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Full round recap from AMA Pro MX Round Ten at Budds Creek


2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Round Ten – Budds Creek, Mechanicsville, MD


Jett Lawrence is now only one week away from potentially becoming the eighth different rider in the history of the Pro Motocross Championship to capture the 450 Class title his first year in the division, the Team Honda HRC rider’s quest for a perfect season moved one round closer to completion at Budds Creek.

Jett Lawrence – Image by Jeff Miller

The young Australian withstood his toughest challenge to date at Southern Maryland’s Budds Creek Motocross Park, but ultimately prevailed with his 10th consecutive 1-1 outing to move within two motos of the fourth unbeaten campaign in series history.

Hunter Lawrence – Image by Jeff Miller

In the 250 Class, Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence once again complemented his younger brother’s victorious effort with his seventh victory of the season, to put the Gary Jones Cup within reach ahead of next weekend’s finale.


450 Moto One

Image by Jeff Kardas

The first 450 Class moto got underway with the Monster Energy Kawasaki of Adam Cianciarulo leading the way to the holeshot, followed my Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Aussie stand-in Jay Wilson and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger, who soon moved into second. Third was then occupied by GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia. A bit further back, Lawrence started sixth.

Image by Jeff Kardas

The top three settled in through the opening portion of the moto but Plessinger started to chip away at the deficit and was able to make the pass for the lead a little more than eight minutes into the moto.

Cianciarulo and Barcia gave chase from second and third, respectively, while Lawrence closed in from fourth.

Adam Cianciarulo – Image by Jeff Miller

The champ persistently pressured Barcia for a few laps and made the move for third just before the halfway point. He then made quick work of Cianciarulo to move into second.

Jason Anderson – Image by Jeff Kardas

Less than a second separated Plessinger and Lawrence, but the Australian quickly closed onto the rear fender of the KTM and relied on some savvy racecraft to slip into the lead and seize control of the moto with 13 minutes remaining.

Image by Jeff Kardas

From there Jett quickly moved out to a multi-second advantage. As Lawrence pulled away, the battle for the remaining podium spots tightened up between Plessinger, Cianciarulo, Barcia, and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson.

Image by Jeff Kardas

Anderson made the first move of the group with a pass on Barcia to drop the GASGAS rider to fifth. The Kawasaki rider’s forward momentum continued with a pass on his team-mate for third and continued with a quick push to pass Plessinger for second. This late battle added a new rider in Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis, as the Frenchman was on a charge into podium contention. The former champ marched his way past multiple riders and moved within striking distance of Plessinger as time expired on the moto. Ferrandis went on the attack and completed the pass.

Image by Jeff Kardas

Jett Lawrence easily controlled the second half of the race to bring home moto win number 19 by 4.3-seconds over Anderson, followed by Ferrandis in third.

Image by Jeff Kardas

Plessinger and Barcia battled all the way to the checkered flag for fourth, with the KTM coming out ahead of the GASGAS.

450 Moto One Results

Pos Rider Bike laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF450R WE 17 Laps
2 Jason Anderson KAW KX450SR +04.377
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +06.397
4 Aaron Plessinger KTM 450 SX-F FE +10.862
5 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +11.251
6 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +14.035
7 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450SR +21.468
8 Ty Masterpool KAW KX450 +39.763
9 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +46.833
10 Phillip Nicoletti YAM YZ 450F +1m01.971
11 Grant Harlan YAM YZ 450F +1m03.589
12 Harri Kullas YAM YZ 450F +1m04.593
13 Fredrik Noren SUZ RMZ 450 +1m26.504
14 Jay Wilson YAM YZ 450F +1m37.579
15 Anton Gole HQV FC450 +1m43.526
16 Stephen Rubini KAW KX450 +1m58.805
17 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +2m01.741
18 Luca Marsalisi YAM YZ 450F +2m03.266
19 Justin  Rodbell HQV FC450 +2m13.696
20 Romain Pape GAS MC450F 16 Laps
21 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 450 +03.692
22 Jose Butron GAS MC450F +23.418
23 Luke Renzland HQV FC450 +27.839
24 John Adamson HQV FC450 +33.930
25 Jakub Teresak GAS MC450F +35.451
26 Crockett Myers KTM 450 SX-F +37.920
27 Zack Williams HON CRF450R +1m03.465
28 Sebastian Balbuena YAM YZ 450F +1m06.751
29 Charlie Putnam HQV FC450 +1m09.444
30 Max Miller KTM 450 SX-F +1m10.599
31 Vincent Luhovey HON CRF450R +1m28.420
32 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m48.564
33 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 +1m56.108
34 Adrien  Malaval YAM YZ 450F 15 Laps
35 Dylan Wright HON CRF450R 11 Laps
36 Cody Groves GAS MC450F 9 Laps
37 Dominique Thury YAM YZ 450F +33.694
38 Raimundo Trasolini GAS MC450F 8 Laps
39 Kyle Chisholm SUZ RMZ 450 4 Laps
40 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R DNF

450 Moto Two

Image by Jeff Kardas

The final moto of the day began with Lawrence clear of the field to easily grab the holeshot over Cianciarulo and Barcia.

