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Track walk will be underway shortly, then we will soon see bikes on track, on race day, for the first time in 2024!

250SX Free Practice

A couple of track changes from yesterday's media ride day: the dragon's back before the finish line is now a triple and the end of the end of the long rhythm section Jett Lawrence was jumping yesterday has been tamed down some.

Supercross rookie Julien Beaumer topped the 250SX group B free practice with a 1:03.734. He looked rather solid in his first ever SX qualifying session. 

Remember, these times to not count for overall qualifying.

450SX Free Practice

Timing and scoring was not working during the 250SX group A free practice, so where do not have any lap times for that session.

The 450SX group A free practice got the green flag and it was Kawasaki teammates Adam Cianciarulo and Jason Anderson out front ahead of Cooper Webb and Eli Tomac as Jett Lawrence rolled into the first turn last. Anderson’s 1:05.807 was the fastest first lap of the group. Quickly though, the #18 got the track dialed in. Jettson put in a 1:02.160 to move into P1, then dropped another clean heater, a 1:00.813. By the end of the session, he put down a 59.923. Tomac put in a 1:01.462 on the last lap to end the session in second. Hunter Lawrence put down a 1:01.899 to sit third ahead of Malcolm Stewart (1:02.218) and Cooper Webb (1:02.404). 

Jorge Prado put down a 1:03.605 to top the 450SX group B free practice. Solid time so far for the MXGP rider. He had a really good run through the first whoops section late in the session.

Thomas Ramette tops the 450SX group C free practice with a 1:07.271. #Supercross #SX2024 #SuperMotocross #SMX #SMX2024

Remember, these times do not count for overall qualifying.

First Timed Qualifying

250SX

Julien Beaumer tops the first 250SX group B qualifying session with a 1:02.757. The Arizona native looked smooth all session long.

When the 250SX group A session got the green flag, it was Levi Kitchen and Nate Thrasher once again leading the field. Kitchen was fastest on the track at first, before RJ Hampshire moved into P1. Then, Jordon Smith took over P1 ahead of Hampshire and Jo Shimoda. By the time the checkered flag waved, it was Smith’s 1:03.078 that topped the group. Hampshire’s 1:03.224 was second, followed by Shimoda’s 1:03.644 and Maximus Vohland’s 1:03.827.

Note: Beaumer's time was the fastest 250SX time of the first B and A group sessions. Not taking away from his skills by any means, but he did it when the track was fresh, which needs to be considered. 

450SX

Jett Lawrence tops the 450SX group A qualifying session with a 1:01.084.Cooper Webb moved into P2 with a 1:01.904 on the last lap.Chase Sexton finishes P3 with a 1:02.438. 

Chase Sexton and Adam Cianciarulo led the first 450SX group A qualifying session as the green flag waved. Jett Lawrence continued to comfortable, as he worked through a few different lines, putting in some heaters once he figured out lines he liked. At the end of the session, Jett Lawrence’s 1:01.084 was the top time. Cooper Webb moved into P2 with a 1:01.904 on the last lap as Chase Sexton finished P3 with a 1:02.438. Eli Tomac was tenth with a 1:03.371.

In the 450SX group B session, it was Jorge Prado’s 1:03.568 that topped the field over Vince Friese (1:04.365) and Derek Drake (1:04.731).

Second Timed Qualifying

250SX A

The final 250SX qualifier of the day was largely uneventful. Levi Kitchen was fast right away, which came as no surprise—he’d been fast all day. His teammate, Max Vohland, was just a tick off his pace, .039 seconds, to be exact. It wouldn’t last, however, as RJ Hampshire stormed to the top of the board on his third lap, lowering the time to beat down to 1:01.917. Jordon Smith, who was fastest in the first timed qualifier, was second, just over half a second back of Hampshire. Not to be outdone, Kitchen responded with a 1:01.826, then lowered it again to a 1:01.398, which would stand as the fastest lap of the session.

450SX A

When the gate dropped to start the final 450SX A qualifying session it was Cooper Webb firing the first shot of speed with a 1:02.455. You knew that time wouldn’t stand, however, and it was no surprise to see Chase Sexton shoot to the top, then Ken Roczen, and then, of course, Jett Lawrence, who was fastest in the first session. Lawrence wasn’t world’s faster though, roughly four hundredths ahead of Roczen, and the Sexton fired back. Sexton had a tricky line entering the rhythm lane along the third-base line, and looked really good. Not quite quick enough to keep Lawrence from topping him though, as Lawrence would spin a 1:00.686 on his seventh lap to take over the top spot yet again. It’d be more than enough to hold as the fastest time of the day.

