Hunter Lawrence wins Washougal 450 National after Jett Lawrence crashes, penalized

Hunter Lawrence finished second in the first moto and won Moto 2 to score the overall win in the Washougal (Wash.) National in Round 25 of the SuperMotocross World Championship, Round 8 of Pro Motocross.

Hunter earned the holeshot, but was unable to shake Jett in the opening laps. Jett paced Hunter for the first half of the race and then found the speed he needed to make the pass.

Moments after it was announced that Jett would be penalized one position for accelerating off track during an earlier incident, Jett took the lead on Lap 8. He crashed on that same lap and handed the lead back to Hunter.

The incident that brought Jett’s penalty was during the first lap as he battled with Hunter. Jett jumped wide and accelerated in the final moments before pulling back on course.

“In my head, we’re going into a high speed section,” Jett told Peacock’s Jason Thomas regarding the penalty. “I didn’t really gain ground, so I just wanted to get back on the track with speed, not try and come out, going slow and then get rear-ended. So it is what it is. We’ll go on.”

With a 1-3, he was scored second overall.

Jett Lawrence wins 450 Washougal Moto 1 with a return to championship form

Jett Lawrence resumed his dominant form one week after losing the red plate by 10 points.

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Both of Jett’s incidents allowed Haiden Deegan to close the gap and challenge the defending champion. With the penalty, Deegan was scored second in Moto 2.

Deegan finished fourth in the first moto for a third-place finish overall.

Jorge Prado had a bad start and was well outside the top five during the first three laps. He steadily moved through the ranks and slipped into fourth in the second half of the race.

Prado was fourth overall with a 3-4.

Dylan Ferrandis rounded out the top five overall with finishes of fifth in both motos.

RJ Hampshire battled with Justin Barcia for a top five position on Lap 4 before crashing. He recovered and caught Barcia late in the race, this time for the sixth position after Ferrandis had completed the pass on his teammate.

Barcia finished seventh overall.

Eli Tomac had another bad start. He was outside the top 20 on Lap 1 and was only able to climb to 14th.

Moto 1 results
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Overall results