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Cooper wins final battles at Hangtown but Jett wins the war

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 12 – Hangtown

Images by Jeff Kardas


The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship reached its conclusion on as the summer campaign ended with American motocross’ oldest event for the 12th and final round, the Carson City Motorsports Hangtown Motocross Classic.

250

While one championship had already been decided in the 450 Class, the 250 Class title remained up for grabs, which put the division into the spotlight on a sunny afternoon in Northern California.

When the dust settled on the final two motos of the season, it was 18-year-old Team Honda HRC rider Jett Lawrence who emerged with the Gary Jones Cup as the first ever Australian champion in the smaller displacement.

Lawrence’s championship-winning ride wasn’t without serious drama as Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper did all he could to try and steal the title with his first 1-1 moto sweep and his second win of the 2021 season.

Jett Lawrence

Jett’s older brother and Honda team-mate Hunter Lawrence finished third in the title chase, having taken two moto wins and one overall victory, making the Lawrences the only brothers to both finish an AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the top three.

After Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis wrapped up the 450 Title last week this also marks the first time in history that both of the premier American Motocross Championships were won by foreigners in the same year.

450

In the 450 Class, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis put the finishing touches on the championship he clinched one week ago with an impressive sixth victory while Eli Tomac finished second in the championship after overhauling Ken Roczen at the final juncture.


2021  AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights


250 Moto 1

With the attention focused on the culmination of the title fight in the 250 Class, the division began its first moto with Cooper out front with the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire. As Cooper led, Lawrence was faced with a bit of adversity as he crashed on the opening lap and remounted deep in the field, crossing the line in 23rd place. A couple laps later Lawrence faced even more adversity when a rider crashed in front of him and forced the Australian to stop and briefly get off his bike to keep from tipping over, which caused him to lose a couple more spots.

Back up front, Cooper continued to lead the way over Hampshire while Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner ran third. A little more than 10 minutes into the moto Forkner was seen pushing his motorcycle off the track, which moved Bar X/Chaparral/ECSTAR Suzuki’s Dylan Schwartz into third. Further back, Lawrence clawed his way into the top 20 and broke into the top 15 before the moto reached its halfway point.

Jett Lawrence

Hampshire was able to close in on Cooper and stabilized the margin to just over a second, but Cooper responded with his fastest lap of the moto to open it back to nearly three seconds. Behind them, the battle for third between Schwartz and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman turned into misfortune for both riders as they made contact and went down. That handed third place to Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence. The incident also worked to the benefit of Jett Lawrence, who was able to get by both Schwartz and Mosiman to break into the top 10 and slot into ninth with less than five minutes remaining.

Cooper stretched out his lead in the closing stages of the moto and went wire to wire for his sixth moto win of the season, crossing the line 3.5 seconds ahead of Hampshire, with Hunter Lawrence in third. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda finished fourth, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Vohland completed the top five. Jett Lawrence did well to overcome the odds and minimize the damage of his early misfortunes to finish eighth.

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
2 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +03.570
3 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +07.724
4 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +17.334
5 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +21.923
6 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +28.897
7 Joshua Varize HQV FC250 +34.204
8 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +37.102
9 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +39.651
10 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +56.965
11 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +1m04.912
12 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m10.387
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m13.472
14 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m17.230
15 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m25.694
16 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +1m49.354
17 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F +1m53.844
18 Austin Black GAS MC250F +1m59.339
19 Tanner Ward HON CRF250R +2m01.429
20 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +2m05.970
21 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +2m08.834
22 Brandon Ray YAM YZ 250F +2m37.191
23 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
24 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F +03.286
25 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F +05.729
26 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +09.025
27 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 +17.345
28 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F +25.748
29 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +52.674
30 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +58.022
31 Tre Fierro KTM 250 SX-F +59.768
32 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m02.448
33 Bradley Lionnet KTM 250 SX-F +1m22.616
34 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F +1m27.124
35 Brian DeRuyter KAW KX 250 +1m44.716
36 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F 13 Laps
37 Tyler Evans YAM YZ 250F +31.886
38 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +48.229
39 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps
40 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 3 Laps

250 Moto 2

As the riders lined up on the starting gate one final time in 2021 a total of 11 points separated the title combatants, who lined up side by side. If Cooper were to win, Lawrence would need to finish no worse than seventh.

Josh Varize scored the holeshot

As the field emerged from the first turn to begin the moto it was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Josh Varize who captured the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by AEO Powersports GASGAS rider Ty Masterpool and Cooper, while Lawrence went to work from a start just outside the top five. Adversity then struck Lawrence for a third time as he went down in pursuit of Vohland, which dropped the Honda rider outside the top 10.

Justin Cooper

Meanwhile, Cooper took matters into his own hands and stormed into the lead just five minutes into the moto, which put the pressure on Lawrence to respond. The Australian was patient and started to gain positions one-by-one, avoiding any additional misfortune.

Back up front, Cooper established a lead of more than five seconds as Forkner moved into second and brought his teammate Shimoda along in third, dropping Varize from the top three. Shimoda then made the pass on Forkner to take over the runner-up spot.

As the moto surpassed the halfway point, Cooper continued to do all he could and remained in firm control of the moto. However, Lawrence continued to move forward. The Honda rider once again found himself in pursuit of Vohland, as both riders made their way around Forkner to take over third and fourth, respectively. Lawrence continued to ride with patience and with mere minutes remaining he caught and passed Vohland to take over third.

Cooper wrapped up the best performance of his career with another dominant moto win, three seconds ahead of Shimoda in second, while Lawrence put forth a championship-winning ride to finish third.

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos RiderR Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
2 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +03.024
3 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +09.626
4 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +12.940
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +15.193
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +16.531
7 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +28.431
8 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +35.207
9 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +36.165
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +40.255
11 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 – 2019 FC250 +44.465
12 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +55.072
13 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m00.454
14 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m08.173
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m16.664
16 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F +1m49.878
17 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +1m57.864
18 Austin Black GAS MC250F +2m05.614
19 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F +2m05.957
20 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 14 Laps
21 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +02.430
22 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +02.648
23 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +34.048
24 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F +51.203
25 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 +1m04.021
26 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F +1m29.019
27 Tanner Ward HON CRF250R +1m33.981
28 Brian DeRuyter KAW KX 250 +1m53.130
29 Mason Olson GAS MC250F +2m02.695
30 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F +2m06.808
31 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 +2m20.582
32 Brandon Ray YAM YZ 250F +2m36.484
33 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 13 Laps
34 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +20.828
35 Tyler Evans YAM YZ 250F +47.590
36 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 10 Laps
37 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 7 Laps
38 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 6 Laps
39 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +32.554
40 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps

250 Overall

It signified the first 1-1 outing for Cooper and also marked the first time in his career that he’s won more than one race in a single season. He finished on the overall podium at all 12 rounds and ended the season with the fourth overall victory of his career.

Every weekend on the overall podium is a big accomplishment for me,” said Cooper. “I gave it all I had today and did what I had to do. I’m really proud of that, especially to get my first 1-1. Maybe it was too little, too late, but we worked our butts off and can end the season with our heads held high.

Shimoda wrapped up an impressive close to the season in second (4-2), as the Japanese rider captured three runner-up finishes in the final four rounds. Hampshire rounded out the overall podium in third (2-6).

I really wanted a win, but being up on the podium is big progress for me,” said Shimoda. “I ended the last four races with good overall finishes and that is something I can take into next year. I know I am capable of more and will be working hard this off-season.”

Jo Shimoda

Lawrence’s title-winning effort came on the heels of one of his worst finishes of the season in fifth (8-3), but the podium effort in the final moto allowed him to finish six points ahead of Cooper in the final standings. It marks the first 250 Class championship for Honda since 2013 with Eli Tomac.

Jett Lawrence

It feels so great,” exclaimed Lawrence. “I rode so bad today and Cooper rode awesome. I loved racing him this season because he kept me on my toes. It’s a very special day for me, but I could have never done this without all the support of my family, my team, and so many others who helped me get here.”

Jett Lawrence

Older brother and team-mate Hunter Lawrence finished third in the title chase, having taken two moto wins and one overall victory, making the Lawrences the only brothers to both finish an AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the top three.

Hunter Lawrence took third in the championship

RJ Hampshire dug deep to close out the season with on a positive note with 2-6 results earning him third overall for the day. With 11 moto-podiums and a Round 4 overall win, Hampshire sealed fourth overall in the 250MX Championship standings.

It was a good day to finish the season off,” Hampshire said. “I still don’t feel that great but we managed through the day and saved what I could in that first moto. In the second moto, I got a decent start again and ran into the back of someone first lap and went pretty far back. I knew a podium was in the cards, so I dug deep at the end. It’s a good way to end the season off on the podium, so I’m stoked on that. I’m looking forward to a good off-season.

The 2021 Marty Smith Rookie of the Year was also named at the end of the day, as Vohland took the prestigious honors on the heels of a career-best fourth-place finish (5-4) at his home track. The second-generation racer finished ninth in the final standings.

Max Vohland

I definitely learned a lot this season. I had a lot of ups and downs, which is pretty typical for a rookie, but to come out here and get fourth and be super close to the podium in front of this hometown crowd is amazing! I’m super honored and this is a big accomplishment for me.

Max Vohland

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider Bikw M1 M2 Points
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 1 1 50
2 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 4 2 40
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 2 6 37
4 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 5 4 34
5 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 8 3 33
6 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 3 9 32
7 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 10 7 25
8 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 – 2019 FC2 7 11 24
9 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 6 12 24
10 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F 11 8 23
11 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 9 10 23
12 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 40 5 16
13 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 12 14 16
14 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 14 13 15
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 13 15 14
16 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F 17 16 9
17 Austin Black GAS MC250F 18 18 6
18 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 15 37 6
19 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 20 17 5
20 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 16 38 5
21 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F 24 19 2
22 Tanner Ward HON CRF250R 19 27 2
23 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 21 20 1
24 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 23 22 0
25 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 26 21 0
26 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F 28 24 0
27 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 27 25 0
28 Brandon Ray YAM YZ 250F 22 32 0
29 Levi Newby HQV FC250 32 23 0
30 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F 34 26 0
31 Brian DeRuyter KAW KX 250 35 28 0
32 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 30 33 0
33 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 29 36 0
34 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F 25 40 0
35 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F 36 30 0
36 Tyler Evans YAM YZ 250F 37 35 0
37 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F 38 39 0
38 Mason Olson GAS MC250F 29 0
39 Tre Fierro KTM 250 SX-F 31 0
40 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 31 0
41 Bradley Lionnet KTM 250 SX-F 33 0
42 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F 34 0
43 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 39 0

2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Final Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 497
2 Justin Cooper 491
3 Hunter Lawrence 381
4 RJ Hampshire 364
5 Jo Shimoda 340
6 Jeremy Martin 307
7 Austin Forkner 256
8 Michael Mosiman 252
9 Maximus Vohland 236
10 Dilan Schwartz 209
11 Jalek  Swoll 195
12 Jarrett Frye 184
13 Carson Mumford 183
14 Colt Nichols 172
15 Ty Masterpool 166
16 Garrett Marchbanks 146
17 Joshua Varize 139
18 Pierce Brown 126
19 Levi Kitchen 104
20 Stilez Robertson 90
21 Preston Kilroy 77
22 Nathanael Thrasher 52
23 Derek Kelley 48
24 Ramyller Alves 31
25 Brandon Scharer 29
26 Seth Hammaker 26
27 Christopher Prebula 22
28 Alex Martin 19
29 Jerry Robin 16
30 Xylian Ramella 13
31 Kailub Russell 11
32 Tommy Rios 11
33 Austin Black 10
34 Derek  Drake 9
35 Rick Elzinga 9
36 Brayden Lessler 9
37 Zack Williams 9
38 Devin Simonson 8
39 Kaeden Amerine 8
40 James Harrington 7
41 Cameron Mcadoo 6
42 Grant Harlan 6
43 Jace Kessler 5
44 Garrett Hoffman 4
45 TJ Uselman 4
46 Jesse Flock 3
47 Max Miller 3
48 Tyson Johnson 2
49 Jake Pinhancos 2
50 Tanner Ward 2


450 Moto 1

The opening 450 Class moto of the afternoon saw Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen, Ferrandis, and Red Bull Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb side-by-side coming to the MotoSport.com Holeshot, from which Roczen emerged with the lead. While Roczen asserted his position at the head of the pack, the jockeying for position behind him was exciting as Ferrandis, teammate Christian Craig, Webb, and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac all fought for second and third in the running order.

Eli Tomac

After a couple laps the field settled in, with Roczen, Ferrandis, and Webb occupying the top three spots, while Tomac ran fourth. As the moto approached the halfway point a battle for the lead started to take shape between Roczen and Ferrandis, as Tomac made the pass on Webb to take over third. Ferrandis moved to within striking distance of Roczen and began to look for alternate lines, but the Honda rider fended off the challenge. Tomac was the fastest rider on the track and made big inroads on his deficit to the leaders, only to give it away with a tip over that dropped him back to fourth behind Webb.

Ken Roczen

Out front, the season-long championship rivals from Europe went bar-to-bar for the lead. Ferrandis looked for a way around at various points on the track, but Roczen didn’t waver and was able to inch away. Ferrandis persisted and finally got the upper hand. He made the pass happen with less than 10 minutes left in the moto.

Once out front, Ferrandis ran away with the moto and opened up an advantage of more than 10 seconds. He cruised to his eighth moto win of the season, 12 seconds ahead of Roczen at the finish, while Webb followed in a distant third. Tomac finished in fourth, while Craig rounded out the top five.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Laps
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +12.022
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +21.926
4 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +34.812
5 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +36.958
6 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +51.732
7 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +54.376
8 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m23.753
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m35.110
10 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m46.761
11 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +2m01.258
12 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F +2m11.005
13 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F +2m25.388
14 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +2m33.144
15 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 15 Laps
16 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F +10.888
17 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +19.788
18 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +29.022
19 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +32.159
20 Colby Copp GAS MC450F +48.751
21 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +51.331
22 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F +1m18.118
23 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +1m20.167
24 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m20.560
25 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +1m27.562
26 Zack Williams GAS MC450F +1m28.906
27 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F +1m30.668
28 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +1m32.871
29 Justin Jones HON CRF450R +1m34.979
30 Josh Mosiman KTM 450 SX-F +1m38.676
31 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +2m25.493
32 Mccoy Brough KAW KX450 +2m25.699
33 Nicholas  Nisbet HON CRF450R +2m33.929
34 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F 14 Laps
35 Philip Maus KTM 450 SX-F FE +19.993
36 Lucas Lamborn KTM 250 SX 12 Laps
37 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 10 Laps
38 Anthony Gonsalves KAW KX450 8 Laps
39 Blake Ballard YAM YZ 450F 7 Laps
40 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +3m47.296

450 Moto 2

Webb got a great start

The final 450 Class moto of the season began with Webb at the head of the pack with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, but he was quickly passed by Craig. Behind them, both Roczen and Ferrandis were collected in incidents off the start, with Roczen unable to continue as Ferrandis got underway at the tail end of the field.

Cooper Webb chasing Christian Craig

Back up front, Craig asserted himself as the leader while Webb and Tomac gave chase. Further back, Ferrandis was making quick work in his climb through the field and it wasn’t long before he broke into the top 10. As the moto surpassed its opening 10 minutes, Craig was forced to deal with both Webb and Tomac, who were eager to get by. Webb made quick work of his Yamaha counterpart to reclaim the top spot, while Tomac followed through into second shortly thereafter.

The battle was on at the head of the pack as the moto reached its halfway point and Tomac made a push to put the pressure on Webb. The distance between the leaders ebbed and flowed as they both took advantage of strong portions of the track, but eventually Tomac’s continued pressure allowed him to make the move and seize control of the moto with a dozen minutes remaining. Webb battled back and looked to keep Tomac honest.

Eli Tomac chasing down Cooper Webb

With 10 minutes remaining in the moto the battle for the overall saw added intrigue as Ferrandis’ comeback continued with a climb into the top five. Tomac built his lead over Webb to more than four seconds and appeared to have the moto win in hand, while Webb sat comfortably ahead of Craig in third. Ferrandis was still on the charge and made an easy pass for fourth. He then set his sights on his teammate in third and got around Craig with two laps to go to take over third.

Tomac ended the season with his third moto win in the last six motos, taking the checkered flag 5.8 seconds ahead of Webb, while Ferrandis completed an improbable comeback to finish third.

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 15 Laps
2 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +05.800
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +16.519
4 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +26.104
5 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +33.985
6 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m27.513
7 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m50.164
8 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m54.617
9 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F +2m03.859
10 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R 14 Laps
11 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +08.697
12 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +25.915
13 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F +29.788
14 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F +33.636
15 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +38.815
16 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +43.466
17 Zack Williams GAS MC450F +46.239
18 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +48.021
19 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m00.822
20 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m07.511
21 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +1m08.236
22 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +1m09.368
23 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +1m14.668
24 Justin Jones HON CRF450R +1m20.496
25 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F +1m33.081
26 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +1m38.504
27 Josh Mosiman KTM 450 SX-F +1m53.866
28 Colby Copp GAS MC450F +2m02.800
29 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F +2m03.974
30 Mccoy Brough KAW KX450 +2m04.346
31 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F +2m32.658
32 Nicholas  Nisbet HON CRF450R +2m43.828
33 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 13 Laps
34 Philip Maus KTM 450 SX-F FE +22.412
35 Anthony Gonsalves KAW KX450 +2m13.848
36 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 6 Laps
37 Lucas Lamborn KTM 250 SX 3 Laps
38 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 2 Laps
39 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F DNF

450 Overall

Ferrandis’ resilient second moto was the difference maker in the overall standings, as he wrapped up his sixth win of the season on the heels of 1-3 moto scores. Tomac completed his tenure with Kawsaki in the runner-up spot (4-1), while Webb ended the season with a third straight podium finish in third (3-2). A total of three points separated the top three finishers.

With his 12th consecutive podium finish, Ferrandis’ historic season added another layer as he became the ninth rider in history to earn a top-three result in every race of his first full season of premier class competition.

I gave it everything I had today with a clear mind (with the championship wrapped up),” said Ferrandis. “I just went out there and rode as hard as I could. That was my plan. I didn’t know that I won. I thought I was too far back to win the overall, especially with a crash on the start, so I didn’t believe it when my team told me I won. It’s been an unreal season and I’m just so proud to do this for my team and everyone that supports me.”

Dylan Ferrandis

In the ongoing pursuit of the runner-up spot in the final standings, Roczen’s DNF in the final moto, combined with Tomac’s win, saw them trade positions as Tomac finished the year in second, with Roczen third.

Eli Tomac

In the first moto I was starting to get into a flow, I found some good lines, and I had a solid pace going until I crashed in the off-camber corner at the bottom of the hill. I tweaked my thumb in the crash, but regrouped to still finish fourth in that moto and reset for the second one. In Moto 2, I got off to a strong start and worked my way up to the lead which I was able to maintain until the end. I would have loved to come away with the overall win today, but with that small crash in the first moto, it just wasn’t in the cards. I’m happy to finish the season with a moto win.”

Coming off two consecutive podium finishes late in the season, Cooper Webb ended the season finale with 3-2 results at Hangtown for fourth overall in the championship.

Cooper Webb

Today was my best result, even though it was a third overall, I’m stoked! Unfortunately, I didn’t get the season started very well but I have to give it up to my team and the group of people around me for pushing me and believing in me. I knew what I could do on a dirt bike, so it’s good to be better and get closer to the front. It’s a lot to get to the front and we never gave up so I’m stoked to end the season on a positive note.”


