MECHANICSBURG, Maryland: Cole Davies used the first lap to evaluate the track and then took the lead from Chance Hymas to command the lead of the first Budds Creek moto as Levi Kitchen crashed and lost significant position on the course.
Davies entered the moto only one point out of the lead and immediately gained control of the championship battle.
Kitchen took a risk on the far inside gate and seemed to make the most of it. He was pushed off course on the opening straight and rode halfway down the straight on the grass, inside the course markers. Kitchen got the holeshot, but it didn't take long for him to waste the opportunity.
Early in Lap 1, Kitchen crashed and fell back to 17th.
Kitchen worked his way up to 10th until he ran through his tear-offs on Lap 5. He began to fall back with limited visibility, regained a spot, but as time ran off the clock, the AMA announced he would be hit a four-position penalty for riding inside the markers out of the gate.
Chance Hymas took the lead when Kitchen crashed, but he quickly lost the spot to Davies.
Landen Gordon was fast in practice and backed that up with a strong start. He was in the top five early in the race and worked his way into third by the midpoint.
Carson Mumford continued with his recent surge with a fourth-place finish. He has been fourth or fifth overall in the last three rounds.
Kayden Minear rounded out the top five.
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