Not much from Tomac in this session, whose 1:01.502 put him at sixth-fastest. Tomac didn’t look slow by any means, but he also didn’t seem to have that Tomac edge we’re used to seeing. Probably no need for concern, however, veterans like Tomac know how to execute when it really counts. With Lawrence laying it down in qualifying, we should be in for an extremely interesting 450SX main event in just a few hours.

To the shock of nobody, Jorge Prado was fastest in the final 450SX B session. Don't expect him to be in the B group next week in San Francisco!

250SX Heat Race One

The first race of 2024 kicked off with a holeshot from Jordon Smith, but Carson Mumford immediately sliced by, lighting the green lights on his forks that signify the race leader. In third was RJ Hampshire, followed by Nate Thrasher. A lap later Mumford starting losing spots. First it was Smith to retake the lead, then Hampshire went by. Thrasher then executed a flawless and tricky move entering a rhythm lane to overtake Mumford a few moments later. Up front the battle for the lead was starting to get hot with about a minute left in the race. Smith was holding down the lead, but Hampshire stayed about half a length behind him, just waiting for an opportunity to make a move. There were some tense moments in turns, especially as they came flying out of the whoops and into a bowl turn, but Smith stubbornly refused to allow Hampshire to make a move. Hampshire, despite a huge effort on the final lap, just couldn’t force anything either. Smith would hang on for the first win of 2024, with Hampshire, Thrasher, Mumford, Cole Thompson, Hunter Yoder, Josh Varize, Anthony Bourdon, and Jo Shimoda, who’d gotten a bad start, transferring to the main.

250SX Heat Race Two

The gates dropped on the second heat race, and it was supercross rookie Julien Beaumer who grabbed the early race lead from a few gates inside the dog house. Beaumer was passed by Maximus Vohland early but continued to run in second ahead of Levi Kitchen. However, once the trio came through to get the green flag, he tucked the front end of his Kawasaki in the turn before the long rhythm section. He remounted in the back of the pack. Out front, Vohland ran away with the race win over Beaumer, both looking solid. Garrett Marchbanks finished third, followed by Mitchell Oldenburg—who jumped past Phil Nicoletti for the position—then Nicoletiti. In his first ever SX heat race, Ryder DiFrancesco (now aboard a GasGas MC 250F), finished sixth ahead of Kitchen, Robbie Wageman, and Talon Hawkins, who claimed the final transfer spot.

450SX Heat Race One

When the pack rocketed into the first turn there was some serious pinballing, resulting in Hunter Schlosser, Hunter Lawrence, Logan Karnow, and Chase Sexton all hitting the dirt. Karnow looked hurt and wasn’t able to rejoin the race, but the remaining three remounted and got back in it.

Up front Ken Roczen was taking control of the first 450SX heat race of the year, and in a hurry. Two laps into it Roczen already had a good five seconds over Dean Wilson in second place. Speaking of Wilson, he soon found himself getting freight-trained by Malcolm Stewart, Aaron Plessinger, and Eli Tomac. After that the top four were a bit spread out for a few laps, but as the race went on Tomac started reeling in Stewart. For a moment it looked as though Tomac might be able to get close enough to throw a move on Stewart, but Stewart refused to let that happen, holding down third.

The man to watch was Chase Sexton, who’d been ripping through the pack after his unfortunate start. Sexton had started so far back it didn’t seem as though he had any hope of getting back into a transfer spot, but hey, he’s the champ for a reason and had methodically worked his way up to ninth with a couple laps to go. When the checkers flew, he’d worked all the way up to seventh, and turned the fastest lap to boot.

Roczen won easily, with Plessinger, Stewart, Tomac, Wilson, Sexton, Christian Craig, Vince Friese, and Derek Drake filling the remaining transfer spots.

