Lawrence and Tomac win Daytona Supercross

2023 AMA Supercross Championship

Round Eight – Daytona Beach, Florida

250 Heat One

The first six-minute plus one lap heat of the night went to Nate Thrasher.

Tom Vialle led early on as Thrasher looked for a way through but it was clear the Monster Energy Yamaha man had superior speed. Once past the 22-year-old Frenchman, who defended his position strongly, Thrasher pulled away.

Haiden Deegan worked his way past Chris Blose and then Michael Mosiman after the GASGAS rider made a mistake that allowed the 17-year-old through to a podium finish.

250 Heat One Results

250 Heat Two

Fastest qualifier Hunter Lawrence was third out of turn one behind Hardy Munoz and Jordon Smith but moved quickly into second place and set about chasing down Smith.

17-year-old Chance Hymas then moved up to third place followed by Jeremy Martin.

Hunter Lawrence bided his time as he followed Smith for much of the race but once past the Monster Energy Yamaha man the Aussie pulled the pin and streaked away, setting a fastest lap of the race in the process that was 1.4-seconds quicker than anyone else’s best.

250 Heat Two Results

250 LCQ Results

250 Main

Max Anstie scored the holeshot ahead of Nate Thrasher, Tom Vialle and Hunter Lawrence but that trio wasted no time in passing the Brit with Vialle taking the early lead from Thrasher and Lawrence.

Hunter Lawrence then put a move on Thrasher which left the Heat One victor on the deck. Lawrence then wasted no time in passing Vialle as some light rain started falling at Daytona. Tom Vialle then went down hard from second place.

Hunter Lawrence then continued to pull away from the field to score a dominant victory that extended his championship lead to 14-points over fellow Honda rider Max Anstie who took his second P2 for the season.

Haiden Deegan fended off some advances from Jeremy Martin to complete the podium and strengthen his third place in the championship.

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Jordon Smith home fourth ahead of Jeremy Martin and Chance Hymas.

Nate Thrasher clawed his way back to a tenth place finish but not before going down again halfway through the race to make life really tough for himself.

250 Main Results

250 East Championship Points

450 Heat One

Chase Marquier scored the holeshot but was quickly overhauled by Eli Tomac and Ken Roczen.

Tomac and Roczen then broke away from the pack but the Suzuki man could not get on terms with the defending champ and had to settle for second.

Justin Barcia came home third well ahead of Aaron Plessinger and Justin Cooper.

450 Heat One Results

450 Heat Two

RJ Hampshire scored the holeshot ahead of his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team-mate Christian Craig and that pair held sway up front over the opening laps.

Hampshire was never headed but Cooper Webb got the better of Craig for second place.  Chase Sexton and Jason Anderson then pushed Craig further back to fifth before the chequered flag.

450 Heat Two Results

450 LCQ Results

450 Main

Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb led Chase Sexton as the 450 Main got underway at Daytona and the trio remained in the top three for the entire race distance.

Tomac sneaked ahead of Webb nine-minutes into the race and tried to make a break.

Chase Sexton closed to within striking distance of Webb before making a mistake that allowed Justin Barcia to challenge him for that third position but Sexton recovered well enough to stretch away from the GASGAS man once again.

On the final lap Eli Tomac had almost two-seconds on Cooper Webb, who in turn had eight-seconds on Sexton and those gaps remained pretty much the same all the way to the chequered flag.

That victory extended Tomac’s lead in the championship to five-points over Webb who in turn has an equidistant five-point advantage over Sexton.

450 Main Results

450 Championship Points