450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 1 3 45
2 Eli Tomac 4 1 43
3 Cooper Webb 3 2 42
4 Christian Craig 5 4 34
5 Brandon Hartranft 7 6 29
6 Max Anstie 9 5 28
7 Ryan Surratt 8 8 26
8 Justin Bogle 10 7 25
9 Ken Roczen 2 40 22
10 Robbie Wageman 12 9 21
11 Justin  Rodbell 11 12 19
12 Coty Schock 6 20 16
13 Bryson Gardner 18 10 14
14 Kevin Moranz 17 11 14
15 RJ Wageman 16 14 12
16 Scott Meshey 14 16 12
17 Jake Mohnike 22 13 8
18 Fredrik Noren 13 38 8
19 Jeremy Smith 40 15 6
20 Jacob Runkles 15 36 6
21 Zack Williams 26 17 4
22 Hunter Schlosser 31 18 3
23 Layton  Smail 24 19 2
24 Clayton Tucker 19 21 2
25 Colby Copp 20 28 1
26 Dominic DeSimone 21 22 0
27 Joshua Philbrick 25 23 0
28 Ezra Lewis 27 25 0
29 Justin Jones 29 24 0
30 Kolton Dean 28 26 0
31 Wyatt Lyonsmith 23 33 0
32 Josh Mosiman 30 27 0
33 Mccoy Brough 32 30 0
34 Devon Bates 34 29 0
35 Nicholas  Nisbet 33 32 0
36 Philip Maus 35 34 0
37 Anthony Gonsalves 38 35 0
38 Lucas Lamborn 36 37 0
39 Ben LaMay 37 39 0
40 Austin Cozadd 31 0
41 Blake Ballard 39 0

2021 AMA Pro Motocross 450MX Final Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 531
2 Eli Tomac 458
3 Ken Roczen 446
4 Cooper Webb 358
5 Chase Sexton 342
6 Christian Craig 292
7 Marvin Musquin 240
8 Joseph Savatgy 240
9 Justin Barcia 239
10 Aaron Plessinger 232
11 Max Anstie 208
12 Brandon Hartranft 188
13 Justin Bogle 181
14 Coty Schock 174
15 Adam Cianciarulo 147
16 Dean Wilson 146
17 Justin  Rodbell 105
18 Ryan Surratt 98
19 Fredrik Noren 87
20 Ben LaMay 69
21 Chris Canning 48
22 Kyle Chisholm 41
23 Jacob Runkles 36
24 Scott Meshey 36
25 Jeremy Hand 34
26 Zachary Osborne 33
27 Robbie Wageman 33
28 Jason Anderson 29
29 Tyler Stepek 27
30 Kevin Moranz 26
31 Jace Kessler 22
32 Bryson Gardner 15
33 William Clason 13
34 Grant Harlan 12
35 RJ Wageman 12
36 Jake Mohnike 11
37 Phillip Nicoletti 9
38 Alessandro  Lupino 8
39 Ryan Sipes 8
40 Jeremy Smith 8
41 Hunter Schlosser 8
42 Matthew Hubert 6
43 Tyler Medaglia 6
44 Curren Thurman 4
45 Zack Williams 4
46 Alex Ray 4
47 Cody Groves 4
48 Carson Brown 3
49 Mitchell Falk 3
50 Robert Piazza 3
51 Bryce Backaus 3
52 Clayton Tucker 2
53 Layton  Smail 2

Source: MCNews.com.au

Jett Lawrence wins AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Championship

Jett Lawrence

2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250 Champion

Jett Lawrence – 2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250 Champion

18-year-old Jett Lawrence today became the first Australian to ever win the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Championship. Older brother and team-mate Hunter Lawrence finished third in the title chase, having taken two moto wins and one overall victory, making the Lawrences the only brothers to both finish an AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the top three.

Jett (#18) and brother Hunter (#41) celebrate together

After Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis wrapped up the 450 Title last week this also marks the first time in history that both of the premier American Motocross Championships were won by foreigners in the same year.

Jett Lawrence

Jett kicked off the series with an overall win at the opener in May, then notched podium overall results at the next three rounds. The middle part of the season brought a comparative dip, though he was never worse than sixth overall, and round eight saw him back on top of the overall podium in New Berlin, New York. A second-overall result at round nine continued his late-season surge, with flawless 1-1 overall victories in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and at the second Pala round. Jett overcame poor starts and inopportune falls during today’s finale at Prairie City SVRA, a half-hour east of Sacramento, to secure the Gary Jones Motocross Cup.

18-year-old Australian Jett Lawrence

Oh my goodness, it’s a good day in the end,” Jett Lawrence said. “I think that’s the worst I’ve ridden in a while, but I still got the title. It feels so great, as we’ve been working quite a while to get this. I’ve got to thank the whole crew for getting me here—my brother, my whole family, my manager and all of Honda and HRC. It’s awesome and we’re going to enjoy it for a little while, but then it will be back to the drawing board for next season to hopefully back it up.”

Jett Lawrence

Natives of Landsborough, in Queensland, Australia, Jett and Hunter earned amateur success Down Under as youngsters. After dabbling in international racing (Jett earned the 2014 65cc World Championship in Belgium, at age 11), the Lawrence family moved to Europe fulltime to pursue the brothers’ motocross dreams, with Jett getting his feet wet in the 2016 German ADAC series and 85 European Motocross Championship. Two years later, he made the jump to the highly competitive 250 European Motocross Championship at age 14.

Jett Lawrence

In 2019 the Lawrence family relocated to the U.S., where the brothers raced for the Honda-backed Factory Connection squad (Hunter as a pro and Jett initially as an amateur before turning 16 and making his pro debut midway through the AMA Pro Motocross series). Last season saw him net his first overall victory at the final round and take the Marty Smith Rookie of the Year Award, before he and Hunter advanced to the factory Team Honda HRC program for 2021. In his short time as a pro, Jett has already amassed a huge following of dedicated fans.

Jett Lawrence

While this is Jett’s first AMA crown, he joins an elite list of Honda riders who have notched a total of 13 AMA Motocross National Championships in the 250MX division (previously for 125cc two-strokes); others include Marty Smith, Johnny O’Mara (now the Lawrence brothers’ trainer), Ron Lechien, Micky Dymond, George Holland, Mike Kiedrowski, Doug Henry, Steve Lamson, Trey Canard (now the Team Honda HRC test rider) and Eli Tomac. That said, the title is Honda’s first in the class since 2013.

I’m so proud of Jett and the entire Honda team for this accomplishment,” said Brandon Wilson, Manager of Sports & Experiential at American Honda. “Working with Jett and his family has been an absolute pleasure—obviously for his on-the-bike accomplishments, but also because they’re just good people. On behalf of everyone at American Honda and HRC, thank you Jett, for putting Honda back on top in AMA Pro Motocross. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.

After a short break, Jett and Team Honda HRC will turn their attention to developing the 2022 CRF250R in preparation for next year’s AMA Supercross series, which is scheduled to kick off January 8 in Anaheim, California.

2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Final Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 497
2 Justin Cooper 491
3 Hunter Lawrence 381
4 RJ Hampshire 364
5 Jo Shimoda 340
6 Jeremy Martin 307
7 Austin Forkner 256
8 Michael Mosiman 252
9 Maximus Vohland 236
10 Dilan Schwartz 209
11 Jalek  Swoll 195
12 Jarrett Frye 184
13 Carson Mumford 183
14 Colt Nichols 172
15 Ty Masterpool 166
16 Garrett Marchbanks 146
17 Joshua Varize 139
18 Pierce Brown 126
19 Levi Kitchen 104
20 Stilez Robertson 90
21 Preston Kilroy 77
22 Nathanael Thrasher 52
23 Derek Kelley 48
24 Ramyller Alves 31
25 Brandon Scharer 29
26 Seth Hammaker 26
27 Christopher Prebula 22
28 Alex Martin 19
29 Jerry Robin 16
30 Xylian Ramella 13
31 Kailub Russell 11
32 Tommy Rios 11
33 Austin Black 10
34 Derek  Drake 9
35 Rick Elzinga 9
36 Brayden Lessler 9
37 Zack Williams 9
38 Devin Simonson 8
39 Kaeden Amerine 8
40 James Harrington 7
41 Cameron Mcadoo 6
42 Grant Harlan 6
43 Jace Kessler 5
44 Garrett Hoffman 4
45 TJ Uselman 4
46 Jesse Flock 3
47 Max Miller 3
48 Tyson Johnson 2
49 Jake Pinhancos 2
50 Tanner Ward 2
Jett Lawrence

Source: MCNews.com.au

Jett Lawrence to take 23-point lead into championship finale

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 11 – Fox Raceway II

Images by Jeff Kardas


Jett Lawrence leads 250 by 23-points

Another dominant 1-1 performance by Jett Lawrence in 250 has seen the Aussie teenager extend his advantage over Justin Cooper out to 23-points with only a single round and two races left in the championship.

Jett is on a roll of four wins in succession, has won five races out of the last nine and in that last nine contests has not finished any lower than second.

Jett Lawrence

If Jett wraps up the championship next weekend he will be the first Australian to win an American 250 Motocross Championship.  It would also mark the first time in history that both of the premier American Motocross Championships were won by foreigners in the same year.’

Jett Lawrence has 464-points to Justin Cooper’s 441. Hunter Lawrence is third in the championship on 349-points ahead of RJ Hampshire on 327-points.

The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will conclude next Saturday, September 11, with the sport’s oldest event in Northern California, the legendary Hangtown Motocross Classic.


2021  AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights


250 Moto 1

Thousands of die-hard race fans braved brutal temperatures and with tensions high, the first 250 Class moto got underway with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Vohland at the head of the pack with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, but he was soon passed by Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman. Behind them, the title contenders of Lawrence and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper both got underway with top-10 starts.

With his first opportunity to pace the field this summer Mosiman quickly built a lead over Vohland, Lawrence, and the rest of the field. Lawrence bided his time in the early laps and patiently waited for his opportunity to make a pass on Vohland, which he did successfully several minutes into the moto. As Lawrence made the move, Cooper remained mired in seventh.

Jett Lawrence

As the moto approached its halfway point Lawrence had chipped away at Mosiman’s lead and closed to within striking distance of the lead. Mosiman then lost traction of his front tire and went down, which handed the lead to Lawrence, second to Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire, and third to Vohland. As this unfolded, Cooper dropped to eighth as Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence made the pass for seventh. Mosiman remounted in fifth, but went back to work and clawed his way back up to third. He didn’t stop there and kept his head down to close in on Hampshire and make the pass for second with relative ease.

Jett Lawrence

Out front, Jett Lawrence was on cruise control and easily rode to his seventh moto win of the season. The Australian crossed the line 9.2 seconds ahead of Mosiman, followed by Hampshire in third and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda in fourth. Cooper dug deep and made a late charge to battle his way into the top five.

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 16 Laps
2 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +09.206
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +11.848
4 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +15.833
5 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +21.005
6 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +22.873
7 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +39.200
8 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +40.196
9 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 – 2019 FC250 +48.682
10 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +58.483
11 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m03.058
12 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m07.685
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m28.155
14 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +2m05.177
15 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +2m12.840
16 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +2m16.166
17 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
18 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F +24.075
19 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F +29.943
20 Austin Black GAS MC250F +35.958
21 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +1m05.975
22 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +1m15.567
23 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F +1m25.813
24 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F +1m27.481
25 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F +1m35.201
26 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 +1m53.898
27 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +2m13.893
28 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +2m26.381
29 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
30 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +3m10.109
31 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F FE +4m36.115
32 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
33 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 11 Laps
34 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F 10 Laps
35 Brandon Sussman YAM YZ 250F 9 Laps
36 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 7 Laps
37 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps
38 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F 4 Laps
39 Eugenio Barbaglia KTM 250 SX-F 3 Laps
40 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F DNF

250 Moto 2

Lawrence scored a holeshot in the second moto

Lawrence picked up where he left off to begin Moto 2, as he emerged with the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Mosiman and Cooper. The clear track proved to be advantageous to the Australian, as he sprinted on the opening lap and established a multi-second lead over the field. Behind him, Mosiman and Cooper began a spirited battle for second.

Jett Lawrence

Cooper appeared to be faster than Mosiman, but found difficulty in finding a way around, which allowed Mosiman to inch away. Soon, Mosiman asserted his control of the position as the top three settled into their running order. As the moto approached its final 10 minutes, Cooper was able to pick up the pace, which allowed him to catch Mosiman and make the pass for second, from which Cooper quickly pulled away.

Michael Mosiman

The battle for the podium didn’t end there, as Shimoda came on strong in the waning moments of the moto. The Japanese rider caught Mosiman, applied pressure, and made an impressive pass to take over third.

Justin Cooper

Out front, Lawrence was in a class of his own yet again and enjoyed a dominant wire-to-wire victory to wrap up the moto sweep. He took the checkered flag 14.2 seconds ahead of Cooper, with Shimoda a distant third.

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 16 Laps
2 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +14.255
3 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +20.239
4 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +28.651
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +40.303
6 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +43.834
7 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m03.744
8 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m09.958
9 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 – 2019 FC250 +1m14.483
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m19.887
11 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m22.753
12 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m31.159
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m37.799
14 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +2m00.140
15 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +2m04.970
16 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
17 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F +14.777
18 Austin Black GAS MC250F +28.806
19 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F +35.336
20 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +38.217
21 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 +1m50.783
22 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
23 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F +02.483
24 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +12.226
25 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +1m07.429
26 Mason Olson GAS MC250F +1m14.548
27 Konnor  Visger HON CRF250R +2m16.168
28 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F FE 13 Laps
29 Brandon Sussman YAM YZ 250F +2m43.669
30 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 8 Laps
31 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F 7 Laps
32 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F +20.794
33 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +2m07.164
34 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 5 Laps
35 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 4 Laps
36 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +59.557
37 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 3 Laps
38 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +12.322
39 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 2 Laps
40 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F DNS

250 Overall

Another dominant 1-1 performance by Jett Lawrence in 250 has seen the Aussie teenager extend his advantage over Justin Cooper out to 23-points with only a single round and two races left in the championship.

Jett is on a roll of four wins in succession, has won five races out of the last nine and in that last nine contests has not finished any lower than second.

If Jett wraps up the championship next weekend he will be the first Australian to win an American 250 Title.  It would also mark the first time in history that both of the premier American Motocross Championships were won by foreigners in the same year.

Jett Lawrence

I think everything just fell into place (today),” said Lawrence. “It was just a hard day, it’s really hot. It’s been one of the toughest days we’ve had in a while. It feels great to get three in a row here (at Fox Raceway).”

Jett Lawrence

Mosiman equaled a career-best result with his second ever runner-up effort (2-4), while Cooper’s strong effort in the second moto helped maintain his overall podium streak in third (5-2).

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda (1-1)
Michael Mosiman, Sebastopol, Calif., GASGAS (2-4)
Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (5-2)

Jett Lawrence has 464-points to Justin Cooper’s 441.

Justin Cooper scored an overall podium but it was a trying round for the Yamaha rider

Hunter Lawrence is third in the championship on 349-points ahead of RJ Hampshire on 327-points.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider Bike M1 M2 Points
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 1 1 50
2 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F 2 4 40
3 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 5 2 38
4 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 4 3 38
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 6 6 30
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 3 14 27
7 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 10 8 24
8 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 9 9 24
9 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 12 7 23
10 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 15 5 22
11 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 8 12 22
12 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 11 10 21
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F  7 15 20
14 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 13 13 16
15 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 16 11 15
16 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 17 16 9
17 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F 18 17 7
18 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 14 37 7
19 Austin Black GAS MC250F 20 18 4
20 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F 25 19 2
21 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 19 30 2
22 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 22 20 1
23 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 21 22 0
24 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 26 21 0
25 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F 30 25 0
26 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F 23 32 0
27 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 32 24 0
28 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F 34 23 0
29 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F 31 28 0
30 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 24 35 0
31 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F 29 31 0
32 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F 27 33 0
33 Brandon Sussman YAM YZ 250F 35 29 0
34 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F 38 36 0
35 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 36 38 0
36 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 37 40 0
37 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 40 39 0
38 Mason Olson GAS MC250F 26 0
39 Konnor  Visger HON CRF250R 27 0
40 Levi Newby HQV FC250 28 0
41 Derek  Drake / 33 0
42 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 34 0
43 Eugenio Barbaglia KTM 250 SX-F 39 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 11 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 464
2 Justin Cooper 441
3 Hunter Lawrence 349
4 RJ Hampshire 327
5 Jeremy Martin 307
6 Jo Shimoda 300
7 Austin Forkner 240
8 Michael Mosiman 229
9 Maximus Vohland 202
10 Jalek  Swoll 195
11 Dilan Schwartz 184
12 Colt Nichols 172
13 Carson Mumford 169
14 Jarrett Frye 161
15 Ty Masterpool 160
16 Garrett Marchbanks 146
17 Pierce Brown 126
18 Joshua Varize 115
19 Stilez Robertson 90
20 Levi Kitchen 80
21 Preston Kilroy 62
22 Nathanael Thrasher 52
23 Derek Kelley 32
24 Ramyller Alves 31
25 Brandon Scharer 29
26 Seth Hammaker 26
27 Christopher Prebula 22
28 Alex Martin 19
29 Kailub Russell 11
30 Jerry Robin 11
31 Tommy Rios 10
32 Derek  Drake 9
33 Zack Williams 9
34 Xylian Ramella 8
35 Devin Simonson 8
36 Kaeden Amerine 8
37 Brayden Lessler 7
38 James Harrington 7
39 Cameron Mcadoo 6
40 Grant Harlan 6
41 Jace Kessler 5
42 Austin Black 4
43 Garrett Hoffman 4
44 TJ Uselman 4
45 Jesse Flock 3
46 Max Miller 3
47 Tyson Johnson 2
48 Jake Pinhancos 2
49 Dominique Thury 2
50 Vincent Luhovey 1
51 Gared Steinke 1
52 Luke Renzland 1
53 Joseph Tait 0


450 Moto 1

The opening 450 Class moto of the afternoon started with Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen leading the way with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb and Ferrandis. The German looked to take advantage of the clear track and sprint away from the field, but both Webb and Ferrandis kept him within reach and even applied pressure for the lead.

Roczen scored the hole-shot

Roczen responded and quickly built a three-second advantage over his rivals, which forced Ferrandis to pick up the pace and make the move on Webb for second a little more than 10 minutes into the moto. Ferrandis continued to push and eliminated a three-second deficit to Roczen to challenge for the lead at the halfway point of the moto. Once he closed onto the rear fender of the Honda, Ferrandis made quick work to take over the lead and seize control of the moto.

Dylan Ferrandis

With first place in hand, Ferrandis continued to sustain the pace and ran the fastest laps of the moto to move out more than five seconds clear of Roczen. Behind them, a long, tense battle for third played out between Webb and Tomac. The pair traded fast laps and momentum surges for several laps, as Webb fended off numerous pass attempts by Tomac. As the moto closed in on its final five minutes, lapped riders gave Tomac the opening he needed to take advantage of Webb being slowed, which provided an unchallenged pass for the position and moved Tomac into third.

Dylan Ferrandis

With Webb no longer an issue, Tomac was able to pick up his pace and dramatically lowered his lap times, including the fastest lap of the moto, to close in on Roczen and make the pass for second. Roczen’s pace dropped off dramatically and caused him to lose ground to Webb, which led to a last-lap battle for third.

Cooper Webb

Back out front, Ferrandis carried on to his seventh moto win of the season by 3.9 seconds over Tomac, while Roczen held on for third. Webb finished fourth, followed by Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Christian Craig in fifth.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +03.939
3 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +15.853
4 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +18.492
5 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +55.312
6 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m00.721
7 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m12.159
8 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m21.541
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m55.469
10 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +2m09.257
11 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 15 Laps
12 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +24.499
13 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +36.119
14 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +43.121
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +47.366
16 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +50.308
17 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F +1m13.089
18 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +1m19.476
19 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m20.088
20 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +1m21.232
21 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F +1m40.075
22 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +1m44.563
23 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m48.786
24 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +2m21.562
25 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F 14 Laps
26 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +17.313
27 Justin Jones HON CRF450R +19.918
28 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +55.744
29 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +1m11.042
30 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +2m40.006
31 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F 13 Laps
32 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F +40.164
33 Deven Raper KAW KX450 9 Laps
34 Dylan Merriam YAM YZ 450F 8 Laps
35 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F +1m06.518
36 Dennis Stapleton KTM 450 SX-F 5 Laps
37 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F 3 Laps
38 Nicholas Jones YAM YZ 450F 2 Laps
39 Tanner  Myers KAW KX450 1 Laps
40 Colby Copp GAS MC450F DNF

450 Moto 2

Webb got away best

The final 450 Class moto stormed out the gate with Webb leading the way for the MotoSport.com Holeshot, closely followed by Roczen and Ferrandis. Roczen went on the attack on the opening lap and muscled his way by Webb to take control of the top spot, while Ferrandis followed through into second. The Frenchman kept the momentum rolling and looked to make his way around Roczen, which he did before the completion of the opening lap.

Eli Tomac

As the leaders settled in up front, Tomac was on the charge forward. After starting fifth, Tomac got into a groove and began to pick off riders at will. He first passed Craig for fourth, then made quick work of Webb to move into third. Not long after that the Kawasaki rider closed in on Roczen and took over second.

Dylan Ferrandis

Tomac faced a small deficit to Ferrandis, but made quick work of erasing that. Just over 10 minutes into the moto the battle for the lead was on. Once they were side by side, Ferrandis didn’t put up a challenge and let Tomac surge ahead. As the change for the lead unfolded, Webb made the pass on Roczen for third. As the moto wore on, Roczen lost more positions and eventually dropped out of the top five.

Dylan Ferrandis

Tomac ran away from the field over the second half of the moto and established a lead that surpassed 30 seconds. He took his fifth moto win of the season by 45.8 seconds over Ferrandis, with Webb nearly a minute behind in third.

Cooper Webb was a distant third

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 16 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +45.805
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +58.357
4 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m07.562
5 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m14.467
6 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +1m21.286
7 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m37.398
8 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +2m09.991
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 15 Laps
10 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F +10.368
11 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +19.271
12 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +28.744
13 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F +51.939
14 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m15.843
15 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +1m21.539
16 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +1m24.716
17 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m25.698
18 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F +1m36.625
19 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +1m49.577
20 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +2m02.358
21 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 14 Laps
22 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +05.933
23 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +14.232
24 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +20.253
25 Colby Copp GAS MC450F +24.217
26 Justin Jones HON CRF450R +32.232
27 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F +1m04.350
28 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m38.079
29 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +2m44.961
30 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F +2m51.835
31 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F 13 Laps
32 Tanner  Myers KAW KX450 +1m25.410
33 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F 9 Laps
34 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 8 Laps
35 Deven Raper KAW KX450 5 Laps
36 Nicholas Jones YAM YZ 450F 3 Laps
37 Dennis Stapleton KTM 450 SX-F 2 Laps
38 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +29.734
39 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F 1 Laps
40 Dylan Merriam YAM YZ 450F DNF

450 Overall

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion

With 1-2 results in the 450 Motos overnight at Fox Raceway’s penultimate round of the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross Championship Dylan Ferrandis has extended his championship lead over fellow European Ken Roczen out to a now insurmountable 62-points.

