Jett Lawrence got a poor start and then crashed on Lap 1 of the second moto to fall as far back as 18th, but that did not bother him whatsoever as he charged through the field to sweep the races and take the overall win of the RedBud Nationals at Buchanan, Michigan. Jett remains undefeated in 2025 overalls.
“I want to start out by saying, in that race there I rode my heart out for the Zingg family,” Jett told NBC Sports’ Will Christien. “We lost a really young man this week. It was a tragic week.”
Aidan Zingg lost his life last weekend in an amateur race at Mammoth MX Park.
“I put my heart in that race,” Jett continued. “I didn’t have an ideal start and made a silly mistake by sliding out too much. I wanted it too much.”
With the victory, Jett holds a 51-point lead over Hunter Lawrence, which is more than two full motos.
Hunter also had a slow start before taking the last spot on the podium in Moto 2 to score second overall.
“That one was tough,” Hunter said. “I had to fight for it, but happy to be out racing on a beautiful July Fourth weekend. Epic fans, epic track, God Bless America.”
Jett beat Justin Cooper by more than eight seconds in the second race despite giving up a sizeable margin in the first half. Cooper finished third overall.
RJ Hampshire finished third in Moto 1 and was sixth in the second race to finish fourth.
Chase Sexton return to action to produce a fifth-place overall finish after crossing under the checkers fourth in Moto 2.
Eli Tomac’s championship hopes were all but concluded when he failed to finish Moto 1 with a mechanical issue. He was seventh in Moto 2 for and combined for 13th overall. Tomac fell to fourth in championship points.
450 Moto 2 Results
Overall Results
In Race Notes
Jorge Prado and Coty Schock battled for the lead into Turn 1 with Schock taking the top spot. Prado gave chase as Jett Lawrence got a poor start and fell outside the top 10 on Lap 1.
Aaron Plessinger was suffering from illness and fever and did not line up for the second race.
Jett crashed in the first lap and dropped to 18th.
Justin Cooper chased Prado early.
Tony Cairoli retired his Ducati at the seven-minute mark after a strong Moto 1 run.
At the nine-minute mark, Jett moved up to fifth.
Chase Sexton was in tow and fifth.
Just past the 10-minute mark, Jett passed RJ Hampshire for fourth.
Poor starts never bother Jett, however, he made his way into a podium position by Lap 7.
Jett passed Hunter for third just shy of the halfway mark. Cooper took the lead from Prado on that same lap.
Jett took the lead with five minutes remaining. Sexton came along with him and rode second. Incredibly, Jett was set to sweep the motos after his disastrous start.
Cooper rode second with Hunter rounding out the podium.
Tomac’s points woes continued as he struggled to finish seventh.
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