LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Jett Lawrence (1:27.627) bookended the second qualification session with a fast lap early and an even faster time late.
“I just went faster,” Jett said. “The track started coming around. We got a little more grip so you could get on the gas a little harder, and like I said earlier the lines started to flow a bit better. We put two really good lap times together — between a tenth, so it’s consistent. We need to make sure we execute the start and execute laps and give myself the best chance.”
His speed surprised Race Day Live analysts Adam Cianciarulo and Justin Brayton, but he was not the only rider to break the 1:28-mark.
Hunter Lawrence (1:27.771) joined him at the end of the session to land 0.145 seconds back.
The third-ranked rider, Eli Tomac (1:27.926), was right there with the brothers. He was third overall.
Fourth-place Justin Cooper (1:28.185) and RJ Hampshire (1:28.681) rounded out the top five.
Qualification 2 Results
Combined Qualification
Qualification 1
Jett (1:30.965) made a couple of mistakes in the first session, crashing once riding off course at least once. But that did not matter in the least as he jumped to the top of the board as time was running off the clock the first qualification session.
“I had to straighten my bars,” Jett replied to a question from Peacock’s Haley Shanley about his visit to the mechanic’s area. “I tweaked the bars a little bit, but luckily they got straightened. They’re good again. They watered [the track] a lot. It’s going to be pretty hot today, so they are trying to keep moisture in it, but that creates a lot of slick spots. I think the next one is going to be faster. It will dry out more and get some more race lines and flowing lines and we made sure to put another good lap in.”
Hampshire (1:31.111) spent most of the session as the fastest rider before being eclipsed by Jett. Hampshire was second.
Hunter (1:31.296) kept pace with his brother during his quest to win the 450 championship. He was third.
Tomac (1:31.489) was fast early and held on to finish fourth overall.
Joey Savatgy )1:31.866) rounded out the top five.
Wild Card
Coty Schock qualified for the 450 SuperMotocross Championship finale after winning the Wild Card race (Last Chance Qualifier).
Schock beat Derek Drake by a little more than two seconds with Benny Bloss taking the third position.
Marshall Weltin )fourth), Grant Harlan (fifth), Harri Kullas (sixth) and Dean Wilson also advanced.
The battle for the final transfer position was closely fought between Wilson and John Short, who came up about two bike-lengths of making the features.
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