Glory for Jett Lawrence - Heartbreak for Eli Tomac

2023 AMA Supercross Championship

Round 16 – Empower Field at Mile High – Colorado

Eli Tomac was on home turf in Colorado and had a mathematical chance of wrapping up the 450 Championship in front of his home crowd but instead fans got to witness a cruel break for the 30-year-old.

Tomac went into the round with an 18-point buffer over Chase Sexton after scoring seven wins this season. Rivals such as Cooper Webb, Justin Barcia and Jason Anderson were out injured and it looked as though it was going to now be a cruise to the title for Tomac.

It looked as though Tomac was going to take the victory and potentially wrap up the championship in front of his home crowd.

However, while leading the Main the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider landed awkwardly and managed to rupture his achilles tendon without even falling off the bike. Tomac pulled off the circuit before idling back to the pits holding his left leg out straight away from the peg. That injury rules Tomac out for the rest of the season, and many pundits are predicting that Tomac will now call it a day on his career.

Chase Sexton went on to win and take the championship lead. With one round remaining Sexton now has a seven-point lead over Tomac, who will not contest the final round. Sexton’s next closest competitor is Cooper Webb, who is also not expected to race next weekend. Ken Roczen is 43-points behind Sexton, and thus it is fair to say that Chase Sexton will be crowned 450 AMA Supercross Champion for 2023.

Chase Sexton is now guaranteed the 450 crown

Earlier Jett Lawrence took his CRF250R to a safe third-place finish to build an unassailable points lead in the 250SX West Region Championship. That saw the teenager crowned champ with a round still to go. That comes a week after his brother Hunter wrapped up the 250 East Championship. With Sexton now certain to clinch the 450 crown that will make it a clean sweep for Honda.

Jett Lawrence
2023 250SX West Region Champion

It was not all plain sailing for Jett on the night. An early fall in his Heat race after getting collected from behind saw him at the back of the field before clawing his way back up to fourth place to secure his spot in the Main. He was tenth early on in the Main and played it safe as he worked his way up to third place which was enough to secure the crown.

RJ Hampshire won the 250 contest on the night ahead of Levi Kitchen. Hampshire is now almost certain to take second place in the title as he has a 26-point lead over Enzo Lopes. Aussie Geran Stapleton finished 17th in the 250 Main.

Jett Lawrence embraced by brother Hunter.

Still only 19, Jett Lawrence will kick off his 450 career aboard the factory Team Honda HRC CRF450RWE on May 27, when the AMA Pro Motocross series commences in Pala, California. Rumours also suggest that Hunter might also move up to the 450 ranks for the Pro Motocross Championship.

250 Heat One Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Laps/Interval
1	Levi Kitchen	Yamaha YZ250F	10 Laps
2	Rj Hampshire	Husqvarna FC 250 RE	+06.414
3	Max Vohland	KTM 250 SX-F FE	+18.028
4	Derek Kelley	KTM 250 SX-F	+21.659
5	Robbie Wageman	Suzuki RM-Z250	+30.579
6	Cole Thompson	Yamaha YZ250F	+33.650
7	Jerry Robin	GASGAS MC 250F	+35.485
8	Mitchell Harrison	GASGAS MC 250F	+36.397
9	Dominique Thury	Yamaha YZ250F	+39.351
10	Brandon Ray	Honda CRF250R	+56.862
11	RJ Wageman	Yamaha YZ250F	9 Laps
12	Christopher Prebula	KTM 250 SX-F	+07.855
13	Mcclellan Hile	Honda CRF250R	+15.481
14	Blaine Silveira	Suzuki RM-Z250	+19.140
15	Alexander Nagy	KTM 250 SX-F	+23.964
16	Chad Saultz	KTM 250 SX-F	+32.312
17	Chance Blackburn	KTM 250 SX-F	+38.057
18	Tre Fierro	Kawasaki KX250	+40.692
19	Ryan Carlson	Kawasaki KX250	8 Laps

