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Following his decision to wave Ken Roczen by at the second SMX Playoff at Chicagoland, Jett Lawrence has officially received a written warning from the AMA. Below is the report from the AMA courtesy of Racer X.

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With the SMX Playoffs venturing to the Los Angeles Coliseum this weekend for the finale, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into ahead of what looms as a fascinating round of action. Enjoy.

SMX STAT ATTACK 450 CLASS

450 CLASS PAYOUT

1ST $1,000,000    2ND $500,000

3RD $250,000    4TH $200,000

5TH $150,000    6TH $135,000

7TH $120,000    8TH $100,000

9TH $90,000    10TH $75,000

11TH $50,000    12TH $35,000

13TH $34,000    14TH $33,000

15TH $32,000    16TH $31,000

17TH $30,000    18TH $29,000

19TH $28,000    20TH $27,000

21ST $26,000    22ND $25,000    

Jason Anderson

Averages;

• Qualifying: 6.5
• Race Finishes: 7th 
• Overall Finishes: 7th 
• First Lap Position: 10th 

Total Points: 58, 8th in Points

Justin Barcia

• Laps Led: 1, in the first race at Z Max

Averages;

• Qualifying: 7.5
• Race Finishes: 7th 
• Overall Finishes: 6.5
• First Lap Position: 3.75

Total Points: 59, 7th in Points

Joshua Cartwright

Averages;

• Qualifying: 25.5

Kyle Chisholm

Averages;

• Qualifying: 25th 
• Race Finishes: 18.75
• Overall Finishes: 18.5
• First Lap Position: 17.75

Total Points: 16, 18th in Points

Adam Cianciarulo

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 6th 
• Race Finishes: 13.5
• Overall Finishes: 14.5
• First Lap Position: 13.75

Total Points: 42, 10th in Points

Dylan Ferrandis

Averages;

• Qualifying: 7th 
• Race Finishes: 4.25
• Overall Finishes: 4th 
• First Lap Position: 5.5

Total Points: 71, 5th in Points

Jeremy Hand

Averages;

• Qualifying: 16th 
• Race Finishes: 17th 
• Overall Finish: 16th 
• First Lap Position: 19.5

Total Points: 12, 21st in Points

Grant Harlan

Averages;

• Qualifying: 20th 
• Race Finishes: 16.75
• Overall Finishes: 16th 
• First Lap Position: 13th 

Total Points: 26, 15th in Points

Josh Hill

Averages;

• Qualifying: 27.5
• Race Finishes: 20.75
• Overall Finishes: 21st 
• First Lap Position: 21.25

Total Points: 4, 23rd in Points

Justin Hill

Averages;

• Qualifying: 21st 
• Race Finishes: 17.75
• Overall Finishes: 18th 
• First Lap Position: 17.25

Total Points: 16, 17th in Points

Jace Kessler

Averages;

• Qualifying: 20.5

Jett Lawrence

• 1st in Qualifying: 1, at Z Max
• Laps Led: 21, 12 in the first race, 9 in the second race, all at Chicagoland
• Race Wins: 1, in the first race at Chicagoland
• Overall Wins: 1, at Chicagoland

Averages;

• Qualifying: 1.5, Best in Class
• Race Finishes: 3rd 
• Overall Finishes: 2.5
• First Lap Position: 4th 

Total Points: 88, 2nd in Points

Garrett Marchbanks

Averages;

• Qualifying: 7.5
• Race Finishes: 10th 
• Overall Finishes: 10th 
• First Lap Position: 14.25

Total Points: 44, 9th in Points

Ty Masterpool

Averages;

• Qualifying: 11th 
• Race Finishes: 11.25
• Overall Finishes: 11.5
• First Lap Position: 5.75

Total Points: 39, 12th in Points

Shane McElrath

Averages;

• Qualifying: 16.5
• Race Finishes: 18th 
• Overall Finishes: 18.5
• First Lap Position: 16.25

Total Points: 13, 20th in Points

Max Miller

Averages;

• Qualifying: 25th 

Kevin Moranz

Averages;

• Qualifying: 21st 
• Race Finishes: 20th 
• Overall Finish: 21st 
• First Lap Position: 17.5

Total Points: 1, 24th in Points

Colt Nichols

Averages;

• Qualifying: 10th 
• Race Finishes: 10.5
• Overall Finishes: 10th 
• First Lap Position: 13.5

