Lawrence Topped His 250SX West Heat Race

Finishing over five seconds ahead of second place, Jett Lawrence topped his 250SX West Heat Race. Other Red Riders capped off a perfect day on which he had also been the top qualifier and a heat-race winner. Read on.

Jett Lawrence Lands Another 250SX West Win

Following an unexpected week off, AMA Supercross returned to action at a new venue—San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium—where Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence was once again flawless in the 250SX West class, dominating all 19 laps and taking the win aboard his CRF250R.

After scoring the holeshot, the Australian managed his lead, riding within himself but turning up the pace whenever the gap started to shrink. In the end, his winning margin was 3.6 seconds, capping off a perfect day on which he had also been the top qualifier and a heat-race winner.

The 450 class was more about damage control for the squad, as Chase Sexton suffered a heat-race crash and was forced to advance to the main event via the last-chance qualifier.

Colt Nichols took the main-event holeshot on his CRF450R, and Sexton—despite being saddled with a poor start position—was fifth out of turn 1. Lap 2 saw Sexton get knocked to the ground by another rider and complete the next lap in ninth place.

“It was nice to have a dry race even after all the rain. Jett rode awesome all day, being fastest in both qualifiers and winning both the heat and the main; he was in total control. The 450 heat race was pretty scary, with Chase having a good get-off and a DNF. Luckily, he was okay and was able to win the LCQ. In the main event, both riders got good starts. Colt wasn’t aggressive enough in the first couple of laps, which he’s working on. Another rider took Chase out, and we can’t be in a position to let that happen. It’s a decent result for the night for what it could’ve been, but we need to be better.”
LARS LINDSTROM – TEAM MANAGER

He advanced to sixth by lap 9, then took another position on lap 15, and that’s where he stayed for the final 10 laps. Meanwhile, Nichols struggled following his stellar start and ended the day in 12th.

450SX Results

Eli Tomac (Yam)
Cooper Webb (KTM)
Justin Barcia (Gas)
Ken Roczen (Suz)
Chase Sexton (Hon)
Dylan Ferrandis (Yam)
Jason Anderson (Kaw)
Adam Cianciarulo (Kaw)
Aaron Plessinger (KTM)
Joey Savatgy (Kaw)

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12. Colt Nichols (Hon)
14. Dean Wilson (Hon)

450SX Championship Points (after 2 of 17 rounds)

Eli Tomac: 52
Cooper Webb: 46
Chase Sexton: 39
Ken Roczen: 37
Dylan Ferrandis: 36
Justin Barcia: 33
Jason Anderson: 32
Aaron Plessinger: 29
Adam Cianciarulo: 29
Colt Nichols: 28

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14. Dean Wilson: 18

250SX West Results

Jett Lawrence (Hon)
R.J. Hampshire (Hus)
Cameron McAdoo (Kaw)
Enzo Lopes (Yam)
Pierce Brown (Gas)
Stilez Robertson (Yam)
Mitchell Oldernberg (Hon)
Phil Nicoletti (Yam)
Derek Kelley (KTM)
Cole Thompson (Yam)

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15. Anthony Rodriguez (Hon)
17. Wilson Todd (Hon)

250SX West Region Championship Points (after 2 of 9 rounds)

Jett Lawrence: 52
R.J. Hampshire: 46
Cameron McAdoo: 42
Enzo Lopes: 36
Mitchell Oldenberg: 35
Stilez Robertson: 31
Phil Nicoletti: 30
Derek Kelley: 27
Dylan Walsh: 24
Cole Thompson: 23

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14. Anthony Rodriquez: 17
19. Maxwell Sanford: 7
22. Wilson Todd: 6

“This track was much more predictable compared to Anaheim; it was more racing this week compared to the last race, where we were more trail riding, and I had a blast being back at normal speed. My biggest thing is putting myself in a good position to podium or win every round—just going the smarter route, trying to make it through the night.”
JETT LAWRENCE

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