For the second consecutive weekend, the AMA Supercross series faced inclement weather that left the track in a treacherous condition, this time in San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium.
While poor starts affected the performances of all Team Honda HRC riders, they ended with better results than in San Francisco, limiting what could have been considerable damage.
The Team Honda HRC Australian sibling duo of Jett and Hunter Lawrence found themselves buried in the pack off the 450SX main-event start.
The muddy surface made passing particularly risky, as the riders were forced to venture outside of the main line, where the muck was deepest.
Despite the tricky conditions, the Lawrence brothers worked their way through the pack over the course of the race.
Jett Lawrence (pictured) gained valuable championship points with a hard-fought fourth-place result, while Hunter finished three spots back in seventh.
Phoenix Racing Honda’s Dylan Ferrandis, from France, put in a strong ride to finish in sixth position, once again the highest-finishing non-factory rider.
Jett lost a position in the championship standings, slipping to third, but he actually reduced the gap to the leader, to just four points.
“Coming into the day was a bit of a rough one with my hand and I was a little bummed with fourth, but what we had going today was definitely good,” said Jett Lawrence.
“I feel good, and I’m excited to have a dry race again so I can show my actual speed.”
In the 250SX main event, fellow factory Honda star Jo Shimoda also struggled off the start, rounding the first turn toward the back of the pack.
The Japanese rider put his head down and worked through the pack. In the late stages of the race, Shimoda found himself in an intense three-rider battle for fourth place, which he would eventually secure for the night.
450SX Results:
- Aaron Plessinger (KTM)
- Cooper Webb (Yam)
- Justin Barcia (Gas)
- Jett Lawrence (Hon)
- Jason Anderson (Kaw)
- Dylan Ferrandis (Hon)
- Hunter Lawrence (Hon)
- Chase Sexton (KTM)
- Eli Tomac (Yam)
- Dean Wilson (Hon)
450SX Championship Points (after 3 of 17 rounds):
- Aaron Plessinger: 60
- Chase Sexton: 59
- Jett Lawrence: 56
- Jason Anderson: 49
- Cooper Webb: 49
- Dylan Ferrandis: 49
- Eli Tomac: 48
- Ken Roczen: 42
- Justin Barcia: 40
- Jorge Prado: 35
250SX West Region Results:
- Nate Thrasher (Yam)
- Garrett Marchbanks (Yam)
- Jordon Smith (Yam)
- Jo Shimoda (Hon)
- Levi Kitchen (Kaw)
- R.J. Hampshire (Hus)
- Mitchell Oldenburg (Hon)
- Ryder DiFrancesco (Gas)
- Hunter Yoder (Kaw)
- Anthony Bourdon (Suz)
250SX West Region Championship Points (after 3 of 10 rounds)
- Jordon Smith: 67
- Levi Kitchen: 59
- Garrett Marchbanks: 57
- R.J. Hampshire: 54
- Mitchell Oldenburg: 41
- Anthony Bourdon: 39
- Jo Shimoda: 36
- Carson Mumford: 36
- Hunter Yoder: 36
- Julien Beaumer: 33
Photo courtesy HONDA
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