Levi Kitchen is the big winner of the first Triple Crown of the AMA Supercross 250 West. The Kawasaki rider was the most consistent in Anaheim, with a 1-2-3 finish to win the overall at Angel Stadium, which also gives him the lead shared in the championship with Jordon Smith.
Kitchen was even the best in the first heat, where he won with 0.723s gap over the second, RJ Hampshire, after leading all 12 laps. Nate Thrasher took third place, ahead of Smith and Ryder DiFrancesco – fourth and fifth respectively.
The highlight of the second race was RJ Hampshire, who took the lead after the third lap, following Phillip Nicoletti. From then until the end he would never be dethroned, and so finished 0.870s ahead of second, Kitchen, while Jo Shimoda secured the podium.
At the end of the race, victory went to Thrasher, with Shimoda second and Kitchen third.
Then, after being the most consistent, Kitchen won the round and added 25 points to catch Smith at the top of the championship, both currently on 84 points. RJ Hampshire has 76.
Overall results and standings:
Heat 1, 2 and 3: