laps as Cooper Webb moved up to third, Jason Anderson to fourth and Malcolm Stewart fifth. 

Webb took second place from Plessinger on lap three. Jason Anderson then relegated Plessinger further back to fourth on the following lap.

Ken Roczen and Cooper Webb

Cooper Webb continued to chase Ken Roczen lap after lap. The gap generally hovering around a second, Webb ensuring the pressure was always on.  Webb made his move as the pair negotiated lapped traffic with just over a minute left on the clock. Roczen switched back to the inside to take the lead back, but Webb got him again two turns later and this time held on to that advantage all the way to the flag to take his first win of the season.

Webb was in front of Roczen when it mattered

Chase Sexton forged his way through the field and set the fastest lap of the race on his way to a podium finish. An unbelievable fightback from last to third for the championship leader. With that victory in Detroit thought Cooper Webb now joins Sexton at the top of the table, the pair tied on 121 points apiece.

Chase Sexton had speed to burn….

That second place finish ensure Roczen stays in championship contention, the Suzuki man 16-points behind Sexton and Webb.

Copper Webb now tied on points with Sexton at the top of the table.

Jason Anderson is only five-points behind the German. Anderson had looked pretty safe in fourth but a fall a few turns before the flag for the Kawasaki man saw him slip to sixth by the chequered flag. Malcolm Stewart another five-points behind in sixth.

Detroit 450 Podium

Supercross reconvenes next weekend in Texas for round seven.

450 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Interval
1 C. Webb Yam /
2 K. Roczen Suz +0.834
3 C. Sexton KTM +19.415
4 M. Stewart Hus +23.050
5 J. Cooper Yam +23.492
6 J. Anderson Kaw +33.006
7 J. Barcia Gas +33.787
8 D. Ferrandis Hon +43.621
9 A. Plessinger KTM +48.582
10 J. Hill KTM +1 Lap
11 C. Nichols Suz +1 Lap
12 S. McElrath Hon +1 Lap
13 J. Savatgy Hon +1 Lap
14 M. Oldenburg Bet +1 Lap
15 J. Robin Yam +2 Laps
16 M. Harrison Kaw +2 Laps
17 K. Chisholm Suz +2 Laps
18 K. Moranz KTM +2 Laps
19 G. Harlan Yam +2 Laps
20 A. Rodriguez KTM +2 Laps
21 J. Starling Gas +2 Laps
22 B. Bloss Bet +13 L

450 Championship Points

Pos Rider Points
1 C Sexton 121
2 C Webb 121
3 K Roczen 105
4 J Anderson 100
5 M Stewart 95
6 J Cooper 86
7 J Barcia 83
8 E Tomac 80
9 J Lawrence 71
10 J Hill 69
11 H Lawrence 62
12 J Savatgy 55
13 A Plessinger 53
14 S McElrath 50
15 D Ferrandis 44
16 M Oldenburg 42
17 C Nichols 39
18 B Bloss 28
19 K Chisholm 20
20 J Prado 18
21 M Harrison 17
22 V Friese 14
23 A Rodriguez 12
24 J Robin 11
25 K Moranz 10
26 J Starling 5
27 F Noren 5
28 C Clason 4
29 G Harlan 3
30 R Breece 3
31 J Hand 2

 


450 Heat One

Pos Rider Bike Interval
1 J. Anderson Kaw /
2 K. Roczen Suz +1.440
3 J. Cooper Yam +7.940
4 D. Ferrandis Hon +8.811
5 J. Hill KTM +11.053
6 B. Bloss Bet +17.731
7 M. Oldenburg Bet +18.874
8 K. Chisholm Suz +21.263
9 J. Robin Yam +22.282
10 G. Harlan Yam +23.932
11 J. Hand Hon +28.877
12 K. Moranz KTM +32.540
13 L. Karnow Kaw +35.188
14 L. Leitzel Kaw +50.736
15 A. Nagy Hon +55.901
16 B. Pauli Kaw +1 Lap
17 A. Cozadd Yam +1 Lap
18 C. Saultz KTM +1 Lap
19 Z. Williams Hon +5 Laps
20 C. Carsten Suz +8 Laps

