making sure I keep pushing,
breathing. At the end I barely felt
my body. It didn't hit until after,
the adrenaline I had was through
the roof."
Chase Sexton looked arguably
in his best form of the season
at the final round, keeping
Lawrence honest in both mo
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tos. The number-23 gave it his
all as he tried to dethrone his
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luckily I was able to do it," said
Lawrence. "We were trying to
push the envelope and push
Chase [Sexton] to his limit and
trying to break him… That last
moto I had every single bit of
motivation. I was pushing the
entire time. I was almost numb
to what I was feeling because
I was so focused on executing
every single thing. Every turn,
ing everything at each other for
35 minutes. Both riders found
themselves off track, dealing
with lappers, but never breaking
form. The suspense was immea
-
surable as Lawrence claimed
the win by under two seconds.
The monumental goal of a
perfect season now checked off
the list.
"I was nervous as hell but
there, the championship was over,
and we headed over to the line 13th.
I had quite a bad gate but was able
to manage a top-10 start. We started
picking guys off and got all the way to
second. I was trying to make a push
for the win but wasn't able to make
it happen. Overall, it was a good last
race. I rode really well in the second
moto, and we finished fourth overall."
9 ADAM CIANCIARULO
5TH (6-6) 450MX
Adam Cianciarulo logged fifth on the
day. Another big accomplishment
for AC is finishing the entire season
injury free. "It's been a rewarding year
with my guys! Fifth on the day and in
the championship," said Cianciarulo.
"I'm far from satisfied, but the work
has just begun. Time to make some
noise in the playoffs."
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Lawrence and Sexton (bottom right)
were about this close all day.
