Jett Lawrence Sweeps Indianapolis Triple Crown Supercross

・ Young Australian becomes only the second rider ever to accomplish the feat
・ Hunter Lawrence returns from injury to finish 11^th overall in 450SX
・ Eighth place overall in 250SX East for Chance Hymas

With the overall win at Indianapolis, which hosted the season’s second Triple Crown of the season, Jett Lawrence notched three wins in a row and five on the year—half of the races that have been run to this point, growing his lead in the title chase to 21 points. As if that weren’t enough, this most recent success was really three wins in one, as the CRF450RWE-mounted Team Honda HRC rider topped all three of the 450SX races, making him only the second rider to accomplish the feat (the first having been Ken Roczen, when he rode a Honda to a trio of wins at the 2020 Glendale round).

For Jett, the three 450SX races were remarkably similar to one another, as each saw him running second to Ken Roczen on lap 1, and then making a pass for the lead before riding to the win. The last victory was the hardest-fought, with the winning pass coming on lap 11 of 16 (as opposed to lap 7 in the first two races). Meanwhile, after Hunter Lawrence missed just a single round with a fractured scapula, the tough 24-year-old returned to action in Indianapolis, where he tallied 10-10-12 finishes for 11^th overall.

In the 250SX East class, Chance Hymas showed good speed, including a fourth place in daytime qualifying and a solid showing in the second race, but he was hurt by poor starts in the first and third races (the latter made worse by a first-turn pileup). The Idaho native notched 9-5-11 results for eighth overall.

NOTES

・ Indianapolis dealership Tom Wood Powersports staffed a pop-up activation booth in the Team Honda HRC pits, where they chatted with fans and displayed Honda powersports products.
・ Team Honda HRC rider Chance Hymas participated in media day on Friday, getting time on the track and being interviewed by journalists.
・ To celebrate Indianapolis’s motorsports heritage, Fly Racing set Hymas up with gear mimicking the race suit of the Will Ferrell character Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights.
・ A sizeable group of Honda associates made the 170-mile drive from the company’s R&D facility in Raymond, Ohio, to attend the Indianapolis Supercross.
・ Raquel Drew, a Sports Management student at University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, worked as a PR intern at the Indianapolis round, assisting Team Honda HRC with Friday’s media day, as well as Saturday’s autograph session, podium appearances and more. Raquel is the daughter of Shane Drew, the squad’s Chassis R&D specialist.
・ Jett Lawrence set the fastest lap time in daytime qualifying for the 450SX class. Hunter Lawrence was ninth-best in his first race back from a fractured scapula. In the 250SX East ranks, Chance Hymas was a respectable fourth-fastest, while Fire Power Honda’s Max Anstie topped the class.
・ Following daytime qualifying, Team Honda HRC riders Jett and Hunter Lawrence and Chance Hymas had a meet-and-greet with a group of IndyCar racers, including Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global), Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lannigan Racing), Nolan Siegel Dale Coyne Racing), Christian Rasmussen (Ed Carpenter Racing) and Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren).
・ Jett set the fastest lap times in the first two 450SX races.
・ With his win this weekend, Jett joins past Honda-mounted riders to have topped the premier class in Indianapolis, including Jeff Stanton, Jeremy McGrath (four times), Ezra Lusk, Ricky Carmichael, Mike LaRocco and Ken Roczen (three times). Honda is the event’s winningest manufacturer, with 12 premier-class victories.
・ Jett also moves into a tie with Broc Glover for 13^th on the all-time AMA win list, with 45 victories across all classes.
・ The Indianapolis win grew Jett’s 450SX points lead substantially, from 13 to 21, with seven rounds remaining.
・ For round 11, AMA Supercross heads back to the 250SX West region, with Jo Shimoda set to return to action at the Seattle stop on Saturday.