With another pair of moto wins, 2023 AMA Pro Motocross National Champion Jett Lawrence continues his unbeaten streak in his rookie year in the 450MX class. Aaron Plessinger was the overall runner-up with a 4-3 tally at Budds Creek Motocross Park—his second podium of the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross National Championship Series. Jason Anderson returned to the overall podium on the strength of a 2-5 day—his second overall podium in the last three races.
It was a bit more difficult for Lawrence than usual. In the first moto, Lawrence finished the first lap (of 17) in P6. On lap 2, Lawrence passed Phil Nicoletti, followed by Anderson (lap 3) and Garrett Marchbanks (lap 4). Lawrence broke into the podium on lap 7 with a pass of Justin Barcia, and a lap later, Lawrence passed Adam Cianciarulo (who led the first three laps) and Aaron Plessinger (who led the next four laps) and then cruised to the moto 1 win. In moto 2, Lawrence grabbed a holeshot and led the entire race, with Chase Sexton putting in a late charge to finish within one second of Lawrence. Sexton fell on lap 6 while pressuring Lawrence.
Sexton finished the day in P4 overall, having finished in P9 in the first moto after a poor start that left Sexton in P22 after the first lap. Justin Barcia’s 5-4 day was enough to give him a top-five overall in his second race after returning from a Supercross injury.
The series concludes on Saturday at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Check out our 2023 Pro Motocross Television Schedule for viewing information. The inaugural three-race 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship series begins on September 9 at zMAX Dragway at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Check our 2023 SuperMotocross Championship Series Schedule for details.
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2023 Budds Creek National Motocross Results, Budds Creek Motocross Park, Mechanicsville, MD
- Jett Lawrence, Honda, 50 points; 1-1
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 38; 4-3
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 38; 2-5
- Chase Sexton, Honda, 34; 9-2
- Justin Barcia, GasGas, 34; 5-4
- Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha, 42; 3-9
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki, 29; 7-6
- Garrett Marchbanks, Yamaha, 28; 6-8
- Ty Masterpool, Kawasaki, 27; 8-7
- Phil Nicoletti, Yamaha, 21; 10-11
- Fredrik Norén, Suzuki, 19; 13-10
- Harri Kullas, Yamaha, 18; 12-12
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 16; 15-11
- Stephen Rubini, Kawasaki, 13; 16-13
- Anton Gole, Husqvarna, 12; 15-15
- Jay Wilson, Yamaha, 9; 23-12
- Jace Kessler, Yamaha, 7; 17-18
- José Butron, GasGas, 4; 22-17
- Romain Pape, GasGas, 3; 20-19
- Luca Marsalisi, Yamaha, 3; 18-25
- Justin Rodbell, Husqvarna, 2; 19-22
- Jakub Teresak, GasGas, 1; 25-20
2023 AMA Pro Motocross National Championship Series Standings (after 10 of 11 rounds)
- Jett Lawrence, Honda, 500 points (10 overall wins; 10 overall podiums; 10 overall top 5s)
- Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha, 379 (6P, 9 T5)
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 350 (2P, 9 T5)
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki, 298 (1P, 5 T5)
- Chase Sexton, Honda, 294 (6P, 7 T5)
- Ty Masterpool, Kawasaki, 242
- Garrett Marchbanks, Yamaha, 238 (1 T5)
- Fredrik Norén, Suzuki, 208
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 171 (2P, 3 T5)
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 162