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion

Ferrandis won the 2019 250 West Supercross Championship and then took out the 250 Motocross Championship and 250 West Supercross Championship double last year (2020), before stepping up to the 450 class this year.

In 2021 Ferrandis finished seventh in the 450 Supercross Championship before going on to wrap up the 450 Motocross Championship at his first attempt.

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion
Dylan Ferrandis – Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing

It was another tough day, and I had to dig really deep to get this result. The weather was really hard on us, hard on the body, but I had this championship in mind, and I really wanted it. I tried the best that I could, and it looked like it was enough to grab it. It’s just unreal to be the champion in my first year on the 450. When I was young, I dreamed of being a 250 champion, but I never really dreamed of being a 450 champion. So, it’s not even a dream come true; it’s more than that. It’s just the best thing that I have ever done in my life. Today I’m really out of emotions. It was just such an awesome year for me, and it’s so awesome to win with this Yamaha bike and with this team. I’m really happy for everybody involved in winning this championship.”

Ferrandis is the eighth rider in history to earn the title in his first season in the AMA’s premier category, while also giving Yamaha its first 450 Class championship since 2007 with Grant Langston.

Jeremy Coker – Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 450 Team Manager

Today was a day I’ll never forget in my life. Even though I’ve been involved in a lot of championships on the 250 side as an engine builder and crew chief, this is really special. To do this as the team manager on this team and to orchestrate things from this side; it brings tears to my eyes. The crew was incredible! There was not one person on this team that didn’t have the same goal, and we all worked hard to achieve it. It’s something none of us will ever forget. I’m proud of what Dylan did today. He rode amazing. It was a really tough day and very hot outside, but he pulled off the championship a weekend early. As for Christian, we didn’t even know if he’d be able to race, and he came out here and did what he did; it was just an awesome ride. We’ve still got one more to go, and we’ll be out there to win at Hangtown.

Ken Roczen is also now in danger of losing second place in the championship after Eli Tomac closed to within nine-points of the German off the back of his 2-1 results at this penultimate round ahead of the Hangtown finale next weekend.

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (2-1)
Dylan Ferrandis, France, Yamaha (1-2)
Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (4-3)

27-year-old Ferrandis is the second Frenchman to win the premier category in the American Motocross Championship after countryman Jean Michel Bayle did the 500 and 250 (two-stroke) championship double in 1991. The 22-year-old French phenom that was Bayle also won the Supercross championship in 1991 to become the first rider in history to win the three major American series in the same year. A backlash from many American fans at a Frenchman winning all their titles was part of the reason Bayle left the dirt and went road racing instead from 1992 onwards.


450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider Bike M1 M2 Points
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 2 1 47
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 1 2 47
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 4 3 38
4 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 3 6 35
5 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 5 4 34
6 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 6 5 31
7 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 7 7 28
8 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 10 8 24
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 9 9 24
10 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 11 10 21
11 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 12 11 19
12 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 15 12 15
13 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 13 14 15
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 8 34 13
15 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F 17 13 12
16 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F 18 16 8
17 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 14 7
18 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F 37 15 6
19 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 19 17 6
20 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F 16 23 5
21 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F 21 18 3
22 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 20 19 3
23 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 24 21 0
24 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R 22 20 1
25 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 23 22 0
26 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R 29 24 0
27 Justin Jones HON CRF450R 27 26 0
28 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F 26 29 0
29 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F 25 33 0
30 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F 31 28 0
31 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F 35 27 0
32 Colby Copp GAS MC450F 40 25 0
33 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 28 38 0
34 Deven Raper KAW KX450 33 35 0
35 Tanner  Myers KAW KX450 39 32 0
36 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F 32 39 0
37 Dennis Stapleton KTM 450 SX-F 36 37 0
38 Nicholas Jones YAM YZ 450F 38 36 0
39 Dylan Merriam YAM YZ 450F 34 40 0
40 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F 30 0
41 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F 30 0
42 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F 31 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 11 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 486
2 Ken Roczen 424
3 Eli Tomac 415
4 Chase Sexton 342
5 Cooper Webb 316
6 Christian Craig 258
7 Marvin Musquin 240
8 Joseph Savatgy 240
9 Justin Barcia 239
10 Aaron Plessinger 232
11 Max Anstie 180
12 Brandon Hartranft 159
13 Coty Schock 158
14 Justin Bogle 156
15 Adam Cianciarulo 147
16 Dean Wilson 146
17 Justin  Rodbell 86
18 Fredrik Noren 79
19 Ryan Surratt 72
20 Ben LaMay 69
21 Chris Canning 48
22 Kyle Chisholm 41
23 Jeremy Hand 34
24 Zachary Osborne 33
25 Jacob Runkles 30
26 Jason Anderson 29
27 Tyler Stepek 27
28 Scott Meshey 24
29 Jace Kessler 22
30 William Clason 13
31 Grant Harlan 12
32 Robbie Wageman 12
33 Kevin Moranz 12
34 Phillip Nicoletti 9
35 Alessandro  Lupino 8
36 Ryan Sipes 8
37 Matthew Hubert 6
38 Tyler Medaglia 6
39 Hunter Schlosser 5
40 Curren Thurman 4
41 Alex Ray 4
42 Cody Groves 4
43 Carson Brown 3
44 Jake Mohnike 3
45 Mitchell Falk 3
46 Robert Piazza 3
47 Bryce Backaus 3
48 Jeremy Smith 2
49 Jacob Hayes 2
50 Bryce Hansen 1
51 Bryson Gardner 1
52 Nicolas Rolando 0
53 Wyatt Lyonsmith 0

The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will conclude next Saturday, September 11, with the sport’s oldest event in Northern California, the legendary Hangtown Motocross Classic.

Source: MCNews.com.au

Dylan Ferrandis crowned American Motocross Champion

Dylan Ferrandis
2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion

With 1-2 results in the 450 Motos overnight at Fox Raceway’s penultimate round of the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross Championship Dylan Ferrandis has extended his championship lead over fellow European Ken Roczen out to a now insurmountable 62-points.

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion

Ferrandis won the 2019 250 West Supercross Championship and then took out the 250 Motocross Championship and 250 West Supercross Championship double last year (2020), before stepping up to the 450 class this year.

Ferrandis finished seventh in the 450 Supercross Championship this year before going on to wrap up the 450 Motocross Championship at his first attempt.

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion

27-year-old Ferrandis is the second Frenchman to win the premier category in the American Motocross Championship after countryman Jean Michel Bayle did the 500 and 250 (two-stroke) championship double in 1991. The 22-year-old French phenom that was Bayle also won the Supercross championship that year to become the first rider in history to win the three major American series in the same year. A backlash from many American fans at a Frenchman winning all their titles was part of the reason Bayle left the dirt and went road racing instead from 1992 onwards.

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 11 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 486
2 Ken Roczen 424
3 Eli Tomac 415
4 Chase Sexton 342
5 Cooper Webb 316
6 Christian Craig 258
7 Marvin Musquin 240
8 Joseph Savatgy 240
9 Justin Barcia 239
10 Aaron Plessinger 232
11 Max Anstie 180
12 Brandon Hartranft 159
13 Coty Schock 158
14 Justin Bogle 156
15 Adam Cianciarulo 147
16 Dean Wilson 146
17 Justin  Rodbell 86
18 Fredrik Noren 79
19 Ryan Surratt 72
20 Ben LaMay 69
21 Chris Canning 48
22 Kyle Chisholm 41
23 Jeremy Hand 34
24 Zachary Osborne 33
25 Jacob Runkles 30
26 Jason Anderson 29
27 Tyler Stepek 27
28 Scott Meshey 24
29 Jace Kessler 22
30 William Clason 13
31 Grant Harlan 12
32 Robbie Wageman 12
33 Kevin Moranz 12
34 Phillip Nicoletti 9
35 Alessandro  Lupino 8
36 Ryan Sipes 8
37 Matthew Hubert 6
38 Tyler Medaglia 6
39 Hunter Schlosser 5
40 Curren Thurman 4
41 Alex Ray 4
42 Cody Groves 4
43 Carson Brown 3
44 Jake Mohnike 3
45 Mitchell Falk 3
46 Robert Piazza 3
47 Bryce Backaus 3
48 Jeremy Smith 2
49 Jacob Hayes 2
50 Bryce Hansen 1
51 Bryson Gardner 1
52 Nicolas Rolando 0
53 Wyatt Lyonsmith 0

Source: MCNews.com.au

Jett Lawrence takes charge with Ironman domination, leads series by 11 pts

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 10 – Ironman

Images by Jeff Kardas


The Guaranteed Rate Ironman National signified the 10th stop of the 12-round season and featured arguably the toughest weather conditions of the summer thus far with both high temperatures and high humidity.

Eli Tomac took the 450 round win thanks to victory in the second Moto but championship leader Dylan Ferrandis took an identical 47-points from the round. Cooper Webb rounded out the overall podium.

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Kawasaki (2-1)
2. Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha (1-2)
3. Cooper Webb, KTM (4-3)

With Roczen scoring 36-points from the round that means that Ferrandis now enjoys a 50-point lead with only two rounds remaining in the championship. The 27-year-old Frenchman certainly looks odds-on to back up the 250 Championship he won in 2020 with the 450 Championship in 2021.

In the 250 Class, the points lead changed hands for the third time this season following a dominant sweep of the motos by Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence.

Jett Lawrence

Jeremy Martin’s failure to score also allowed Hunter Lawrence to move up to third place in the championship standings and pull 12-points clear from the Yamaha man. Hunter had been battling illness all weekend but the points he claimed have made a mighty difference to his championship standing.

With two rounds remaining, Fox Raceway II and the Hangtown finale, Europeans currently rank 1-2 in the 450 championship chase, while Australians currently hold down first and third place ranks in the race for the 250 Title. Never before have both the 450 and 250 Championship been won by foreign riders in the same year.


2021  AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights


450 Moto 1

As the gate dropped on the first 450 Class moto and the field emerged from the first turn it was Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-KTM-WPS’ Joey Savatgy who grabbed the MotoSport.com Holeshot as Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis and Tomac gave chase. A wild opening lap saw several riders engaged in battle at the head of the pack, as Ferrandis went on the attack and got by Savatgy for the lead. However, Savatgy battled back and brought along a hard-charging Ken Roczen aboard his Team Honda HRC machine. Soon Roczen was in the lead, but Ferrandis battled back to reclaim the position.

Savatgy got the holeshot

After a torrid opening phase of the moto Ferrandis, Rozen and Tomac settled into the top three and started to put some distance over the rest of the field. All three riders remained within a couple seconds of one another as the momentum ebbed and flowed.

Dylan Ferrandis

Roczen showed a wheel on Ferrandis a few times, but the championship leader never flinched. As the moto passed the halfway mark, Tomac pulled the trigger on a move on Roczen and successfully made the pass for second. The Kawasaki rider then looked to track down Ferrandis for the lead.

Ken Roczen

The pressure on Ferrandis persisted throughout the moto, but he remained focused on hitting his lines and logged consistent laps to keep Tomac at bay. Ferrandis was also efficient in navigating through lapped riders, which allowed him to put some distance on Tomac in the late stages.

Dylan Ferrandis

The Frenchman finished strong to capture his sixth moto win of the season, finishing 4.1 seconds ahead of Tomac, followed by Roczen in third. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb posted his best moto finish of the season in fourth, followed by Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton in fifth.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 17 Laps
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +04.137
3 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +09.971
4 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +16.598
5 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +23.276
6 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +29.540
7 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.742
8 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m13.504
9 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m26.356
10 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m43.458
11 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F +1m53.349
12 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +1m57.700
13 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +2m06.496
14 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 16 Laps
15 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +02.056
16 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +06.993
17 William Clason KAW KX450 +10.639
18 Grant Harlan HON CRF450R +11.426
19 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +18.351
20 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +20.122
21 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +26.460
22 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +40.591
23 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +43.415
24 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +47.731
25 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F +52.559
26 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +59.838
27 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m00.813
28 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m02.791
29 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m05.548
30 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F +1m47.910
31 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +2m07.954
32 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +2m09.447
33 Tylor Skodras KTM 450 SX-F +2m20.713
34 Michael Hicks KTM 450 SX-F 15 Laps
35 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +33.542
36 Nicholas Tomasunas Newaygo, MI YAM YZ 450F +54.041
37 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 14 Laps
38 Cheyenne Harmon HON CRF450R 12 Laps
39 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 10 Laps
40 Tristan Lane KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m08.114

450 Moto 2

The second and deciding moto got underway with Ferrandis leading the way with the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Webb. With the clear track things appeared to be advantageous for the Yamaha rider, but Webb came on strong before the conclusion of the opening lap and surged into the top spot. On the following lap Ferrandis found himself under attack from Tomac, and while the Frenchman initially held off the Kawasaki rider, Tomac made the pass happen and dropped Ferrandis to third.

Dylan Ferrandis

With second place in hand Tomac set his sights on the lead and put the pressure on Webb. Ferrandis gave chase from third, while Roczen lurked in fourth. Despite Tomac’s best efforts, Webb’s crafty defensive riding allowed him to prevent the initial pass attempts. Tomac regrouped and mounted another attack, this time with success about 10 minutes into the moto. Tomac built a lead of nearly two seconds as soon as he had control of the moto, while Webb and Ferrandis began a battle for second.

Eli Tomac

Ferrandis wasted no time in attempting a pass on Webb and made the move as soon as the opportunity presented itself, which resulted in contact between the two. Webb got the worse end of the moment, briefly checking his balance, which allowed Ferrandis to slip by for second. Behind this battle, Honda team-mates Roczen and Sexton engaged in a brief battle for fourth, from which Sexton came away with the position.

Cooper Webb

The top five continued unchanged through the remainder of the moto as Tomac went unchallenged en route to his fourth moto win of the season, all of which have come in the second moto. He took the checkered flag 4.7 seconds ahead of Ferrandis, who was closely pursued by Webb for the rest of the race as the KTM rider captured his first moto podium since the 2019 season.

Eli Tomac

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 17 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +04.763
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +07.510
4 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +27.452
5 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +36.959
6 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +55.037
7 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m12.639
8 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m18.025
9 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m18.962
10 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F +1m49.967
11 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +1m55.080
12 Grant Harlan HON CRF450R +2m01.220
13 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 16 Laps
14 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +02.002
15 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +07.715
16 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +17.544
17 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +21.732
18 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +25.896
19 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +30.173
20 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +44.687
21 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +52.621
22 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F +1m00.628
23 Michael Hicks KTM 450 SX-F +1m20.335
24 Cheyenne Harmon HON CRF450R +1m26.348
25 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +1m30.558
26 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F +1m33.097
27 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m33.936
28 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +2m00.121
29 Tylor Skodras KTM 450 SX-F +2m12.910
30 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +2m16.385
31 Travis Delnicki YAM YZ 450F 15 Laps
32 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +20.150
33 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m02.390
34 Nicholas Tomasunas YAM YZ 450F +1m13.364
35 William Clason KAW KX450 13 Laps
36 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 11 Laps
37 Spencer Winter KTM 450 SX-F 8 Laps
38 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 7 Laps
39 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +04.712
40 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R 2 Laps

450 Overall

Tomac’s 2-1 finishes put him into a tie with Ferrandis in the overall classification, but by virtue of Tomac’s second moto win the tiebreaker went to the Kawasaki rider. The win is his first since the eighth round of the abbreviated nine-round 2020 season and ends a 10-race winless drought, which is the longest gap between victories of Tomac’s decorated career. It also signified his 26th win in the 450 Class, where he sits fourth all-time.

All I can say is it’s better late than never (to get a win),” expressed Tomac. “I finally had the day I’ve been wanting to have. I kind of felt like there’s been two sides to me from one moto to the next all season. Today, I finally felt good in both. I got good starts, was able to make the pass (for the lead) happen in the second moto, and ride the race I wanted.”

Eli Tomac

Ferrandis secured his 10th podium finish of the season in the runner-up spot (1-2), while Webb landed on the overall podium for just the second time in the premier division in third (4-3).

By virtue of his second-place finish, combined with a fourth-place finish by Roczen (3-5), Ferrandis extended his lead in the 450 Class standings to 50 points, which puts him into a position to clinch the Edison Dye Cup one round early should he tie or finish ahead of Roczen at the next round.

“(My success) has been from hard work that I’ve put in for years. It’s finally paying off,” explained Ferrandis. “I do everything for my sport and to be on top. Today was just one of those days where I suffered on the bike. I don’t know why. I just didn’t have the strength. Eli (Tomac) was riding awesome, so credit to him. We had another good day in the championship, so I’m happy with the result.

Dylan Ferrandis

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Eli Tomac 2 1 47
2 Dylan Ferrandis 1 2 47
3 Cooper Webb 4 3 38
4 Ken Roczen 3 5 36
5 Chase Sexton 5 4 34
6 Coty Schock 8 6 28
7 Joseph Savatgy 7 8 27
8 Justin Bogle 10 7 25
9 Brandon Hartranft 9 9 24
10 Kyle Chisholm 11 10 21
11 Ben LaMay 12 11 19
12 Ryan Surratt 14 13 15
13 Aaron Plessinger 6 36 15
14 Grant Harlan 18 12 12
15 Jeremy Hand 16 14 12
16 Justin  Rodbell 15 16 11
17 Jace Kessler 13 8
18 Tyler Stepek 23 15 6
19 Kevin Moranz 21 17 4
20 Jacob Runkles 20 18 4
21 William Clason 17 35 4
22 Bryce Backaus 28 19 2
23 Chris Canning 19 38 2
24 Curren Thurman 25 22 0
25 Bryce Hansen 26 20 1

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 9 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 439
2 Ken Roczen 389
3 Eli Tomac 368
4 Chase Sexton 342
5 Cooper Webb 278
6 Marvin Musquin 240
7 Justin Barcia 239
8 Aaron Plessinger 232
9 Christian Craig 224
10 Joseph Savatgy 216
11 Max Anstie 149
12 Adam Cianciarulo 147
13 Dean Wilson 146
14 Justin Bogle 143
15 Brandon Hartranft 135
16 Coty Schock 130
17 Justin  Rodbell 67
18 Fredrik Noren 58
19 Ryan Surratt 57
20 Ben LaMay 54
21 Chris Canning 48
22 Kyle Chisholm 41
23 Jeremy Hand 34
24 Zachary Osborne 33
25 Jason Anderson 29
26 Jacob Runkles 27
27 Tyler Stepek 27
28 Scott Meshey 17
29 Jace Kessler 16
30 William Clason 13

250 Moto 1

The first 250 Class moto of the afternoon began with the points leader, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper, earning the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Lawrence, his title rival, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Vohland. As Cooper looked to establish a lead on the opening lap, Lawrence and Vohland traded second place before Lawrence asserted himself in the position and set his sights on Cooper.

250 gets underway

A few bike lengths separated the lead pair for several laps as Lawrence applied persistent pressure and looked at alternative lines to mount an attack on Cooper. The Australian dropped the hammer and made an easy pass on Cooper to seize control of the moto. Once out front, Lawrence quickly sprinted out to a mult-second lead as Cooper was then forced to fend off his teammate, Jeremy Martin, from third. The Star Racing riders battled for a couple laps before Martin got the upper hand and moved into second.

Jett Lawrence

Four seconds separated Lawrence from Martin as the moto reached its halfway point, but all eyes were on the Yamaha rider, who was the fastest on the track. The former division champion took chunks out of Lawrence’s lead and was all over the Honda with 10 minutes remaining in the moto. Behind them, Cooper continued to lose ground and fell out of the top three, giving up third to Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda.

Jett Lawrence withstood the pressure from Martin

Back out front, Martin’s attack brought him bar-to-bar with Lawrence for the lead, which the Honda rider fended off. About a lap later Martin crashed while in pursuit of Lawrence, which ended the Yamaha rider’s day. Martin’s misfortune moved Shimoda into second and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman into third, with Cooper trailing in fourth.

Jeremy Martin scored no points

With no pressure from behind, Lawrence cruised to an emphatic moto win, crossing the finish line 8.3 seconds ahead of Shimoda, who earned the best moto finish of his career in second. Mosiman finished third, followed by Cooper in fourth and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner in fifth.

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 17 Laps
2 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +08.320
3 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +14.332
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +25.017
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +27.346
6 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +27.559
7 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +40.850
8 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +44.228
9 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +50.120
10 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +52.916
11 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +55.530
12 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +57.846
13 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +1m05.823
14 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +1m10.003
15 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m23.069
16 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m27.382
17 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +2m03.230
18 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +2m08.585
19 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F +2m12.592
20 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 16 Laps
21 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F +00.879
22 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +21.471
23 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +34.936
24 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +50.165
25 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +1m12.464
26 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m12.464
27 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +1m18.395
28 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +1m24.482
29 Evan Haimowitz YAM YZ 250F +1m38.113
30 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +1m41.583
31 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m44.322
32 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m46.899
33 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m49.651
34 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F +1m52.795
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +2m16.662
36 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
37 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 10 Laps
38 Conner Burger KTM 250 SX-F 7 Laps
39 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F DNS
40 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F DNS

250 Moto 2

The second moto began with Shimoda charging to the MotoSport.com Holeshot and the early lead ahead of Lawrence and Cooper. The Japanese rider’s first opportunity at the head of the pack was met with a stiff challenge from his former teammate and close friend. Lawrence started to look for a way past Shimoda, and while the Kawasaki rider responded initially, Lawrence eventually made the pass to once again secure control of the moto.

