From RacerX – Lead image by Jeff Kardas
Derek Kelley has now started three main events in his career at Anaheim 1 and Saturday night’s tenth place finish in the 250SX class was finally a result he could feel satisfied with for the opener. After a 19th place finish in 2020 and a 21st place finish last year, a top 10 results was a welcomed sight for the AEO Powersports KTM rider.
Kelley was solid all day as well, qualifying in P12 and then easily running with the top guys in his heat race to qualify straight into the main event and set himself up well for a good night. Throughout the main event, Kelley battled with and remained close to the Monster Energy Yamaha/Star Racing teammates of Levi Kitchen and Stilez Robertson before both riders eventually slipped away a bit down the stretch. Still though, it was a great start to 2023 for Kelley and we were able to catch up with him in the pits after the race to hear what he thought about it.
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE – RACERX PRIVATEER PROFILE DEREK KELLEY
