Despite his crash that cost him the win last week, Jett Lawrence enters today still in the 450SX points lead. The #18 has a three-point advantage over Cooper Webb, a seven-point advantage over Aaron Plessinger, and eight-point advantage over Chase Sexton and a 13-point advantage over Eli Tomac as we have one of the closest championship battles in the top five in AMA Supercross history. Webb knows he was given a gift last weekend with Jettson’s crash, but he was there till the end and took advantage of the opportunity. That is what he does. Tomac, who was inside the top ten early until an unusual crash dropped him to 16th, came all the way back to second place, giving us our first glimpse of “Beast Mode” this year. He did not win, but it was a huge ride. Coming to the speedway here in Florida, I would not beat against ET3 as he has claimed seven of the last eight 450SX main event wins here (2016 through 2023, excluding 2018 when Justin Brayton won his maiden main event). In his six 450SX starts at this venue, Webb has finished on the podium all six times, finishing in second to Tomac four total times. With Jett Lawrence’s abilities on a high-speed course—knowing he went 22-0 in AMA Motocross last summer—we could be in for quite a battle between these three. But let’s not count out the rest of the field. Sexton, Plessinger, Ken Roczen, Jason Anderson, and more will look to stand in the center of the podium.

Returning to 450SX action this weekend is Adam Cianciarulo, who has been sidelined for a few rounds with a finger injury suffered at the opener.

Read our full Injury Report feature for the latest updates.

In the 250SX East Region, Max Anstie’s 2-6 finishes have the #37 in the points lead entering today. Anstie is in the best form of his career, and he is hoping to leave today still in the points lead. Haiden Deegan is coming off of his first 250SX win last weekend and remember, this is where he earned his first 250SX podium last year. Expect the #38 to be strong here. Cameron McAdoo has taken a race win here so expect the #63 to be a strong contender as well. Pierce Brown earned his maiden 250SX podium here as well (in 2021), and Brown enters today P2 in points with 5-5 finishes. Throw in Seth Hammaker, Tom Vialle, Chance Hymas, Daxton Bennick, Coty Schock, and more, we should be set for another fun night of racing.

And returning to 250SX action this weekend is Jeremy Martin, who was sidelined for the Texas round, is back. You know the #6 will be excited to get back at it at a more outdoors style type of track.

We also have our second round of Supercross Futures today, with a ton of fast riders on the entry list. That should add another interesting race tonight.

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The Track

This year's track is a little different from previous years, as this year the Dirt Wurx crew is in charge. The transitions appear to be slightly tighter and the dirt itself appears to be softer and the build was done in about two days as opposed to previous years taking about a handful of days or so. Expect the track to break down a good bit and to get super rough and rutted up. This will make the main events even more difficult, especially into the later laps. 

Free Practice

250SX

In the first 250SX group A free practice, it was Seth Hammaker leading the field with a 1:28.503. Riders were trying different lines to see what they liked best. Max Anstie had a 1:26.688 that took over the top spot. Eventually, Pierce Brown topped the session with a 1:26.613. Remember, these times to not count for overall qualifying.

450SX

When the 450SX group A field took to the track, it was Justin Barcia and Dylan Ferrandis were leading the field off the starting straight. As they took the green flag, Eli Tomac jumped to the front of the field, leading the group both physically on track and on the live timing link. Jett Lawrence put in a blazing 1:23.988, which topped the session over Tomac’s best of 1:25.540 by 1.552 seconds!

There were some dark clouds forming around 1 p.m. local time and within a few minutes there was a constant rain fall.

250SX Futures

In the second 250SX Futures session, Casey Cochran topped the board with a 1:31.429. Cochran, who has been a Ricky Carmichael Amateur Daytona Supercross (RCSX) competitor for the last handful of years both in the amateur racing and the vintage scene, told me afterwards this track was different from any of the previous times he was here. He said the dirt seemed a lot different and a lot softer. Alvin Hilan and Noah Smerdon collided after one of the sand sections and it looked like Smerdon was favoring his left wrist when he got up. Gavin Towers, Mark Fineis, Klark Robbins, and Landon Gibson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna debut) rounded out the top five.

First Qualifying Sessions

250SX

The rain let up ahead of the first qualifying sessions of the day. Kyle Bitterman topped the 250SX Group C session, followed by Jack Rogers topping the 250SX group B session.

When the group A session took to the track, it was Pierce Brown and Tom Vialle on top of the board, but Daxton Bennick jumped to P1 with a 1:29.666. Cameron McAdoo

On the fourth lap, Haiden Deegan had a wild crash on the supercross triple on the first side of the track (after the left-hand start). Looked like he got kicked by a rut at the top of the face as his bike swung sideways and he ejected off the bike! He downsided the landing without his bike, landing on his tailbone and sliding down the jump. The session was red flagged for the #38 as he was crouched on all fours as the Alpinestars medical crew ran over to attend to him. A few moments later, he was able to get up under his own power and rode off on his Yamaha YZ5250F with his mechanic on the back, heading back to the pits.

