Lawrence brothers lead the way as AMA Pro Motocross series heads to Spring Creek
By Team TMX on 13th Jul 25
The 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, entered the second half of its summer campaign with an annual visit Spring Creek MX Park. Honda HRC Progressive siblings Jett and Hunter Lawrence trade moto wins to tie atop the overall classification, with the second moto tiebreaker going to Jett for his seventh consecutive victory.
The first premier class moto got underway with the Lawrence brothers leading the way over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger. However, Jett Lawrence lost traction and went down, which caused him to drop outside the top 10 and remount in 15th position. Hunter Lawrence took over the lead from Plessinger, while a battle for third unfolded between Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jorge Prado and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac, with Tomac able to get the upper hand.
As Hunter Lawrence opened a lead of just over two seconds the attention shifted to Jett’s climb back up the running order. The young Australian made quick work to break into the top 10 and found himself on the verge of the top five within the first 10 minutes of the moto.
Back up front, Tomac closed in on Plessinger to initiate a battle for second, which was short lived as Tomac surged into the runner-up spot. Mere moments after the pass, a three-rider battle for third emerged between Plessinger, his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Chase Sexton, the defending champion, and a charging Lawrence, who was able to pass both riders in one turn and take control of third. The points leader’s push continued to Tomac, who he caught and passed with ease to take over second.
Nearly 10 seconds separated the Lawrence brothers with about 18 minutes remaining as Sexton made the pass on Tomac for third. An initial charge did see Jett Lawrence gain a little ground on Hunter, but the elder sibling was in top form and cemented his hold on the top spot. Hunter Lawrence took his first moto win of the season and fourth of his career by 15.2 seconds over Jett Lawrence, with Sexton well back in third. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire was fourth, while Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Justin Cooper rounded out the top five.
The final moto of the afternoon was a carbon copy of Moto 1 with the Lawrences leading the way as Jett swept the Pro Motocross Holeshots. Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha’s Coty Schock slotted into third initially but gave way to an aggressive Sexton. The lead trio then set sail and quickly pulled away from the field.
It only took a couple laps for the Lawrences to put distance on Sexton to set up a head-to-head battle for the win. Jett Lawrence’s lap times were impressive in the roughest conditions of the day, but Hunter Lawrence answered to keep the deficit at about 1.5 seconds. They continued to mirror lap times until just past the halfway point, when Jett was able to push his advantage to just over two seconds as they worked through lappers.
The younger Lawrence continued to build on his lead and moved out nearly four seconds clear of Hunter in the closing stages. Jett Lawrence carried on to claim his 11th moto win of the season by 8.9 seconds over his brother, while Sexton followed nearly 50 seconds behind in third.
With identical results for the Honda teammates, a second moto tiebreaker was needed to solidify the 22nd career win for Jett Lawrence (2-1), who moved into a tie with Rick Johnson for fifth on the all-time 450 Class wins list. Lawrence also sustained his career winning percentage of 95 per cent with 22 victories in 23 starts. Hunter Lawrence amassed his highest point total of the season in second (1-2) to complete the fourth consecutive 1-2 finish for the siblings, while Sexton, in his second race back from an extended layoff, made his debut podium result of the season in third (3-3).
Jett Lawrence’s lead in the championship standings remains at 51 points over Hunter, while Cooper, who finished 10th (5-13), sits third, 90 points out of the lead.
