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MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 4 / JULY 3, 2021 REDBUD MX / BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN P70 top guys today on a very rough track, so I'll see what I can do this week to find a little more!" CN 450MX Overall (Top 10) 1. Dylan Ferrandis (Yam) 1-2 2. Eli Tomac (Kaw) 4-1 3. Aaron Plessinger (Yam) 3-3 4. Ken Roczen (Hon) 2-6 5. Christian Craig (Yam) 5-5 6. Chase Sexton (Hon) 8-4 7. Cooper Webb (KTM) 7-9 8. Justin Barcia (GG) 9-8 9. Joey Savatgy (KTM) 10-10 10. Brandon Hartranft (Suz) 11-13 250MX Overall (Top 10) 1. RJ Hampshire (Hus) 2-2 2. Justin Cooper (Yam) 4-1 3. Jett Lawrence (Hon) 1-6 4. Hunter Lawrence (Hon) 3-4 5. Jeremy Martin (Yam) 5-3 6. Jo Shimoda (Kaw) 6-5 7. Pierce Brown (Gas) 7-7 8. Stilez Robertson (Hus) 12-8 9. Max Vohland (KTM) 10-11 10. Jalek Swoll (Hus) 8-14 said Cooper who also won the second moto at High Point. "I made a mistake in moto one and crashed on the first lap, but oth- er than that, I'm happy with my riding. We also made up some points in the championship, and we will keep digging for a better result at the next round." Hunter Lawrence said, "Been too excited, too urgent, almost, and I had been bringing that Supercross intensity in the first laps in the earlier rounds, it bit me a couple of times." Like his brother, Hunter trains and is coached by former champion Johnny O'Mara. "So, we im- proved that this weekend and were just a little more mellow in the first laps." The older Law- rence would go 3-4 in the two motos to secure fourth overall. "It was a solid day for me going 5-3 for fifth overall," said Jeremy Martin, a former two-time series champion in a previous stint with Star Racing Yamaha. "I didn't have the speed of the overall win would be dashed when he crashed on the first lap, and then had difficulty get- ting restarted in the traffic as he was caught on a steep little hill in the main line. He would later describe the predicament "like I was on the 91 highway!" [refer- encing a notoriously congested freeway in South California], Lawrence would scramble throughout the moto to go from nearly 40th to sixth. "I actually liked my second moto better than my first," admit- ted Lawrence afterwards. "Wins like the first win are always good but the second one gave me a little more of an adrenaline rush and I felt awesome. I was able to make my way through and got pretty lucky with a few guys crashing out and ended up get- ting third [overall], which is really good for one of my bad races." Cooper again holeshot the second moto, ahead of his team- mate Jeremy Martin, who made a somewhat surprising early return to the series after break- ing his hand at Thunder Valley just one month ago. Hampshire worked his way past and into second, and then out-sprinted Cooper up and around the big "Monza Turn" on the infield. But before he could put the moto win away, Hampshire fell for a third time, surrendering the lead and moto win to Cooper, but he was able to keep the overall for himself. "It was a great day for me to pick up where we left off," 2021 RedBud Pro Motocross Highlights