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SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY CUP MONSTER ENERGY CUP / OCTOBER 19, 2019 L AS VEGAS, NEVADA / SAM BOYD STADIUM P62 "Practice went really well—I went P1 in all three—and then in the main events, I got really good jumps and just had to make one pass and rode my own races," Lawrence said. Lawrence went on to heavily advocate for donuts as a nutri- tional device and reward system and actually brought a Ziploc bag with three glazed donuts in it to the press conference. "It's donuts!" Lawrence said. "What's not to like about do- nuts?! But as long as I put a little bit of extra hours on the cycle bike, I think I should be good." SUPERMINI FUTURES Like the 250cc Futures class, the Supermini Futures class fea- his teammate off for the race win and overall victory! It was an exciting way to finish out the night, and Cianciarulo was thrilled to say the least, winning his first 450cc race and taking home the $100,000 check. "Obviously, it feels good," Cianciarulo said. 250cc FUTURES Factory Connection Honda's Jett Lawrence—younger brother of Hunter Lawrence—was dominant in the 250cc Futures class, starting near the front in both motos and winning them both going away. Second overall went to Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Jalek Swoll with a 3-2 score. from happening again. First, one of the main events was run backward on the track, but there were also three completely different starts; one outside the stadium into a grass left-hand turn, and two inside the stadium with one turning left and one turning right. Right-hand first turns are notorious for causing first- turn pileups (although nothing major happened at this year's MEC). This format didn't necessarily change anything in the results, but Feld saved about $900,000 this year, so that's a mission accomplished! JMART Geico Honda's Jeremy Martin re- turned to action after a lengthy back injury. "To be 100-percent honest, I decided to race last Sunday," Martin said. "I'm just starting to feel decent. I'm not back to my old form, but I felt safe enough to go race and be around people, so that's it. I wanted to get some gate drops." Martin's recovery has been difficult. "I was 149 pounds before I got hurt, and when I got out of the hospital I was 120," Martin said. "But then I had to go back in again to get another surgery, so I'm starting from ground zero, and it's important, es- pecially with what happened, that I build my body back up, and the 450 is an important part of that process. It's heavier, it's faster. You've got to be strong, and have good tech- nique, and getting back on a 250, the 450 helps, I think." THE OTHER OTHER LAWRENCE Jett Lawrence—the younger brother of Geico Honda's Hunter Law- rence—was absolutely dominant in Briefly... It's been a while since we've seen Chad Reed racing. He cracked the top 10 overall on a private Honda.