Total Points: 39, 11th in Points

Phillip Nicoletti

Averages;

• Qualifying: 19.5
• Race Finishes: 10.75
• Overall Finishes: 10.5
• First Lap Position: 10th 

Total Points: 37, 13th in Points

Fredrik Noren

Averages;

• Qualifying: 19.5
• Race Finishes: 13th 
• Overall Finishes: 13th 
• First Lap Position: 14.25

Total Points: 37, 14th in Points

Romain Pape

Averages;

• Qualifying: 21st 

Aaron Plessinger

Averages;

• Qualifying: 7.5
• Race Finishes: 5th 
• Overall Finishes: 5th 
• First Lap Position: 8th 

Total Points: 74, 4th in Points

Jerry Robin

Averages;

• Qualifying: 15th 
• Race Finishes: 19.25
• Overall Finishes: 19.5
• First Lap Position: 17.75

Total Points: 10, 22nd in Points

Ken Roczen

• 1st in Qualifying: 1, at Chicagoland

• Laps Led: 13, 10 in the second race at Z Max, 3 in the second race at Chicagoland
• Race Wins: 1, in the second race at Chicagoland

Averages;

• Qualifying: 2nd 
• Race Finishes: 2.5
• Overall Finishes: 2nd , Tied for Best in Class with Chase Sexton
• First Lap Position: 3.5

Total Points: 80, 3rd in Points

Chase Sexton

• Laps Led: 23, 16 in the first race, 7 in the second race, all at Z Max
• Race Wins: 2, Both at Z Max, Most in Class
• Overall Wins: 1, at Z Max

Averages;

• Qualifying: 2.5
• Race Finishes: 1.75, Best in Class
• Overall Finishes: 2nd, Tied for Best in Class with Ken Roczen
• First Lap Position: 2.5, Best in Class

Total Points: 90, 1st in Points

Bryce Shelly

Averages;

• Qualifying: 22nd 

Devin Simonson

Averages;

• Qualifying: 23.5

Justin Starling

Averages;

• Qualifying: 29th 

Cooper Webb

Averages;

• Qualifying: 9.5
• Race Finishes: 7.5
• Overall Finishes: 7.5
• First Lap Position: 7.75

Total Points: 60, 6th in Points

Dean Wilson

Averages;

• Qualifying: 14th 
• Race Finishes: 17th 
• Overall Finishes: 17th 
• First Lap Position: 14.75

Total Points: 22, 16th in Points

SMX STAT ATTACK 250 CLASS

250 CLASS PAYOUT

1ST $500,000    2ND $250,000  

3RD $150,000    4TH $100,000

5TH $50,000     6TH $25,000

7TH $18,000     8TH $17,000

9TH $16,000     10TH $15,000

11TH $14,000    12TH $13,000

13TH $12,000    14TH $11,000

15TH $10,000    16TH $9,000

17TH $8,000    18TH $7,000

19TH $6,000    20TH $5,000

21ST $3,000    21ST $2,000

Max Anstie

Averages;

• Qualifying: 14th 
• Race Finishes: 16.5
• Overall Finish: 16th 
• First Lap Position: 18th 

Total Points: 14, 18th in Points

Chris Blose

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 24.5

Caden Braswell

Averages;

• Qualifying: 21st 
• Race Finishes: 17.5
• Overall Finish: 17.5
• First Lap Position: 16.75

Total Points: 17, 17th in Points

Pierce Brown

Averages;

• Qualifying: 6.5
• Race Finishes: 10.75
• Overall Finish: 10.5
• First Lap Position: 12.25

Total Points: 41, 13th in Points

Justin Cooper

• Laps Led: 1 in the second race at Chicagoland

Averages;

• Qualifying: 6th 
• Race Finishes: 10.25
• Overall Finish: 10.5
• First Lap Position: 9.5

Total Points: 47, 11th in Points

Haiden Deegan

• Laps Led: 13, 6 at Z Max, 7 at Chicagoland, all in the first race
• Races won: 1, Race 1 at Z Max

Averages;

• Qualifying: 13th 
• Race Finishes: 3rd 
• Overall Finishes: 3rd 
• First Lap Position: 4.5

Total Points: 82, 3rd in Points

Ryder DiFrancesco

Averages;

• Qualifying: 15.5
• Race Finishes: 7.25
• Overall Finishes: 6.5
• First Lap Position: 7.25

