Southwick, MA SouthwickAMA Pro Motocross Championship

P1 for B Group Again

For the third race in a row, someone from the 250 B group of qualifying has finished in the top two in overall qualifying. Matti Jorgensen (P2 in overall qualifying at High Point National), Daxton Bennick (P1 in overall qualifying at RedBud National), and Jimmy Decotis (P1 in overall qualifying at Southwick National) all made work in the 250 B group. Southwick’s first qualifying sessions are usually most important, but Jorgensen benefitted from being first on what became a deep muddy track in Pennsylvania, and Bennick was simply flying in Michigan.

At High Point, Jorgensen qualified P2 overall from 250 B Group in his pro debut.
Last week at RedBud, Bennick qualified P1 overall from the B Group in pro debut.
Today at Southwick, Decotis goes P1 overall from the B Group in his first @ProMotocross race since August 2018.
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) July 8, 2023

Vialle’s Maiden Win(s)

In just his 11th AMA Motocross start, Tom Vialle claimed his maiden race win in the U.S. Vialle finished third in the second moto and his 1-3 finishes gave the French rider his maiden Pro Motocross overall win. Vialle became the 91st different first-time winner in the history of the 125/250 Class. Vialle’s wins were the first for KTM since Shane McElrath’s dominant 1-1 day at the 2019 Budds Creek National.

With Haiden Deegan winning his maiden overall win the weekend before, we see back-to-back first-time winners for the first time since 2018. In 2018, Shane McElrath (KTM) won the overall at Muddy Creek Raceway in Tennessee then the following weekend Dylan Ferrandis (Yamaha) won the overall at The Wick 338 in Massachusetts. Oddly enough, Deegan is racing a Yamaha and Vialle won at Southwick aboard a KTM.

I believe it was the 2019 Budds Creek National when Shane McElrath went 1-1 for the overall aboard a then-Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull KTM 250 SX-F. -Mitch https://t.co/iFNKO15LPx
— Racer X (@racerxonline) July 8, 2023

Deegan and Vialle as back-to-back first-time winners is only the sixth time the feat has happened since 2000. Here are those previous five times:

Back-to-Back First-Time Winners in 250 Class since 2000:

Today's AMA #Motocross stat of the day: with Haiden Deegan (RedBud) and Tom Vialle (Southwick) taking their maiden @promotocross wins, we saw two 250 Class first-time winners in back-to-back rounds for the first time since 2018. 📸s by Align Media #ProMotocross #MXHistory #MX2023 pic.twitter.com/JP7pLwTVS2
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) July 11, 2023

Triple Digits, Triple Red

Speaking of Deegan, his 4-10 finishes for sixth overall were off par to his last few weeks, but he did leave the sixth round with the 250 Class points lead. After six rounds, Deegan has a five-point advantage over Hunter Lawrence. The triple-digit Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider will have red backgrounds on all three of his number plates this weekend in Minnesota. According to Davey Coombs, the last time a three-digit rider had the points lead was in 2010 when rookie Eli Tomac won his first ever pro race and took the points lead heading into the second round.

P3 for JS30

Jo Shimoda earned his sixth career moto win in route to 6-1 moto finishes for third overall, his first overall podium of the season. Shimoda earned his 13th overall podium finish at the site of his very first podium, which happened at this venue in 2021 (3-4 finishes for second overall).

50-Pick Up

After Hunter Lawrence suffered a crash in the second moto in Michigan, his bike gave out in the first moto in Massachusetts, meaning he lost out on points for the second straight moto. Banged up some from his RedBud crash, the #96 pulled out an eighth place in moto two. After a dominating start to the season, things went south quickly for the Australian. He entered round six with an 11-point gap over P2 and left five points down.

Jett Streaks

In the premier class, Jett Lawrence remains perfect, picking up his 11th and 12th moto wins to start the season. His six straight overall wins give him a commanding 67-point lead in the championship standings as he continues to have one hell of a rookie season.

For only the seventh time in 250/450 Class history to start a Pro Motocross season, Jett starts with six straight overall wins. The previous six times it happened, said rider became the champion all six times:

The Austrailian is now tied with Chase Sexton and Dylan Ferrandis with six overall 450 Class wins apiece. Eli Tomac (32), Ken Roczen (21), and Marvin Musquin (8) have more overall wins than the trio above, but all three are not currently full-time competitors in the series. So, between Jett, Chase, and Dylan, whoever gets to seven wins first will be the active leader of riders on the current starting gate.

AC's Post-Race Update

Adam Cianciarulo posted the following update on Instagram:

"I came into the weekend a little under the weather, and man, I paid for it! Southwick is always a tough and great test for us. I was feeling pretty good in the second moto, but I started overheating around halfway and really had to man up to bring it home from there. Finished, rode straight to the medical rig, and promptly passed out. Sorry Mom.. Very grateful for Dr. Bodner and the rest of the staff, as they took great care of me. Not sure if it was heat stroke or heat exhaustion, but whatever it was, I wouldn’t recommend it. 🤣 Not an ideal last couple of races, but it will make the great days ahead that much better. I’ll rest for a few days and come out swinging at Millville.

Thanks to the people that cheer me on all the way around the track no matter how I’m doing, ya’ll are awesome. 🤝🏼"

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Awards

FMF Privateer Power Award

Jose Butron | 9-6 for sixth overall

With 9-6 moto scores for 6th OA in the 450 class @JoseButron17 earns this weeks @FMF73 Privateer Power Award from Southwick 💪#ProMotocross #SuperMotocross #Southwick pic.twitter.com/6wRV5g9tGi
— Pro Motocross (@ProMotocross) July 11, 2023

RC Hard Charger Award

Garrett Marchbanks| 35th to 10th in moto 1

This weeks @intensecycles RC Hard Charger Award goes to @gmarchbanks36 for his 35th ➡️ 10th charge in 450 moto 1 ⚡️ #ProMotocross #SuperMotocross #Southwick pic.twitter.com/Cg1uj7GOuK
— Pro Motocross (@ProMotocross) July 12, 2023

Penalty Report

There were no penalties marked on the post-race report from the AMA.

The AMA's post-race penalty report from the Southwick National has been posted. There are no infractions noted in either class. #ProMotocross #Motocross #MX2023 #2023SouthwickMX pic.twitter.com/QqXidzuNzI
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) July 11, 2023

SMX Standings Update

Through 23 rounds (of 31) of the SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX), Chase Sexton has a 51point lead over Cooper Webb. Webb has departed from the RedBud KTM team and is not expected to race any more rounds of Pro Motocross this summer. Aaron Plessinger is five points back of Webb, as Jett Lawrence is now seventh place. Hunter Lawrence continues to lead the 250SMX standings over now P2 RJ Hampshire by 46 points.

SuperMotocross

450SMX Standings - 2023

Position	Rider	Hometown	Qualifying Points	Points
1	Jett Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	550	163
2	Ken Roczen	Mattstedt, Germany	340	146
3	Chase Sexton	La Moille, IL	710	126
4	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	451	120
5	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH	622	104

Full Standings

SuperMotocross

250SMX Standings - 2023

Position	Rider	Hometown	Qualifying Points	Points
1	Haiden Deegan	Temecula, CA	539	157
2	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka, Japan	468	152
3	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL	474	122
4	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA	478	114
5	Jordon Smith	Belmont, NC	234	110