Pre-season title contender Levi Kitchen said in a post-race press release that he is hoping to race round 4 of the 250SX West Division next Saturday in Houston after having to pull out of the main event at round 3 at Anaheim 2.
The Washington native has had a brutal start to the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, having crashed in all three main events to begin the year.
At the season opener in Anaheim, he charged from last to sixth. A week later in San Diego, he went from second-to-last to fourth.
But at the Anaheim 2 SX, his night ended before he even did half a lap in the main event.
Following a hard slam in his heat race, Kitchen crash again off the start in the main event and was shown riding off through the tunnel.
Per the team, Kitchen said he pulled off due to an arm injury, but that he hopes to race in Houston.
“It was a little bit of a frustrating day,” said Kitchen. “The speed is there, and I feel good on the bike, but a few small things kept setting me back. The crash in the heat race was unfortunate, and then in the main I slid out and my arm got hit in the mix. It didn’t feel great after that, so I pulled off, which was a bummer. The main thing is staying healthy so I can come back and fight in Houston.”
We will have more on his status as it is known.