Kitchen clocks 17:02.837, fastest 2:22.717 on Kawasaki

Round 1 at Fox Raceway in Pala opened the Pro Motocross season and produced an early pecking order in 250 qualifying, with Levi Kitchen topping the combined times. Kitchen logged a combined qualifying time of 17:02.837 and posted the fastest lap at 2:22.717 aboard a Kawasaki KX250. Julien Beaumer was second on a KTM 250 SX-F Factory Edition, 1.065 seconds back, and Caden Dudney third on a Yamaha YZ250F, 1.353 seconds off the lead; Lux Turner and Chance Hymas rounded out the top five. The published combined results (two sessions) listed 64 riders and included lap times and machine information for each 250 entry. The Pala stop also counted as round 18 of SuperMotocross, with points from both series combining toward post-season playoff positioning. Defending champion Jett Lawrence returned for his first gate drop of the season, while former 450 champions Eli Tomac, Chase Sexton and Dylan Ferrandis were identified as primary challengers; Haiden Deegan made his 450-class debut at the event. The 250 class remained unsettled, and the report projected a new 250-class champion by the end of the season.