Following a rare second-place overall finish at Anaheim 2 and a two-week break in the 250SX West series, Australian Jett Lawrence returned to his winning ways at round six, the Oakland Supercross, which had been postponed five weeks due to rain.
The young Australian took his third victory of the season and extended his title-chase advantage to 20 points.
In the premier 450cc division, Honda team-mate Chase Sexton kept his podium streak alive, taking third place, behind Cooper Webb (KTM) and race winner and series leader Eli Tomac (Yamaha).
Lawrence got a great jump out of the gate to start the 250SX West main event, but exited turn one in third.
He passed Cameron McAdoo in the whoops on lap 3, then took over the lead on lap 5 when RJ Hampshire went down in a corner. Once in front, Lawrence began pulling away, ultimately winning by over 16 seconds.
With the next 250SX West round over a month away, Lawrence will begin supercross testing on the CRF450RWE, but not with an eye toward racing the premier class at AMA Supercross East Region events.
Instead, this will be prep work for the three SuperMotocross rounds, scheduled to take place in September.
RESULTS & STANDINGS AFTER ROUND SIX:
450SX Class Results:
1 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha
2 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM
3 Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda
4 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM
5 Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki
6 Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS
7 Christian Craig, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna
8 Joey Savatgy, Clermont, Fla., Kawasaki
9 Colt Nichols, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
10 Justin Cooper, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha
450SX Class Championship Standings:
1 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha (139)
2 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (132)
3 Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda (132)
4 Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki (111)
5 Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki (104)
6 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM (104)
7 Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS (97)
8 Joey Savatgy, Clermont, Fla., Kawasaki (82)
9 Colt Nichols, Murrieta, Calif., Honda (75)
10 Christian Craig, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna (75)
Western Regional 250SX Class Results:
1 Jett Lawrence, Zephyrhills, Fla., Honda
2 RJ Hampshire, Minneola, Fla., Husqvarna
3 Cameron McAdoo, Sioux City, Iowa, Kawasaki
4 Levi Kitchen, Havana, Fla., Yamaha
5 Pierce Brown, Sandy, Utah, GASGAS
6 Enzo Lopes, Chesterfield, S.C., Yamaha
7 Max Vohland, Granite Bay, Calif., KTM
8 Mitchell Oldenburg, Godley, Tex., Honda
9 Cole Thompson, Brigden, ON, Yamaha
10 Mitchell Harrison, Leesburg, Fla., GASGAS
Western Regional 250SX Class Championship Standings:
1 Jett Lawrence, Zephyrhills, Fla., Honda (101)
2 RJ Hampshire, Minneola, Fla., Husqvarna (81)
3 Cameron McAdoo, Sioux City, Iowa, Kawasaki (80)
4 Mitchell Oldenburg, Godley, Tex., Honda (69)
5 Levi Kitchen, Havana, Fla., Yamaha (63)
6 Enzo Lopes, Chesterfield, S.C., Yamaha (63)
7 Stilez Robertson, Bakersfield, Calif., Yamaha (52)
8 Max Vohland, Granite Bay, Calif., KTM (52)
9 Pierce Brown, Sandy, Utah, GASGAS (51)
10 Dylan Walsh, New Zealand, Kawasaki (49)
Photo courtesy Honda
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