Jett Lawrence

Lawrence quickly built a multi-second advantage over Shimoda as Cooper gave pursuit from third. The Australian continued to extend his advantage on the field, which shifted the focus to Shimoda and Cooper and their battle for second. Cooper closed on the Kawasaki rider briefly, but then started to lose touch. Before long, Cooper was battling just to keep hold of his spot in the top three as Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire closed in from fourth. Hampshire made quick work of Cooper and took over third.

Hunter Lawrence moved up to third in the championship despite after bagging some points despite being crook on the day

Hampshire’s forward push continued as he set his sights on Shimoda for second. The Husqvarna rider closed the gap and was patient in looking for his opportunity to try and make a pass. When he finally made his run it came on the track’s longest stretch of jumps, which carried Hampshire around Shimoda and into second. However, the battle persisted as Shimoda fought back. They traded fast laps and Shimoda was able to show a wheel in several areas, but Hampshire held on as they navigated lapped traffic.

Back out front, Lawrence capped off the most impressive outing of his young career and the most dominant performance of the 2021 season with his first ever moto sweep. He took the checkered flag nine seconds ahead of Hampshire, who fended off Shimoda in third. Cooper finished a distant fourth.

A no points day for Jeremy Martin saw him lose third place in the championship to Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 17 Laps
2 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +09.030
3 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +13.526
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +27.714
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +40.737
6 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +44.456
7 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +49.934
8 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +51.671
9 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +56.612
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m06.583
11 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m35.091
12 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +1m50.209
13 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +2m00.987
14 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +2m04.888
15 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
16 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +03.176
17 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F +03.987
18 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +05.546
19 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +07.317
20 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +09.797
21 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m04.767
22 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +1m10.044
23 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m22.398
24 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +1m22.760
25 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F +1m29.902
26 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +1m47.179
27 Blaze Cremaldi YAM YZ 250F +1m57.654
28 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +2m01.448
29 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 15 Laps
30 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +3m51.126
31 Evan Haimowitz YAM YZ 250F +4m05.627
32 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F +4m13.687
33 Brett Greenley YAM YZ 250F +4m37.694
34 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +4m45.476
35 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 11 Laps
36 Matthew Klann HON CRF250R 10 Laps
37 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 8 Laps
38 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 6 Laps
39 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +35.997
40 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F DNF

250 Overall

Jett Lawrence’s triumph (1-1) signifies the third overall victory of the season for the 18 year old and the fourth win of his career. Shimoda followed in the runner-up spot (2-3) to equal his career-best result, while Cooper secured his 10th podium finish of the season in third (4-4), despite failing to finish in the top three in either moto for the first time this summer.

“It’s a great feeling (to go 1-1),” said Lawrence. “It shows I’m not giving up. I’ve been needing this for a while now. It feels good and I hope I can continue this through the rest of the season.

Jett Lawrence

Lawrence’s return to the top of the 250 Class standings came via a 14-point swing between he and Cooper, who entered the Ironman National with a three-point lead. Lawrence now holds an 11-point advantage over Cooper with four motos remaining.

I just have to keep fighting,” said Cooper. “It’s not going to be easy. Jett (Lawrence) was riding awesome today and I had nothing for him. I got the best I could out of myself and I have to be happy with that. I just need to keep digging. It’s not over til it’s over.

Justin Cooper

Jeremy Martin’s failure to score also allowed Hunter Lawrence to move up to third place in the championship standings and pull 12-points clear from the Yamaha man. Hunter had not carded great results as he was very much under the weather throughout the weekend.


250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Jett Lawrence 1 1 50
2 Jo Shimoda 2 3 42
3 Justin Cooper 4 4 36
4 Michael Mosiman 3 6 35
5 Austin Forkner 5 5 32
6 RJ Hampshire 13 2 30
7 Ty Masterpool 6 7 29
8 Carson Mumford 8 8 26
9 Hunter Lawrence 12 9 21
10 Dilan Schwartz 9 13 20
11 Preston Kilroy 10 14 18
12 Jarrett Frye 15 10 17
13 Brandon Scharer 14 12 16
14 Joshua Varize 16 11 15
15 Maximus Vohland 7 29 14
16 Levi Kitchen 11 35 10
17 Tommy Rios 18 15 9
18 Christopher Prebula 20 16 6
19 Devin Simonson 21 17 4
20 Jerry Robin 17 26 4
21 Zack Williams 22 18 3
22 TJ Uselman 24 19 2
23 Kaeden Amerine 19 40 2
24 Vincent Luhovey 23 20 1
25 Noah Willbrandt 27 24 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 9 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 414
2 Justin Cooper 403
3 Hunter Lawrence 319
4 Jeremy Martin 307
5 RJ Hampshire 300
6 Jo Shimoda 262
7 Austin Forkner 218
8 Jalek  Swoll 195
9 Michael Mosiman 189
10 Maximus Vohland 182
11 Colt Nichols 172
12 Dilan Schwartz 160
13 Carson Mumford 153
14 Garrett Marchbanks 146
15 Jarrett Frye 140
16 Ty Masterpool 138
17 Pierce Brown 126
18 Joshua Varize 91
19 Stilez Robertson 90
20 Levi Kitchen 57
21 Nathanael Thrasher 52
22 Preston Kilroy 47
23 Ramyller Alves 31
24 Brandon Scharer 29
25 Seth Hammaker 26
26 Derek Kelley 25
27 Alex Martin 19
28 Christopher Prebula 13
29 Kailub Russell 11
30 Jerry Robin 11

The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will make its return to the West Coast for the penultimate round of the season next Saturday, September 4, for a second visit to Pala, California’s Fox Raceway on Labor Day weekend.

Source: MCNews.com.au

Jett Lawrence closes to within three-points of championship lead

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 9 – Budds Creek

Images by Jeff Kardas


Nestled in the shadow of the nation’s capital of Washington D.C., Southern Maryland’s Budds Creek Motocross Park served as the site of the ninth round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.

Intermittent cloud cover was complemented by humid conditions for the Circle K Budds Creek National, as a fierce battle for victory unfolded in the 450 Class and required a tie-breaker to determine a winner. In the end, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis prevailed over Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen for the Frenchman’s fifth win of the summer.

Dylan Ferrandis maintained his 39-point lead over Roczen with three rounds remaining

In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin relied on an emphatic win in the final moto to capture his class-leading third victory of the season by a single point over Jett Lawrence. The Aussie youngster closed to within three-points of championship leader Justin Cooper.


2021  AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights


450 Moto 1

The first 450 Class moto got underway with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb at the head of the pack with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, with Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac and Roczen in hot pursuit. Known as one of the best opening-lap riders in the world, Roczen put the hammer down immediately and made a quick pass on Tomac for second and then fought his way into the lead around Webb a short time later. By the completion of the first circuit, Roczen was already more than a second clear of the field.

Ken Roczen

As Roczen continued to inch away, Webb and Tomac battled it out for second, which allowed Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton and Ferrandis, the championship leader, to join the mix. A determined Tomac saw several pass attempts thwarted by Webb, but he eventually made the move. However, a hard charge by Sexton saw the Honda rider get by both Webb and Tomac on the same lap to vault from fourth to second and put Honda 1-2 in the running order.

Marvin Musquin

The Honda duo continued to put distance over the rest of the field as Tomac started to lose ground to Ferrandis in fourth. The Frenchman got into a rhythm and soon found himself within a few bike lengths of the Kawasaki, at which point he went on the attack and made an impressive pass to take control of third. Back out front, Sexton started to chip away at his deficit to Roczen and closed to within a few seconds of the lead, while Ferrandis continued to log the fastest laps on the track.

With less than five minutes remaining in the moto, the top three ran within five seconds of one another, with Ferrandis consistently the fastest of the trio. As the race clock ticked to under a minute remaining, Ferrandis closed in on Sexton for third and took advantage of a lapped rider to make the pass happen with relative ease. With two laps to go, four seconds separated the championship rivals. Ferrandis took huge chunks out of his deficit and closed to within striking distance on the final lap, and even had a shot at stealing the win as they navigated the final section, but Roczen held on to take the moto win by three tenths of a second. Sexton finished a distant third, with Tomac fourth and Webb fifth. The torrid pace by Roczen and Ferrandis saw them lap through 11th place.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos RIDER BIKE Time/Gap
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 19 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +00.384
3 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +10.199
4 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +34.270
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.467
6 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +58.364
7 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1:01.959
8 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1:08.416
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1:09.375
10 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:22.941
11 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 18 Laps
12 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +06.485
13 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +18.643
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +25.797
15 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +29.709
16 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +42.656
17 William Clason KAW KX450 +44.955
18 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +49.718
19 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +52.709
20 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m05.589
21 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F +1m15.992
22 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +1m23.182
23 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m24.377
24 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m29.834
25 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m36.940
26 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1m49.305
27 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m53.994
28 Tristan Lane KTM 450 SX-F FE 17 Laps
29 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +22.821
30 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +50.482
31 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +1m03.412
32 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F +1m07.692
33 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F +1m55.096
34 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
35 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 12 Laps
36 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 11 Laps
37 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F 10 Laps
38 Kenneth Venarchick KTM 450 SX-F FE +01.912
39 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 6 Laps
40 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 5 Laps

450 Moto 2

The German picked up where he left off to start the second moto by racing to the MotoSport.com Holeshot over Webb, Ferrandis, and Sexton.

Ken Roczen

With no one ahead of him Roczen put his head down and sprinted away on the opening lap to a lead of just under two seconds. Behind him, Sexton aided his teammate with a pass on Ferrandis, which dropped the Yamaha rider to fourth.

Cooper Webb

Sexton wasn’t done and he kept the charge going on Webb, easily moving into second to put the Honda riders once again at the head of the pack. Ferrandis responded as well and made the pass on Webb for third, while Tomac dropped Webb to fifth a short time later.

Chase Sexton

The top four riders on the track ran within a handful of seconds of one another 10 minutes into the moto and things only got tighter from there. As the race reached the halfway point the gap closed to just over two seconds. A bobble by Sexton allowed Ferrandis to move into second and put Sexton into the clutches of Tomac. The Kawasaki rider bided his time but eventually made his move to take over third.

Dylan Ferrandis

Up front, Ferrandis had Roczen in his sights. They traded fast laps to keep the gap at about a second as they approached the final 10 minutes of the moto, while Tomac lurked in third. A battle for the lead ensued as Ferrandis looked for a way around. After several attempts Ferrandis made the pass happen and seized control of the moto with seven minutes to go.

Dylan Ferrandis

Once out front, the Frenchman gapped the German and appeared to have the moto in hand. Roczen was able to put in a late charge in the closing laps and got within a few bike lengths of Ferrandis, but the points leader responded, was more efficient navigating lapped traffic, and brought home the moto win by 4.8 seconds at the end.

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 18 Laps
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +04.847
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +08.743
4 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +32.708
5 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +37.000
6 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +38.944
7 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m07.858
8 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m13.075
9 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m28.956
10 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m35.942
11 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m42.677
12 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m59.582
13 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 17 Laps
14 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +10.642
15 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +16.085
16 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +18.489
17 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +22.229
18 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +26.350
19 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +32.551
20 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +39.314
21 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +57.691
22 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +1m02.276
23 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +1m20.701
24 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m23.637
25 Tristan Lane KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m29.015
26 William Clason KAW KX450 +1m30.348
27 James Harrington KTM 450 SX-F +1m30.678
28 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m44.527
29 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 16 Laps
30 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +24.870
31 Dustin Jensen YAM YZ 450F +30.307
32 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F +45.626
33 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +49.802
34 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F +1m30.329
35 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 12 Laps
36 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 8 Laps
37 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 5 Laps
38 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +04.303
39 Kenneth Venarchick KTM 450 SX-F FE 1 Laps
40 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F DNF

450 Overall

With identical moto scores, Ferrandis (2-1) and Roczen (1-2) ended the day tied atop the overall classification. However, by virtue of his better result in the second moto Ferrandis earned the tiebreaker to earn his fifth win of the season. Tomac completed the overall podium in third (4-3).

Dylan Ferrandis

Last weekend I got beat so bad, so we made some changes this week and came back better (today),” said Ferrandis. “The bike was so good, I could do whatever I wanted. I was glad to get my pace back and in the second moto I was able to catch Kenny (Roczen) and battle for the win. It was fun, but it’s always the most fun when you win.”

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1. Dylan Ferrandis, France, Yamaha (2-1)
2. Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda (1-2)
3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (4-3)

With equal points for the afternoon, Ferrandis’ lead over Roczen in the 450 Class standings remains at 39 points with three rounds remaining. Tomac remains third, 71 out of the lead.


450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider Bike M1 M2 POINTS
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 2 1 47
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 1 2 47
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 4 3 38
4 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE 3 4 38
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 5 6 31
6 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 6 7 29
7 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE 10 5 27
8 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE 8 9 25
9 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 7 11 24
10 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 9 10 23
11 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 11 13 18
12 Justin  Rodbell  KAW KX450 12 14 16
13 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 15 12 15
14 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 40 8 13
15 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 13 16 13
16 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 14 17 11
17 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 23 15 6
18 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 16 35 5
19 William Clason KAW KX450 17 26 4
20 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 35 18 3
21 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 20 19 3
22 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 18 22 3
23 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 19 36 2
24 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 22 20 1
25 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE 24 21 0
26 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F 27 24 0
27 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 29 23 0
28 Tristan Lane KTM 450 SX-F FE 28 25 0
29 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 25 28 0
30 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 26 29 0
31 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F 21 40 0
32 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 30 33 0
33 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F 32 32 0
34 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F 34 34 0
35 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 39 30 0
36 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 31 38 0
37 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 33 37 0
38 Kenneth Venarchick KTM 450 SX-F FE 38 39 0
39 James Harrington KTM 450 SX-F 27 0
40 Dustin Jensen YAM YZ 450F 31 0
41 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 36 0
42 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F 37 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 9 of 12)

Pos Rider` Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 392
2 Ken Roczen 353
3 Eli Tomac 321
4 Chase Sexton 308
5 Marvin Musquin 240
6 Cooper Webb 240
7 Justin Barcia 239
8 Christian Craig 224
9 Aaron Plessinger 217
10 Joseph Savatgy 189
11 Max Anstie 149
12 Adam Cianciarulo 147
13 Dean Wilson 146
14 Justin Bogle 118
15 Brandon Hartranft 111
16 Coty Schock 102
17 Fredrik Noren 58
18 Justin  Rodbell 56
19 Chris Canning 46
20 Ryan Surratt 42
21 Ben LaMay 35
22 Zachary Osborne 33
23 Jason Anderson 29
24 Jacob Runkles 23
25 Jeremy Hand 22
26 Tyler Stepek 21
27 Kyle Chisholm 20
28 Scott Meshey 17
29 Phillip Nicoletti 9
30 William Clason 9
31 Jace Kessler 8
32 Alessandro  Lupino 8
33 Ryan Sipes 8
34 Tyler Medaglia 6
35 Curren Thurman 4
36 Alex Ray 4
37 Cody Groves 4
38 Carson Brown 3
39 Mitchell Falk 3
40 Robert Piazza 3
41 Jeremy Smith 2
42 Jacob Hayes 2
43 Bryce Backaus 1
44 Hunter Schlosser 0
45 Nicolas Rolando 0
46 Dawson Ryker 0
47 Bryce Hansen 0
48 Cole Thompson 0
49 Nathan Augustin 0
50 Matthew Hubert 0
51 Brian Borghesani 0
52 Ricci Randanella 0
53 Bryson Gardner 0

250 Moto 1

The first gate drop of the 250 Class saw the 40-rider field funnel into the first turn, from which Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper, the championship leader, emerged with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jalek Swoll and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner. The clear track paid big dividends for Cooper as he was able to sprint out to an early lead while Swoll and Forkner duked it out for second. Cooper completed the opening lap with a three-second advantage, while Forkner made the pass and settled into second.

Justin Cooper scored the holeshot

As Cooper and Forkner continued to lead the way, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire was on a march forward. After starting fifth, Hampshire made a pass for fourth and then worked his way around teammate Swoll to take control of third. Hampshire then set his sights on Forkner. As he gave pursuit, Hampshire encountered misfortune and lost several positions, which moved Swoll back up to third, but under heavy pressure from Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence. The Australian rider was patient and made the pass for third.

Jeremy Martin

With 10 minutes left in the moto the battle for second heated up between Forkner and Lawrence, who was the fastest rider on the track at this stage of the race. As they navigated through lapped traffic Lawrence benefitted from a rider who crashed right in front of Forkner and forced the Kawasaki rider off-line, which allowed Lawreance to take over the position unchallenged. Cooper and Lawrence, the top two riders in the championship, were then separated by 5.4 seconds with six minutes to go.

Cooper responded to Lawrence’s charge from second and picked up the pace in the closing stages of the moto to maintain his advantage. He easily finished off a wire-to-wire victory and secured his fifth moto win of the season by 5.3 seconds over Lawrence while Martin followed with a quiet third-place effort, with Forkner fourth and Swoll fifth.

Hunter Lawrence was sixth

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 18 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +05.335
3 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +14.094
4 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +21.164
5 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +26.758
6 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +27.415
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +28.201
8 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +41.170
9 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +47.282
10 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +49.129
11 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +51.789
12 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m02.364
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m04.686
14 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m08.456
15 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m14.544
16 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m21.152
17 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +1m26.079
18 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +1m50.690
19 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F +1m52.993
20 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +1m57.508
21 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 17 Laps
22 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +03.596
23 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +23.080
24 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +24.879
25 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +30.003
26 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F +34.064
27 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +55.218
28 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F +1m00.574
29 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m25.218
30 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F 16 Laps
31 Jack Rogers KAW KX 250 +09.851
32 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +36.108
33 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +50.388
34 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
35 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 11 Laps
36 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 10 Laps
37 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m33.713
38 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F 8 Laps
39 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 7 Laps
40 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 6 Laps

250 Moto 2

The second moto roared out the gate with Martin leading the way with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Lawrence in second, as Cooper navigated his way into the top five.

Jeremy Martin

With no one in front of them, Martin and Lawrence quickly moved out to a lead of more than four seconds on the rest of the field, with about two seconds separating the top two.

Budds Creek 250

As the lead pair settled in, the attention shifted to Cooper as he looked to move up the running order. He gave chase to Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence from fifth, as both riders looked to track down AEO GASGAS’ Ty Masterpool in third. Masterpool then went down, which allowed Lawrence to assume third and Cooper fourth. That was ultimately the last change for position amongst the top five.

Hunter Lawrence

Martin was dominant en route to his sixth moto win of the season with a wire-to-wire effort. He took the checkered flag 8.8 seconds ahead of Jett Lawrence in second with Hunter Lawrence third, followed by Cooper in fourth.

Jett Lawrence closes to within three-points of championship lead

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 18 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +08.846
3 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +28.539
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +45.142
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +48.889
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +51.551
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +53.348
8 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m04.984
9 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m14.772
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m22.105
11 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m24.895
12 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m28.969
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m37.754
14 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m42.907
15 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 17 Laps
16 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +01.269
17 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F +13.279
18 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +27.658
19 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F +34.926
20 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +37.603
21 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +55.357
22 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +1m04.835
23 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m33.546
24 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +1m41.631
25 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m43.707
26 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m48.246
27 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F +1m54.343
28 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 16 Laps
29 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +00.657
30 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F +24.791
31 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F +36.461
32 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +43.947
33 Dennis Gritzmacher KTM 250 SX-F +56.854
34 Lawrence Fortin III KTM 250 SX-F +1m04.799
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +1m06.596
36 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
37 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
38 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 9 Laps
39 Jack Rogers KAW KX 250 8 Laps
40 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 7 Laps

250 Overall

By virtue of his second-moto win, Martin surged to the top of the overall classification with 3-1 moto finishes. It signified the 20th victory of his career, which moves him into a tie with Steve Lamson for fourth on the all-time wins list.

It was a hot one today,” said Martin. “I think I’m able to dig deep because as a kid I had to do chores on my parent’s track (Spring Creek MX Park), so I think I’m used to the heat. My team had the bike dialed in, it was just on rails out there. I haven’t been that comfortable on the bike in a while and it just feels so good when everything is working perfectly like that.

Jeremy Martin

Jett Lawrence just missed out on the overall win by a single point but settled for the runner-up spot (2-2) and his sixth podium finish of the season. Cooper was one additional point behind in third (1-4) to keep his unblemished podium streak this season intact at nine rounds.

Jett Lawrence closed to within three-points of championship lead

Lawrence gained a single-point on Cooper in the 250 Class standings, where three-points now separate the championship rivals with three rounds remaining. Martin’s victory moved him up to third, 60 points out of the lead.

