OVERALL 250 QUALIFYING RESULTS // 2023 IRONMAN NATIONAL

The Ironman National is the final Motocross National of the year. The 250 Class has HRC Honda’s Hunter Lawrence with a 22-point lead over Star Racing Yamaha’s Justin Cooper. After more bad luck for Haiden Deegan at Budds Creek, he slowly watched his title slip away while going down at the restart. Hunter Lawrence has the potential to win the Championship in the first moto, but the veteran of the class will not take any risks.

2023 IRONMAN NATIONAL // FULL COVERAGE

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OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS

Times in the second qualifying session were similar to those of the first session. Again, Levi Kitchen leads them through, followed by Haiden Deegan and Seth Hammaker. Hunter Lawrence was sixth in the practice and looking to be not pushing over the top with so much on the line. The track was still in great condition, and Haiden Deegan was finding alternate lines throughout, even sending a massive triple at the end of the practice. It’s a jump even the 450’s are not doing currently.  With the close times and mix of results, it should be an exciting set of motos.

POS.	#	RIDER	HOMETOWN	BIKE
1	43	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA	YAM YZ 250F
2	238	Haiden Deegan	Temecula, CA	YAM YZ 250F
3	35	Seth Hammaker	Bainbridge, PA	KAW KX 250
4	32	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	YAM YZ 250F
5	30	Jo Shimoda	Japan	KAW KX 250
6	96	Hunter Lawrence	Australia	HON CRF250R
7	128	Tom Vialle	France	KTM 250 SX-F FE
8	34	Maximus Vohland	Granite Bay, CA	KTM 250 SX-F FE
9	75	Ryder DiFrancesco	Bakersfield, CA	KAW KX 250
10	40	Stilez Robertson	Bakersfield, CA	YAM YZ 250F
11	33	Pierce Brown	Sandy, UT	GAS MC250F
12	929	Julien Beaumer	Lake Havasu City, AZ	KTM 250 SX-F FE
13	55	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO	KAW KX 250
14	241	Daxton Bennick	Morganton, NC	YAM YZ 250F
15	339	Talon Hawkins	Temecula, CA	HQV FC250 RE
16	38	Jalek Swoll	Beleview, FL	HQV FC250 RE
17	71	Preston Kilroy	Afton, WY	YAM YZ 250F
18	790	Casey Cochran	Clermont, FL	HQV FC250
19	42	Joshua Varize	Perris, CA	KTM 250 SX-F
20	85	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA	SUZ RMZ 250
21	108	Jorgen Talviku	Estonia	HQV FC250
22	705	Mark Fineis	Westfield, IN	GAS MC250F
23	41	Derek Kelley	Riverside, CA	KTM 250 SX-F
24	243	Caden Braswell	Shalimar, FL	KAW KX 250
25	390	Trevin Nelson	Stokesdale, NC	YAM YZ 250F
26	602	Gage Linville	Lake Park, GA	GAS MC250F
27	805	Vincent Varola	Simi Valley, CA	KAW KX 250
28	337	Slade Smith	South Africa	KTM 250 SX-F
29	703	Mitchell Zaremba	Avon, OH	YAM YZ 250F
30	435	Marcus Phelps	South Africa	KTM 250 SX-F
31	702	Hunter Cross	Discovery Bay, CA	KTM 250 SX-F
32	268	Gage Stine	Woodsboro, MD	YAM YZ 250F
33	793	Jesse Jacobsen	Weatherford, TX	KTM 250 SX-F
34	584	Cameron Durow	South Africa	KTM 250 SX-F
35	504	Gerhard Matamoros	Honduras	KTM 250 SX-F FE
36	245	Matti Jorgensen	Denmark	KTM 250 SX-F
37	670	Gavin Brough	Mesquite, NV	HON CRF250R
38	620	Peyton Jackson	Elizabeth City, NC	HQV FC250
39	352	Bronson McClure	Arvada, CO	YAM YZ 250F
40	540	Leo Tucker	East Dubuque, IL	KTM 250 SX-F

 250 QUALIFYING ONE TIMES

At the beginning of the Group A 250 practice, we saw Seth Hammaker coming in with the first fast time of the day, moving himself to the podium’s top step. It would be short-lived as just a couple laps later, Haiden Deegan was able to set a fast pace, knocking Seth out of the top position; Seth would go on to nearly match Haiden Deegan’s time only off by a few thousandths of a second. Justin Cooper and Hunter Lawrence followed closely within a second of the leaders. With only three minutes left in the session, Levi Kitchen would squeeze into the top position, grabbing his fastest morning time. He would then go on to lead through the practice.

POS.	#	RIDER	HOMETOWN		BEST TIME
1	43	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA		01:49.1
2	238	Haiden Deegan	Temecula, CA		01:49.8
3	35	Seth Hammaker	Bainbridge, PA		01:50.0
4	32	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY		01:50.0
5	30	Jo Shimoda	Japan		01:50.7
6	96	Hunter Lawrence	Australia		01:50.8
7	128	Tom Vialle	France		01:51.4
8	34	Maximus Vohland	Granite Bay, CA		01:51.5
9	75	Ryder DiFrancesco	Bakersfield, CA		01:51.7
10	40	Stilez Robertson	Bakersfield, CA		01:51.7
11	33	Pierce Brown	Sandy, UT		01:51.8
12	929	Julien Beaumer	Lake Havasu City, AZ		01:51.9
13	241	Daxton Bennick	Morganton, NC		01:52.1
14	55	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO		01:52.2
15	339	Talon Hawkins	Temecula, CA		01:52.5
16	38	Jalek Swoll	Beleview, FL		01:52.9
17	71	Preston Kilroy	Afton, WY		01:53.1
18	790	Casey Cochran	Clermont, FL		01:53.5
19	42	Joshua Varize	Perris, CA		01:53.6
20	85	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA		01:53.6
21	108	Jorgen Talviku	Estonia		01:53.8
22	41	Derek Kelley	Riverside, CA		01:54.0
23	705	Mark Fineis	Westfield, IN		01:54.9
24	805	Vincent Varola	Simi Valley, CA		01:56.2
25	243	Caden Braswell	Shalimar, FL		01:56.3
26	337	Slade Smith	South Africa		01:56.5
27	703	Mitchell Zaremba	Avon, OH		01:56.6
28	702	Hunter Cross	Discovery Bay, CA		01:57.3
29	268	Gage Stine	Woodsboro, MD		01:57.4
30	435	Marcus Phelps	South Africa		01:57.6
31	793	Jesse Jacobsen	Weatherford, TX		01:57.9
32	584	Cameron Durow	South Africa		01:58.3
33	504	Gerhard Matamoros	Honduras		01:58.7
34	245	Matti Jorgensen	Denmark		01:58.7
35	378	Kyle Wise	Modesto, CA		01:58.9
36	990	Nicolas Israel	Lake Elsinore, CA		01:59.3
37	620	Peyton Jackson	Elizabeth City, NC		02:00.2
38	299	Konnor Visger	Bellevue, MI		02:01.0
39	341	Evan Haimowitz	Saint John’s, FL		02:02.1
40	188	Brantley Schnell	Denver, NC		02:02.2
41	537	Travis Mecking	Middletown, NY		02:04.7

Hunter Lawrence  staying composed around turn one while the Kawasaki riders up front attack for position.