last minute I thought it was go-
ing to be a really dirty move if I
followed
through, so I backed
out of it," Lawrence said. "We
were close; it was a good race.
I feel like the first 15 minutes
were just trying to get it under
my belt, as I feel like the last
five minutes are where I can
make up that gap. I really love
what I can do in 20 minutes
and just hit my marks."
final lap and nearly forced a
pass on Tomac down the start
straight. He showed serious
restraint and backed out at the
last minute to preserve the race
for both riders. A second in San
Diego matches his best ca-
reer Supercross finish (Denver
2024).
"I think I shot too fast on the
last lap and thought I'd dive
bomb into the corner, but at the
cool to see the data behind it...27.6
Gs. Not something you ever want
to put to the test, but, damn, I'm just
so grateful I was wearing it!" Barcia
says he's not sure when he'll be
back on the track, but said he will
do so as quickly as he can.
SAN DIEGO NOTES
No penalties were handed out for
Haiden Deegan's
controversial controversial
pass pass on Max Anstie, or Chase
Sexton's gate contact at the start,
or Ken Roczen's off-track excursion
and re-entry, or the Sexton/Webb
contact. However, a penalty was
issued to
Vince Friese Vince Friese for disre-
garding the blue flag and blue-flag
protocol on multiple occasions dur-
ing the main event. Friese received
a warning and two penalty points
towards his Supercross license...
Aaron Plessinger Aaron Plessinger was still feeling
ill in San Diego: "[After my heat
race] my chest was on fire and I
had a headache."... This is Tomac's
first back-to-back 450SX win since
rounds 11-12 in 2023... San Diego
was another sold-out crowd with a
capacity of 35,000...
2025 Anaheim 2025 Anaheim
1 was the most-streamed SMX
race of all time with over 87 million
minutes of coverage streamed on
Peacock.
Briefly...
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