Another race and a new winner in AMA 250SX, with Nate Thrasher coming out on top against the competition in San Diego. The Yamaha rider was the most clear-headed in the final part of the race and made the best decisions to win for the first time in 2024. Jordon Smith maintains the championship lead.
RJ Hampshire was the holeshot winner in the main event of the night, with Ryder DiFrancesco right behind, but Levi Kitchen quickly moved into second place, with Mitchell Oldenburg in third and Jordon Smith in fourth.
Oldenburg was first overtaken by Smith and then by Garrett Marchbanks, but it was Kitchen in the lead who was battling Hampshire for the top spot, while Nate Thrasher was steadily catching up to Smith, fighting for fourth place.
Kitchen was in second but crashed and in an instant the fight was for second place. Marchbanks was on a roll and took the lead roughly halfway through the race, with Thrasher joining the front trio.
As the front riders caught up to the slower riders, Thrasher took advantage of this and moved into the lead. Marchbanks was second and Hampshire was third.
Hampshire, who had been in third place, saw his chances disappear when he crashed on the last lap, without getting hurt, but Smith took advantage.
Thus, the victory went to Thrasher, with Marchbanks in second and Smith in third.
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