Southwick 2024

Jett Lawrence continued his stranglehold on the top spot with his 15th 450MX overall win in 16 tries. Lawrence controlled every inch of moto 1, pulling the holeshot and leading every lap with older brother Hunter in second.

In moto 2, the Australian duo continued to sail but a challenger quickly approached; Chase Sexton caught fire late in the race, passing Hunter and Jett and taking the win by 8 seconds after the champ backed it down. The epic second moto set up a pivotal round six at RedBud, with the trio being separated by just three points.

In the post race press conference, Jett Lawrence revealed that his shoulder is not healing quickly and he will be getting an MRI on it.

After missing out on the overall at High Point by three tenths of a second, Haiden Deegan returned to the top step of the podium. Deegan was lights out in the first moto, leading every lap in a dominating display. It was the first victory margin over 10 seconds in either class this season.

Tom Vialle made up time in the later stages of the race, but couldn’t get close to his championship rival.

After a red flag restart in moto 2 Deegan and Vialle battled until Deegan dumped in in the sand. Vialle, the defending Southwick winner, held the top spot until Jo Shimoda charged to the front and  passed for the lead with two laps to go. Shimoda won his first moto of the year and Deegan got by for second. The 1-2 gave Deegan his fourth overall win and a 42 point lead over Chance Hymas.