Justin Cooper leads the series by three-points with three rounds remaining

I’m coming off a sickness a few days ago, so I’m just happy to be here to be honest,” said Cooper. “I didn’t have the energy to keep up with those guys today, so I’m pretty satisfied to come away with a podium. We only lost a point in the championship and have three rounds to go, so we need to be ready to fight to the finish.”

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha (3-1)
2. Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda (2-2)
3. Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (1-4)

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos RIDER BIKE M1 M2 Points
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 3 1 45
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 2 2 44
3 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 1 4 43
4 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 6 3 35
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 4 5 34
6 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 7 7 28
7 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 9 6 27
8 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 8 9 25
9 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 10 8 24
10 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 5 15 22
11 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F 11 11 20
12 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 14 10 18
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 13 12 17
14 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 12 13 17
15 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 15 14 13
16 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 16 16 10
17 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 19 17 6
18 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 17 4
19 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F 27 18 3
20 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 18 28 3
21 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 40 19 2
22 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 24 20 1
23 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 20 21 1
24 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 25 22 0
25 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 29 23 0
26 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F 28 27 0
27 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F 26 31 0
28 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F 22 36 0
29 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 21 37 0
30 Levi Newby HQV FC250 33 26 0
31 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 36 24 0
32 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F 30 30 0
33 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 23 38 0
34 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F 37 25 0
35 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 32 32 0
36 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F 38 29 0
37 Jack Rogers KAW KX 250 31 39 0
38 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 34 40 0
39 Dennis Gritzmacher KTM 250 SX-F 33 0
40 Lawrence Fortin III KTM 250 SX-F 34 0
41 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 35 0
42 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F 35 0
43 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 39 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 9 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Justin Cooper 367
2 Jett Lawrence 364
3 Jeremy Martin 307
4 Hunter Lawrence 298
5 RJ Hampshire 270
6 Jo Shimoda 220
7 Jalek  Swoll 195
8 Austin Forkner 186
9 Colt Nichols 172
10 Maximus Vohland 168
11 Michael Mosiman 154
12 Garrett Marchbanks 146
13 Dilan Schwartz 140
14 Carson Mumford 127
15 Pierce Brown 126
16 Jarrett Frye 123
17 Ty Masterpool 109
18 Stilez Robertson 90
19 Joshua Varize 76
20 Nathanael Thrasher 52
21 Levi Kitchen 47
22 Ramyller Alves 31
23 Preston Kilroy 29
24 Seth Hammaker 26
25 Derek Kelley 25
26 Alex Martin 19
27 Brandon Scharer 13
28 Kailub Russell 11
29 Derek  Drake 9
30 Xylian Ramella 8
31 Christopher Prebula 7
32 Jerry Robin 7
33 James Harrington 7
34 Cameron Mcadoo 6
35 Kaeden Amerine 6
36 Grant Harlan 6
37 Zack Williams 6
38 Jace Kessler 5
39 Garrett Hoffman 4
40 Jesse Flock 3
41 Max Miller 3
42 Jake Pinhancos 2
43 Devin Simonson 2
44 Dominique Thury 2
45 Tommy Rios 1
46 Gared Steinke 1
47 TJ Uselman 1
48 Luke Renzland 1
49 Joseph Tait 0
50 Gabe Gutierres 0
51 Vincent Luhovey 0
52 Levi Newby 0
53 Tre Fierro 0

Just three rounds remain in the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, which will travel to the motorsports mecca of the greater Indianapolis area next Saturday, August 28, for the 10th round of the season and the Guaranteed Rate Ironman National from Crawfordsville, Indiana’s Ironman Raceway.

Source: MCNews.com.au

Jett closes in on championship lead with Unadilla victory

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 8 – Unadilla

Images by Jeff Kardas


The final, five-round run to crown a pair of champions kicked off with Round 8 and the Circle K Unadilla National, which signified the anticipated return of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship to Central New York’s iconic Unadilla MX. The world’s best racers were challenged all afternoon long on the legendary circuit, which was regarded as the toughest track of the 2021 season thus far. In the end, Team Honda HRC left the field seeing red as they swept the overall victories across both the 450 Class and 250 Class.

After a bit of a rough stretch to open the second half of the summer season, Ken Roczen bounced back in a big way with perhaps the most dominant outing of 2021 thus far. The German rider was in a class of his own in both 450 Class motos and cruised to a 1-1 sweep for his second win of the season, which also helped him gain valuable points in the ongoing title fight.

In the 250 Class, Jett Lawrence rose to the occasion in Moto 2 with one of the best rides of his young career, where an overdue moto win allowed him to prevail with his second victory of the season. The triumphant effort also paid dividends in the championship standings, as Lawrence closed to within just a handful of points of recapturing the red plate.


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450 Moto 1

As the gate dropped on the opening 450 Class moto it was Roczen clear ahead of the field exiting the first turn to easily capture the MotoSport.com Holeshot. As the rest of the field jockeyed for position behind him, it was the Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing duo of Aaron Plessinger and Dylan Ferrandis who slotted into second and third. Roczen was able to drop the hammer on the opening lap and took full advantage of the clear track to establish a multi-second lead over Plessinger and Ferrandis, as the lead trio surged out to a significant margin over the remainder of the 40-rider field.

450

Soon the race became a two-rider affair as both Roczen and Plessinger continued to pull away from Ferrandis. Roczen was comfortable in control of the moto, but Plessinger continually kept him honest by mirroring the lap times. No more than two seconds separated the lead pair through the first half of the moto. Plessinger looked to be faster than Roczen in some places and even showed a wheel a couple times, but the Honda kept him at bay and put a few bike lengths between them.

Plessinger went down

With 10 minutes remaining in the moto, as he gave chase to Roczen, Plessinger suffered a frightening crash that saw his Yamaha loop out and resulted in heavy impact with the ground. Fortunately, Plessinger was able to get up and walk away under his own power, but it brought what began as a strong start to the afternoon to an abrupt and heartbreaking conclusion.

Hard!

With the pressure no longer a factor, Roczen rode alone out front and managed a double-digit lead through the remainder of the moto to earn an impressive wire-to-wire win. He took the checkered flag 10.6 seconds ahead of Ferrandis, while Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac followed in a distant third. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin was fourth, with his teammate Cooper Webb fifth.

Ken Roczen

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Gap
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 15 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +10.653
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +27.755
4 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +43.307
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +48.171
6 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +52.340
7 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m05.802
8 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m12.099
9 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m20.902
10 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m24.494
11 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +1m25.081
12 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m27.604
13 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +1m45.929
14 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m50.598
15 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m53.644
16 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +2m15.754
17 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m26.575
18 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +2m31.024
19 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +2m31.955
20 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +2m41.159
21 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 14 Laps
22 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +17.690
23 William Clason KAW KX450 +29.706
24 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +54.815
25 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +1m00.213
26 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +1m05.346
27 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1m06.897
28 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m08.459
29 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m10.444
30 Dominique Thury YAM YZ 450F +1m28.674
31 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +1m42.001
32 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m44.320
33 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +1m57.356
34 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m01.727
35 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
36 Brandon Gregoire YAM YZ 450F +1m20.843
37 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +2m09.990
38 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 8 Laps
39 Brock Papi KAW KX450 4 Laps
40 Felix Lopez KAW KX450 2 Laps

450 Moto 2

The second and deciding moto began with Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton out front with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Webb, Ferrandis and Roczen. As Sexton looked to take advantage of his position at the front of the field Roczen was incredibly aggressive and made passes on both Ferrandis and Webb to surge up into second behind his teammate. Shortly thereafter Ferrandis put the pressure on Webb for third and successfully moved into podium position.

Ken Roczen

As the points leader took over control of third, the Hondas out front had built a lead of more than five seconds. Sexton showed impressive pace to maintain a lead of about a second over Roczen, but the German bided his time and waited for the race to come to him. As the moto reached its opening 10 minutes Roczen pulled the trigger and went on the attack. An impressive outside move allowed Roczen to make quick, easy work of his teammate. From there he cemented his control of the moto with one of his fastest laps of the race.

Sexton kept Roczen honest and was within reach as the moto reached its halfway point, but Roczen responded to open up his biggest lead of the moto. The German never looked back and put the finishing touches on one of the most dominant outings of his career. He wrapped up a sweep of the motos by six seconds over Sexton, while Ferrandis withstood a persistent threat from his fellow Frenchman Musquin to finish third.

Ken Roczen

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Gap
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 15 Laps
2 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +06.063
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +26.121
4 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +35.498
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +44.653
6 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +50.795
7 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +1m03.934
8 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m23.157
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m33.668
10 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m42.458
11 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +2m11.718
12 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m24.302
13 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m29.310
14 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +2m31.721
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 14 Laps
16 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +04.247
17 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +08.083
18 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +11.036
19 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +16.336
20 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +31.085
21 William Clason KAW KX450 +35.747
22 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +37.752
23 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m21.045
24 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1m37.011
25 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +1m54.031
26 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +1m54.178
27 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m57.160
28 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m09.374
29 Brandon Gregoire YAM YZ 450F +2m16.660
30 Felix Lopez KAW KX450 13 Laps
31 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +2m20.516
32 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +2m52.343
33 Jonah Geistler KTM 450 SX-F +3m01.117
34 Thomas Lanphear HQV FC450 +4m46.134
35 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 6 Laps
36 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 3 Laps
37 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 2 Laps
38 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE +33.027
39 Brock Papi KAW KX450 +1m12.750
40 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R DNF

450 Overall

It’s the second 1-1 effort for Roczen this season and signifies the 20th victory of his career, which moves him into a tie with James Stewart for sixth on the all-time wins list. It’s also the second straight victory for Roczen at Unadilla, where he won the last time the championship visited during the 2019 season.

“This was unreal,” exclaimed Roczen, who won earlier this season at Thunder Valley. “I just felt like I got into the zone today. The track was brutal, and it was easy to make a mistake, but I was able to find great lines and ride really consistent. The crowd was awesome today. They were so passionate and really kept me going. I just want to thank everyone for their support and my team for all the hard work.”

Ferrandis finished in the runner-up spot (2-3) for his eighth podium result this season, which effectively minimized the damage done in the championship standings. Musquin captured his first podium result of the season in third (4-4) to complete an overall podium composed entirely of international competitors.

“I came here to win, but Ken (Roczen) was way too strong today,” said Ferrandis. “It’s fine. Second overall is still good. I lost some points in the championship, but there’s four rounds to go. We’ll see. I think we got the maximum today out of myself and the bike. Ken was just better. We’ll come back and try to be on the top step (of the podium).”

Roczen gained eight points on Ferrandis in the 450 Class standings, and now 39 points sit between them with four rounds remaining. Tomac, who finished fourth (3-7), is third, 62 points out of the lead.

Ken Roczen

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Ken Roczen 1 1 50
2 Dylan Ferrandis 2 3 42
3 Marvin Musquin 4 4 36
4 Eli Tomac 3 7 34
5 Chase Sexton 11 2 32
6 Cooper Webb 5 5 32
7 Christian Craig 7 6 29
8 Max Anstie 8 9 25
9 Justin Bogle 9 12 21
10 Coty Schock 12 10 20
11 Dean Wilson 15 8 19
12 Ryan Surratt 14 11 17
13 Joseph Savatgy 6 20 16
14 Chris Canning 17 13 12
15 Brandon Hartranft 10 37 11
16 Jeremy Hand 16 16 10
17 Jace Kessler 13 22 8
18 Tyler Stepek 21 14 7
19 Justin  Rodbell 18 17 7
20 Ben LaMay 22 15 6
21 Jacob Runkles 19 18 5
22 Jeremy Smith 24 19 2
23 Scott Meshey 20 25 1
24 William Clason 23 21 0
25 Ricci Randanella 27 24 0
26 Bryce Backaus 29 23 0
27 Nathen LaPorte 26 26 0
28 Matthew Hubert 28 27 0
29 Cody Groves 25 35 0
30 Nicolas Rolando 34 28 0
31 Bryce Hansen 31 32 0
32 Brandon Gregoire 36 29 0
33 Bryton Carroll 33 36 0
34 Felix Lopez 40 30 0
35 Trevor Schmidt 32 38 0
36 Rody Schroyer 37 40 0
37 Brock Papi 39 39 0
38 Dominique Thury 30 0
39 Cory Carsten 31 0
40 Jonah Geistler 33 0
41 Thomas Lanphear 34 0
42 Robert Piazza 35 0
43 Aaron Plessinger 38 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 8 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 345
2 Ken Roczen 306
3 Eli Tomac 283
4 Chase Sexton 270
5 Justin Barcia 239
6 Aaron Plessinger 217
7 Marvin Musquin 213
8 Christian Craig 211
9 Cooper Webb 209
10 Joseph Savatgy 160
11 Adam Cianciarulo 147
12 Max Anstie 126
13 Dean Wilson 121
14 Justin Bogle 107
15 Brandon Hartranft 96
16 Coty Schock 78
17 Fredrik Noren 58
18 Chris Canning 40
19 Justin  Rodbell 40
20 Ryan Surratt 39
21 Zachary Osborne 33
22 Ben LaMay 33
23 Jason Anderson 29
24 Jeremy Hand 19
25 Tyler Stepek 18
26 Scott Meshey 12
27 Jacob Runkles 10
28 Phillip Nicoletti 9
29 Jace Kessler 8
30 Alessandro  Lupino 8
31 Ryan Sipes 8
32 Tyler Medaglia 6
33 William Clason 5
34 Curren Thurman 4
35 Alex Ray 4
36 Carson Brown 3
37 Mitchell Falk 3
38 Cody Groves 3
39 Robert Piazza 3
40 Kyle Chisholm 2
41 Jeremy Smith 2
42 Jacob Hayes 2
43 Bryce Backaus 1
44 Hunter Schlosser 0
45 Bryce Hansen 0
46 Cole Thompson 0
47 Nathan Augustin 0
48 Matthew Hubert 0
49 Brian Borghesani 0
50 Ricci Randanella 0
51 Nicolas Rolando 0
52 Bryson Gardner 0
53 Bryton Carroll 0

250 Moto 1

The opening 250 Class moto saw championship point leader Justin Cooper emerge with the MotoSport.com Holeshot aboard his Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing machine just ahead of Lawrence, Cooper’s championship rival, and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin, who brought a two-race win streak into Unadilla. Lawrence applied heavy pressure on Cooper on the opening lap and looked for a way around, but to no avail. Instead, Cooper withstood the challenge and put a few bike lengths on the field, as Martin looked to close in from third.

Jett Lawrence

The field stabilized about 10 minutes into the moto, but the lead trio were closer than ever with less than two seconds between them. Lawrence appeared to be the fastest of the leaders and once again went on the attack. The top two riders in the championship put on a show as they went to battle for control of the race, which allowed them to drop Martin in third, but Cooper was able to respond to the challenge again. As they reached the halfway point of the moto the leaders settled into their positions, where Cooper managed a multi-second advantage over Lawrence as Martin continued to give chase from third.

Jeremy Martin

Cooper was able to pick up the pace over the second half of the moto and pulled away from Lawrence to establish a lead of more than five seconds. He continued to charge through to the finish and capped off a wire-to-wire victory by 3.3 seconds over Lawrence, with Martin third, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire fourth, and Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence fifth.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +03.306
3 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +11.756
4 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +34.549
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +37.176
6 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +44.201
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +44.345
8 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +59.693
9 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +1m00.787
10 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m06.769
11 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m16.027
12 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m17.672
13 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m25.761
14 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m29.489
15 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m30.068
16 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m54.320
17 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 +2m05.210
18 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F +2m17.726
19 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +2m41.673
20 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 14 Laps
21 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +07.026
22 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +21.969
23 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +26.100
24 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +29.911
25 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +37.653
26 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +38.034
27 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +59.334
28 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +1m00.988
29 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +1m05.658
30 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +1m19.490
31 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m26.123
32 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F +2m30.863
33 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 13 Laps
34 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +12.298
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +37.562
36 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 10 Laps
37 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F 8 Laps
38 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +5m12.687
39 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 3 Laps
40 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +21.938

250 Moto 2

As they field charged through the first turn to start Moto 2 it was Cooper who wrapped up each of the day’s MotoSport.com Holeshots, with Martin in tow. Behind them, Jett Lawrence and Hampshire duked it out for third. Martin didn’t waste any time trying to put the pressure on his teammate as the Yamaha-mounted riders went bar-to-bar on multiple occasions on the opening lap. Cooper held him off as Lawrence closed in to make it a three-way fight.

Jett Lawrence

Martin’s persistence paid off five minutes into the moto when he took advantage of a slight bobble by Cooper to take over the lead. Lawrence then proceeded to follow his way into second, but only briefly, as Cooper responded and reclaimed second. Meanwhile, Martin moved out to a lead of nearly two seconds. A lap later Lawrence found his way back onto Cooper’s rear fender and seized the moment to make the pass once again for second. The Australian then set his sights on Martin for the lead.

As Lawrence continued his pursuit of Martin out front, Cooper was facing additional pressure from behind, this time from Hampshire. The Husqvarna rider needed a couple tries, but soon dropped Cooper outside the top three. Not long after that, Lawrence’s path to the front was complete with a decisive pass on Martin just before the halfway point of the moto.

Jett Lawrence

Once out front, Lawrence was able to sprint away from his rivals and quickly built a lead of more than five seconds. He maintained that advantage through to the finish to earn his first moto win since RedBud, taking the checkered flag 3.6 seconds ahead of Martin, with Hampshire in third and Cooper a distant fourth.

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 15 Laps
2 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +03.607
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +49.005
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +1m11.190
5 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m19.107
6 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1m23.931
7 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m26.681
8 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m35.334
9 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +1m47.001
10 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m47.336
11 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +2m00.583
12 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +2m10.123
13 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +2m15.491
14 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +2m23.075
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +2m23.722
16 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +2m38.266
17 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
18 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +02.305
19 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +02.549
20 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +16.751
21 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +19.565
22 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +41.225
23 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +43.759
24 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F +50.178
25 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m25.102
26 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +1m33.666
27 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m44.894
28 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +1m52.814
29 Blaze Cremaldi YAM YZ 250F +2m08.791
30 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
31 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +17.039
32 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +35.590
33 Dennis Gritzmacher KTM 250 SX-F +51.398
34 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +1m03.348
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +1m34.325
36 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 11 Laps
37 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 8 Laps
38 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps
39 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 3 Laps
40 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F 1 Laps

250 Overall

The triumph in the second moto vaulted Lawrence to the overall win (2-1), the third of his young career. It ended a three-race drought from the podium and follows up his season-opening victory at Fox Raceway in May.

“I finally got my starts sorted and that helps a lot,” said Lawrence. “The boys (fellow competitors) were hooking, but I got some lines, and they were working. I just felt really good there. It felt like home. I got into a groove and felt so fast. It’s just awesome. My mentality isn’t going to change (for the rest of the season). I’m going to come into these last four rounds trying to do everything I can, because Justin (Cooper) is riding well.”

Cooper finished in the runner-up spot (1-4) to miss out on a win in his home state but has still finished on the overall podium in all eight rounds this season. Martin rounded out the podium in third (3-2).

“I just felt really good in the first moto, but I think we needed to make a bike change for the second moto,” explained Cooper. “The track was a lot rougher than I expected. I just lost my rhythm out there. It was still a positive day. We’ll come out swinging (for the final four rounds) and try to wrap up this championship.”

After eight rounds, just four points separate Cooper and Lawrence in the 250 Class standings. Hunter Lawrence, who finished sixth (5-11), is third, 61 points out of the lead, while Martin sits an additional point back in fourth.


