Lawrence didn't win the battle
but he won the war. He finished
third after an up-and-down night
of racing which saw him crash
in his heat race and later started
ninth in the main. Lawrence
moved patiently through the
pack and later dropped the ham-
mer to secure the final spot on
the box.
This is his fourth con-
secutive 250cc title, including
Supercross
and Pro Motocross,
and he now concludes his small-
bore career on a high note.
"I just took my time," Law-
rence said. "I knew I had to get
10th
or better so I was like 'All
right, we'll just chug along.' I got
into third by half-way and these
boys [Hampshire and Kitchen]
were out front so I said 'We'll
just wrap it up here.' This was
not the track to be sending it
on. We still got the number one
plate which is nice."
CN
450SX Final
1. Chase Sexton (Hon) 28 Laps
2. Ken Roczen (Suz) +8.361
3. Adam Cianciarulo (Kaw) +24.452
4. Justin Hill (KTM) +45.389
5. Shane McElrath (Suz) 27 Laps
6. Dean Wilson (Hon) +10.392
7. Josh Hill (KTM) +20.693
8. Kyle Chisholm (Suz) +26.900
9. Grant Harlan (Yam) +29.439
10. Justin Starling (GG) +36.197
250SX West Final
1. RJ Hampshire (Hus) 21 Laps
2. Levi Kitchen (Yam) +1.353
3. Jett Lawrence (Hon) +21.231
4. Enzo Lopes (Yam) +31.607
5. Mitchell Oldenburg (Hon) +35.983
6. Max Vohland (KTM) +37.591
7. Derek Kelley (KTM) +38.334
8. Carson Mumford (Kaw) +48.160
9. Cole Thompson (Yam) 20 Laps
10. Robbie Wageman (Suz) +4.331
ROUND 16 / MAY 6, 2023
EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH / DENVER, COLORADO
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Levi Kitchen led all but three
laps of the 250SX main event.
He ended up second.