Image by Jeff Kardas

Barcia quickly slotted into second, followed by Plessinger in third, while Cianciarulo settled into fourth.

Image by Jeff Miller

After a challenging first moto filled with adversity, Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton started fifth but made quick work to jump up to third behind Barcia and his team-mate.

Image by Jeff Miller

Sexton showed patience in his pursuit of Barcia for second but once he went on the attack he wasted no time making the pass and moved into second just a handful of minutes into the moto. From there Sexton inched closer to his team-mate and as the moto surpassed the 10-minute mark less than 1.5 seconds separated the Honda duo.

Image by Jeff Kardas

As they traded momentum, Sexton appeared to have slightly more speed and closed in to within less than a second. However, the battle ended when Sexton tipped over while navigating one of the track’s many downhills.

Image by Jeff Kardas

The lead duo was well ahead of the rest of the field, but a multi-ride affair for third headlined the halfway point of the moto as Barcia was forced to contend with Plessinger, Cianciarulo, and Anderson.

Image by Jeff Kardas

As the moto wore on Barcia and Plessinger were able to inch away from the Kawasakis, but their battle persisted. No matter what Plessinger tried Barcia seemed to have an answer, but as the moto reached its final five minutes Plessinger finally got the upper hand and made the pass, while Barcia stayed close.

Image by Jeff Kardas

Back up front, Sexton’s never-give-up mentality saw him erase an eight-second deficit to close within striking distance of Lawrence once again. Mere bike lengths separated the teammates on the final lap, but Lawrence did enough to keep Sexton at bay and secure his 20th moto win to extend the perfect season.

Image by Jeff Kardas

450 Moto Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF450R WE 17 Laps
2 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +00.771
3 Aaron Plessinger KTM 450 SX-F FE +28.006
4 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +30.494
5 Jason Anderson KAW KX450SR +39.349
6 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450SR +43.096
7 Ty Masterpool KAW KX450 +45.664
8 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +57.059
9 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +1m09.306
10 Fredrik Noren SUZ RMZ 450 +1m11.901
11 Phillip Nicoletti YAM YZ 450F +1m12.772
12 Harri Kullas YAM YZ 450F +1m13.835
13 Stephen Rubini KAW KX450 +1m41.366
14 Grant Harlan YAM YZ 450F +1m43.999
15 Anton Gole HQV FC450 +2m05.698
16 Jay Wilson YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
17 Jose Butron GAS MC450F +03.047
18 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +04.425
19 Romain Pape GAS MC450F +06.059
20 Jakub Teresak GAS MC450F +07.960
21 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +08.183
22 Justin  Rodbell HQV FC450 +09.295
23 John Adamson HQV FC450 +22.365
24 Kyle Chisholm SUZ RMZ 450 +36.419
25 Luca Marsalisi YAM YZ 450F +43.157
26 Zack Williams HON CRF450R +48.671
27 Vincent Luhovey HON CRF450R +53.122
28 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 450 +1m02.023
29 Charlie Putnam HQV FC450 +1m07.235
30 Cody Groves GAS MC450F +1m20.167
31 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +1m21.768
32 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 +1m42.582
33 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 15 Laps
34 Crockett Myers KTM 450 SX-F +07.358
35 Raimundo Trasolini GAS MC450F +1m07.757
36 Adrien  Malaval YAM YZ 450F +1m27.820
37 Max Miller KTM 450 SX-F 11 Laps
38 Luke Renzland HQV FC450 10 Laps
39 Sebastian Balbuena YAM YZ 450F 9 Laps
40 Dominique Thury YAM YZ 450F 1 Laps

450 Round

The 10th overall victory of the season for Lawrence was arguably his toughest of the summer, as he was forced to dig deep to pull out the 1-1 sweep and keep his unblemished record intact.

2023 – AMA MX – Budds Creek – 450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish = Points)
1. Jett Lawrence, Honda (1-1 = 50)
2. Aaron Plessinger, KTM (4-3 = 38)
3. Jason Anderson, Kawasaki (2-5 = 38)
Image by Jeff Miller

With his third-place finish in the final moto Plessinger was able to secure a season-best runner-up finish (4-3), while Anderson’s resilient charges through the field in both motos was rewarded with third overall (2-5).

Lawrence needs to win the final two motos of the summer to become the third different rider to amass a perfect season, in what has been a historic first season of premier class competition.

