Young Australian Jett Lawrence continued his dominance of the 250 class at round seven of the AMA Pro Motocross Championships at the weekend.
The Honda star notched his second 1-1 performance in a row, this time at Millville, Minnesota’s Spring Creek National.
Lawrence was the stand-out of the field, although brother and team-mate Hunter Lawrence nearly bested him in race one before finishing third overall with 2-5 results.
Meanwhile, in the 450cc class ranks, Colorado’s Eli Tomac was the dominant figure, finishing 1-1, while Honda’s Chase Sexton took second overall with 2-2 scores.
Jett Lawrence took the first 250 holeshot, then was overtaken by Justin Cooper on lap one.
Cooper fell, delaying Jett long enough for Hunter to take over at the front.
From there, a brotherly battle ensued for the remainder of the moto, the Lawrence sibling rivals establishing a big margin over third place.
Hunter led the majority of the distance, but Jett took advantage of lapped riders to move by his brother two laps from the end and take the win. His advantage was just over half a second, and third place was 35 seconds back.
Following a red flag incident in race two, Jett got a third-place start and was to the front by the second lap.
While Hunter recovered from a poor start, Jett rode to the win with an advantage of just under 8 seconds on second place. Hunter climbed to fifth by the finish, for third overall.
Jett’s overall win was his sixth in seven tries this season, the 11th of his career, and it marked his third sweep of the year. Jett also grew his moto-win total to 16 (nine out of 14 this season).
Next weekend will find the AMA Pro Motocross series hitting the three-quarter mark, with the Washougal National in Washington state.
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RESULTS & STANDINGS:
450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish, Points):
1 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha (1-1, 50)
2 Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda (2-2, 44)
3 Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Kawasaki (3-4, 38)
4 Christian Craig, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha (5-3, 36)
5 Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM (4-6, 33)
6 Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., GASGAS (6-5, 31)
7 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM (7-7, 28)
8 Benny Bloss, Oak Grove, Mo., KTM (9-10, 23)
9 Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., Husqvarna (10-11, 21)
10 Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki (17-8, 17)
450 Class Championship Standings (Round 7 of 12):
1 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha – 317 Points
2 Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda – 312 Points
3 Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Kawasaki – 245 Points
4 Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda – 241 Points
5 Christian Craig, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha – 220 Points
6 Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 218 Points
7 Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., GASGAS – 190 Points
8 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM – 177 Points
9 Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki – 142 Points
10 Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., Husqvarna – 139 Points
250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finishes, Points):
1 Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda (1-1, 50)
2 Jo Shimoda, Japan, Kawasaki (3-2, 42)
3 Hunter Lawrence, Australia, Honda (2-5, 38)
4 Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (6-3, 35)
5 RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Husqvarna (5-4, 34)
6 Max Vohland, Sacramento, Calif., KTM (4-6, 33)
7 Seth Hammaker, Bainbridge, Pa., Kawasaki (8-7, 27)
8 Ryder DiFrancesco, Bakersfield, Calif., Kawasaki (13-8, 21)
9 Pierce Brown, Sandy, Utah, GASGAS (12-9, 21)
10 Carson Mumford, Simi Valley, Calif., Suzuki (16-10, 16)
250 Class Championship Standings (Round 7 of 12):
1 Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda – 311 Points
2 Hunter Lawrence, Australia, Honda – 284 Points
3 Jo Shimoda, Japan, Kawasaki – 266 Points
4 Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha – 232 Points
5 Levi Kitchen, Washougal, Wash., Yamaha – 180 Points
6 Seth Hammaker, Bainbridge, Pa., Kawasaki – 178 Points
7 Michael Mosiman, Sebastopol, Calif., GASGAS – 169 Points
8 Stilez Robertson, Bakersfield, Calif., Husqvarna – 169 Points
9 RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Husqvarna – 166 Points
10 Max Vohland, Sacramento, Calif., KTM – 162 Points