250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Jett Lawrence 2 1 47
2 Justin Cooper 1 4 43
3 Jeremy Martin 3 2 42
4 RJ Hampshire 4 3 38
5 Maximus Vohland 6 5 31
6 Hunter Lawrence 5 11 26
7 Jalek  Swoll 8 9 25
8 Levi Kitchen 12 7 23
9 Jarrett Frye 13 8 21
10 Ty Masterpool 11 14 17
11 Carson Mumford 10 15 17
12 Preston Kilroy 16 10 16
13 Austin Forkner 39 6 15
14 Dilan Schwartz 15 12 15
15 Joshua Varize 14 13 15
16 Jo Shimoda 7 36 14
17 Seth Hammaker 9 21 12
18 Garrett Marchbanks 40 16 5
19 Stilez Robertson 17 4
20 Xylian Ramella 24 17 4
21 Christopher Prebula 22 18 3
22 Alex Martin 18 38 3
23 James Harrington 21 19 2
24 Jerry Robin 19 37 2
25 Luke Renzland 28 20 1
26 Vincent Luhovey 23 22 0
27 TJ Uselman 20 26 1
28 Garrett Hoffman 26 23 0
29 Tommy Rios 27 28 0
30 Maxwell Sanford 33 25 0
31 Jared Lesher 31 27 0
32 Joseph Tait 32 30 0
33 Blake Ashley 30 34 0
34 Zack Williams 25 39 0
35 Noah Willbrandt 34 31 0
36 Pierce Brown 29 40 0
37 Hunter Calle 38 32 0
38 Stephen  Hooker 35 35 0
39 Gabe Gutierres 24 0
40 Blaze Cremaldi 29 0
41 Dennis Gritzmacher 33 0
42 Derek Kelley 36 0
43 Ramyller Alves 37 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 8 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Justin Cooper 324
2 Jett Lawrence 320
3 Hunter Lawrence 263
4 Jeremy Martin 262
5 RJ Hampshire 243
6 Jo Shimoda 192
7 Jalek  Swoll 173
8 Colt Nichols 172
9 Michael Mosiman 154
10 Austin Forkner 152
11 Maximus Vohland 151
12 Garrett Marchbanks 146
13 Pierce Brown 126
14 Dilan Schwartz 116
15 Carson Mumford 110
16 Jarrett Frye 105
17 Stilez Robertson 90
18 Ty Masterpool 84
19 Joshua Varize 56
20 Nathanael Thrasher 52
21 Levi Kitchen 37
22 Ramyller Alves 31
23 Derek Kelley 25
24 Seth Hammaker 22
25 Alex Martin 19
26 Preston Kilroy 16
27 Brandon Scharer 13
28 Kailub Russell 11
29 Derek  Drake 9
30 Xylian Ramella 8
31 Christopher Prebula 7
32 James Harrington 7
33 Cameron Mcadoo 6
34 Grant Harlan 6
35 Zack Williams 5
36 Jace Kessler 5
37 Jerry Robin 4
38 Jesse Flock 3
39 Max Miller 3
40 Jake Pinhancos 2
41 Dominique Thury 2
42 Gared Steinke 1
43 TJ Uselman 1
44 Garrett Hoffman 1
45 Luke Renzland 1
46 Joseph Tait 0
47 Gabe Gutierres 0
48 Vincent Luhovey 0
49 Levi Newby 0
50 Tre Fierro 0
51 Kaeden Amerine 0
52 Ryder Floyd 0
53 Kyle Greeson 0

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will continue next weekend with a visit to Southern Maryland, in the shadow of the nation’s capital of Washington D.C., where Mechanicsville’s famed Budds Creek Motocross Park will host Round 9 of the championship and the Circle K Budds Creek National.

Source: MCNews.com.au

Sexton wins Washougal | Martin tops 250

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 7 – Washougal MX Park, Washington

Images by Jeff Kardas


The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, kicked off its second half of the 2021 season with a visit to the Pacific Northwest and legendary Washougal MX Park. The seventh round of the season featured abundant sunshine and a massive crowd welcoming the return of the world’s fastest racers for the MotoSport.com Washougal National.

In the 450 Class, a highly competitive afternoon saw Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton emerge victorious to become the division’s fourth different winner.

Chase Sexton became the fourth different round winner from the opening seven rounds of the series

Dylan Ferrandis extended his championship lead over Ken Roczen to 47-points while Eli Tomac moves to within seven-points of Roczen.

In the 250 Class, the historic streak of six different winners came to an end as Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin prevailed for the second straight race to take his first Washougal victory.

Jeremy Martin won Washougal and ranks fourth on points

Jett Lawrence now trails Justin Cooper by eight-points in the championship chase while Hunter Lawrence remains third, 44-points behind championship leader Cooper.


2021  Washougal AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights


450 Moto 1

The opening 450 Class moto got underway with Sexton leading the field with the MotoSport.com Holeshot while teammate Ken Roczen slotted into second. The Honda duo dropped the hammer on the opening lap to try and open a gap over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb, in third, and the rest of the field, while points leader Dylan Ferrandis had to fight his way from ninth aboard his Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing machine.

Sexton leads

Sexton and Roczen continued to pace the field and moved out several seconds ahead of Webb, who came under fire from his Red Bull KTM teammate Marvin Musquin and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac 10 minutes into the moto. Musquin made a successful pass on Webb to move into podium position and Tomac soon followed into fourth.

Eli Tomac

Back out front, Sexton started to pull away from Roczen and built a lead of more than five seconds as Roczen proceeded to lose ground to Musquin. The Frenchman continued to pressure the German and after several laps Musquin made the pass to take over second. Tomac was next in line and the old rivals battled briefly until lapped traffic worked in Tomac’s favor and allowed him to drop Roczen off the podium. The Honda rider continued to lose positions and eventually was passed by his championship rival Ferrandis.

Chase Sexton

For Sexton it was the most dominant outing of his career as he went wire-to-wire to bring home his first moto win of the season. A late moment of misfortune by Musquin allowed Tomac to move into second and finish 3.4 seconds behind Sexton, while Musquin recovered to earn his best moto result of the season in third. Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia finished fourth, with Ferrandis fifth and Roczen sixth.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike……………………………… Interval/Gap
1 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE 16 Laps
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +03.461
3 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +14.275
4 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +16.166
5 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +18.081
6 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +32.419
7 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +33.440
8 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +39.139
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +44.080
10 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.597
11 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m15.993
12 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +1m22.208
13 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m44.525
14 Ryan Sipes GAS MC450F +1m48.333
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +1m55.396
16 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m59.934
17 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +2m03.623
18 Carson Brown HQV TC250 +2m39.690
19 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 1 Laps
20 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +11.354
21 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +22.301
22 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +24.820
23 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +57.485
24 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +1m17.451
25 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m28.244
26 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +1m32.710
27 Collin Jurin KAW KX450 +1m35.191
28 Morgan Burger KTM 450 SX-F +1m37.066
29 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +1m43.279
30 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F +1m46.311
31 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +1m47.562
32 Alex Ray KAW KX450 +2m26.313
33 Chris Howell KAW KX450 14 Laps
34 Chance Blackburn YAM YZ 450F +04.752
35 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F +25.893
36 Zachery Redding YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
37 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 12 Laps
38 Deven Raper KAW KX450 8 Laps
39 Colby Copp GAS MC450F 5 Laps
40 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F DNS

450 Moto 2

As the 450 Class field stormed out the gate to begin Moto 2 it was Webb who edged out Ferrandis and his Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing teammate Aaron Plessinger to secure the MotoSport.com Holeshot. Webb assumed the lead briefly, but Ferrandis put in a charge to make a quick pass and seize control of the moto, leaving Webb to fend off Sexton in third.

Cooper Webb led them away

Sexton made his way around Webb and then looked to track down Ferrandis for the lead. Webb’s battle wasn’t over as Plessinger pressued from fourth. Webb held him off briefly but the Yamaha rider was able to make the pass and move into the top three. As the moto approached the 10-minute mark less than two seconds separated the lead trio while Tomac lurked in fourth.

Eli Tomac

The top four settled into their positions through the middle portion of the moto and paced one another with consistent lap times. Sensing an opportunity, Tomac went on the attack and made quick work of Plessinger to move into third. The intensity from the top three increased dramatically during the final 10 minutes of the moto as a strong push from Tomac pushed Sexton closer to Ferrandis. The Frenchman responded with some of his fastest laps of the race and it allowed him to put a little distance over his contenders. After an extended battle Tomac finally got around Sexton for second and had just over two laps to try and erase a near three-second deficit to Ferrandis.

Chase Sexton

As they came to the while flag Tomac posted the fastest lap of the afternoon to close to within mere bike lengths of the points leader. Ferrandis dug deep and withstood the challenge to pull out the moto win, 4.5 seconds ahead of Tomac as Sexton followed in a distant third.

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike…………………………… Interval/Gap
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +04.512
3 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +20.175
4 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +38.023
5 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +42.387
6 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +44.460
7 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +49.165
8 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m00.948
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m06.507
10 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +1m08.718
11 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m13.464
12 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m22.083
13 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m28.471
14 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m30.870
15 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +2m11.637
16 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +2m29.838
17 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 15 Laps
18 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +17.053
19 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +26.898
20 Ryan Sipes GAS MC450F +32.034
21 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +48.719
22 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +52.743
23 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +1m12.030
24 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +1m25.061
25 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +1m28.974
26 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m33.530
27 Morgan Burger KTM 450 SX-F +1m44.351
28 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +1m48.234
29 Colby Copp GAS MC450F +2m39.440
30 Chris Howell KAW KX450 14 Laps
31 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +09.882
32 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +1m04.181
33 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F +1m21.481
34 Collin Jurin KAW KX450 13 Laps
35 Zachery Redding YAM YZ 450F +41.662
36 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F 10 Laps
37 Alex Ray KAW KX450 5 Laps
38 Chance Blackburn YAM YZ 450F +14.486
39 Deven Raper KAW KX450 DNF
40 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F DNF

450 Overall

Sexton’s strong 1-3 effort landed him atop the podium for the second time in his career. It also signified his first podium result of the season. Tomac settled for the runner-up spot (2-2) and missed out on his first win of the year by a single point. Ferrandis rounded out the overall podium in third (5-1).

I got two pretty good starts today and that was the difference,” said Sexton. “It feels so good to win after such a rough start to the season. I’ve been grinding at home in Florida, just trying to get better, and it finally paid off. We’ll head into this break with confidence, ready to come out even better.

Chase Sexton

Ferrandis’ seventh podium result, combined with a ninth-place finish by Roczen (6-10), allowed the Frenchman to establish a significant lead in the 450 Class standings. Ferrandis now sits 47 points ahead of Roczen, with Tomac just a few points behind in third, 54 points out of the lead.

I think the holeshot helped me get that (second moto) win,” said Ferrandis. “I was able to manage the pace and save energy. I didn’t know if it was Eli (Tomac) or Chase (Sexton) at the end, but I had enough to make a push. It feels good to come out on top of that battle with Eli. He’s such a tough competitor and a great rider. I’m really happy with the day.

Dylan Ferrandis

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Chase Sexton 1 3 45
2 Eli Tomac 2 2 44
3 Dylan Ferrandis 5 1 41
4 Marvin Musquin 3 5 36
5 Justin Barcia 4 7 32
6 Cooper Webb 7 6 29
7 Aaron Plessinger 12 4 27
8 Christian Craig 8 8 26
9 Ken Roczen 6 10 26
10 Joseph Savatgy 10 9 23
11 Max Anstie 9 12 21
12 Dean Wilson 11 11 20
13 Brandon Hartranft 13 15 14
14 Justin Bogle 16 13 13
15 Coty Schock 17 14 11
16 Ben LaMay 15 16 11
17 Ryan Sipes 14 20 8
18 Jeremy Hand 19 18 5
19 Ryan Surratt 22 17 4
20 Carson Brown 18 3
21 Scott Meshey 23 19 2
22 Hunter Schlosser 21 21 0
23 Tyler Stepek 20 23 1
24 Bryson Gardner 24 25 0
25 Justin  Rodbell 26 24 0
26 Layton  Smail 25 26 0
27 Morgan Burger 28 27 0
28 Matthew Hubert 37 22 0
29 Kolton Dean 31 28 0
30 Wyatt Lyonsmith 29 32 0
31 Collin Jurin 27 34 0
32 Chris Howell 33 30 0
33 Connor Olson 30 36 0
34 Colby Copp 39 29 0
35 Devon Bates 35 33 0
36 Alex Ray 32 37 0
37 Zachery Redding 36 35 0
38 Chance Blackburn 34 38 0
39 Deven Raper 38 39 0
40 Fredrik Noren 40 40 0
41 Dominic DeSimone 31 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 7 of 12)

Pos Rider Bike……………………….. Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 303
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 256
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 249
4 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F 239
5 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE 238
6 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 217
7 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 182
8 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE 177
9 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 177
10 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 147
11 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 144
12 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE 102
13 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 101
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 86
15 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 85
16 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 58
17 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 58
18 Zachary Osborne HQV FC450 RE 33
19 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 33
20 Jason Anderson HQV FC450 RE 29
21 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 28
22 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 27
23 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 22
24 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 11
25 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 11
26 Phillip Nicoletti YAM YZ 450F 9
27 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 9
28 Alessandro  Lupino KTM 450 SX-F 8
29 Ryan Sipes GAS MC450F 8
30 Tyler Medaglia GAS MC450F 6
31 William Clason KAW KX450 5
32 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 5
33 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F 4
34 Alex Ray KAW KX450 4
35 Carson Brown HQV TC250 3
36 Mitchell Falk GAS MC450F 3
37 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 3
38 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 3
39 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 2
40 Jacob Hayes KTM 450 SX-F 2
41 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F 1
42 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F 0
43 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 0
44 Cole Thompson KTM 450 SX-F 0
45 Nathan Augustin KTM 450 SX-F 0
46 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 0
47 Brian Borghesani GAS MC450F 0
48 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE 0
49 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 0
50 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R 0
51 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 0
52 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F 0
53 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE 0

250 Moto 1

The first 250 Class moto of the afternoon saw FXR/Chaparral Honda Racing’s Carson Mumford storm to the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper in second. As Mumford sought to take advantage of his opportunity to be out front, Cooper applied heavy pressure and looked to seize control of the moto on the opening lap. However, Mumford successfully fended off the attack from the points leader and asserted himself in the lead. Behind them, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire slotted into third.

Justin Cooper and Jeremy Martin

Mumford controlled the pace through the opening minutes, but Cooper started to inch closer and soon mounted another challenge eight minutes into the moto. The Yamaha rider was successful the second time around and worked his way past Mumford to grab the lead. The ensuing laps saw Mumford lose more positions as Hampshire took over second and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Pierce Brown moved into third. Martin entered the picture from fourth and set his sights on the top three.

Jeremy Martin

Out front, Cooper and Hampshire traded fast lap times as the distance between them fluctuated throughout the middle portion of the moto. Hampshire persisted and as they reached 10 minutes remaining in the moto he had closed to within less than a second. However, lapped riders worked in Cooper’s favor and briefly allowed him to extend his lead. Hampshire never let up and continued his charge to keep Cooper honest, but as time expired on the 30-minutes-plus-two-lap moto Cooper dug deep to find some late pace and left Hampshire behind. The championship leader charged to his first Moto 1 win of the season, 2.8 seconds ahead of Hampshire, followed by Martin in third, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman in fourth and Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence in fifth. Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence, who sits second in the championship, finished a distant seventh.

Jett Lawrence was seventh

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike……………………… Interval/Gap
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
2 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +02.824
3 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +05.032
4 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +11.609
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +15.476
6 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +18.905
7 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +26.345
8 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F +28.025
9 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +51.759
10 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +57.533
11 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m06.089
12 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1m14.261
13 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m17.337
14 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m19.301
15 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F +1m33.683
16 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F +1m40.924
17 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m42.234
18 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m57.623
19 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +2m03.310
20 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 +2m11.926
21 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +2m16.078
22 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +2m20.093
23 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +2m22.502
24 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 15 Laps
25 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F +13.976
26 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +19.432
27 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F +27.055
28 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +31.384
29 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +49.774
30 Brian Marty HQV FC250 +1m16.979
31 Bailey Kroone YAM YZ 250F +1m32.037
32 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 +1m33.258
33 Devin Harriman KTM 250 SX-F +1m42.956
34 Mason Olson GAS MC250F +1m47.998
35 Konnor  Visger HON CRF250R +2m06.590
36 Jordan Jarvis KAW KX 250 14 Laps
37 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +20.676
38 Levi Newby HQV FC250 11 Laps
39 Braden Spangle HON CRF250R 3 Laps
40 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 DNS

250 Moto 2

When the gate dropped on the second 250 Class moto it was Cooper who put himself back up front with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Martin and Lawrence, who made slight contact as they jockeyed for position, which caused Lawrence to lose a couple spots. Martin then went on the attack and looked to make a pass on his teammate for the lead as Hampshire emerged in third.

Justin Cooper leading Jeremy Martin

The top five riders sat within five seconds of one another 10 minutes into the moto, with Martin applying constant pressure on Cooper as Hampshire patiently let things play out from third. Just before the halfway point of the moto Martin pulled the trigger with an inside pass entering the track’s whoop section. Cooper looked to counter but Martin made it stick. Shortly thereafter, Hampshire attempted to make a move for second, but briefly stalled his motorcycle and gave up third to Brown before continuing from fourth, just ahead of Lawrence.

RJ Hampshire

Once he moved into the lead Martin was able to build a gap over Cooper, but in the waning minutes of the moto Cooper picked up the pace and closed back in. Martin responded and with two laps to go Cooper suffered a costly crash going up Horsepower Hill. He eventually remounted and reentered the race, but lost several positions.

Jett Lawrence scored second

Unaware of his teammate’s misfortune, Martin carried on to the moto win and crossed the finish line 11.8 seconds ahead of Lawrence, who inherited second, with Hampshire third. Cooper soldiered home to finish eighth.

Jeremy Martin

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike…………………… Interval/Gap
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +11.837
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +18.207
4 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +20.379
5 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +26.566
6 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +30.902
7 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +38.970
8 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +47.189
9 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +51.889
10 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +57.364
11 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m05.510
12 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m13.821
13 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m29.143
14 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m38.251
15 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +1m59.739
16 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F +2m07.849
17 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +2m11.329
18 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +2m19.102
19 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
20 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +25.074
21 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F +38.318
22 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m16.855
23 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 +1m19.631
24 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +1m20.487
25 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +1m30.994
26 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +1m34.010
27 Mason Olson GAS MC250F +2m07.836
28 Brian Marty HQV FC250 +2m16.680
29 Bailey Kroone YAM YZ 250F +2m23.336
30 Jordan Jarvis KAW KX 250 +2m40.277
31 Konnor  Visger HON CRF250R 14 Laps
32 Zac Maley YAM YZ 250F +10.974
33 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
34 Devin Harriman KTM 250 SX-F 11 Laps
35 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F 8 Laps
36 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 4 Laps
37 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 3 Laps
38 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +39.076
39 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m16.481
40 Braden Spangle HON CRF250R DNS

250 Overall

With his 3-1 moto finishes Martin prevailed with an unexpected overall win. His back-to-back victories made him the first repeat winner of the season in the 250 Class and gave him his 19th career win, which moves him into a tie with Ryan Villopoto for fifth all time.

Jeremy Martin

Coming into today (team owner) Bobby Reagan told me he didn’t know if I had what it takes at Washougal and that’s all the motivation I needed,” said Martin. “I know I got a little bit of a gift. It’s a bummer that Justin (Cooper) went down, you hate to see anyone go down like that. I’m just so happy to be up here. I’ve always kind of struggled here so it feels so good to get it done at Washougal.”

Jeremy Martin won Washougal and ranks fourth on points

Hampshire finished in the runner-up spot (2-3), while Cooper hung on to a podium result in third (1-8).

Despite his adversity, Cooper added to his lead over Lawrence in the 250 Class standings. Eight points now separate the top two riders in the championship. Hunter Lawrence is third, 44 points out of the lead.

With two laps to go I was trying to make a push on Jeremy (Martin),” explained Cooper. “I was going up the hill and got a weird kick. I’m not really sure what happened. It was in the shadows so it was hard to see. I ended up in a tough spot on the hill so it was hard to get going again. Obviously things can change quickly (in the championship). We’ll take this break, regroup, and come back strong to finish the season.”

Justin Cooper

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Jeremy Martin 3 1 45
2 RJ Hampshire 2 3 42
3 Justin Cooper 1 8 38
4 Jett Lawrence 7 2 36
5 Pierce Brown 6 4 33
6 Michael Mosiman 4 7 32
7 Hunter Lawrence 5 10 27
8 Dilan Schwartz 13 6 23
9 Austin Forkner 12 9 21
10 Maximus Vohland 9 12 21
11 Carson Mumford 11 11 20
12 Garrett Marchbanks 10 15 17
13 Jo Shimoda 24 5 16
14 Derek Kelley 14 14 14
15 Colt Nichols 8 33 13
16 Jarrett Frye 18 13 11
17 Ramyller Alves 16 16 10
18 Alex Martin 15 19 8
19 Christopher Prebula 22 17 4
20 Joshua Varize 17 39 4
21 Zack Williams 23 18 3
22 Jerry Robin 19 37 2
23 Garrett Hoffman 26 20 1
24 Gared Steinke 20 23 1
25 Xylian Ramella 21 24 0
26 Gabe Gutierres 25 21 0
27 James Harrington 28 25 0
28 Wade Brommel 29 26 0
29 Brian Marty 30 28 0
30 Levi Newby 38 22 0
31 Bailey Kroone 31 29 0
32 Mason Olson 34 27 0
33 Kyle Greeson 27 35 0
34 Jordan Jarvis 36 30 0
35 Konnor  Visger 35 31 0
36 Devin Harriman 33 34 0
37 Jorge Rubalcava 32 36 0
38 Tyler Ducray 37 38 0
39 Braden Spangle 39 40 0
40 Zac Maley 32 0
41 Jalek  Swoll 40 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 7 of 12)

Pos Rider Bike……………………. Points
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 281
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 273
3 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 237
4 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 220
5 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 205
6 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 178
7 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F 172
8 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F 154
9 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 148
10 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 141
11 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 137
12 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F 126
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 120
14 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 101
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 93
16 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 86
17 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 84
18 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 67
19 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F 52
20 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F 41
21 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F 31
22 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 25
23 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 16
24 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 14
25 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 13
26 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F 11
27 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 10
28 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 9
29 Cameron Mcadoo KAW KX 250 6
30 Grant Harlan HON CRF250R 6
31 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 5
32 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F 5
33 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 250F 5
34 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 4
35 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 4
36 Jesse Flock HQV FC250 3
37 Max Miller KTM 250 SX-F 3
38 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 2
39 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F 2
40 Dominique Thury YAM YZ 250F 2
41 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 1
42 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F 1
43 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F 0
44 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F 0
45 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 0
46 Levi Newby HQV FC250 0
47 Tre Fierro KTM 250 SX-F 0
48 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 0
49 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F 0
50 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 0
51 Ryder Floyd YAM YZ 250F 0
52 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F 0
53 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 0

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will observe the season’s final break in action with a pair of off weekends before returning for its stretch run on August 14 with the Circle K Unadilla National.