TV pit reporter Steven “Lurch” Scott caught up to Deegan in the pits.

“Yeah, man, had to give the fans a show, they were standing right there,” he joked to Lurch. “No, that was gnarly. I was floating through the air. …Felt like I ripped by buttcheeks open, but I’m okay.”

450SX

The 450SX group A session took to the track, and it was Cooper Webb, Eli Tomac, and Ken Roczen going back and forth for the top spot on live timing. At the checkered flag, Webb topped the board with a 1:26.854. Chase Sexton was a close second with a 1:26.914 on his sixth and final lap. Tomac, Roczen, and Jett Lawrence rounded out the top five.

Supercross Futures

Casey Cochran topped the first Supercross Futures qualifying session with a 1:31.677. Cochran was leading the field around until he had a fall in the whoops. He remounted and kept going. Then, Drew Adams was leading the group. Lots of riders ran into trouble in the whoops as they continued to deteriorate. Gavin Towers in a close second with a 1:32.345 and Adams' 1:33.331. These times will count for qualifying. Check out Cochran's wild ride in the whoops below!

Second Qualifying Sessions

250SX

Right as the futures qualifying session ended, the rain started again. The second 250SX qualifying sessions started and the rain really picked up! The track got puddled up and super wet as riders started slipping and sliding around. The gates dropped on the 250SX group A qualifying session, and it was Daxton Bennick leading the field. In the first rhythm section, Max Anstie had a close call, although he stayed up. As the times came in, they were much slower than the first second (by about 11 seconds or so). Tom Vialle was leading the live timing page with a 1:39.272 as Cameron McAdoo sat second with a 1:39.519. Seth Hammaker (1:38.992) and Pierce Brown (1:37.427) move into second and first, respectively, in the session.

With Bennick’s 1:29.666 in the first session, he took the top 250SX time on the day, earning his first ever AMA Supercross top qualifying spot. McAdoo, Vialle, Brown, and Hammaker rounded out the top five as championship leader Max Anstie qualified seventh. Haiden Deegan, who had that wild crash in the first qualifying session but is okay, qualified 20th overall. Not an ideal qualifying spot heading into the night show, but the #38 could turn around his luck in his heat race.

Schedule Update

At 4:19 p.m. local time, it was announced the second qualifying sessions for both 450SX and Supercross Futures have been canceled in order to protect the track and allow the Dirt Wurx crew some time to get the track ready for tonight's racing. We might not have seen the last of the rain today though.

First 250SX Heat Race

The sun has gone down, but it's a perfect 71 degrees Fahrenheit right now as we kick off the night show. Opening ceremonies concluded and it was time to go racing!

When the gates dropped, it was Jeremy Martin who had the early race lead as Marshal Weltin had an odd crash off the start. Martin led until Cameron McAdoo passed the #6 to take over the race lead. The #63 machine would cruise to his third heat race win of the season as Haiden Deegan made his way to second by the checkered flag. Chance Hymas made some good passes to finish third. Martin had a crash while in second and eventually came through seventh still in a transfer spot.

Second 250SX Heat Race

The second 250SX heat race got out of the gates and it was another Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha rider with the holehsot! This time, Coty Schock put his #69 machine in the lead from the drop. Daxton Bennick would take over the race lead until a mistake allowed Max Anstie to take over the race lead! Bennick engaged in a battle with Tom Vialle for second place, but Bennick went down after the second tabletop following the whoops! This allowed Vialle to take over second, although Bennick remounted quickly. Seth Hammaker got around Schock to claim third as Schock came through fourth, then Bennick in fifth. Lorenzo Locurcio went over a berm and right into a puddle early in the race, which saw him fighting back through the field. He finished outside of the top ten.

First 450SX Heat Race

Ken Roczen blasted out of his gate to get the holeshot in the first 450SX heat race! However, his lead was short lived after he tipped over in the first split lane turn! Justin Barcia took over the lead as Benny Bloss ran second. Chase Sexton and Aaron Plessinger made their way up to the front pack, as Roczen made quick work of both Sexton and Barcia to jump into the race lead again! Sexton made a late push for Roczen but tipped over in the turn after the supercross triple on the front side of the track! This gave Roczen some breathing room to take the win. Sexton remounted and came through second, about eighth seconds back of Roczen. Plessinger came through third, then Malcolm Stewart a quiet fourth then Barcia fifth. Hunter Lawrence had a crash late in the race in the tabletops after the whoops, but he was able to remount and finish in a transfer spot (seventh). Ty Masterpool took the ninth and final transfer spot and will qualify for his first ever 450SX main event.

Second 450SX Heat Race

The second 450SX heat race began and it was Dylan Ferrandis, Eli Tomac, and Justin Cooper out front early, with Cooper getting the early race lead. He would lead until Eli Tomac would make a late pass for the lead! But out of nowhere, Jett Lawrence would make a pass on both Cooper AND Tomac to suddenly have the race lead! He would gap both and take the race win as he dropped a blazing 1:30.914 fast lap. Cooper Webb, who did not get a good start, was in ninth early in the race. The #2 eventually came through in fifth.