250 Heat Two Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Laps/Interval
1	Enzo Lopes	Yamaha YZ250F	9 Laps
2	Mitchell Oldenburg	Honda CRF250R	+03.794
3	Carson Mumford	Kawasaki KX250	+06.697
4	Jett Lawrence	Honda CRF250R	+16.051
5	Dilan Schwartz	Suzuki RM-Z250	+18.531
6	Derek Drake	Suzuki RM-Z250	+19.566
7	Max Miller	KTM 250 SX-F	+22.214
8	Austin Politelli	GASGAS MC 250F	+22.334
9	Luke Kalaitzian	Honda CRF250R	+31.221
10	Geran Stapleton	GASGAS MC 250F	+36.162
11	Maxwell Sanford	Honda CRF250R	+41.515
12	Kaeden Amerine	KTM 250 SX-F	+50.026
13	Addison Emory	Yamaha YZ250F	8 Laps
14	Hunter Schlosser	Yamaha YZ250F	+01.445
15	Nicholas Nisbet	Honda CRF250R	+12.934
16	Todd Bannister	Kawasaki KX250	+14.887
17	Kameron Barboa	Yamaha YZ250F	+25.758
18	Luis Macias	Kawasaki KX250	5 Laps
19	Hunter Yoder	Kawasaki KX250	DNS

250 Main Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Laps/Interval
1	Rj Hampshire	Husqvarna FC 250 RE	21 Laps
2	Levi Kitchen	Yamaha YZ250F	+01.353
3	Jett Lawrence	Honda CRF250R	+21.231
4	Enzo Lopes	Yamaha YZ250F	+31.607
5	Mitchell Oldenburg	Honda CRF250R	+35.983
6	Max Vohland	KTM 250 SX-F FE	+37.591
7	Derek Kelley	KTM 250 SX-F	+38.334
8	Carson Mumford	Kawasaki KX250	+48.160
9	Cole Thompson	Yamaha YZ250F	20 Laps
10	Robbie Wageman	Suzuki RM-Z250	+04.331
11	Dilan Schwartz	Suzuki RM-Z250	+12.010
12	Derek Drake	Suzuki RM-Z250	+13.616
13	Mitchell Harrison	GASGAS MC 250F	+19.010
14	Max Miller	KTM 250 SX-F	+21.809
15	Hunter Yoder	Kawasaki KX250	+32.276
16	Austin Politelli	GASGAS MC 250F	+40.702
17	Geran Stapleton	GASGAS MC 250F	19 Laps
18	Dominique Thury	Yamaha YZ250F	+20.798
19	Kaeden Amerine	KTM 250 SX-F	18 Laps
20	Brandon Ray	Honda CRF250R	17 Laps
21	Jerry Robin	GASGAS MC 250F	12 Laps
22	Luke Kalaitzian	Honda CRF250R	11 Laps

250 Round Points

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	Rj Hampshire	Husqvarna FC 250 RE	26
2	Levi Kitchen	Yamaha YZ250F	23
3	Jett Lawrence	Honda CRF250R	21
4	Enzo Lopes	Yamaha YZ250F	19
5	Mitchell Oldenburg	Honda CRF250R	18
6	Max Vohland	KTM 250 SX-F FE	17
7	Derek Kelley	KTM 250 SX-F	16
8	Carson Mumford	Kawasaki KX250	15
9	Cole Thompson	Yamaha YZ250F	14
10	Robbie Wageman	Suzuki RM-Z250	13
11	Dilan Schwartz	Suzuki RM-Z250	12
12	Derek Drake	Suzuki RM-Z250	11
13	Mitchell Harrison	GASGAS MC 250F	10
14	Max Miller	KTM 250 SX-F	9
15	Hunter Yoder	Kawasaki KX250	8
16	Austin Politelli	GASGAS MC 250F	7
17	Geran Stapleton	GASGAS MC 250F	6
18	Dominique Thury	Yamaha YZ250F	5
19	Kaeden Amerine	KTM 250 SX-F	4
20	Brandon Ray	Honda CRF250R	3
21	Jerry Robin	GASGAS MC 250F	2
22	Luke Kalaitzian	Honda CRF250R	1

