Sacha Coenen put on a clinic of how to race on sand with a massive victory in Moto 1 at The Wick 338 in Southwick, Massachusetts. He jumped out of the gate quickly but nearly crashed in Turn 1, allowing Cole Davies to ride alongside.
Davies was credited with the holeshot.
The drama wasn’t over for Coenen, who nearly crashed several times during the first lap, but once he completed the lap, he settled into a great rhythm and finished more than 33 seconds ahead of Levi Kitchen.
Last week, Jo Shimoda finished 11 seconds ahead of Davies for the largest margin of victory in the 250 division in 2026.
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The battle for third was intense at the halfway point between DiFrancesco, Chance Hymas, and Levi Kitchen.
The battle was settled in the favor of Kitchen, who stretched an advantage over his rivals. Kitchen recovered from an early fall in the moto to secure the position.
DiFrancesco backed up last week’s overall podium with a third-place finish in Moto 1.
Hymas looked to improve on his season best finish of fifth and he rode third or fourth for most of the moto. With time running off the clock, he gave up the spot to Julien Beaumer.
Davies entered the moto with momentum on his side and an almost certain opportunity to take the points lead after it was announced earlier in the afternoon that Shimoda would not line up. He suffered a fractured collarbone and mild concussion in qualification.
Davies nearly wasted that opportunity with a Lap 6 crash. He had difficulty restarting his bike and lost 30 seconds, falling to 10th. Davies moved up to
Cole Davies fell from second on Lap 6. He had difficulty restarting his bike and lost a ton of time. He dropped to 10th. He recovered to finish seventh.
Levi Kitchen crashed and fell to 9th on Lap 2
Chance Hymas’ best finish so far in 2026 is fifth.