Jett Lawrence and Chase Sexton – Image by Jeff Kardas
Jett Lawrence – Team Honda HRC

I had a spot where I could see Chase [Sexton] each lap, but then [one lap] I just didn’t see him there. Then I knew he was closing in. I had a bit of bad luck with lappers, but we got away with it. It was a close one there, but that was good at the end.”

Jett Lawrence – Image by Jeff Miller
Aaron Plessinger – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

I knew [Barcia] was going to be hard to pass and this track is a bit one lined. He’s such a great competitor and I really enjoyed racing with him in that second moto. I rode a bit tight in that first moto, but we came out and proved it in the second one. I’m just so grateful to be up here again [on the podium].

Jason Anderson – Monster Energy Kawasaki

I feel like I’m getting better. I had to work hard and come from behind a couple times today. It feels good to be back on the podium. We just need to keep piecing it together.

450 Round Results

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Jett Lawrence 1 1 50
2 Aaron Plessinger 4 3 38
3 Jason Anderson 2 5 38
4 Chase Sexton 9 2 34
5 Justin Barcia 5 4 34
6 Dylan Ferrandis 3 9 32
7 Adam Cianciarulo 7 6 29
8 Garrett Marchbanks 6 8 28
9 Ty Masterpool 8 7 27
10 Phillip Nicoletti 10 11 21
11 Fredrik Noren 13 10 19
12 Harri Kullas 12 12 18
13 Grant Harlan 11 14 17
14 Stephen Rubini 16 13 13
15 Anton Gole 15 15 12
16 Jay Wilson 14 16 12
17 Jace Kessler 17 18 7
18 Jose Butron 22 17 4
19 Romain Pape 20 19 3
20 Luca Marsalisi 18 25 3
21 Justin  Rodbell 19 22 2
22 Jakub Teresak 25 20 1
23 John Adamson 24 23 0
24 Derek  Drake 21 28 0
25 Zack Williams 27 26 0
26 Vincent Luhovey 31 27 0
27 Charlie Putnam 29 29 0
28 Crockett Myers 26 34 0
29 Jeremy Hand 40 21 0
30 Luke Renzland 23 38 0
31 Kyle Chisholm 39 24 0
32 Scott Meshey 33 32 0
33 Jeremy Smith 32 33 0
34 Cody Groves 36 30 0
35 Max Miller 30 37 0
36 Sebastian Balbuena 28 39 0
37 Adrien  Malaval 34 36 0
38 Cory Carsten 31 0
39 Raimundo Trasolini 38 35 0
40 Dylan Wright 35 0
41 Dominique Thury 37 40 0

450 Championship Points

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 500
2 Dylan Ferrandis 379
3 Aaron Plessinger 350
4 Adam Cianciarulo 298
5 Chase Sexton 294
6 Ty Masterpool 242
7 Garrett Marchbanks 228
8 Fredrik Noren 208
9 Jason Anderson 171
10 Grant Harlan 162
11 Cooper Webb 147
12 Jose Butron 142
13 Phillip Nicoletti 120
14 Lorenzo Locurcio 110
15 Derek  Drake 94
16 Kyle Chisholm 91
17 Romain Pape 84
18 Jerry Robin 69
19 Jeremy Hand 55
20 Harri Kullas 46
21 Luca Marsalisi 46
22 Justin Barcia 41
23 Ken Roczen 36
24 Ryan Surratt 33
25 Marshal Weltin 32
26 Jace Kessler 31
27 Anton Gole 29
28 Bryce Shelly 28
29 Chris Canning 27
30 Shane McElrath 23
31 Brandon Ray 23
32 Colt Nichols 22
33 Max Miller 22
34 Jay Wilson 21
35 Lars van Berkel 21
36 Gert Krestinov 18
37 Stephen Rubini 18
38 Kaeden Amerine 18
39 Dante Oliveira 15
40 Chandler  Baker 15
41 Christopher Prebula 12
42 Tyler Stepek 11
43 Henry Miller 9
44 Jed Beaton 8
45 Brandon Scharer 7
46 RJ Wageman 5
47 Kevin Moranz 5
48 Trevor Schmidt 4
49 Joshua Hill 4
50 Jacob Runkles 4
51 Luke Renzland 4
52 John Adamson 4
53 Carson Brown 3

