PALA, California: Jett Lawrence entered Fox Raceway with four consecutive 450 moto wins and an undefeated overall record in both classes. Lawrence had led every lap in the 450 class in races in which he competed. Jett ended Moto 1 seven seconds ahead of the field and remained perfect in Pala moto performances.
More importantly, the question of his health has been answered.
“I wasn’t sure [how I would perform],” Jett told Peacock’s Jason Thomas. “That was a good start. We have one more moto to do.
“The track was pretty difficult. We got a flow, but it was pretty edgy. I don’t know what was traction and what was not. Another one of those [performances] would be pretty nice.”
Justin Cooper moved into second early in the race and found a comfortable place to run. He scored his best Motocross finish in the process.
“I kept my flow all moto,” Cooper told Haley Shanley. “The track was pretty good today. It’s not usually my favorite track but I found had a good start and settled into second because I knew Jett likes to settle in, in the beginning, and then he hits the boost.”
Like his brother, Hunter Lawrence also returned from injury this weekend and he took the final position on the podium.
“It all starts with the starts,” Hunter said. “We need to replicate that.”
Keeping the theme alive, Eli Tomac moved into fourth near the midway point and returned from injury with a top-five finish.
Tomac closed the distance on Hunter in the final lap and the two crossed over the finish line jump.
Aaron Plessinger rounded out the top five after a fierce battle with RJ Hampshire, who made his 450 Motocross debut in this race, as Hampshire finished sixth.
Jorge Prado finished seventh in his first US Motocross race. He is the reigning two-time champion of MXGP.
In-Race Notes
Jett and Hunter got a strong start and banged bars in Turn 1.
Justin Cooper and Chase Sexton got around Hunter to ride first and second.
A poor start relegated Tomac to eighth on the opening lap.
Sexton tossed his goggles on the first lap. Speculation is he must have gotten dirt trapped in them on the fate. Sexton lost five seconds in the process.
On lap later, Hunter moved around Sexton into third.
Tomac passed Hampshire for fifth on Lap 3.
Sexton was expected to head into the mechanic’s area for goggles while he was running fourth, but he didn’t make it around the track. Sexton crashed and was slow to rise. He remounted in 10th.
Tomac moved to fourth with Hunter three seconds ahead of him.
Sexton retired on the following lap.
The gap among the top four stabilized to between four and five seconds between each position.
Cooper Webb began to smoke badly on Lap 5. Jason Thomas reports that it was steam and probably coolant.
On Lap 8, a battle developed for fifth between Hampshire and Aaron Plessinger. The Cowboy took the position.
One lap later, Webb went off course. Webb fell back to 10th.
Webb retired on Lap 10. Like Sexton, he didn’t earn any points in this moto.
The white flag waved over the top five of Jett, Cooper, Hunter, Tomac, and Plessinger.
Jett Lawrence was back on his bike, a mere three months after ACL surgery. He has not lost even a tenth of a second.
This is the first time Tomac and Jett have raced one another in Pro Motocross.
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