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

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.”

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.”

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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