SMX Combined Points

Pos Rider Points
1 Chase Sexton 666
2 Aaron Plessinger 586
3 Adam Cianciarulo 508
4 Jett Lawrence 500
5 Cooper Webb 451
6 Dylan Ferrandis 435
7 Jason Anderson 413
8 Ken Roczen 340
9 Eli Tomac 339
10 Justin Barcia 308
11 Fredrik Noren 286
12 Grant Harlan 256
13 Ty Masterpool 242
14 Garrett Marchbanks 228
15 Justin Hill 212
16 Kyle Chisholm 203
17 Dean Wilson 200
18 Shane McElrath 174
19 Colt Nichols 163
20 Joshua Hill 153
21 Christian Craig 150
22 Jose Butron 142
23 Phillip Nicoletti 120
24 Lorenzo Locurcio 110
25 Kevin Moranz 101
26 Derek  Drake 94
27 Justin Starling 94
28 Benny Bloss 91
29 Joey Savatgy 85
30 Romain Pape 84
31 Justin Cooper 76
32 Joshua Cartwright 76
33 Jerry Robin 69
34 Cade Clason 64
35 Jeremy Hand 57
36 Harri Kullas 46
37 Luca Marsalisi 46
38 Ryan Surratt 33
39 Marshal Weltin 32
40 Jace Kessler 31
41 Tristan Lane 29
42 Anton Gole 29
43 Devin Simonson 28
44 Bryce Shelly 28
45 Chris Canning 27
46 Max Miller 27
47 Brandon Ray 23
48 Chase Marquier 22
49 Jay Wilson 21
50 Lars van Berkel 21
51 Logan Karnow 19
52 Gert Krestinov 18
53 Stephen Rubini 18
54 Kaeden Amerine 18
55 Anthony Rodriguez 16
56 RJ Hampshire 15
57 Dante Oliveira 15
58 Chandler  Baker 15
59 Malcolm Stewart 15
60 Christopher Prebula 12
61 John Short 12
62 Marvin Musquin 11
63 Tyler Stepek 11
64 Henry Miller 9
65 Jed Beaton 8
66 Michael Hicks 8
67 Hunter Schlosser 8
68 Brandon Scharer 7
69 Cole Seely 7
70 Joan Cros 7
71 RJ Wageman 5
72 Jared Lesher 5
73 Trevor Schmidt 4
74 Jacob Runkles 4
75 Luke Renzland 4
76 John Adamson 4
77 Lane Shaw 4
78 Carson Brown 3
79 Bryce Hammond 3
80 Dominique Thury 3
81 Tanel Leok 3
82 Karel Kutsar 3
83 Cody Groves 3
84 Scott Meshey 3
85 Izaih Clark 3
86 Ryder Floyd 2
87 Justin  Rodbell 2
88 Alex Ray 2
89 Sebastian Balbuena 1
90 Jeffrey Walker 1
91 Jakub Teresak 1
92 Bryton Carroll 1
93 Richard Taylor 1
94 Vincent Luhovey 0
95 Ricci Randanella 0
96 Ayden Shive 0
97 Hamish Harwood 0
98 Ezra Lewis 0
99 Felix Lopez 0
100 Jeremy Smith 0
101 Josh Mosiman 0
102 Dawson Draycott 0
103 TJ Albright 0
104 Zack Williams 0
105 Gared Steinke 0
106 Cameron  Horner 0
107 Mccoy Brough 0
108 Nathen LaPorte 0
109 Gabe Gutierres 0
110 Kristopher Corey 0
111 Brandan Leith 0
112 Matthew Burkeen 0
113 Crockett Myers 0
114 Maxwell Sanford 0
115 Judson Wisdom 0
116 Charlie Putnam 0
117 Noah Willbrandt 0
118 Collin Jurin 0
119 Adrien  Malaval 0
120 Matthew Hammer 0
121 Ashton Oudman 0
122 Giacomo Redondi 0
123 Hayden Cordell 0
124 Ty Freehill 0
125 Preston Taylor 0
126 Travis Prier 0
127 Cory Carsten 0
128 Robert Martin 0
129 Dominic DeSimone 0
130 Tyler Ducray 0
131 Billy Ainsworth 0
132 Dakota Kessler 0
133 Lowell Spangler 0
134 Terren O’dell 0
135 Kayden  Palmer 0
136 Dylan Wright 0
137 Raimundo Trasolini 0
138 Colby Copp 0
139 Rob Windt 0

250 Moto One

Image by Jeff Miller

The opening moto of the day began with Jo Shimoda leading the field out of the first turn to grab the holeshot just ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rookie Haiden Deegan.

Image by Jeff Kardas

The lead pair engaged in a spirited battle on the opening lap, swapping lines throughout the track layout, from which Deegan was able to slip past and take control of the early stage of the moto. Shimoda then settled into second ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle in third and Hunter Lawrence in fifth.

Image by Jeff Kardas

With no pressure from behind, Deegan was able to open up a comfortable margin on the field through the opening 10 minutes of the moto, with more than five-seconds between him and Shimoda. The top two asserted themselves at the head of the pack while the battle for third picked up as the moto reached its halfway point. However, the entire complexion of the race changed when the red flag flew for a downed rider and brought the moto to a halt.

Haiden Deegan – Image by Jeff Miller

With mere seconds before the moto reached the 15-minute mark, the formal halfway point, the red flag resulted in a restart out of the starting gate for a 15-minute sprint to the finish.