450 Heat Two

Pos Rider Bike Interval
1 C. Sexton KTM /
2 M. Stewart Hus +4.378
3 C. Webb Yam +5.146
4 A. Plessinger KTM +9.228
5 J. Barcia Gas +11.388
6 J. Savatgy Hon +12.194
7 S. McElrath Hon +16.131
8 C. Nichols Suz +26.963
9 A. Rodriguez KTM +30.450
10 T. Lane KTM +35.446
11 J. Starling Gas +40.423
12 J. Rodbell Hon +41.943
13 M. Harrison Kaw +48.376
14 J. Lesher Yam +50.000
15 S. Meshey KTM +1 Lap
16 C. Copp Hon +1 Lap
17 K. Epperson Hon +1 Lap
18 H. Schlosser Hon +1 Lap
19 D. Wood Hon +1 Lap
20 J. Greco Kaw +1 Lap

 


450 LCQ Results

Pos Rider Bike Interval
1 G. Harlan Yam /
2 M. Harrison Kaw +2.529
3 K. Moranz KTM +4.065
4 J. Starling Gas +4.796
5 J. Hand Hon +5.438
6 L. Karnow Kaw +12.603
7 T. Lane KTM +14.465
8 S. Meshey KTM +17.631
9 L. Leitzel Kaw +19.188
10 J. Rodbell Hon +20.658
11 J. Lesher Yam +22.454
12 B. Pauli Kaw +30.419
13 A. Nagy Hon +31.642
14 K. Epperson Hon +33.812
15 D. Wood Hon +35.403
16 A. Cozadd Yam +38.583
17 C. Saultz KTM +42.465
18 C. Copp Hon +43.683
19 J. Greco Kaw +44.662
20 H. Schlosser Hon +44.915
21 C. Carsten Suz +7 Laps
22 Z. Williams Hon +DNS

250 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Interval
1 N. Thrasher Yam /
2 C. Hymas Hon +7.038
3 S. Hammaker Kaw +10.064
4 C. Mcadoo Kaw +18.498
5 T. Vialle KTM +18.639
6 L. Locurcio Gas +23.082
7 J. Chambers Kaw +24.160
8 P. Boespflug Kaw +25.963
9 A. Shive KTM +26.931
10 A. Forkner Tri +30.520
11 M. Fineis Yam +30.742
12 H. Hudson Yam +35.798
13 J. Rogers Kaw +38.833
14 L. Neese Hon +46.066
15 J. Gray Hus +48.182
16 C. Myers KTM +50.093
17 M. Zaremba Yam +1 Lap
18 T. Colip Hon +1 Lap
19 G. Matamoros KTM +1 Lap
20 P. Murphy Hon +1 Lap

250 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Interval
1 L. Kitchen Kaw /
2 M. Anstie Yam +0.581
3 R. Hampshire Hus +10.184
4 C. Mumford Hon +11.456
5 C. Park Hon +17.863
6 H. Miller Hon +21.324
7 G. Linville KTM +24.027
8 H. Munoz Yam +26.541
9 I. Clark Hon +27.487
10 N. Romano Hon +28.368
11 L. Kobusch Hon +32.057
12 B. Shelly Yam +49.813
13 J. Driskell Yam +51.101
14 V. Luhovey Kaw +51.218
15 C. Baker Hus +1:02.516
16 R. Floyd Hon +1 Lap
17 L. Marsalisi Hon +1 Lap
18 T. Welch KTM +1 Lap
19 B. Gardner Hus +3 Laps
20 M. Vohland Yam +4 Laps

250 LCQ Results

Pos Rider Bike Interval
1 A. Forkner Tri /
2 M. Vohland Yam +3.278
3 T. Colip Hon +6.852
4 M. Fineis Yam +8.459
5 B. Shelly Yam +8.812
6 R. Floyd Hon +12.580
7 J. Rogers Kaw +14.034
8 N. Romano Hon +19.021
9 B. Gardner Hus +20.534
10 L. Marsalisi Hon +26.125
11 C. Myers KTM +29.362
12 H. Hudson Yam +34.781
13 G. Matamoros KTM +35.775
14 P. Murphy Hon +36.356
15 T. Welch KTM +39.046
16 J. Gray Hus +40.930
17 V. Luhovey Kaw +43.527
18 J. Driskell Yam +44.618
19 M. Zaremba Yam +51.386
20 C. Baker Hus +3 Laps
21 L. Neese Hon +5 Laps
22 L. Kobusch Hon +6 Laps

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