Shimoda's been no slouch
lately, with back-to-back second-
moto wins as of late. Lawrence
did bring home another overall
win but did not take the title a
round early as expected. He
picked through the field to take
the win in moto one but played
it safe with a third in moto two.
A 1-3 score still gave him first
overall, but technically pushed
the title fight back to the finale.
It seems like neither Jett nor his
team is in any real hurry to rush
or jeopardize the championship.
With 41 points over Shimoda,
Jett will likely take the title next
week barring any real disaster.
"First moto it was a decent
start," said Lawrence. "Was able
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MOTOCROSS I LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
energy to push," he said after the
Budds Creek race.
DEEGAN'S DEBUT
"For Haiden, we learned a lot this
weekend," said Monster Energy
Star Racing Yamaha 250cc Team
Manager Jensen Hendler. "The
whole point of bringing him in was
to gain experience. It is good for
him to learn the everyday workings
of a professional class, from the
schedule to racing. I think we all
took away what we wanted from
this first race."
HYMAS TOPS MOTO
COMBINE
Honda rider Chance Hymas won
the second running of the 2022
MX Sports Pro Racing Scouting
MotoCombine, which was held
at Ironman Raceway the night
before the National. The Combine
features several of the nation's
top amateur motocrossers who
are mentored for the day by top
veteran racers, including Michael
Byrne, Chad Reed and Broc
Tickle. Hymas, who was teamed
with Byrne, won both 25-minute-
plus-two-lap motos. Honda HRC
will support Hymas in his first pro
race this weekend at Pala. Evan
Ferry (Yamaha) was 2-3 for second
overall, while Daxton Bennick
(KTM) went 4-2 for third overall.
Mark Fineis (KTM) and Enzo Tem-
merman (Kawasaki) rounded out
the top five overall.
Briefly...
Jett Lawrence
played it relatively
safe and still
grabbed another
overall.