Haiden Deegan went down after the restart – Image by Jeff Kardas

As the field approached the first turn off the second gate drop Deegan made contact with Vialle, which hampered the Frenchman’s start and sent Deegan to the ground and to the rear of the field.

Jalek Swoll – Image by Jeff Miller

Out front, Jalek Swoll emerged with the lead ahead of Hunter Lawrence, with Justin Cooper in third. With invaluable championship points on the line, Cooper, who sits second in the standings, made an aggressive pass on Lawrence to move into second.

Justin Cooper and Hunter Lawrence – Image by Jeff Miller

Cooper continued his push to the front and made his way past Swoll, only to have the Husqvarna rider counter to reclaim the position. Cooper looked to recompose himself, which brought Lawrence into the mix from third to initiate a three-rider battle for the lead.

Hunter Lawrence – Image by Jeff Miller

Cooper waited for his opportunity and then made a savvy pass with six minutes left in the moto. Not long after Lawrence made his way around Swoll for second. With five minutes to go the championship rivals were separated by 1.3 seconds.

Lawrence closed the gap to within a second of Cooper and started to look for potential lines to mount an attack, but Cooper didn’t flinch and was consistent through the closing stages to keep Lawrence at bay. The lead grew over the final two laps as Cooper brought home his third moto win of the season 2.1 seconds ahead of Lawrence.

Swoll completed his best effort of the season in third, with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Daxton Bennick in fourth and Vialle in fifth. Further back, Deegan recovered from the first-turn incident to finish 16th.

Haiden Deegan – Image by Jeff Miller

250 Moto One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 17 Laps
2 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +02.120
3 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 RE +13.980
4 Daxton Bennick YAM YZ 250F +17.987
5 Tom Vialle KTM 250 SX-F FE +23.754
6 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +24.728
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +25.446
8 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +30.352
9 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +31.330
10 Stilez Robertson YAM YZ 250F +31.455
11 Julien Beaumer KTM 250 SX-F FE +32.603
12 Carson Mumford KAW KX 250 +35.567
13 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +37.617
14 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +40.792
15 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +42.478
16 Haiden Deegan YAM YZ 250F +47.127
17 Talon Hawkins HQV FC250 RE +50.156
18 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +50.472
19 Casey Cochran HQV FC250 +51.825
20 Mark Fineis GAS MC250F +54.995
21 Ryder DiFrancesco KAW KX 250 +1m01.048
22 Preston Kilroy YAM YZ 250F +1m02.428
23 Derek Kelley KTM 250 SX-F +1m14.001
24 Jorgen  Talviku HQV FC250 +1m18.957
25 Brock Bennett KTM 250 SX-F +1m20.292
26 Caden Braswell GAS MC250F +1m25.290
27 Vincent Varola KAW KX 250 +1m33.753
28 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m38.852
29 Gage Stine YAM YZ 250F +1m44.920
30 Ricci Randanella KAW KX 250F +1m50.213
31 Marcus Phelps KTM 250 SX-F +1m58.397
32 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
33 Keegan Rowley YAM YZ 250F +06.782
34 Travis Mecking HQV FC250 +43.422
35 Hunter Cross KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
36 Ethan Day KAW KX 250 +40.190
37 Slade Smith KTM 250 SX-F 6 Laps
38 Jack Rogers KAW KX 250 +02.221
39 Hardy Munoz KAW KX 250 5 Laps
40 Mitchell Harrison GAS MC250F DNS

250 Moto Two

Image by Jeff Kardas

As the field stormed into the first turn to start the second and deciding 250 Class moto it was Austin Forkner who took the holeshot, just ahead of Lawrence and Cooper. Forkner looked to lead his first lap of the season, but made a mistake which allowed Hunter Lawrence thorugh to the lead. With a clear track in front of him Lawrence sprinted away from the field.

Image by Jeff Kardas

Each of the top three riders proceeded to settle into their respective positions on the track through the first 10 minutes of the moto until Cooper looked to apply some pressure on Forkner for second. The Kawasaki rider responded and kept Cooper at bay, while Shimoda bided his time from fourth.

Hunter Lawrence leading Austin Forkner and Justin Cooper – Image by Jeff Kardas

At the midway point of the moto Cooper finally made the move on Forkner to grab control of second. Shimoda then proceeded to challenge his team-mate for third. A slingshot move on an outside line allowed Shimoda to surge past and give chase to Cooper with less than 10 minutes to go.

Forkner and Cooper – Image by Jeff Kardas

Shimoda was one of the fastest riders on the track and soon closed in on Cooper to mount an attack for second. As soon as Shimoda appeared to have the Yamaha in his sights, Cooper responded to stabilise the margin with an increase in his own pace to become the fastest rider on the track. With the drop in his lap times Cooper was able to inch back towards Lawrence but couldn’t gain enough ground to pressure for the lead.

