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dis held a 39-point lead over Honda's Ken Roczen in the points standings (392-353) with Tomac another 22 points back. The points situation didn't seem to affect any of them in the first and the vibe was good. It was good to get two good starts and that helped me execute what I did. Everything fell into place, not many mistakes, so it was good." Going into the event Ferran- "It's awesome to celebrate this first win of the championship with the entire Monster Energy Ka- wasaki team," said Tomac, who has now won the Ironman 450cc National three years in a row. "In both motos today, I gave myself a good track position at the start and really jelled with the track well which led to a great overall result." For Honda's Lawrence, now 18, it was all good. "Today was a good day. It's a great feeling, it shows I'm not giving up," he said after winning for the second time in three races and his third overall win of the series. "I've been needing this for a while now. It feels good and I hope I can continue this through the rest of the season. I was having fun with the track and having a good flow ROUND 10 / AUGUST 28, 2021 IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA P68 MOTOCROSS I LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP analyst Jeff Emig was brought in at the last minute and will work the last two rounds, as well. IRONMAN MX NOTES: Justin Barcia sat out the Ironman National, as he continues to recu- perate from a concussion... Barcia's teammate Pierce Brown is also recovering from an injury and did not ride... Husqvarna's Jalek Swoll injured his shoulder during qualify- ing. He did the sighting lap but felt he would be unable to finish the race and withdrew... 250MX winner Jett Lawrence donated his winnings to the Racers 4 Waverly Fund. If Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis and Australia's Jett Lawrence hold on to win their respective titles, it will mark the first time in AMA Pro Motocross history that an American failed to win at least one of the series titles… Jo Shimoda's runner-up finish matches his career-best in AMA Pro Motocross, as well as matching the best-ever finish for a Japan- born rider in this series. Shimoda is already the first Japanese rider ever to win an AMA 250 Supercross. Briefly... Ken Roczen (94) couldn't pull the trigger when he needed to. A 3-5 all but ended his chance to win the 450MX title. He must finish ahead of Ferrandis next week to keep the title race alive.