- Cooper Webb, KTM, 147 (2 P, 4 T5)
- José Butron, GasGas, 142
- Phil Nicoletti, Yamaha, 120
- Lorenzo Locurcio, GasGas, 110
- Derek Drake, Suzuki, 94
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki, 91
- Romaine Pape, GasGas, 84
- Jerry Robin, Yamaha, 69
- Jeremy Hand, Honda, 55
- Harri Kullas, Yamaha, 46
- Luca Marsalisi, Yamaha, 46
- Justin Barcia, GasGas, 41 (1 T5)
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 36 (1P, 1 T5)
- Ryan Surratt, Honda, 33
- Marshal Weltin, Suzuki, 32
- Jace Kessler, Honda, 31
- Anton Gole, Husqvarna, 29
- Bryce Shelly, Yamaha, 28
- Chris Canning, GasGas, 27
- Shane McElrath, Yamaha, 23
- Brandon Ray, Honda, 23
- Colt Nichols, Kawasaki, 22
- Max Miller, KTM, 22
- Jay Wilson, Yamaha, 21
- Lars van Berkel, Honda, 21
- Gert Krestinov, Honda, 18
- Stephen Rubini, Kawasaki, 18
- Kaeden Amerine, Kawasaki, 18
- Dante Oliveira, KTM, 15
- Chandler Baker, Kawasaki, 15
- Christopher Prebula, KTM, 12
- Tyler Stepek, Honda, 11
- Henry Miller, Honda, 9
- Jed Beaton, Honda, 8
- Brandon Scharer, KTM, 7
- RJ Wageman, Yamaha, 5
- Kevin Moranz, KTM, 5
- Trevor Schmidt, KTM, 4
- Josh Hill, Yamaha, 4
- Jacob Runkles, GasGas, 4
- Luke Renzland, Husqvarna, 4
- John Adamson, Husqvarna, 4
- Carson Brown, Yamaha, 3
- Bryce Hammond, Honda, 3
- Dominique Thury, Yamaha, 3
- Tanel Leok, Husqvarna, 3
- Karel Kutsar, KTM, 3
- Cody Groves, GasGas, 3
- Scott Meshey, Husqvarna, 3
- Izaih Clark, Honda, 3
- Ryder Floyd, Honda, 2
- Justin Rodbell, Husqvarna, 2
- Anthony Rodriguez, KTM, 1
- Sebastian Balbuena, Yamaha, 1
- Jeffrey Walker, KTM, 1
- Jakub Teresak, GasGas, 1
- Bryton Carroll, Yamaha, 1
- Richard Taylor, Yamaha, 1
2023 SuperMotocross World Championship Series Standings (after 26 of 28 qualifying rounds)
- Chase Sexton, 666 points
- Aaron Plessinger, 586
- Adam Cianciarulo, 508
- Jett Lawrence, 500
- Cooper Webb, 451
- Dylan Ferrandis, 435
- Jason Anderson, 413
- Ken Roczen, 340
- Eli Tomac, 339
- Justin Barcia, 308
- Fredrik Norén, 286
- Grant Harlan, 256
- Ty Masterpool, 242
- Garrett Marchbanks, 228
- Justin Hill, 212
- Kyle Chisholm, 203
- Dean Wilson, 200
- Shane McElrath, 174
- Colt Nichols, 163
- Josh Hill, 153
- Christian Craig, 150
- José Butron, 142
- Phil Nicoletti, 120
- Lorenzo Locurcio, 110
- Kevin Moranz, 101
- Derek Drake, 94
- Justin Starling, 94
- Benny Bloss, 91
- Joey Savatgy, 85
- Romain Pape, 84
- Justin Cooper, 76
- Josh Cartwright, 76
- Jerry Robin, 69
- Cade Clason, 64
- Jeremy Hand, 57
- Harri Kullas, 46
- Luca Marsalisi, 46
- Ryan Surratt, 33
- Marshal Weltin, 32
- Jace Kessler, 31
- Tristan Lane, 29
- Devin Simonson, 28
- Anton Gole, 29
- Bryce Shelly, 28
- Chris Canning, 27
- Max Miller, 27
- Brandon Ray, 23
- Chase Marquier, 22
- Jay Wilson, 21
- Lars van Berkel, 21
- Logan Karnow, 19
- Gert Krestinov, 18
- Stephen Rubini, 18
- Kaeden Amerine, 18
- Anthony Rodriguez, 16
- RJ Hampshire, 15
- Dante Oliveira, 15
- Chandler Baker, 15
- Malcolm Stewart, 15
- Christopher Prebula, 12
- John Short, 12
- Marvin Musquin, 11
- Tyler Stepek, 11
- Henry Miller, 9
- Jed Beaton, 8
- Michael Hicks, 8
- Hunter Schlosser, 8
- Brandon Scharer, 7
- Cole Seely, 7
- Joan Cros, 7
- RJ Wageman, 5
- Jared Lesher, 5
- Trevor Schmidt, 4
- Jacob Runkles, 4
- Luke Renzland, 4
- John Adamson, 4
- Lane Shaw, 4
- Carson Brown, 3
- Bryce Hammond, 3
- Dominique Thury, 3
- Tanel Leok, 3
- Karel Kutsar, 3
- Cody Groves, 3
- Scott Meshey, 3
- Izaih Clark, 3
- Ryder Floyd, 2
- Justin Rodbell, 2
- Alex Ray, 2
- Sebastian Balbuena, 1
- Jeffrey Walker, 1
- Bryton Carroll, 1
- Richard Taylor, 1