Haiden Deegan and Tom Vialle – Image by Jeff Kardas

Hunter Lawrence closed strong to take his seventh moto win of the season, just 1.5-seconds ahead of Cooper at the finish. Shimoda followed with a solid third-place effort.

Hunter Lawrence – Image by Jeff Kardas

250 Moto Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Inteval
1 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 17 Laps
2 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +01.518
3 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +06.985
4 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +27.064
5 Haiden Deegan YAM YZ 250F +35.985
6 Tom Vialle KTM 250 SX-F FE +38.907
7 Ryder DiFrancesco KAW KX 250 +1m01.895
8 Carson Mumford KAW KX 250 +1m08.454
9 Julien Beaumer KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m10.208
10 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m11.226
11 Daxton Bennick YAM YZ 250F +1m22.751
12 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 RE +1m23.559
13 Stilez Robertson YAM YZ 250F +1m36.008
14 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +1m37.164
15 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m37.838
16 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m39.058
17 Jorgen  Talviku HQV FC250 +1m49.334
18 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m50.172
19 Preston Kilroy YAM YZ 250F +1m52.905
20 Derek Kelley KTM 250 SX-F +1m54.137
21 Talon Hawkins HQV FC250 RE +1m54.634
22 Caden Braswell GAS MC250F +1m54.668
23 Casey Cochran HQV FC250 16 Laps
24 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +11.340
25 Vincent Varola KAW KX 250 +1m01.586
26 Marcus Phelps KTM 250 SX-F +1m13.593
27 Gage Stine YAM YZ 250F +1m29.733
28 Cameron Durow KTM 250 SX-F +1m43.235
29 Jack Rogers KAW KX 250 +1m44.594
30 Slade Smith KTM 250 SX-F +1m49.553
31 Ricci Randanella KAW KX 250F +2m12.288
32 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
33 Hunter Cross KTM 250 SX-F +06.265
34 Brantley Schnell HQV FC250 +12.811
35 Keegan Rowley YAM YZ 250F +21.420
36 Ethan Day KAW KX 250 +50.548
37 Travis Mecking HQV FC250 +1m39.857
38 Mark Fineis GAS MC250F 8 Laps
39 Brock Bennett KTM 250 SX-F 7 Laps
40 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R DNF

250 Round

With identical moto finishes Lawrence (2-1) and Cooper (1-2) finished tied atop the overall standings, but the second-moto tie-breaker went to Lawrence for his seventh win of the season and forced Cooper to settle for his sixth runner-up effort of the summer.

Shimoda rounded out the overall podium with his third top-three performance of the year (7-3).

2023 AMA MX – Budds Creek – 250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finishes = Points)
1. Hunter Lawrence, Australia, Honda (2-1 = 47)
2. Justin Cooper, Yamaha (1-2 = 47)
3. Jo Shimoda, Suzuka, Japan, Kawasaki (7-3 = 34)
Image by Jeff Miller

Lawrence, Cooper, and Shimoda remain the only riders mathematically eligible for the 250 Class title entering the finale next weekend. With no points lost or gained on Cooper, Lawrence will carry a 22-point advantage into Indiana’s Ironman Raceway next weekend in search of his first national championship.

Hunter Lawrence – Team Honda HRC

It’s awesome [to get another win]. It was a tough day, but a good day at the end. We went out and made it happen. Looking forward to next weekend to try and close this out.”

Image by Jeff Kardas
Justin Cooper – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing

“I gave it everything I had today. I got into second, but Hunter [Lawrence] was riding really good. I tried to close the gap and got a bit sketchy out there but did everything I could. We’ll see what we can do next weekend.”

Jo Shimoda – Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki

The track was tough. I chose a paddle tire to try and help with the start, but that made things sketchy out there at times. I’m happy to get another podium and looking forward to closing out the season next week.”