450SX Heat Race Two

As the gates dropped on the second 450SX heat race, it was Jett Lawrence with the holeshot in his first ever premier class heat race! But it did not last for long, as Cooper Webb swung under the #18 in the first 180-degree berm and took over the race lead. Jason Anderson was all over the #18 after that as Webb started to get a two-second lead. Near the end of the race, Jettson was going after Webb, but he went down in the turn after the second whoops section! He remounted quickly, but not before Anderson was able to get by. Webb held on for the race win over Anderson, Jett Lawrence, Dylan Ferrandis, Justin Barcia, Adam Cianciarulo, Justin Cooper, Jorge Prado, and Shane McElrath. Webb is not usually one to qualify well and start his night like this, but this could mean trouble for the competition. Justin Hill finished tenth and will go to the LCQ, along with Kyle Chisholm (13th), Fredrik Noren (15th), and the rest of the field.

250SX LCQ

Lux Turner ripped the holeshot in this one but quickly came under fire from TJ Albright and Max Miller. Miller would emerge with the lead, but then went down all by himself in the bowl turn after the first whoop section. That put Albright in the lead, but he had Julien Benek all over him. Benek hounded Albright relentlessly, and was side-by-side with him so many times that an eventual pass seemed like a foregone conclusion. Albright had other ideas, however, and after a couple insanely intense laps, had gotten some breathing room. Albright would go on to take the win. Turner held third, but behind him it was an absolute dogfight for the final transfer spot between Lance Kobusch and Miller. As the two entered the final turn they both went for it, and neither one of them were even able to launch the finish line jump. Kobusch ended up with the spot by a mere 0.190 seconds over Miller, who at one point looked like he’d run away with the win. Talk about heartbreak!

450SX LCQ

The 450SX LCQ gate dropped, and it was Justin Hill with the early race lead. Hunter Lawrence got pinched off on the very inside and almost went down, but he stayed up and was shuffled to the very back of the pack. Out front, Justin Hill ran away with the race lead. Hunter Lawrence continued to charge forward. Into the top 15, into the top 10, into eighth, into sixth, into fifth! Justin Hill came through to take the checkered flag ahead of Kyle Chisholm, Fredrik Noren, and Cade Clason held off Hunter Lawrence at the very last turn by hugging the inside line! Bummer deal for the #96 as he was taken out in his heat race start and then got a bad start in the LCQ.

250SX Main Event

This race got started with a bang, as Julien Beaumer and Levi Kitchen immediately started trading paint for the lead. Beaumer would emerge with the spot, but Kitchen was all over him. Just when it looked like Kitchen was going to dive around Beaumer, RJ Hampshire came screaming in and took the spot away from Kitchen. For a brief second they were all stacked up against each other in the bowl turn between the whoop sets. One lap later, Hampshire snatched the lead from Beaumer in that very same spot. Hampshire had zero interest in hanging around and letting Beaumer return the favor and took off, quickly building a gap. Beaumer, in turn, was able to separate himself from Kitchen, who soon found himself under intense fire from Jordon Smith.

As the battle wore on between Kitchen and Smith, the duo started reeling Beaumer back in. Smith was able to pull up next to Kitchen in the whoops and make the pass in the ensuing corner and went after Beaumer. One lap later he passed him in the same spot where he’d disposed of Kitchen. Smith then disappeared with second, while Kitchen gave up another spot to Max Vohland. He was able to get a spot back when Beaumer went off the track and dropped back to sixth. Kitchen then got yet another spot back when he passed Vohland in a rhythm lane immediately following a wheels-on-the-ground red cross situation in a rhythm lane. Vohland rolled one additional jump, while Kitchen legally got back on the gas immediately. Vohland stuck with him for a lap, but Kitchen seemed to have regrouped and squirted away to secure third.

A questionable situation occurred when Jo Shimoda, who’d worked his way up after a horrible start, passed Vohland in the wheels-on-the-ground red cross section. Shimoda launched a jump that everyone else was rolling. It was about three feet past the spot of the downed rider, and compelling arguments could probably be made on either side of the coin. We’ll see what the AMA decides later tonight.

Hampshire went on to win (his third), with Smith, Kitchen, Shimoda, and Vohland filling out the top five.

Nate Thrasher was having a good night, battling with Vohland at one point for fifth, but unfortunately he went down and ended up DNF’ing this one. We’ll get an update as soon as we can on whether or not he’s hurt.

Phil Nicoletti’s bike had problems and he was unable to start the main event. Mitchell Oldenburg got severely stuck in the gate and had to come from way back and salvaged an eighth.