NEW BERLIN, New York: Jett Lawrence was back in his accustomed place in Moto 1 at the top of the podium and he backed that up with an equally impressive run in Moto 2 of the Unadilla MX National.
“It didn’t seem possible. You work so hard for this and it goes away,” Jett said, referencing his Supercross injury that kept him from defending that championship in 2025. “I spoke with the team for the two or three months I was [off the bike] and was manifesting: ‘The first race back, I’m winning. The championship, I’m winning.’ I manifested this every time I was at a low point, pushing through the pain of trying to get the knee to work again. ... All that pain goes into this.”
With 50 points in his pocket for the Unadilla sweep, Jett has secured the championship with one round remaining. He could turn his attention to practicing for the SuperMotocross World Championship, but still has Motocross records in mind, as he has won all but three overalls in three seasons of competition.
Jett’s Honda team was waiting for him behind the podium with bottles of bubbly, and they cooled him down with a champagne shower.
Hunter Lawrence kept Jett honest in the early stages of both motos before settling for second in the races and overall.
“I’ve always considered myself one of the top contenders,” Hunter said. “So, it’s good to be here. Obviously, congratulations to Jett. I gave it my all, both motos. I just wasn’t good enough.”
Eli Tomac took the final podium position with a pair of third-place results.
“For Unadilla, it was a pretty good performance for me,” Tomac said. “This place can be my Achilles Heel. Other than just getting outridden by the brothers today, it was a solid day for us and I’m just happy with everything other than those two.”
Fourth-place Justin Cooper and RJ Hampshire rounded out the top five.
- Mikkel Haarup broke his collarbone in the Moto 1 crash.
- Hunter earned the holeshot.
- Jett took the lead on Lap 1.
- Hunter hung with Jett for the next two laps, showing him a wheel.
- On Lap 5, Jett led Hunter by five seconds.
- Tomac moved around Cooper for third on Lap 8.
- Ken Roczen retired from eighth on Lap 12.
- Jett won by 9.3 seconds over Hunter.
In Race Notes
Hunter Lawrence earned the holeshot over Justin Cooper, but Jett Lawrence did not give up any ground and moved into second quickly.
Cooper slotted into third behind the Jett and Hunter as the field completed the first lap.
Hampshire and Tomac rounded out the top five.
Roczen lurked just outside the top five in sixth.
Hunter did not allow Jett to simply ride away. Over the next two laps, he pressured his brother and showed him a wheel.
In heavy roost, Hunter had to relinquish some ground. He trailed Jett by nearly five seconds on Lap 4.
The top five remained Jett, Hunter, Cooper, Hampshire, and Tomac.
Tomac found his rhythm and passed Hampshire on Lap 7 and Cooper on Lap 8.
Dylan Ferrandis (sixth) and Malcolm Stewart (seventh) push Roczen to eighth, but this is still an excellent run for ‘Kickstart Kenny.’
Jett cruised to victory over Hunter by 9.3 seconds.
Tomac took the final podium position.
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