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both motos. The two went at it in their first-ever race together and gave the fans a show for several laps. Lawrence's start in moto two put him outside the podium, as a post-race fork change forced him to adjust to them in the first few laps. He showed patience and maturity as he worked his way toward, and later around, Roczen. Law - rence is now eight-for-eight in motos as the series nears the halfway mark. "It was fun. That's the first real battling and passing I've had to do so far," Lawrence said. "For not feeling that great today, on the track and with suspen - sion, it was still a good day." Adam Cianciarulo used two consistent fourth-place finishes to land the final spot on the podium. It was his best overall result of the season and his first 450MX overall podium since High Point in 2021. "AC" put in great pace in both motos, which saw him run as high as second place before his dreaded arm fatigue set in. him to seventh. A holeshot and a strong second in moto two salvaged his overall score and put him on the podium. "I tried to pop out of the rut and just tucked the front end and went down," Roczen said of his first-moto crash. "I was uphill and stuck in the ruts and had a hard time finding neutral. When I did find neutral, it would pop out every time I kicked it." Roczen is contracted to race the World Supercross Champi - onship, which starts July 1. Lawrence still managed to keep the streak alive, but it wasn't easy. The points leader fell in both practice sessions and then again in the first moto when he tucked the front end in the transition in one of the hills. "I feel like that crash was al - most needed for me," Lawrence said. "It was good to have that and get the focus going again. I don't think it's just going to be easy where you holeshot and lead laps [every time]." Despite the falls, he still man - aged to track down Roczen in VOLUME ISSUE JUNE , P75 COOPER CRASHES OUT Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) crashed in the second 250MX qualifying session. He swapped in the roll- ers and took a handlebar to the neck and chin. He did not race the motos. "My chest and neck got crushed by the handlebars," Cooper said the next day. "My throat started to close up in the Alpinestars medical unit, and I was immediately transported to the nearest hospital. I spent the night there and am headed back home to Florida now to start my recovery." PRIVATEER POWER Denmark's Matti Jorgensen, on an MJ Racing-backed KTM, turned heads in 250MX qualify- ing. In his AMA Pro racing debut, he qualified second, approxi- mately two-tenths of a second behind Haiden Deegan. Unfortu- nately for him, he crashed out of moto one and did not start moto two. He wasn't the only priva- teer who stood out in qualifying. Pennsylvania's own Steve Ro- man, on a Hillview Motorsports Yamaha, qualified an impressive fifth. He ended up going 37-26 in the motos. NO SEXTON AGAIN Honda HRC's Chase Sexton did not suit up for the High Point National. The 2023 Supercross Championship is still recovering from a concussion he suffered while practicing shortly after the Pala National opener. He is also recovering from mono. The team hasn't announced a definite Briefly... 2023 High Point Pro Motocross Highlights