Hunter Lawrence and Jo Shimoda have won the second round of the Supermotocross Playoffs in St. Louis.
Lawrence managed to take victory in the 450 class with 1-3 moto finishes, ahead of Jett Lawrence (4-1) and Eli Tomac (3-2). Ken Roczen finished fourth overall with 2-6 results, ahead of Cooper Webb (8-4).
Malcolm Stewart had to sit out the race in St. Louis as he had not yet sufficiently recovered from his crash a week earlier in Charlotte.
After two rounds, Jett Lawrence leads the playoffs.
The 250 class was won by Jo Shimoda. The HRC Honda rider was the most consistent with 2-2 finishes. Seth Hammaker took second with 3-3 results, ahead of Nate Thrasher (3-3). Ty Masterpool and Tom Vialle completed the top five. Vialle finished tenth in the first moto but came back strong by taking an impressive win in the second moto.
Haiden Deegan won the first moto but was taken off track by Levi Kitchen in the early stages of the second moto, causing both to crash. Deegan had to come through from the back of the pack and could only manage fourteenth place. As a result, he lost the playoff lead to Jo Shimoda!
Austin Forkner twisted his knee during qualifying and was unable to race.
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