Jett Lawrence Reigns Supreme in Indianapolis for Round 10 of AMA Monster Energy Supercross Championship

Indianapolis,Indiana( March 16,2024)-The Triple Crown returned for Round 10 of the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross season on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it sure looks like a foregone conclusion for the 450 class Championship.

Jett Lawrence got his first career Triple Crown Race win, and emphatically so, by winning all three races. Remember, Triple Crown implements three shortened Main Events for both classes, the overall winner determined with low overall points for the night. First-place gets one point, second-place 2 points and so on in each of the three races. The rider with the least amount of points gets the victory.

The sweep gives Lawrence three straight overalls and now a commanding lead in the 450 class standings. Ken Roczen fought valiantly getting the Holeshot in Race 1 and 3 and finishing second in Race 1 and 2 and third in the final showdown for second overall. Whatever Roczen willed out of his Suzuki was overmatched by the Honda ridden by Lawrence.

“It’s an awesome night for how brutal the track was. Just super happy with the team. We’ll just keep on trying to get going,” said Lawrence in the post-race press conference, who also increased his cushion over Cooper Webb by 21 points in the standings.

Lawrence, in his rookie year on the 450’s, looks well on his way to the class title after cleaning up some early season mistakes and dialing in starts far better than his competition.

Defending Champion Chase Sexton went 3-3-2 for third overall inching closer to Webb for second in the standings now trailing by a mere four points. Webb finished fifth overall, going 8-5-4 for the Triple Crown event enduring a crash in Race 1 that put him behind the 8-ball early. Roczen’s second overall puts him fourth in the standings, moving ahead of Eli Tomac, a non-factor taking the seventh spot. Tomac, the two-time Champion coming off an Achilles rupture that ended his title run last year, has yet to win an overall in 2024, only crossing the checkers first this year at the final race of the Triple Crown event at Anaheim 2. Lastly, Jason Anderson finished fourth, his best outing since Round 6.

As a side note to the outstanding racing in Indianapolis, true gentleman racer Freddie Noren had his entry fees paid for by the AMA as a “thank-you” for checking on Justin Hill at Daytona. Noren landed on Hill during their Heat race and instead of trying to finish, Noren effectively ended his race and checked on Hill. Noren won the LCQ and made the Main at Daytona but on Saturday finished 21st. He’s rolling along though having made all but one Main this year.

The 250 East class continues with must-see-TV with Yamaha rider Haiden Deegan, Cameron Mcadoo and Tom Vialle battling each rising to the top in the hyper-competitive class and Indy was no different.

Race 1 was all sorts of crazy at the start with Jalek Swoll grabbing the Holeshot out of the gate. Rookie Daxton Bennick quickly moved to the point with series points leader, Cameron Mcadoo in pursuit. Mcadoo made short work of the rookie and eased his Yamaha into lead with Vialle following in second and Deegan third after Bennick crashed hard. This played out until less than 60 seconds on the clock when Vialle went down in the whoops. Vialle lost two spots giving Deegan second and Seth Hammaker third.

In Race 2, Swoll grabbed the Holeshot once again and led the opening lap, putting Triumph in the history books with the bike manufacturer’s first lap led in Monster Energy Supercross. His lead vanished as Deegan pulled out front through the nasty rhythm section, pulling away from the field for the easy win. Mcadoo finished second and Vialle third. Hammaker went down twice finishing 14th ruining his chances for a possible Triple Crown podium spot.

Deegan and Mcadoo entered Race 3 tied in points creating a “winner take-all” scenario. However, Deegan caused a first-turn pile-up at the start after sideswiping a tuff block taking out Max Anstie, Chance Hymas and a few more. Vialle got the early lead followed by Nick Romano, Pierce Brown and Mcadoo. Deegan battled his way forward but being so far behind it was too little too late. Mcadoo backed off the throttle and coasted to third, taking the overall on finishes of 1-2-3, marking his first win since Arlington 2022.

“It means so much. It’s been a while since I got a win, they all feel so good,” Mcadoo said. “I am just so grateful to be in this position to be this healthy to fight for this. I’ve had a long road, just as all of us have, dirt bikes are tough but they are so rewarding.”

The win gives Mcadoo the Red Plate heading into an extended break for the 250 East class. He sits two points ahead of Vialle who took second overall on a 4-3-1 night. Deegan (2-1-6) worked his way to sixth in the final race to get a third-place. Pierce Brown remains in the title fight without ever stepping foot on the podium taking fourth-overall on a 12-4-2 night. He started the year with three straight fifth-place finishes and now two straight fourth-place finishes. He holds a five point edge over Deegan for fourth and sits behind Mcadoo by 11 points.

Ironman of the race has to go to Coty Schock, who had surgery on Monday to repair an already broken collarbone exacerbated after Deegan sideswiped him in the last corner of the race at Birmingham. Schock finished fifth overall riding 5-8-8. He crashed near the end of Race 3 but looks like it would have had no bearing on his final standing as Brown’s 12-4-2 totals still would have bested a better showing by Schock in Race 3.