Jett Lawrence scored his 37th moto win in the RedBud Nationals in Buchanan, Michigan, to stretch his championship points advantage. Jett finished more than 15 seconds ahead of the field for the third consecutive moto.
“It was good to battle with HJ,” Jett said, referencing his brother Hunter Lawrence. “He was running well. It was hard to pass because it was so deep. I think we went back and forth like four times in one lap.”
The championship battle took a dramatic turn just past the halfway mark of Moto 1 of the RedBud Nationals in Buchanan, Michigan.
As Jett Lawrence led the field yet again, Eli Tomac’s bike began to smoke. It did not take long for the bike to expire and when it did, it at the lowest point on the track, far away from the pits. Tomac took the long walk back and failed to earn any points for the moto. The same thing happened to him in 2018 and he was barely able to recover and finish ninth in the second race that weekend.
Jett had a sketchy moment early in the moto and almost crashed as he made a pass for second around RJ Hampshire.
After losing contact with his brother and with no pressure from behind, Hunter Lawrence settled into a safe pace and dropped back more than 15 seconds to finish second.
“It was a good race,” Hunter said. “Gave Jett a run for his money in those first few laps. Just couldn’t quite get going in those later stages. We’ll go back, regroup, and get ready for the next moto.”
Tomac’s departure opened the opportunity for another rider to stand on the podium as RJ Hampshire showed continued improvement. He passed Aaron Plessinger for third and remained there until the checkers.
Plessinger continued to fade in the closing laps to elevate fourth-place Justin Cooper and Chase Sexton into the top five. (During the second moto, it was revealed Plessinger was battling a fever and illness.)
Ducati debuted this round with Tony Cairoli finishing ninth.
Haiden Deegan was pushed wide on the start to hand the early lead to Tom Vialle.
In Race Notes
Jett took the lead early in his quest to keep his perfect season alive.
Hunter was running a distant second at the halfway mark with seven seconds separating him from Jett as Tomac started to close the gap. The bad news was that Tomac’s bike was smoking at the time.
Tomac was running third with nine minutes on the clock when his bike expired.
Tomac’s departure shifted the focus to the battle for the podium between Hampshire and Plessinger.
With two minutes on the clock, it was resolved in Hampshire’s favor.
Justin Cooper joined the battle with Plessinger and took fifth.
In his return to the roster, Chase Sexton was sixth.
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