in pain in the first moto, finishing
11th, his worst of the year. He
fired back in moto two, passing
and holding off Hunter for third
at the line. An 11-3 kept Jett
off the overall podium for the
second week in a row and saw
the number-one plate slip away
by just two points.
"It's a new feeling for me,
getting second in a champion
-
ship," said Jett. "I put my heart
into it, but today was just an off
day. I tweaked my foot so many
times in practice and in that first
race, so it was a bummer. I tried
my best in that second one, but
I was just finished. Hunter rode
unreal this year. He was the
main guy; I did my best to try to
get him, but I just couldn't get it
What a dream come true to be
up here one last time."
Hunter Lawrence and Eli
Tomac tied for points on the
day, finishing fourth and fifth,
respectively. This was Tomac's
best overall finish in the out
-
doors this season.
"I found a good flow in moto
two, and it was nice to finish the
day strong like that," Tomac said.
"I had a lot of fun on this track –
it was one of the best tracks that
I have ever ridden, in my opinion.
For how technical it was, and the
things that it offered for us to
race, it shaped up well."
As for Jett Lawrence? The de
-
fending Pro Motocross champ
said he aggravated his injured
foot during qualifying and rode
VOLUME ISSUE SEPTEMBER , P69
Ironman Notes: Jorge Prado and
Julien Beaumer gave KTM its first
Pro Motocross sweep since Iron-
man 2014 with Ken Roczen and
Marvin Musquin... Justin Cooper
did not start the Ironman race,
choosing to complete his recovery
before the SMX Playoffs... Carson
Mumford suffered a dislocated
wrist at the previous race (Budds
Creek) and will be sidelined for the
rest of the year... Deacon Denno
suffered a collarbone injury at
Budds Creek and did not compete
in Indiana... This was the first race
of the year where neither Lawrence
brother finished on the overall
podium... Hunter Lawrence leads
the SMX points going into the Play-
offs... Cole Davies' title is the fifth
time a Yamaha rider won a 250
Supercross and MX title in a row,
but the first time it's come from
the Eastern Divisional Champion-
ship... Ducati's first year in AMA
Pro MX ended with a seventh-place
finish for Dylan Ferrandis; team-
mate Justin Barcia finished 10th...
Mikkel Haarup finished ninth in the
championship in Triumph's first
effort in the 450 class.
Briefly...
Cooper Webb ended
his Pro Motocross
career with a spot
on the box.
done—maybe I should've put some
laxative in his coffee this morning!
It was a good season, and I can't
be too bummed out after every-
thing I've gone through. I'm still
very happy—congrats to Hunter!"
250MX
The championship in the 250
division came down to the wire as
Cole Davies led Levi Kitchen by 14
points going into the final round.
Davies executed with a safe third
place in moto one, while Kitchen
