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The final race of Jett Lawrence’s 250 career ended with the young Australian out front, bringing the 250SX West champion’s win total to six out of nine races during the 2023 Monster Energy Supercross season.

The Team Honda HRC rider won his final 250 race by a margin of 4.76s over Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s RJ Hampshire.

Hampshire led early but a charging Lawrence caught and passed the Husqvarna rider, making a bit of contact in the process.

Poor starts for Jett’s brother Hunter Lawrence (Team Honda HRC) as well as Haiden Deegan (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) mired those two contenders down in the running order as Jett grew his lead out front.

Lawrence and Hampshire were joined by Levi Kitchen (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) on the year’s final 250SX podium.

Completing his 2023 Supercross season after joining late due to a preseason injury, Jo Shimoda (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) led Jordon Smith (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) in completing the top five, while Hunter Lawrence could only move forward to sixth before the checkered flag.

A failed pass attempt on Smith for Max Anstie saw both Smith and Lawrence get away, miring the Fire Power Honda rider in seventh and costing him second in the 250SX East points standings.

Deegan, Mitchell Oldenburg (Smartop MotoConcepts Honda), and Carson Mumford (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) completed the top 10, with Enzo Lopes (Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha) just outside this group in 11th after an early tip over.

In his final race as a Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki fill-in rider, Chris Blose came home 12th. Early trouble for Jeremy Martin mired the Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha rider in 19th.

Following the Salt Lake City finale, the SuperMotocross World Championship will take a weekend off before the start of the Pro Motocross series with the KTM Fox Raceway National in Pala, California on Saturday, May 27.

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