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It was a dominant day at Southwick for Hunter Lawrence as he took both moto wins for his first overall victory of the season in round five of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season.

After five inches of rain fell on the circuit throughout the week, the racing surface shaped up well for an epic day of racing in Massachusetts.

In an action-packed opening moto of the day, it looked to be all RJ Hampshire (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) as he took control of the lead early ahead of Michael Mosiman (TLD RedBull GasGas) and Jalek Swoll (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna).

Hampshire’s trend of crashing continued on from Redbud, hitting the ground allowing Mosiman through to the lead.

Mosiman then crashed, allowing Lawrence to grab the win ahead of Hampshire who recovered well for second, with Jo Shimoda (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) taking third.

Moto two saw an equal amount of action and more of the same from Hampshire who grabbed the holeshot and got out to a big lead but he’d hit the ground twice, leaving Cooper with the lead and Hunter Lawrence in tow.

Lawrence eventually caught Cooper out front with under 10 minutes to go in the moto, catching and passing him for the eventual win and overall victory.

Shimoda ended up second overall with 3-4 moto scores, taking a career-first Pro Motocross overall podium as he continues to progress in 2021.

Cooper’s 6-2 moto scores put him third overall on the day as he would gain five points in the championship, closing the gap to Jett Lawrence to just three.

Fourth on the day went to Hampshire, going 2-6 in a frustrating day, after crashing twice in both motos. Colt Nichols (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) rounded out the top five after going 4-5 in the motos.

Jett Lawrence had what was his worst finish of the season. After opening moto struggles saw him finish ninth, he recovered well in moto two to finish third to take sixth overall.

Mosiman proved throughout the day that he has the speed to run up front, leading at one point in the day, eventual issues caused him to finish 7-7 on the day for seventh overall as he continues to look for his first podium of the season.

Stilez Robertson continues to have solid rides aboard his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna, notching 8-8 scores for eighth overall on the day, finishing just ahead of Swoll who finished 5-17 on the day.

Rounding out the top 10 and notching his second top 10 in a row was Pierce Brown (TLD Red Bull GasGas) who went 13-10 on the day.

Jett Lawrence still leads the championship by three points over Cooper, as the series heads to Spring Creek next weekend for round six.

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