250 West Championship Points

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	Jett Lawrence	Zephyrhills, FL	197
2	Rj Hampshire	Minneola, FL	163
3	Enzo Lopes	Chesterfield, SC	137
4	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA	135
5	Max Vohland	Granite Bay, CA	121
6	Mitchell Oldenburg	Godley, TX	117
7	Cameron Mcadoo	Sioux City, IA	101
8	Pierce Brown	Sandy, UT	98
9	Cole Thompson	Brigden, ON	87
10	Derek Kelley	Riverside, CA	86
11	Robbie Wageman	Newhall, CA	71
12	Carson Mumford	Simi Valley, CA	59
13	Stilez Robertson	Bakersfield, CA	55
14	Hunter Yoder	Menifee, CA	55
15	Derek Drake	Lake Elsinore, CA	52
16	Dylan Walsh	Wildomar, CA	49
17	Phillip Nicoletti	Bethal,NY	44
18	Mitchell Harrison	Leesburg, FL	42
19	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA	41
20	Anthony Rodriguez	Tallahasee, FL	40
21	Joshua Varize	Perris, CA	33
22	Max Miller	Springfield, OR	19
23	Austin Politelli	Murrieta, CA	19
24	Jerry Robin	Hamel, MN	19
25	Brandon Scharer	Gentry, AR	14
26	Hunter Schlosser	El Paso, TX	13
27	Maxwell Sanford	Pasadena, MD	12
28	Dominique Thury	Schneeberg, GER	12
29	Geran Stapleton	Clyde North, VIC	11
30	Kaeden Amerine	Great Bend, KS	11
31	Wilson Todd	Barrine, QLD	6
32	Hunter Cross	Discovery Bay, CA	4
33	Julien Benek	Mission, BC	4
34	Matt Moss	Heathcote, AUS	4
35	Brandon Ray	Fremont, CA	4
36	Dylan Woodcock	Rayleigh, ENG	3
37	Luke Kalaitzian	Sun Valley, CA	2
38	Austin Forkner	Nevada, MO	1

450 Heat One Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Laps/Interval
1	Ken Roczen	Suzuki RM-Z450	10 Laps
2	Adam Cianciarulo	Kawasaki KX450SR	+01.295
3	Justin Hill	KTM 450 SX-F	+22.388
4	Kyle Chisholm	Suzuki RM-Z450	+27.944
5	Justin Starling	GASGAS MC 450F	+32.082
6	Grant Harlan	Yamaha YZ450F	+34.993
7	Anthony Rodriguez	Honda CRF450R	+38.980
8	Michael Hicks	Honda CRF450R WE	+43.775
9	Logan Karnow	Kawasaki KX450	+46.682
10	Lane Shaw	GASGAS MC 450F	+48.200
11	Cheyenne Harmon	KTM 250 SX-F	9 Laps
12	Richard Taylor	Kawasaki KX450	+02.660
13	Tj Albright	Yamaha YZ250F	+04.600
14	Curren Thurman	GASGAS MC 450F	+19.406
15	Mason Kerr	Honda CRF450R	+20.885
16	Deegan Hepp	Honda CRF250R	8 Laps
17	Bobby Piazza	Yamaha YZ450F	+47.676
18	Deven Raper	Kawasaki KX450	6 Laps
19	Fredrik Noren	Kawasaki KX450SR	DNF
20	Chase Marquier	Kawasaki KX450	DNS

450 Heat Two Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Laps/Interval
1	Chase Sexton	Honda CRF450R	10 Laps
2	Eli Tomac	Yamaha YZ450F	+01.513
3	Colt Nichols	Honda CRF450R	+16.083
4	Shane McElrath	Suzuki RM-Z450	+24.718
5	Dean Wilson	Honda CRF450R	+25.388
6	Josh Hill	KTM 450 SX-F	+43.403
7	Kevin Moranz	KTM 450 SX-F	+45.301
8	Joshua Cartwright	Kawasaki KX450	+46.983
9	Cade Clason	Kawasaki KX450	9 Laps
10	Devin Simonson	Kawasaki KX250	+03.924
11	Tristan Lane	GASGAS MC 450F	+06.108
12	Preston Taylor	Kawasaki KX450	+07.920
13	Jared Lesher	Yamaha YZ250	+08.661
14	Joan Cros	Kawasaki KX450SR	+18.589
15	Chris Howell	Yamaha YZ450F	+24.042
16	Austin Cozadd	Kawasaki KX450	+35.036
17	Robert Hailey	Yamaha YZ250F	8 Laps
18	Colby Copp	GASGAS MC 250F	+13.521
19	Joshua Greco	GASGAS MC 450F	+24.235
20	Luke Neese	Honda CRF250R	DNS