Jo Shimoda – Image by Jeff Miller

250 Round Results

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Hunter Lawrence 2 1 47
2 Justin Cooper 1 2 47
3 Jo Shimoda 7 3 34
4 Austin Forkner 8 4 31
5 Tom Vialle 5 6 31
6 Jalek  Swoll 3 12 29
7 Daxton Bennick 4 11 28
8 Carson Mumford 12 8 22
9 Julien Beaumer 11 9 22
10 Seth Hammaker 6 14 22
11 Haiden Deegan 16 5 21
12 Stilez Robertson 10 13 19
13 Levi Kitchen 14 10 18
14 Maximus Vohland 9 16 17
15 Ryder DiFrancesco 21 7 14
16 Dilan Schwartz 13 18 11
17 Joshua Varize 18 15 9
18 Pierce Brown 15 24 6
19 Jorgen  Talviku 24 17 4
20 Talon Hawkins 17 21 4
21 Preston Kilroy 22 19 2
22 Casey Cochran 19 23 2
23 Derek Kelley 23 20 1
24 Mark Fineis 20 38 1
25 Caden Braswell 26 22 0
26 Vincent Varola 27 25 0
27 Gage Stine 29 27 0
28 Marcus Phelps 31 26 0
29 Ricci Randanella 30 31 0
30 Joseph Tait 32 32 0
31 Brock Bennett 25 39 0
32 Jack Rogers 38 29 0
33 Slade Smith 37 30 0
34 Cameron Durow 28 0
35 Hunter Cross 35 33 0
36 Keegan Rowley 33 35 0
37 Maxwell Sanford 28 40 0
38 Travis Mecking 34 37 0
39 Ethan Day 36 36 0
40 Brantley Schnell 34 0
41 Hardy Munoz 39 0
42 Mitchell Harrison 40 0

250 Championship Points

Pos Rider Points
1 Hunter Lawrence 391
2 Justin Cooper 369
3 Jo Shimoda 343
4 Haiden Deegan 329
5 Levi Kitchen 308
6 RJ Hampshire 288
7 Maximus Vohland 269
8 Tom Vialle 264
9 Jalek  Swoll 195
10 Ryder DiFrancesco 181
11 Seth Hammaker 133
12 Talon Hawkins 116
13 Dilan Schwartz 108
14 Caden Braswell 106
15 Daxton Bennick 101
16 Carson Mumford 101
17 Chance Hymas 92
18 Austin Forkner 80
19 Jordon Smith 75
20 Pierce Brown 61
21 Preston Kilroy 60
22 Guillem Farres 57
23 Derek Kelley 39
24 Stilez Robertson 32
25 Jett Reynolds 29
26 Slade Smith 28
27 Joshua Varize 27
28 Julien Beaumer 22
29 Michael Mosiman 20
30 Mitchell Harrison 19
31 Jorgen  Talviku 19
32 Jeremy Martin 15
33 Garrett Marchbanks 15
34 Chase Yentzer 15
35 James DeCotis 13
36 Tyson Johnson 13
37 Brock Bennett 12
38 Hardy Munoz 11
39 Ty Masterpool 7
40 Matti Jorgensen 7
41 Lux Turner 7
42 James Harrington 6
43 Maxwell Sanford 5
44 Preston Boespflug 4
45 Joel Rizzi 3
46 Marcus Phelps 2
47 Casey Cochran 2
48 Kai Aiello 2
49 Mitchell Zaremba 1
50 Jack Rogers 1
51 Mark Fineis 1
52 Josh Toth 0
53 Kyle Murdoch 0

