Poor Starts Hurt Team Honda HRC at Foxborough Supercross

・ Fifth place in 450SX for Jett Lawrence, who shares the championship points lead
・ Hunter Lawrence notches a seventh-place result in premier class
・ After scoring career-first heat-race win, Chance Hymas finishes 12th in 250SX East

Following a welcome week off, AMA Supercross returned to action for round 13 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, where Team Honda HRC’s racers rode well but were stymied by less-than-stellar starts in the main events. Jett and Hunter Lawrence were fifth and seventh across the finish line in the 450SX division, while Chance Hymas—despite notching the first heat-race victory of his career earlier in the night—ultimately tallied a 12th-place finish in the 250SX East main event.

Both Lawrence brothers were buried in the pack exiting turn 1 of the 450SX main event, with Hunter in 10th and Jett back in 14th, then up to seventh and 12th, respectively, by the end of lap 1. Jett made it into the top 10 on lap 5, and the top five on lap 12, ultimately missing fourth place by only .205 seconds at the finish line.

Hymas exited turn 1 of the 250SX East main event in 11th place and completed lap 1 in 16th position. He advanced to the top 10 by lap 6, only to lose ground again a couple laps later. Ultimately, a 12th-place result was the best he could manage, leaving him and his teammates hungry for redemption next week.

NOTES

・ At the Foxborough round, the Team Honda HRC pits hosted an activation/display booth staffed by West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Honda dealer Bettencourt’s, who used the opportunity to display a Gold Wing and CRF50F, and to engage with fans and customers.
・ During daytime qualifying, Jett Lawrence logged the third-fastest lap time in the 450SX division, while Hunter Lawrence was sixth-best. In the 250SX East division, Chance Hymas was 10^th best, while Fire Power Honda’s Max Anstie was impressive with the fastest time.
・ Chance Hymas grabbed the holeshot in the first 250SX East heat race and led from start to finish aboard his CRF250R. It was the first heat-race win of the Idaho native’s career. “I’m so stoked—this is a big motivation for me!” Hymas said afterward. Also advancing through this heat were TiLube Honda riders Henry Miller and Trevor Colip.
・ Max Anstie made it a Honda 250SX East heat-race sweep by leading the second outing from start to finish. Anstie’s win was a nice gift for Fire Power Honda team owner Yarrive Konsky, who lost his father in the days leading up to the Foxborough race.
・ A pair of Red Riders advanced to the 250SX East main event via the last-chance qualifier: Luhovey Racing’s Vinny Luhovey and TiLube Honda’s Luca Marsalisi.
・ The first 450SX heat race saw Hunter Lawrence advance from fourth place early on to finish second, having overtaken Justin Cooper and Shane McElrath along the way.
・ In the second heat race, Jett Lawrence was third off the start and quickly moved by Jason Anderson. He passed Cooper Webb for the lead with two laps remaining and then took the win. Valley Automotive’s CRF450R-mounted Jeremy Hand also advanced from the heat, via a ninth-place result.
・ Jett Lawrence’s fifth-place finish meant he lost ground in the premier-class title chase and is now tied for the lead with Foxborough-winner Cooper Webb, with 261 each. Hunter Lawrence sits in 10^th place, the same position that Chance Hymas holds in 250SX East.
・ Next up for AMA Supercross is the Nashville stop on Saturday, when Team Honda HRC 250SX riders Chance Hymas and Jo Shimoda will both be in action as the series hosts its first 250SX East-West Showdown of the year. Four rounds remain in the series.