Total Points: 54, 9th in Points

Austin Forkner

Averages;

• Qualifying: 9th 
• Race Finishes: 12.5
• Overall Finish: 13th 
• First Lap Position: 14.5

Total Points: 9, 21st in Points

Seth Hammaker

• 1st in Qualifying: 1, at Z Max

Averages;

• Qualifying: 1.5, Best in class
• Race Finishes: 7.75
• Overall Finishes: 6.5
• First Lap Position: 5.25

Total Points: 49, 10th in Points

RJ Hampshire

• 1st in Qualifying: 1 at Chicagoland

Averages;

• Qualifying: 6th 
• Race Finishes: 9.25
• Overall Finishes: 9th 
• First Lap Position: 9th 

Total Points: 62, 5th in Points

Talon Hawkins

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 15th 
• Race Finishes: 16.75
• Overall Finishes: 17th 
• First Lap Position: 17.25

Total Points: 25, 15th in Points

Derek Kelley

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 22nd

Preston Kilroy

Averages;

• Qualifying: 19th 
• Race Finishes: 16.5
• Overall Finish: 17th 
• First Lap Position: 16.5

Total Points: 10, 20th in Points

Levi Kitchen

• Laps Led: 11

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 6.5
• Race Finishes: 7.75
• Overall Finishes: 7.5
• First Lap Position: 7.25

Total Points: 63, 4th in Points

Hunter Lawrence

• Laps Led: 9, 5 in the first race, 4 in the second race, all at Chicagoland
• Race Wins: 2, Both at Chicagoland
• Overall Wins: 1, at Chicagoland

Averages;

• Qualifying: 3rd 
• Race Finishes: 4.5
• Overall Finishes: 4.5
• First Lap Position: 7.75

Total Points: 89, 1st in Points

Carson Mumford

Averages;

• Qualifying: 16th 
• Race Finishes: 19.5
• Overall Finish: 20th 
• First Lap Position: 22nd 

Total Points: 7, 22nd in Points

Luke Neese

Averages;

• Qualifying: 21.5
• Race Finishes: 21st 
• Overall Finishes: 21.5
• First Lap Position: 18.5

Total Points: 1, 27th in Points

Cullin Park

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 20th 
• Race Finishes: 16.5
• Overall Finishes: 17th 
• First Lap Position: 14.5

Total Points: 17, 16th in Points

Coty Schock

Averages;

• Qualifying: 25th 
• Race Finishes: 19th 
• Overall Finish: 20th 
• First Lap Position: 10.5

Total Points: 4, 24th in Points

Dilan Schwartz

Averages: 

• Qualifying: 13th 
• Race Finishes: 12.75
• Overall Finishes: 14th 
• First Lap Position: 11th 

Total Points: 31, 14th in Points

Jo Shimoda

• Laps Led: 14, 7 in the second race at Z Max, 7 in the second race at Chicagoland
• Races Won: 1, the second race at Z Max
• Overall Finishes Won: 1, at Z Max

Averages;

• Qualifying: 5th 
• Race Finishes: 2.25, Best in Class
• Overall Finishes: 1.5, Best in Class
• First Lap Position: 4.5

Total Points: 86, 2nd in Points

Jordon Smith

Averages;

• Qualifying: 11.5
• Race Finishes: 7.5
• Overall Finishes: 5.5
• First Lap Position: 9.25

Total Points: 62, 6th in Points

Jalek Swoll

Averages;

• Qualifying: 8.5
• Race Finishes: 10.5
• Overall Finishes: 10.5
• First Lap Position: 12th 

Total Points: 46, 12th in Points

Joshua Varize

Averages;

• Qualifying: 19th 
• Race Finishes: 20th 
• Overall Finish: 21st 
• First Lap Position: 21st 

Total Points: 2, 26th in Points

Tom Vialle

• Laps Led: 10

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 6th 
• Race Finishes: 7.75
• Overall Finishes: 8th 
• First Lap Position: 4.25, Best in Class

Total Points: 54, 8th in Points

Maximus Vohland

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 9th 
• Race Finishes: 8.75
• Overall Finishes: 8.5
• First Lap Position: 11.75

Total Points: 59, 7th in Points

Hunter Yoder

Averages; 

• Qualifying: 21.5
• Race Finishes: 19.5
• Overall Finishes: 20.5
• First Lap Position: 19.25

Total Points: 6, 23rd in Points

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