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In the first round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross championship, Jett Lawrence fought for the win in the second moto to take the overall win and the points lead in the 250MX class.

It was all about perseverance for Lawrence in the opening round of the championship, as he worked his way to a 2-1 finish to take the win at Fox Raceway.

When the gate dropped on the first moto he found himself buried in the pack in 18th place, as rookie Max Vohland (Red Bull KTM) launched out of the gate to take the holeshot and a solid lead.

Vohland maintained a solid gap ahead of Stilez Robertson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) and Jeremy Martin (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha), until his bike began to smoke and he would eventually DNF with a mechanical.

At that point, Martin had taken the lead and set sail to take the moto win in his return from injury, with Lawrence and RJ Hampshire (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) taking the final spots on the podium.

Michael Mosiman put his TLD Red Bull GasGas in fourth place in the opening moto with the final spot in the top five going to Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha).

The top-10 was then filled by Hunter Lawrence (Team Honda HRC), Austin Forkner (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki), Garrett Marchbanks (Club MX Yamaha), Colt Nichols (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamha), and Stiles Robertson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna).

Cooper grabbed the holeshot in the second moto ahead of  Martin, Vohland, Jett Lawrence, and Mosiman. Hunter Lawrence, Robertson, Hampshire, Swoll, and Forkner rounded out the top 10.

Lawrence found his way around Vohland and to the back of the Star Racing Yamaha teammates at the halfway point, making short work of the duo to take the lead, maintaining the gap seemingly with ease to take the win.

Martin worked his way around Cooper, but was unable to close the gap to Lawrence, settling for second place in the moto and the overall, with Cooper taking third and third overall on the day.

Mosiman’s pair of fourth places gave him fourth place on the day in an impressive showing at the opening round, while RJ Hampshire’s 3-9 score put him fifth after a battle with him and Vohland that saw the duo hit the ground in the second moto.

Sixth on the day went to Hunter Lawrence with a 6-5 score on the day, ahead of Marchbanks who tallied an 8-6 result on the day.

Forkner had a consistent day getting back to action after missing Supercross due to injury, taking 7-8 finishes on the day for eighth overall. Reigning 250SX East champion Colt Nichols salvaged ninth overall with 9-12 finishes. The final spot in the top 10 went to Jo Shimoda (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) with 14-11 finishes on the day.

The series now moves on to Thunder Valley in Colorado, with round two of the season set to take place next Saturday, 5 June.

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