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that second moto, so it definitely
wasn't easy, but I'm thankful for
my team and everyone who's
helped me get to this point."
Hunter Lawrence is fresh off
his first-ever overall victory and
was the only rider with a math
-
ematical chance at the cham-
pionship. The older Lawrence
brother
made things interesting
in the early laps of each moto
result, clinching the title one
round early.
"It didn't seem possible [after
the ACL injury in Supercross]. You
work so hard for this, and then
it's taken away from you in an
instant," Lawrence said. "Going
1-1 on the day and finally wrap
-
ping up the championship feels
amazing. HJ [Hunter Lawrence]
put a lot of pressure on me in
TRIUMPH TROUBLES
Triumph now has two riders on
the injured list after Jalek Swoll
tore his calf muscle at the Iron-
man National. Swoll has also
been dealing with a torn UCL
in his thumb and is looking to
return in 2026 fully healed. Mikkel
Haarup also suffered a crash at
Unadilla, which resulted in a bro-
ken collarbone.
ROCZEN RETURNS
Ken Roczen used the Unadilla
race as a tune-up for the upcom-
ing SMX Playoffs. He's been side-
lined for all the outdoors with an
ankle injury and wanted to test the
waters. The Suzuki rider battled
to an impressive fifth in moto
one while showing good speed
in the first part of the race. His
day ended early, however, when
he chose to pull off the track just
four laps into the second moto,
reportedly not wanting to push his
recovering body, resulting in 5-38
scores for 13th overall.
ROOKIE DEBUTS
Two new faces made their pro
debuts at Unadilla, with Monster
Energy Star Racing Yamaha's
Caden Dudney (pictured) and
Rockstar Husqvarna's Landon
Gibson getting their feet wet at
the final two Nationals of the year.
Dudney finished a strong seventh
in the first moto and a 13th in the
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