Supercross Futures Main Event

The gates dropped on the Supercross Futures main event, and it was Gavin Towers who exited the first turn in the race lead over Drew Adams and Blake Gardner. Adams and Towers went going back and forth until Towers had a wild crash, similar to Haiden Deegan's from the qualifying earlier this morning! Towers was not going to make the triple, so he ejected and slammed hard, although he remounted rather quickly! Cole Davies charged up to second place, as Casey Cochran charged up to the third spot. Landon Gibson ran into trouble twice in his SX Futures debut. He was 13th, then made his way up to seventh before going down in back-to-back sections. He eventually finished 11th after a one-position penalty. Teammates Alexander Fedortsov and Trevin Nelson collided on the supercross triple, which ended both of their races early. At the end of the race, Adams looked like he was stalling up, which allowed Davies to close in. Adams went inside to outside in the final split lane section as Davies went outside to inside, as the two came to the checkered flag in a drag race! Adams held on for the race win, barely, by 0.263 seconds! Cochran came through third after his fight through the field as Gardner's great start landed him a fourth-place finish ahead of Klark Robbins. Parker Ross came through sixth as Luke Fauser finished seventh in his Supercross Futures debut. Towers came through 18th.

250SX LCQ

Marshal Weltin took the 250SX LCQ race win as Hardy Munoz crashed out of third place on the first lap. Jace Kessler, Bryton Carroll, and Lorenzo Locurcio claimed the final transfer spots as Bryce Shelly dropped out of a transfer spot. 

450SX LCQ

Devin Simonson had the holeshot in the 450SX LCQ, but got eaten up after a mistake in the first rhythm section. Fredrik Noren took over the race lead over Kyle Chisholm, Jeremy Hand, and John Short. Short made a clean pass on Hand to take over third on the last lap. Out front, Noren held off Chisholm at the checkered flag, as Short and Hand claimed the two final transfer spots. Grant Harlan was in fifth but was not close enough to attempt a pass.

250SX Main Event

The gates dropped on the 250SX main event, and it was Haiden Deegan, Cameron McAdoo, Seth Hammaker, Jeremy Martin, and Coty Schock out front. McAdoo quickly got into the lead as Deegan shuffled into second close behind. Deegan went at McAdoo but was not able to make a pass, then stalled out, which allowed Hammaker to get by him. Tom Vialle made his way by both Hammaker and Deegan and was gaining on McAdoo. Then, the Kawasaki rider made a mistake and went off the track, which allowed Vialle to take over the lead. Vialle got in the lead and ran away with the win, the first 250SX main event win of his career. McAdoo held strong for second as Hammaker held off a charging Deegan in the later stages of the race. Deegan had a mistake in the section after the whoops but somehow stayed up, doing a 360 to get going again! That allowed Hammaker some breathing room to claim third. Deegan came through ahead of Pierce Brown as Coty Schock took sixth then Jalek Swoll barely held off championship points leader Max Anstie at the finish line. Marshal Weltin rebounded from a wild crash off his heat race start, then winning the LCQ, to claim ninth, as Daxton Bennick took tenth. Jeremy Martin came through 12th in his return to racing after missing the Arlington SX. Lorenzo Locurcio had a hard crash on the landing of the over/under bridge, and he was taken off the track on a backboard.

450SX Main Event

It was time for the race we had all been waiting for. After a rear tire change after the site lap, Jett Lawrence’s mechanic pulled of the tire cover off at the very last second before the gate dropped! The gates dropped, and it was the #18, the #3, the #1, and the #14. Sexton quickly swung into the lead, as Tomac got right on his rear wheel. Ferrandis settled into third ahead of Jett Lawrence. Sexton and Tomac had different lines through the split lane and the crowd roared as the duo came through to get the green flag! Then, Ken Roczen joined the party with Jett Lawrence and Ferrandis, as the #94 took over fourth. Tomac started to gain on Sexton, but suddenly out of nowhere, Jett passed Tomac on the long rhythm after the mechanic’s area. Then in the next turn, Jett passed Sexton to take over the race lead in an unbelievable move! The #18 got a two-for-one on the champs. Jett started to open up a gap and the third-place machine for Tomac starting smoking around the hallway mark. The two-time 450SX champion managed to get that smoking YZ450F through the finish line in second after a late pass on Sexton. But by then, the #18 was gone out front. Jett Lawrence took the race with a 5.889-second gap back to Tomac, as Sexton came through on the final spot on the podium. Cooper Webb rebounded from a horrible heat race to claim fifth as Roczen rounded out the top five. Aron Plessinger was fifth until a crash cost him to finish 18th. Justin Cooper claimed sixth, Malcolm Stewart seventh, Ferrandis eighth, Jason Anderson ninth, and Benny Bloss tenth.