Source: MCNews.com.au

Spring Creek AMA MX wrap up | Halfway point in championship

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 6 – Spring Creek, Millville

Images by Jeff Kardas


The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, reached the halfway point of the 2021 season with its sixth round of action from Spring Creek MX Park and the Circle K Spring Creek National, presented by Frescados Tortillas.

Spring Creek MX Park

Minnesota fans were greeted with perfect weather that saw clear, sunny skies and temperatures in the low 30’s, while racers were challenged by the circuit’s dramatic elevation changes and infamous sand whoops. Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia made his long-awaited return to the top step of the podium and grabbed a moto win en route to his first 450 Class victory of the season. With 2-5 results for third overall Dylan Ferrandis extended his championship lead over Ken Roczen to 32-points.

In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin continued that division’s historic first half with an emphatic effort in front of the home crowd, in which he swept both motos to become the sixth different winner in as many races. Jett Lawrence went 4-6 while Justin Cooper scored 2-3 finishes which pomoted him past Jett into the championship lead. Hunter Lawrence went 5-5 to retain third place in the championship standings.


2021  Spring Creek AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights


450 Moto 1

Spring Creek MX Park

As the gate dropped for the opening 450 Class moto of the afternoon it was Barcia who emerged with the  Holeshot ahead of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo, FXR/Chaparral Honda Racing’s Coty Schock, and the Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing teammates of Dylan Ferrandis and Christian Craig. At the completion of the opening lap it was Barcia, Cianciarulo, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb inside the top three. Ferrandis, the championship leader, crossed the line fifth, while Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen, second in the standings, was caught up in a frightening first-turn incident that left the German in need of medical assistance and force him to withdraw from the moto.

Justin Barcia

Out front, Barcia continued to lead the way with Cianciarulo in pursuit and in search of a way around. Craig began to apply heavy pressure on Webb and made the pass for third with 20-minutes remaining. Just laps later, Craig’s Star Racing Yamaha teammates Ferrandis and Aaron Plessinger started to push their way to the front, both overtaking Webb. The march forward didn’t stop there for Ferrandis, as he muscled his way by Craig into third near the halfway point of the moto.

Barcia and Cianciarulo

Cianciarulo continued to press Barcia for the lead, however, a costly mistake saw him lose the back end of his Kawasaki and crash out of second place, which moved Ferrandis and Craig into second and third and eventually forced Cianciarulo to retire from the race. With just over eight minutes remaining, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac, who started 14th, entered the battle up front as he clocked the fastest laps of the race and blitzed his way past Craig for third. Tomac’s charge soon led him to the back wheel of Ferrandis as a three-way fight for the lead took shape.

Aaron Plessinger

The Frenchman successfully erased his deficit to Barcia and spent the waning laps of the moto in constant search of a way around, which resulted in a near crash between the two, while simultaneously fending off heavy pressure from Tomac for second. Barcia never wavered and was able to fend off numerous pass attempts by Ferrandis to hang on for his first moto victory of the season by just over a second. Ferrandis and Tomac completed the top three, with Craig fourth and Plessinger fifth.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider…………………… Bikes………………………. Interval/Laps
1 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F 16 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +01.062
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +05.396
4 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +15.174
5 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +18.894
6 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +20.085
7 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +29.216
8 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +49.916
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +53.655
10 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +55.316
11 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +56.975
12 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F +1:10.973
13 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:38.843
14 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1:59.652
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +2:01.945
16 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 15 Laps
17 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F +04.694
18 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +14.803
19 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +24.331
20 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +27.475
21 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +30.586
22 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +32.179
23 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +39.222
24 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +47.712
25 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +55.081
26 Justin Rando YAM YZ 450F +1m16.022
27 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F +1m17.443
28 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m42.523
29 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +1m55.607
30 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +2m03.632
31 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +2m10.481
32 Pierce Knight YAM YZ 450F 14 Laps
33 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +58.242
34 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 11 Laps
35 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 9 Laps
36 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 7 Laps
37 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 4 Laps
38 Alex Ray KAW KX450 DNF
39 YAM YZ 450F DNF
40 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE DNS

450 Moto 2

Spring Creek MX Park

The second and deciding 450 Class moto kicked off with Barcia earning a sweep of the Holeshots for the day ahead of Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-WPS-KTM’s Justin Bogle and Roczen, who avoided serious injury and rejoined the fray for Moto 2. Roczen used a pair of quick passes to move out front and lead the field around on the opening lap, ahead of Barcia and Bogle. Tomac came around in 10th, while Ferrandis was mired outside of the top-20 due to a crash coming down one of the hills.

Roczen was out for redemption

Roczen was on a mission and in search of redemption out front, while Barcia was in hot pursuit to back up his impressive first moto result. As Roczen and Barcia paced each other, Ferrandis went down for a second time, costing him several more spots in the process. Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton closed in on Bogle and found his way around to take over third.

Christian Craig

Roczen proved to be unstoppable and carried on to secure his fourth moto win of the season by 5.3 seconds over Barcia. Sexton finished third, followed by Tomac in fourth, while Ferrandis showed his resiliency with an impressive come-from-behind effort to finish fifth.

Dylan Ferrandis and Christian Craig

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider…………………… Bike……………………………….. Lapts/Interval
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 16 Laps
2 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +06.092
3 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +14.517
4 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +18.145
5 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +23.008
6 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +39.197
7 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +45.997
8 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +56.650
9 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +59.113
10 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m06.532
11 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m08.311
12 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m25.438
13 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F +1m28.422
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m07.157
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +2m43.444
16 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 15 Laps
17 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +04.849
18 Alex Ray KAW KX450 +16.217
19 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +25.378
20 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +35.098
21 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F +39.013
22 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +43.583
23 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +46.919
24 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +1m01.845
25 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m06.682
26 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F +1m26.795
27 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m30.893
28 Justin Rando YAM YZ 450F +1m51.586
29 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +2m02.037
30 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m21.309
31 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 14 Laps
32 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +09.654
33 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +10.943
34 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +27.826
35 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +1m52.178
36 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F 10 Laps
37 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 9 Laps
38 Pierce Knight YAM YZ 450F 6 Laps
39 Nicholas Tomasunas YAM YZ 450F 5 Laps
40 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 4 Laps

450 Overall

450 Podium – Barcia (1-2), Tomac (3-4), Ferrandis (2-5)

Barcia’s consistency, anchored by his Moto 1 win, carried him to the overall victory (2-1), which marked his first winning effort since the final round of the 2018 season and signified the first Pro Motocross victory for GASGAS in its debut season as a manufacturer. Tomac finished in the runner-up spot (3-4) for his third podium result in the past four races, while Ferrandis’ relentless charge in the second moto helped land him third overall (2-5), missing out on a second-place tiebreaker with Tomac. Roczen rebounded from a disastrous start to the day to finish ninth overall (40-1).

Justin Barcia

It’s a lot to take in,” said Barcia. “I felt great on the bike all day and it’s just such an awesome feeling to be back on the top step of the podium again. The fans were just awesome out there. It’s been a while, but I never gave up and left it all on the track today. The team has been working hard to get me comfortable on the bike and I think today showed that everything is coming together. Hopefully, we can keep this momentum rolling into the rest of the season and click off a few more wins.

Justin Barcia

The adversity endured by each of the top two riders in the division resulted in a significant shift in the point standings, as Ferrandis’ podium effort allowed him to gain 13 points and establish a 32-point lead over Roczen, who did all he could to minimize the damage. By virtue of his win, Barcia vaulted from fifth to third in the standings, 55 points from the lead.

Dylan Ferrandis

I’m just disappointed in myself today,” said Ferrandis, who entered the day on a three-race win streak and has now finished on the overall podium at all six rounds thus far. “It was a difficult day. I crashed twice in that second moto and didn’t give myself a fighting chance. I’m here to win and that’s really what I want to do. I’ll go back to work and get ready to come out stronger next weekend.

Dylan Ferrandis

It was definitely a hard one in the first moto. I got banged up really good and I need to make sure that my ribs aren’t broken,” explained Roczen. “I’ll be really sore tomorrow but as soon as I checked myself (and didn’t have any serious injury) I knew there was no question in my mind I was going to come back out here (for Moto 2) and give my best. That’s what we were born to do. I knew I didn’t have the best gate pick, but I got pretty lucky and made it work, and then rode a smart race. I’m just glad I could finish, and I did all I could for what it was.

Ken Roczen bounced back in the best possible fashion with victory in the second moto

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider……………………….. Bike……………………….. M1 M2 Points
1 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F 1 2 46
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 3 4 38
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 2 5 38
4 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE 7 3 34
5 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 4 6 32
6 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 5 9 28
7 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE 8 8 26
8 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 40 1 25
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 11 7 24
10 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE 10 10 22
11 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 9 11 22
12 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 12 13 17
13 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 14 12 16
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 13 14 15
15 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 6 23 15
16 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 15 15 12
17 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 16 16 10
18 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 19 17 6
19 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F 17 21 4
20 Alex Ray KAW KX450 38 18 3
21 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 18 24 3
22 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 36 19 2
23 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 23 20 1
24 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 20 40 1
25 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 25 22 0
26 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 22 29 0
27 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F 27 26 0
28 Justin Rando YAM YZ 450F 26 28 0
29 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 24 33 0
30 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F 21 36 0
31 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE 28 30 0
32 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 35 25 0
33 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 29 31 0
34 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F 31 32 0
35 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 33 35 0
36 Pierce Knight YAM YZ 450F 32 38 0
37 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 37 37 0
38 Nicholas Tomasunas YAM YZ 450F 39 39 0
39 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F 27 0
40 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R 30 0
41 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 34 0
42 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 34 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 6 of 12)

Pos Rider………………………….. Bike…………………………… Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 262
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 230
3 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F 207
4 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 205
5 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE 193
6 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 191
7 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 156
8 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 148
9 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 147
10 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE 141
11 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 121
12 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE 82
13 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 80
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 73
15 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 71
16 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 58
17 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 47
18 Zachary Osborne HQV FC450 RE 33
19 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 33
20 Jason Anderson HQV FC450 RE 29
21 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 28
22 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 18
23 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 16
24 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 10
25 Phillip Nicoletti YAM YZ 450F 9
26 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 9
27 Alessandro  Lupino KTM 450 SX-F 8
28 Tyler Medaglia GAS MC450F 6
29 William Clason KAW KX450 5
30 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 5
31 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F 4
32 Alex Ray KAW KX450 4
33 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 4
34 Mitchell Falk GAS MC450F 3
35 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 3
36 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 3
37 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 2
38 Jacob Hayes KTM 450 SX-F 2
39 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F 1
40 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F 0
41 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 0
42 Cole Thompson KTM 450 SX-F 0
43 Nathan Augustin KTM 450 SX-F 0
44 Brian Borghesani GAS MC450F 0
45 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE 0
46 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 0
47 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 0
48 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE 0
49 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 0
50 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F 0
51 Joshua Prior GAS MC450F 0
52 Justin Rando YAM YZ 450F 0
53 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 0

250 Moto 1

Spring Creek MX Park

The opening 250 Class moto of the day saw Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper capture the Holeshot ahead of his teammates, Nate Thrasher and Martin, along with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Vohland. As the 40-rider field came around to complete the opening lap it was Cooper followed by Vohland and Martin. Championship point leader and Team Honda HRC rider Jett Lawrence was credited with 14th to start the race.

Justin Cooper

Cooper quickly set the pace and opened a comfortable gap over his competition, while Martin took control of second from the rookie Vohland after persistent pressure throughout the opening minutes of the moto. Just moments later, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman closed in on Vohland and eventually took over third. Back out front, crowd favorite Martin started to find his rhythm and began to chip away at Cooper’s advantage.

Hunter Lawrence

Entering the closing minutes of the race, Martin closed quickly on the race leader and started searching for a way around his teammate. After several attempts, Martin grabbed a handful of throttle traversing down the steep “Mount Martin” and dove into the lead with an impressive pass. Once out front he quickly pulled away and went unchallenged in the final laps to take his third moto win of the season by 7.5 seconds over Cooper. Mosiman completed the podium in third, followed by the Team Honda HRC siblings of Jett and Hunter Lawrence in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Jett Lawrence

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider………………………….. Bike……………………. Laps/Interval
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
2 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +07.549
3 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +11.288
4 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +17.859
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +22.690
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +26.079
7 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F +38.957
8 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +53.360
9 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +56.044
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +57.483
11 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 +1m04.073
12 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +1m08.272
13 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m18.277
14 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m22.766
15 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +1m42.509
16 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +2m01.999
17 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +2m04.047
18 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +2m04.196
19 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +2m16.282
20 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +2m22.861
21 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 15 Laps
22 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +03.768
23 Jerry Robin GAS MC250F +12.118
24 Ryder Floyd YAM YZ 250F +43.025
25 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F +46.263
26 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 +49.085
27 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +56.961
28 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F +57.847
29 Gabe Gutierres HON CRF250R +1m10.734
30 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +1m15.326
31 Izaih Clark HON CRF250R +1m48.693
32 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +2m10.770
33 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +2m33.265
34 Logan Boye KTM 250 SX-F 1 Laps
35 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +1:06.499
36 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 12 Laps
37 Grant Harlan HON CRF250R 9 Laps
38 Conner Burger KTM 250 SX-F 7 Laps
39 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F DNF
40 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F DNS

250 Moto 2

Jeremy Martin scored the holeshot

The final 250 Class moto of the afternoon saw Martin pick up where he left off in the opening moto with the Holeshot, narrowly edging out Cooper, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner, and Mosiman. As the field came around to complete the opening lap it was Martin, Cooper, and Mosiman leading the way, while Jett and Hunter Lawrence found themselves mired in 10th and 11th, respectively.

Hunter Lawrence retained third place in the championship standings

With a clear track ahead, Martin easily asserted control on the layout he grew up riding, continuously inching away from Cooper and Mosiman, who started to make a run for second. At the halfway point of the 30-minute-plus-two-lap moto, Mosiman began showing Cooper a wheel and eventually made an aggressive move to make a pass stick and take control of the runner-up spot.

Jett Lawrence lost the championship lead to Cooper

Martin was calm, cool, and collected for the entirety of the moto and clinched the 1-1 sweep by 9.3 seconds. Mosiman finished strong to earn the best moto result of his career in second, followed by Cooper in third. Jett Lawrence overcame a crash that included multiple riders and left him with a damaged motorcycle to salvage sixth.

Jeremy Martin the victor

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider…………………….. Bike…………………… Laps/Interval
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
2 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +09.369
3 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +19.681
4 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +32.498
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +34.308
6 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +40.358
7 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F +49.482
8 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m07.081
9 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +1m11.526
10 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +1m14.216
11 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m26.561
12 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +1m35.468
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m51.872
14 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F +2m14.850
15 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +2m15.456
16 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
17 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +01.990
18 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +25.746
19 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +39.937
20 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F +52.189
21 Jerry Robin GAS MC250F +1m21.427
22 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +1m28.090
23 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +1m29.616
24 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F +2m10.114
25 Logan Boye KTM 250 SX-F +2m10.954
26 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +2m34.419
27 Ryder Floyd YAM YZ 250F 14 Laps
28 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +58.584
29 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m11.471
30 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
31 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 9 Laps
32 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F 8 Laps
33 Gabe Gutierres HON CRF250R 7 Laps
34 Izaih Clark HON CRF250R +39.926
35 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 6 Laps
36 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 5 Laps
37 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +19.140
38 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 2 Laps
39 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F DNF
40 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F DNS

250 Overall

The dominant outing for Martin gave the Minnesota native his third win at Spring Creek and the 18th victory of his career. It also makes Martin the sixth different winner to open the season, continuing a historic level of parity that has carried through the halfway point of the championship. Mosiman earned a career-best finish in second overall (3-2) to edge out Cooper, who finished third (2-3), via tiebreaker. Jett Lawrence finished just off the podium in fourth (4-6) and now has back-to-back finishes outside the top three after beginning the season with four consecutive podiums.

Jeremy Martin

That one felt good and ranks up there pretty high out of the wins throughout my career,” said Martin, who is battling through a series of injuries and has been forced to miss one race this season. “It’s always special to win in front of the hometown crowd, and doing it by sweeping both motos, that just makes it even sweeter. It’s been a tough season for me, but I needed to get back out here and start racing whether I was 100% or not. A huge thanks to all the fans for the support today, they really kept me going and allowed me to dig deep.”

Jeremy Martin

A consistent day by Cooper, combined with a challenging afternoon for Lawrence, resulted in a new championship leader as the Yamaha rider now leads the young Australian by six-points. Hunter Lawrence maintains his hold on third, 33 points out of the lead.

Justin Cooper

That’s what it’s all about. We’re at the halfway point and we’re going after this championship. That’s the mindset,” said Cooper. “I honestly rode pretty mediocre today. I left a lot on the table, I feel. I wasn’t that comfortable (on the bike), so I got to take the blame on this one and do better. I felt like we could have been battling for the overall win today, but we’ll take it. We’ve got the red plate now. We’ll keep grinding, and simply need to be better. I can’t afford to leave anything on the table and that’s what it’s going to take to win this championship.”

Jett Lawrence lost the championship lead to Cooper

This was definitely a nightmare of a day,” said Jett Lawrence. “My starts have really been putting me down and back in the pack. It’s just not helping me. Cooper’s been getting those starts and that’s what we need to be doing. I was brought up to never give up. We’re only halfway. I don’t know how many points back I am, but we’re going to keep charging.”

Hunter Lawrence retained third place in the championship standings

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will continue next Saturday, July 24, for Round 7 Washougal National.


250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider…………………….. Bike…………………… M1 M2 POINTS
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 1 1 50
2 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F 3 2 42
3 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 2 3 42
4 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 4 6 33
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 5 5 32
6 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F 7 7 28
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 8 9 25
8 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 17 4 22
9 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 14 8 20
10 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 12 10 20
11 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 9 13 20
12 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 13 11 18
13 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 6 38 15
14 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 10 29 11
15 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 11 35 10
16 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 36 12 9
17 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 18 16 8
18 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F 25 14 7
19 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F 22 15 6
20 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 19 17 6
21 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F 15 39 6
22 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 16 36 5
23 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 20 18 4
24 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 21 19 2
25 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 39 20 1
26 Jerry Robin GAS MC250F 23 21 0
27 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 27 22 0
28 Ryder Floyd YAM YZ 250F 24 27 0
29 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F 30 23 0
30 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 26 31 0
31 Logan Boye KTM 250 SX-F 34 25 0
32 Gabe Gutierres HON CRF250R 29 33 0
33 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 35 28 0
34 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F 33 32 0
35 Izaih Clark HON CRF250R 31 34 0
36 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F 28 40 0
37 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 32 37 0
38 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F 24 0
39 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 26 0
40 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F 30 0
41 Grant Harlan HON CRF250R 37 0
42 Conner Burger KTM 250 SX-F 38 0
43 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F 40 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 6 of 12)

Pos Rider…………………………. Bike……………………. Points
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 243
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 237
3 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 210
4 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 175
5 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 163
6 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 162
7 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F 159
8 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 148
9 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 124
10 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F 122
11 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 116
12 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 99
13 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F 93
14 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 86
15 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 78
16 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 73
17 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 73
18 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 67
19 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F 52
20 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F 37
21 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F 21
22 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 14
23 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 13
24 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F 11
25 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 11
26 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 10
27 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 9
28 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 8
29 Cameron Mcadoo KAW KX 250 6
30 Grant Harlan HON CRF250R 6
31 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F 5
32 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 250F 5
33 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 4
34 Jesse Flock HQV FC250 3
35 Max Miller KTM 250 SX-F 3
36 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 2
37 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F 2
38 Dominique Thury YAM YZ 250F 2
39 Jerry Robin GAS MC250F 0
40 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F 0
41 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 0
42 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 0
43 Tre Fierro KTM 250 SX-F 0
44 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 0
45 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F 0
46 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F 0
47 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 0
48 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F 0
49 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 0
50 Ryder Floyd YAM YZ 250F 0
51 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 0
52 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 0
53 Logan Boye KTM 250 SX-F 0

Source: MCNews.com.au

Hunter Lawrence goes 1-1 at Southwick Pro MX | Video Highlights

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 5 – Southwick National

Images by Jeff Kardas


The fifth round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship returned to “America’s Sandbox” at The Wick 338 for what many consider to be the most physically demanding round of the season. In the absence of last year’s Twisted Tea Southwick National, passionate Northeastern fans turned out in huge numbers to cheer on their favorite riders in an afternoon packed with bar-to-bar action.

Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis and Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence entered the championship’s only sand race of the season with possession of the red plates as the respective point leaders and both managed to keep them after a challenging day. For the fourth time in five races, Ferrandis captured the 450 Class victory, extending his championship lead in his rookie season in the premier class.

In the 250 Class, Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence swept both motos to capture his first career win. Jett Lawrence got caught up in the first moto but fought back to ninth and improved to third in the second Moto. Jett’s main championship rival, Justin Cooper, scored five more points than Jett to reduce the Australian’s Championship lead to three-points.


