PALA, California: Seth Hammaker finished second in the first moto at Fox Raceway and won Moto 2 on his way to securing his first 250 Pro Motocross overall victory. It was also the first time he scored a moto win.
Levi Kitchen and Hammaker gave Monster Energy Pro Circuit a one-two finish with Cole Davies finishing third in Moto 1.
Kitchen got a poor start in the second moto, which put him in heavy traffic. He was involved in an early accident and had to ride through field. Kitchen clawed his way to 13th, which contributed to a fourth-place overall finish.
Caden Dudney finished just off the podium in the the second moto, but he stood on the overall podium with results of sixth and fourth.
Cole Davies took the final podium spot in the first race and finished eighth in Moto 2 for third overall.
Julien Beaumer had a difficult Moto 1 and finished 11th, but a strong start in the second race contributed to a second-place finish in Moto 2. He was scored fifth overall.
Ryder DiFrancesco also struggled in the first race before finishing third in Moto 2.
One of several riders coming down from injury, Beaumer earned the holeshot and held off Michael Mosiman in the second race. Mosiman is also returning from injury, but unfortunately Hammaker’s pass came with a little contact and sent Mosiman to the ground.
It was this incident that collected Kitchen on the opening lap of Moto 2. Kitchen dropped out of the top 30 after the crash.
Levi Kitchen wins first moto of 2026 Pro Motocross
Kitchen stalked his teammate Hammaker during the first half of the first moto at Pala and pounced when Hammaker made a small mistake on Lap 8. Kitchen took the first win of 2026 by five and a half seconds.
Hammaker led early after finishing second in qualification to put himself in a position to score the overall win. In the post-race media scrum, Hammaker said he was still accustoming himself to the early pace of Motocross races and was caught unaware.
In the first half of the moto, Pro Circuit had the top three positions wrapped up, but the 250 Supercross East champion, Cole Davies, charged forward after getting a modest start. He made his move on Nick Romano just past the three-quarter mark.
Romano did not allow Davies to ride away from him, but was under fire from Jo Shimoda. After losing pace with the pressure, Romano fell into the clutches of the 2025 250 SuperMotocross champion.
Shimoda finished fourth with a last-lap pass, pushing Romano to fifth.
Chance Hymas got a poor start and it took three-fourths of the race before he cracked the top 10, which was where he finished.
