that second moto, it was a lot of
work. I was only able to get up
to fifth, but it was good enough
for a podium. Putting two solid
motos together for me right now
is a step in the right direction
and being on the box is nice."
Justin Barcia (TLD/GasGas)
looked back to form as he raced
at the front of the pack and
finished fifth overall.
Monster Energy Star Racing
Yamaha's Dylan Ferrandis was
feeling ill coming into the race,
but still grabbed a podium in
race one and finished sixth over
-
all ahead of Adam Cianciarulo,
Garrett
Marchbanks, Ty Master-
pool and Phil Nicoletti.
250MX
At this point, the 250MX
Championship is Hunter Law-
rence's to lose. The points
leader came into
the penul-
timate round with a 22-point
advantage
and heads to the
final round with the same. The
first moto, which turned out to
be a 15-minute sprint for the
win, saw a tug-of-war between
Lawrence and title rival Justin
Cooper. Lawrence, on the HRC
Honda, seemed to throw every
-
thing at him but knew that the
second
moto was the critical
one. The number-96 executed
a dominant holeshot and led all
17 laps to take the win and the
overall victory, solidifying his
hold on the championship with
only one round remaining.
Cooper, on the Monster Energy
Star Racing Yamaha, claimed
second overall with 1-2 scores
on the day. He set the fastest
ROUND 10 / AUGUST 19, 2023
BUDDS CREEK RACEWAY / MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND
MOTOCROSS I PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / SUPERCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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2023 Budds Creek Motocross Highlights
Hunter Lawrence led every lap
of the all-important 250MX
second moto.