 Southwick National AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights


450 Moto 1

When the 40-rider field rounded the first turn for the opening 450 Class moto it was Ferrandis who prevailed with the Motosport.com Holeshot ahead of his teammate Aaron Plessinger and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia. Ferrandis’ championship rival Ken Roczen was just outside of the top-five off of the start in sixth aboard his Team Honda HRC machine. Ferrandis would lead the field around on the opening lap, while Barcia would move into second, sliding Plessinger back to third.

Dylan Ferrandis

Out front, Ferrandis found himself under heavy pressure during the early stages of the moto, however, the charge from both Barcia and Plessinger proved to be short-lived as the Frenchman upped his pace to open a comfortable lead. The battle for second was wide open as Plessinger stalked Barcia for the majority of the 30-minute-plus-two-lap moto.

Aaron Plessinger

At the checkered flag, it was Ferrandis taking his third moto win of the season by 5.4 seconds. Barcia held on for second to give him his best finish of the season, just ahead of Plessinger in third.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 15 Laps
2 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +05.443
3 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +07.720
4 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +14.827
5 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 +16.834
6 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +19.149
7 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +21.692
8 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +26.935
9 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +45.098
10 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +55.552
11 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:17.413
12 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1:59.827
13 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +2:03.545
14 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +2:32.848
15 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 14 Laps
16 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +07.661
17 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +21.311
18 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +25.199
19 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F +30.030
20 Alex Ray KAW KX450 +35.447
21 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +54.159
22 Nathan Augustin KTM 450 SX-F +1:03.113
23 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:05.626
24 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +1:07.320
25 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:14.455
26 Brian Borghesani GAS MC450F +1:15.634
27 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1:23.157
28 Joshua Prior GAS MC450F +1:27.956
29 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +1:36.706
30 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +1:38.024
31 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1:54.134
32 Travis Delnicki YAM YZ 450F +2:21.629
33 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
34 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +22.849
35 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +26.991
36 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 12 Laps
37 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 11 Laps
38 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 7 Laps
39 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F DNS
40 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F DNS

450 Moto 2

The final and deciding 450 Class moto kicked off with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb launching out of the gate for the Motosport.com Holeshot ahead of Roczen and Plessinger. Exiting the first turn, Roczen used a handful of throttle to slingshot his way past Webb for the lead, while Plessinger would exit the racetrack with a mechanical issue. It was Roczen, Webb, and Cianciarulo inside the top three at the completion of the opening lap, while Ferrandis started in sixth.

Dylan Ferrandis

Roczen was on a tear at the front of the field, opening a commanding lead in the early laps, while Webb and Cianciarulo maintained second and third. With 20-minutes to go, Cianciarulo found his way by Webb for second, followed shortly after by Ferrandis who bumped Webb outside of podium contention. A mistake by Ferrandis saw him slide out and lose one position to Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac.

Ken Roczen

Three-time champion Tomac began to find his rhythm, making the move on his teammate Cianciarulo for second and clocking the fastest laps of the race as he set his sights on reducing the gap to Roczen. As the race entered the final 10-minutes of the moto, Tomac’s relentless pursuit to the front saw him hot on the heels of Roczen before charging his way past for the lead.

Eli Tomac

Tomac proved to be unstoppable as he recorded a dominating moto win with 16.4 seconds to spare on the second place Roczen. Ferrandis would finish third, followed by Barcia in fourth.

Eli Tomac

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 15 Laps
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +16.425
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +25.514
4 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +46.423
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.170
6 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 +1:08.139
7 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:28.090
8 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +1:40.029
9 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1:42.305
10 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:44.150
11 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1:45.738
12 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1:47.634
13 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +2:12.264
14 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 14 Laps
15 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +15.420
16 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +20.325
17 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +26.736
18 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +45.287
19 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +48.946
20 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +51.907
21 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F +1:04.780
22 Brian Borghesani GAS MC450F +1:17.065
23 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1:32.111
24 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +1:41.241
25 Nathan Augustin KTM 450 SX-F +1:53.212
26 Joshua Prior GAS MC450F +1:56.022
27 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1:58.909
28 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2:00.866
29 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +2:03.990
30 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +2:11.188
31 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +2:20.129
32 Travis Delnicki YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
33 Benjamin Brouillard KAW KX450 +23.562
34 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 11 Laps
35 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +8:12.701
36 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE 10 Laps
37 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 9 Laps
38 Alex Ray KAW KX450 8 Laps
39 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 5 Laps
40 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F DNF

450 Overall

It was Ferrandis’ consistency that paid off for the overall victory (1-3). Roczen finished the day runner-up in second place (4-2) and Barcia earned his first podium of the season in third (2-4). Tomac just missed the overall podium in fourth (8-1).

Dylan Ferrandis

It’s amazing to win another overall,” said Ferrandis. “The team showed me on the pit board to save my bike in moto 2. Eli [Tomac] was riding really well in that last moto and it made me just want to go faster and faster, but I had to be smart for the bike. I wanted to beat Ken [Roczen] so badly, but the team asked for me to save the bike. It was a great day overall, getting another win and picking up some more points on the day. As a rider I always want to win so I’m a little bit frustrated to not be able to push as hard as I would have liked at the end.”

Dylan Ferrandis

With the win Ferrandis was able to extend his lead in the championship standings to 19-points over Roczen. Plessinger’s second moto mechanical issue moved Tomac into third in the standings and slid Plessinger back to fourth.

450 Podium – Ferrandis P1 – Roczen P2 – Barcia P3
Justin Barcia

The fans kept me on my toes today, it made that charge through the pack feel way better in the second moto. We’ve been working extremely hard and things have been a little bit tough, but today feels amazing! I can’t thank the crew enough, they’ve been awesome and the setting we have here will work good in Millville, so let’s keep the ball rolling!”

Justin Barcia
Cooper Webb

I made a lot of progress this week so I came into today pretty happy with things and I felt like my riding was a lot better than it has been. Today was definitely a lot better of a day and I’m happy with the progress in a short amount of time, so hopefully we’ll continue to get better from here.

Cooper Webb
Marvin Musquin

Conditions were really tough today; it was definitely a tougher Southwick. My starts were good, I feel like I always have good starts here in the sand, and my bike was hooking up really good in both motos. I had decent speed at the beginning and then I started to get passed by a couple riders and lost rhythm and it was hard to keep up, so that was the biggest issue on the weekend.

Marvin Musquin
Christian Craig

It was a tough day for me. I had to come from the back in Moto 1 to finish ninth. In the second moto, I had a better start and was running towards the front, but unfortunately had a big crash towards the end and just had to ride it in from there.”

Christian Craig
Aaron Plessinger

I had a really good day going and was feeling good up front but unfortunately had an issue that took me out of the second moto. The track was gnarly today with a hard base but super deep where It was really sandy. I’m happy with my starts and my riding. We’ll keep working and bring the heat next weekend at Spring Creek.”

Aaron Plessinger

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 1 3 45
2 Ken Roczen 4 2 40
3 Justin Barcia 2 4 40
4 Eli Tomac 8 1 38
5 Cooper Webb 6 5 31
6 Adam Cianciarulo 5 6 31
7 Chase Sexton 7 8 27
8 Marvin Musquin 10 7 25
9 Dean Wilson 12 9 21
10 Joseph Savatgy 11 10 21
11 Christian Craig 9 13 20
12 Aaron Plessinger 3 40 20
13 Brandon Hartranft 13 11 18
14 Chris Canning 14 14 14
15 Justin  Rodbell 15 16 11
16 Max Anstie 37 12 9
17 Justin Bogle 18 15 9
18 Tyler Stepek 16 17 9
19 Scott Meshey 17 29 4
20 Cody Groves 33 18 3
21 Jacob Runkles 24 19 2
22 Kyle Chisholm 19 21 2
23 Ben LaMay 21 20 1
24 Alex Ray 20 38 1
25 Nathan Augustin 22 25 0
26 Brian Borghesani 26 22 0
27 Nicolas Rolando 23 28 0
28 Ricci Randanella 31 23 0
29 Joshua Prior 28 26 0
30 Ryan Surratt 27 27 0
31 Bryce Hansen 36 24 0
32 Cory Carsten 30 31 0
33 Trevor Schmidt 25 36 0
34 Matthew Hubert 34 30 0
35 Travis Delnicki 32 32 0
36 Bryton Carroll 29 39 0
37 Rody Schroyer 35 35 0
38 Fredrik Noren 39 34 0
39 Robert Piazza 40 37 0
40 Benjamin Brouillard 33 0
41 Coty Schock 38 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 5 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 224
2 Ken Roczen 205
3 Eli Tomac 167
4 Aaron Plessinger 163
5 Justin Barcia 161
6 Chase Sexton 159
7 Adam Cianciarulo 147
8 Cooper Webb 133
9 Christian Craig 124
10 Marvin Musquin 115
11 Joseph Savatgy 97
12 Dean Wilson 60
13 Max Anstie 58
14 Justin Bogle 58
15 Brandon Hartranft 55
16 Coty Schock 47
17 Fredrik Noren 41
18 Zachary Osborne 33
19 Jason Anderson 29
20 Justin  Rodbell 23
21 Chris Canning 22
22 Ryan Surratt 17
23 Tyler Stepek 10
24 Phillip Nicoletti 9
25 Alessandro  Lupino 8
26 Scott Meshey 7
27 Tyler Medaglia 6
28 William Clason 5
29 Ben LaMay 4
30 Mitchell Falk 3
31 Robert Piazza 3
32 Cody Groves 3
33 Jeremy Hand 3
34 Kyle Chisholm 2
35 Jacob Runkles 2
36 Jacob Hayes 2
37 Alex Ray 1
38 Bryce Backaus 1
39 Cole Thompson 0
40 Bryce Hansen 0
41 Curren Thurman 0
42 Nathan Augustin 0
43 Brian Borghesani 0
44 Nicolas Rolando 0
45 Ricci Randanella 0
46 Trevor Schmidt 0
47 Joshua Prior 0
48 Cory Carsten 0
49 Hunter Schlosser 0
50 Connor Olson 0
51 Dylan Merriam 0
52 Jeremy Smith 0
53 Robert Fitch, Jr. 0

250 Moto 1

As the gate dropped for the first 250 Class moto of the day it was Jalek Swoll who emerged with the Motosport.com Holeshot ahead of his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate RJ Hampshire and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda who would quickly surrender his position to Troy Lee Design/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman. At the completion of the opening lap it was Swoll, Hampshire, and Mosiman leading the field around while championship point leader Jett Lawrence was 10th aboard his Team Honda HRC machine after an early fall and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper way back in 22nd.

Jett Lawrence

Five minutes into the race, Hampshire would grab a handful of throttle to power past his teammate Swoll for the lead. Just moments later, Mosiman and Hunter Lawrence would make their moves on Swoll for second and third, respectively. Out front, Hampshire would quickly begin to set the pace and open a comfortable lead over the field behind him.

Hunter Lawrence

Despite the clear track out front, Hampshire would make a mistake with 20-minutes remaining in the moto that saw him crash out of the lead, allowing Mosiman to take over the number one position followed by Hunter Lawrence. Hampshire would remount in third. As the race passed the halfway point of the moto, Hunter Lawrence and Hampshire began to inch their way up to the rear wheel of Mosiman, eventually leading to a three way battle for the lead.

Hunter Lawrence

Mosiman would lose the front end and go down with eight minutes remaining and Hunter Lawrence would take over the number one spot followed by Hampshire and Shimoda. Hampshire’s effort to challenge for the win was cut short by a second crash that left him picking up his motorcycle. Hunter Lawrence held on to take his third career moto victory by 7.8 seconds over Hampshire who recovered for second. Shimoda crossed the finish line for a season-best third, while Cooper would come-from-behind for sixth and Jett Lawrence ninth after a pair of crashes.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 15 Laps
2 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +07.832
3 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +10.144
4 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F +13.899
5 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +28.981
6 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +34.095
7 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +34.948
8 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 +46.465
9 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +49.190
10 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +57.207
11 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +59.791
12 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1:18.710
13 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +1:28.900
14 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1:29.717
15 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1:42.589
16 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1:51.148
17 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +1:55.911
18 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +1:57.514
19 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F +2:27.916
20 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 250F 14 Laps
21 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F +02.145
22 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 +02.469
23 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +12.171
24 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F +21.999
25 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +29.486
26 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +39.700
27 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +45.514
28 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +49.865
29 Stephen Czarnota KTM 250 SX-F +1:07.730
30 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +1:11.786
31 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +1:16.804
32 Jesse Flock HQV FC250 +1:41.059
33 Lane Shaw KTM 250 SX-F 13 Laps
34 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 12 Laps
35 Jerry Robin GAS MC250F 9 Laps
36 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 7 Laps
37 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F +32.322
38 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F 6 Laps
39 Gabe Gutierres HON CRF250R 4 Laps
40 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 3 Laps

250 Moto 2

The final 250 Class Moto of the afternoon saw Hampshire get out of the gate quickly to capture the Motosport.com Holeshot ahead of Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin and Cooper. The opening moments of the race saw Cooper waste no time in making his way around Martin for second. As they crossed the line on the opening lap it was Hampshire, Cooper, Shimoda, Hunter Lawrence, and Jett Lawrence in sixth.

Jett Lawrence

Hampshire looked to have the race under control out front, but it was misfortune that struck the Husqvarna rider once again as he gave away the lead with 20-minutes remaining due to a crash. The mistake by Hampshire handed the lead over to Cooper who was being pursued by Shimoda and Hunter Lawrence who began to close in and made the pass stick on Shimoda for second. Hampshire, who remounted in fourth, had a second crash just a few laps later that would shuffle him further back in seventh.

Hunter Lawrence

With less than 10-minutes to go, Hunter Lawrence began to make his attack, pulling alongside Cooper several times before diving down the inside to take control of the lead. Cooper would attempt to strike back, but it was Hunter Lawrence who remained unphased to take his second moto win of the season by 4.5 seconds. Cooper was second, just ahead of championship rival Jett Lawrence in third. Shimoda and Hampshire finished fourth and sixth.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 15 Laps
2 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +04.525
3 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +06.689
4 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +24.437
5 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F +35.601
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +52.660
7 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +54.383
8 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 +1:18.304
9 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +1:22.979
10 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +1:24.573
11 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F +1:32.025
12 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1:34.897
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1:52.775
14 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +1:53.255
15 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +2:00.602
16 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F +2:13.805
17 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +2:27.368
18 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +2:37.365
19 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F 14 Laps
20 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +32.568
21 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F +52.214
22 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 250F +55.507
23 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1:07.520
24 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +1:15.983
25 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1:23.676
26 Gabe Gutierres HON CRF250R +1:46.635
27 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F +1:55.327
28 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +2:02.226
29 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +2:09.988
30 Jesse Flock HQV FC250 +2:28.082
31 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +2:29.504
32 Lane Shaw KTM 250 SX-F +3:09.584
33 Stephen Czarnota KTM 250 SX-F 13 Laps
34 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +04.793
35 Jeremy Wahlstrom KTM 250 SX-F FE +48.364
36 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 11 Laps
37 Jerry Robin GAS MC250F +42.563
38 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F 10 Laps
39 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 8 Laps
40 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +1:22.153

250 Overall

The 1-1 sweep for Hunter Lawrence gave the Australian the overall victory for the first time in his career since moving to America. Shimoda’s consistent 3-4 moto scores were good enough for a career-best second overall, while Cooper completed the podium in third (6-2). Jett Lawrence was sixth overall (9-3).

Hunter Lawrence

Ah, man, this feels so good,” said Hunter Lawrence. “Huge shoutout to my entire team around me. None of this would be possible without them. This 1-1 feels so good and is such a great way to stamp the weekend here at Southwick. It’s a bit of an emotional win for me with everything that I’ve been through these past few years. I just want to keep building and take this momentum into the rest of the season.”

Hunter Lawrence
Jo Shimoda

It’s great to put the team on the podium,” said Shimoda. “We’ve been working really hard on starts and it paid off today. Being up there battling rather than having to use all my energy moving forward was very helpful. With two more races before a break, I hope we can keep this ball rolling over the next couple rounds.”

Jo Shimoda

Jett Lawrence maintains his hold of the championship point lead by just three points over Cooper who picked up an additional five points on the day. Hunter Lawrence sits 26 points out of the lead in third.

Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence

My starts really hurt me a lot, but I showed I have the speed to come through,” said Jett Lawrence. “Not the greatest weekend. I lost a lot of points, especially in that first moto, but we still have the red plate and I’m not backing down. I’m going to push forward and be there every race and make sure that I back that up. Whoever wants to have a go, come at me!”

Jett Lawrence
250 Podium – Hunter Lawrence P1 – Jo Shimoda P2 – Justin Cooper P3
Justin Cooper

Southwick was an up and down day for me. I found myself on the ground on the first lap of Moto 1 and then had to fight my way through the pack from last to salvage some points with sixth. In the second moto, I just didn’t have the energy to hold Hunter (Lawrence) back. I gave it all I had today and gained some points in the process. The bike was working well all day on a really rough track. I’m looking forward to going racing again next weekend!”

Justin Cooper
RJ Hampshire

I had good speed again today and I was fastest in qualifying, which was a first with the team,” Hampshire said. “I felt awesome out there and my bike was really good, I just had a couple mistakes that cost me. It’s not a bad points day but I’m looking forward to Millville and going up from here.”

RJ Hampshire
Colt Nichols

Southwick was a step in the right direction for me. The bike is feeling better, and the team has been working hard to get me comfortable, and we are getting there. This track is tough as usual, but I always enjoy racing ‘The Wick,’ and I’m happy to have two solid motos in the right direction.”

Colt Nichols
Jeremy Martin

I got good starts in both motos but unfortunately went down on the first lap in both of them. I had to work really hard to get those 11-16 moto scores. It was a tough day, but we have some things to take away from it. I’m looking forward to my home race next Saturday.”


250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Hunter Lawrence 1 1 50
2 Jo Shimoda 3 4 38
3 Justin Cooper 6 2 37
4 RJ Hampshire 2 6 37
5 Colt Nichols 4 5 34
6 Jett Lawrence 9 3 32
7 Michael Mosiman 7 7 28
8 Stilez Robertson 8 8 26
9 Jalek  Swoll 5 17 20
10 Pierce Brown 13 10 19
11 Maximus Vohland 10 13 19
12 Ty Masterpool 12 12 18
13 Jeremy Martin 11 14 17
14 Garrett Marchbanks 36 9 12
15 Jarrett Frye 15 15 12
16 Nathanael Thrasher 37 11 10
17 Austin Forkner 14 25 7
18 Kailub Russell 24 16 5
19 James Harrington 18 19 5
20 Brandon Scharer 17 20 5
21 Joshua Varize 16 38 5
22 Dilan Schwartz 40 18 3
23 Jake Pinhancos 19 27 2
24 Jace Kessler 20 22 1
25 Joseph Tait 21 21 0
26 Xylian Ramella 26 24 0
27 Vincent Luhovey 27 29 0
28 Carson Mumford 34 23 0
29 Gared Steinke 22 36 0
30 Jeffrey Walker 31 28 0
31 Noah Willbrandt 25 34 0
32 Blake Ashley 30 31 0
33 Jesse Flock 32 30 0
34 Stephen Czarnota 29 33 0
35 Gabe Gutierres 39 26 0
36 Lane Shaw 33 32 0
37 Christopher Prebula 28 40 0
38 Jerry Robin 35 37 0
39 Hunter Calle 38 39 0
40 Luke Renzland 23 0
41 Jeremy Wahlstrom 35 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 5 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 204
2 Justin Cooper 201
3 Hunter Lawrence 178
4 RJ Hampshire 148
5 Jo Shimoda 137
6 Colt Nichols 131
7 Jalek  Swoll 128
8 Jeremy Martin 125
9 Garrett Marchbanks 115
10 Austin Forkner 94
11 Pierce Brown 87
12 Michael Mosiman 80
13 Maximus Vohland 79
14 Stilez Robertson 76
15 Ty Masterpool 62
16 Jarrett Frye 62
17 Dilan Schwartz 60
18 Carson Mumford 53
19 Nathanael Thrasher 52
20 Joshua Varize 31
21 Levi Kitchen 14
22 Ramyller Alves 14
23 Kailub Russell 11
24 Seth Hammaker 10
25 Derek  Drake 9
26 Alex Martin 7
27 Cameron Mcadoo 6
28 Grant Harlan 6
29 Brandon Scharer 5
30 Derek Kelley 5
31 James Harrington 5
32 Jace Kessler 5
33 Jesse Flock 3
34 Max Miller 3
35 Jake Pinhancos 2
36 Dominique Thury 2
37 Joseph Tait 0
38 Zack Williams 0
39 Jerry Robin 0
40 Gared Steinke 0
41 Tre Fierro 0
42 Luke Renzland 0
43 Vincent Luhovey 0
44 Christopher Prebula 0
45 Kaeden Amerine 0
46 Xylian Ramella 0
47 TJ Uselman 0
48 Kai Aiello 0
49 Noah Willbrandt 0
50 Jeffrey Walker 0
51 Wade Brommel 0
52 Gabe Gutierres 0
53 Jared Lesher 0

Source: MCNews.com.au