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soggy racetrack, a floppy radiator shroud, and consistent pressure from Haiden Deegan. His sec- ond moto came much easier as Hunter went untouched for the full 30-minute-plus-two-lap moto and maximized his points taking for the sixth time this summer. He now reclaims the red plate, which has changed six times this sea - son. He left Unadilla trailing Jett by 10 points; now he leads his younger brother by just one point with two motos to go. It's essen - 450MX Hunter Lawrence needed this bounce-back. After crashing out of the second moto one week ago at Unadilla and handing the points lead to his brother, Jett, the championship seemed out of reach for Hunter with only two rounds remaining. Mathemati- cally, Hunter left Unadilla need- ing to win the final four motos to claim his first AMA 450MX Pro Motocross title. He held up his end of the deal at Budds Creek and fired back with a dominant 1-1 sweep, leading every lap of both motos en route to the day's overall win. The older Lawrence, Hunter, overcame several ob - stacles in moto one, including a ROUND 10 / AUGUST 22, 2026 BUDDS CREEK MOTOCROSS | MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P66 3 ELI TOMAC 9TH (4-13) 450MX It's hard to believe, but ninth overall is Eli Tomac's best finish of the sea- son and his first top 10 of this year's outdoor campaign. He showed good pace in moto one but finished outside the top 10 in moto two. "We had a much better weekend, even though the overall results may not show that— I was happier with my riding. I was battling for a podium position almost the whole first moto, and then in the second moto, I just put myself in too bad of a position off the start to really get to the front. At this point, I'm just getting stronger and stronger, and I feel like I'll be in the podium fight for Ironman and for the SMX series." 58 DAXTON BENNICK 9TH (9-11) 250MX Daxton Bennick finished inside the top 10 for the first time since round seven at Spring Creek. "I felt like I went back to making it a little more simple for myself this weekend and just tried to have fun with it. My start was really good in moto one, and then I had a big bobble with another rider on the opening lap, so I had to work my way back to MYOWNRACE (Left) Hunter led every lap in both motos and now leads the series by one point with one round left. (Right) Jorge Prado (26) was passed by Jett Lawrence (1) late in the second moto, but he still finished second overall for the second consecutive week.