450 Main Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Laps/Interval
1	Chase Sexton	Honda CRF450R	28 Laps
2	Ken Roczen	Suzuki RM-Z450	+08.361
3	Adam Cianciarulo	Kawasaki KX450SR	+24.452
4	Justin Hill	KTM 450 SX-F	+45.389
5	Shane McElrath	Suzuki RM-Z450	27 Laps
6	Dean Wilson	Honda CRF450R	+10.392
7	Josh Hill	KTM 450 SX-F	+20.693
8	Kyle Chisholm	Suzuki RM-Z450	+26.900
9	Grant Harlan	Yamaha YZ450F	+29.439
10	Justin Starling	GASGAS MC 450F	+36.197
11	Anthony Rodriguez	Honda CRF450R	+49.949
12	Joshua Cartwright	Kawasaki KX450	26 Laps
13	Cade Clason	Kawasaki KX450	+14.789
14	Fredrik Noren	Kawasaki KX450SR	+15.775
15	Michael Hicks	Honda CRF450R WE	+34.252
16	Devin Simonson	Kawasaki KX250	+36.446
17	Tristan Lane	GASGAS MC 450F	+37.777
18	Logan Karnow	Kawasaki KX450	25 Laps
19	Lane Shaw	GASGAS MC 450F	24 Laps
20	Kevin Moranz	KTM 450 SX-F	+03.304
21	Colt Nichols	Honda CRF450R	5 Laps
22	Eli Tomac	Yamaha YZ450F	3 Laps

450 Round Points

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	Chase Sexton	Honda CRF450R	26
2	Ken Roczen	Suzuki RM-Z450	23
3	Adam Cianciarulo	Kawasaki KX450SR	21
4	Justin Hill	KTM 450 SX-F	19
5	Shane McElrath	Suzuki RM-Z450	18
6	Dean Wilson	Honda CRF450R	17
7	Josh Hill	KTM 450 SX-F	16
8	Kyle Chisholm	Suzuki RM-Z450	15
9	Grant Harlan	Yamaha YZ450F	14
10	Justin Starling	GASGAS MC 450F	13
11	Anthony Rodriguez	Honda CRF450R	12
12	Joshua Cartwright	Kawasaki KX450	11
13	Cade Clason	Kawasaki KX450	10
14	Fredrik Noren	Kawasaki KX450SR	9
15	Michael Hicks	Honda CRF450R WE	8
16	Devin Simonson	Kawasaki KX250	7
17	Tristan Lane	GASGAS MC 450F	6
18	Logan Karnow	Kawasaki KX450	5
19	Lane Shaw	GASGAS MC 450F	4
20	Kevin Moranz	KTM 450 SX-F	3
21	Colt Nichols	Honda CRF450R	2
22	Eli Tomac	Yamaha YZ450F	1

450 Championship Points

Pos	Rider	Points
1	Chase Sexton	346
2	Eli Tomac	339
3	Cooper Webb	304
4	Ken Roczen	303
5	Justin Barcia	267
6	Jason Anderson	242
7	Aaron Plessinger	213
8	Adam Cianciarulo	191
9	Justin Hill	191
10	Dean Wilson	182
11	Christian Craig	150
12	Colt Nichols	141
13	Shane McElrath	135
14	Josh Hill	132
15	Kyle Chisholm	103
16	Benny Bloss	91
17	Joey Savatgy	85
18	Kevin Moranz	84
19	Grant Harlan	81
20	Justin Starling	79
21	Justin Cooper	76
22	Fredrik Noren	72
23	Joshua Cartwright	69
24	Dylan Ferrandis	56
25	Cade Clason	53
26	Tristan Lane	19
27	Chase Marquier	18
28	Logan Karnow	16
29	Rj Hampshire	15
30	Anthony Rodriguez	15
31	Malcolm Stewart	15
32	Devin Simonson	14
33	John Short	12
34	Marvin Musquin	11
35	Michael Hicks	8
36	Cole Seely	7
37	Max Miller	5
38	Lane Shaw	4
39	Jared Lesher	3
40	Joan Cros	2
41	Jeremy Hand	2
42	Alex Ray	2