SMX Combined Points

Pos Rider Points
1 Hunter Lawrence 615
2 Haiden Deegan 497
3 RJ Hampshire 474
4 Levi Kitchen 464
5 Jo Shimoda 418
6 Maximus Vohland 390
7 Tom Vialle 383
8 Justin Cooper 369
9 Jordon Smith 234
10 Jett Lawrence 223
11 Jalek  Swoll 195
12 Talon Hawkins 189
13 Max Anstie 181
14 Ryder DiFrancesco 181
15 Carson Mumford 173
16 Pierce Brown 159
17 Dilan Schwartz 159
18 Caden Braswell 158
19 Chance Hymas 152
20 Enzo Lopes 149
21 Jeremy Martin 147
22 Seth Hammaker 133
23 Chris Blose 133
24 Mitchell Oldenburg 131
25 Derek Kelley 126
26 Nate Thrasher 120
27 Cullin Park 117
28 Cameron Mcadoo 101
29 Daxton Bennick 101
30 Coty Schock 89
31 Stilez Robertson 87
32 Cole Thompson 87
33 Henry Miller 86
34 Austin Forkner 81
35 Jace Owen 81
36 Robbie Wageman 78
37 Michael Mosiman 71
38 Mitchell Harrison 63
39 Jeremy Hand 62
40 Preston Kilroy 60
41 Joshua Varize 60
42 Guillem Farres 57
43 Michael Hicks 57
44 Hunter Yoder 55
45 Derek  Drake 52
46 Dylan Walsh 49
47 Phillip Nicoletti 44
48 Luke Neese 44
49 Hardy Munoz 43
50 Marshal Weltin 42
51 Anthony Rodriguez 40
52 Jett Reynolds 29
53 Brock Papi 29
54 Slade Smith 28
55 A J Catanzaro 28
56 Julien Beaumer 22
57 Jorgen  Talviku 19
58 Max Miller 19
59 Austin Politelli 19
60 Jerry Robin 19
61 Josiah Natzke 17
62 Maxwell Sanford 17
63 Garrett Marchbanks 15
64 Chase Yentzer 15
65 Brandon Scharer 14
66 Gage Linville 14
67 James DeCotis 13
68 Tyson Johnson 13
69 Hunter Schlosser 13
70 Brock Bennett 12
71 Dominique Thury 12
72 Devin Simonson 12
73 Jack Chambers 12
74 Geran Stapleton 11
75 Kaeden Amerine 11
76 Lane Allison 10
77 Ty Masterpool 7
78 Matti Jorgensen 7
79 Lux Turner 7
80 James Harrington 6
81 Wilson Todd 6
82 TJ Albright 6
83 Luca Marsalisi 6
84 Preston Boespflug 4
85 Julien Benek 4
86 Hunter Cross 4
87 Brandon Ray 4
88 Matt Moss 4
89 Joel Rizzi 3
90 Dylan Woodcock 3
91 Garrett Hoffman 3
92 Lance Kobusch 3
93 Marcus Phelps 2
94 Casey Cochran 2
95 Kai Aiello 2
96 Jace Kessler 2
97 Luke Kalaitzian 2
98 Mitchell Zaremba 1
99 Jack Rogers 1
100 Mark Fineis 1
101 Josh Toth 0
102 Kyle Murdoch 0
103 Gavin Brough 0
104 Cory Carsten 0
105 Ethan Lane 0
106 Bryson Raymond 0
107 Blaze Cremaldi 0
108 Colton Aeck 0
109 Cody Williams 0
110 Austin Black 0
111 Joseph Tait 0
112 Brad West 0
113 Peyton Jackson 0
114 Vincent Varola 0
115 Tre Fierro 0
116 Carter Dubach 0
117 Gerhard Matamoros 0
118 Gage Stine 0
119 Colton Eigenmann 0
120 Steve Roman 0
121 Cameron Durow 0
122 Rody Schroyer 0
123 Bronson McClure 0
124 Evan Haimowitz 0
125 Chandler  Baker 0
126 Brantley Schnell 0
127 Jack Zarse 0
128 Lawrence Fortin III 0
129 Konnor  Visger 0
130 Nicholas McDonnell 0
131 Ricci Randanella 0
132 Charles  Tolleson 0
133 Tyler Evans 0
134 Cameron Skaalerud 0
135 Tyler Stepek 0
136 Bailey Kroone 0
137 Travis Mecking 0
138 Ashton Bloxom 0
139 Brett Greenley 0
140 Nicolas Israel 0
141 Gerald Lorenz III 0
142 Ian Kearon 0
143 Jason Fichera 0
144 Aidan Dickens 0
145 Nicholas Inman 0
146 Hunter Stempel 0
147 Pawel Maslak 0
148 Leo Tucker 0
149 Cole Jones 0
150 Keegan Rowley 0
151 Ethan Day 0
152 Jesse Jacobsen 0
153 Jaret  Finch 0
154 Jason Neidigh 0
155 Skyler Leaf 0
156 Conner Lords 0
157 Jordan Jarvis 0
158 Andrew Rossi 0
159 James Cottrell 0
160 William Crete 0
161 Jared Gumeson 0
162 Alex Ransom 0
163 Tyler Conner 0
164 Hunter Calle 0
165 Conor Sheridan 0

2023 AMA SuperMotocross Calendar

Rnd Series Stadium Location Date
4 AMA SX Angel Stadium Anaheim, CA January 28
5 AMA SX NRG Stadium Houston, TX February 4
6 AMA SX Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL February 11
2* AMA SX RingCentral Coliseum Oakland, CA February 18
7 AMA SX AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX February 25
8 AMA SX Daytona Int. Speedway Daytona Beach, FL March 4
9 AMA SX Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN March 11
10 AMA SX Ford Field Detroit, MI March 18
11 AMA SX Lumen Field Seattle, WA March 25
12 AMA SX State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ April 8
13 AMA SX Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta, GA April 15
14 AMA SX MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ April 22
15 AMA SX Nisssan Stadium Nashville, TN April 29
16 AMA SX Empower Field at Mile High Denver, CO May 6
17 AMA SX Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT May 13
18 ProMX Fox Raceway National Pala, CA May 27
19 ProMX Hangtown Classic Rancho Cordova, CA June 3
20 ProMX Thunder Valley National Lakewood, CO June 10
21 ProMX High Point National Mount Morris, PA June 17
22 ProMX RedBud National Buchanan, MI July 1
23 ProMX Southwick National Southwick, MA July 8
24 ProMX Spring Creek National Millville, MN July 15
25 ProMX Washougal National Washougal, WA July 22
26 ProMX Unadilla National New Berlin, NY August 12
27 ProMX Budds Creek National Mechanicsville, MD August 19
28 ProMX Ironman National Crawfordsbille, IN August 26
29 SMX zMAX Dragway Charlotte, NC September 9
30 SMX Chicagoland Speedway Joilet, IL September 16
31 SMX LA Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, LA September 23

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