CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana: Hunter Lawrence scored his first Pro Motocross victory at Ironman Raceway after his brother Jett Lawrence was penalized one lap in Moto 1 and Chase Sexton crashed hard to damage his bike in Moto 2. Hunter has finished second overall 10 times in his career without the victory.
“I haven’t the energy to be emotional or happy at the moment,” Hunter said. “Man, it’s hot. I’m finished. I’m so happy to get one after 10 second-places. I’ve been the best second-place guy this year. It’s good to get the monkey off my back.”
Hunter finished second in both motos to score the victory. He finished behind Sexton in the first moto in a thrilling conclusion to that race and moved into the runner-up position late in Moto 2 when Eli Tomac stalled his bike.
RJ Hampshire finished second overall with results of third and fourth.
“I’m a man of my word,” Hampshire said. “I said I’d be here (on the podium) by the end of this thing. Yeah, I needed some help, but my speed’s getting better, my strength is getting better, my bike is getting better.
Tomac finished third overall with a sixth and third in the two motos.
“I’m surprised,” Tomac said. “I’ve just been having a rough day. Physically, I’m not well right now. I was able to come back in Moto 2 and honestly, I’m surprised I held on there.”
Jett Lawrence was penalized a lap in Moto 1, which dropped him to 17th in the running. He was credited sixth overall with results of 17th and first. With his Moto 2 win, he tied James Stewart for career moto wins in this class.
“I guess you can take that away,” Jett responded after the news he tied Stewart. “It wasn’t my best day. Rules are ... it is what it is, but the more important this is (Hunter) getting his first win. It’s been a long time coming. I’m pumped he got (the win).”
Responding to a question about his recovery in Moto 2, Jett said: “I had a good flow. I don’t know how I got to first. I just kind of blacked out because I was so pissed off. A couple laps in, I was in the lead and said ‘We’ll take it.’ I had a few good lines, but I wasn’t happy with my ride today, honestly. It might not look like it on TV but I felt a bit like a swamp rat this whole weekend.”
- Jett Lawrence was penalized a lap for jumping the Moto 1 start.
- Hunter Lawrence won Moto 1.
- Eli Tomac earned the holeshot but Hunter moved around quickly.
- Riding angry, Jett took the top spot later on Lap 1.
- Moto 1 winner Chase Sexton crashed on Lap 5 and damaged his bike. He will not finish.
- After securing the on Lap 2, Jett managed his lead over the field by a comfortable margin.
- Hunter fell back to fourth on Lap 5.
- Tomac moved to second on that same lap.
- Tomac stalled on Lap 14, handing second to Hunter.
- Jett won by 6.487 seconds.
In Race Notes
Jett was penalized for jumping the start of Moto 1 and had a poor gate selection after being credited with a finish of 17th in the first race.
The penalty dropped him from third to 17th.
Tomac earned the holeshot, but a highly motivated and angry Jett was taking no prisoners. and he moved into second quickly on Lap 1.
Jett took the lead on Lap 2.
Disaster for Sexton as he crashed on Lap 5 and had difficulty picking up his bike. Sexton would not finish after damaging his bike. Sexton went down early and while trying to overcome the deficit, landed badly on a jump. Sexton had just taken third away from Hunter at the time and would have been in a position to win the overall.
Jett amassed a nine-second advantage over Tomac on Lap 8. Hunter moved into third with Sexton’s crash and was in position for the overall win a 2-3.
Jett managed his lead in Moto 2 as the battle for second heated up between Hunter and Tomac. The margin of victory was 6.5 seconds with Tomac another six seconds back in third.
Tomac stalled his bike late in the moto and handed second back over to Hunter.
Jett won over Hunter and Tomac.
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