While the situation was somewhat unique for this weekend’s opening 2025 SuperMotocross Playoffs round, with only half of the scheduled races completed due to inclement weather, the results were familiar, with Honda HRC Progressive continuing its perfect premier-class record in the short history of the series.

Before heavy winds, rain, thunder and lightning cut short the day’s program, reigning and two-time champion Jett Lawrence had convincingly topped the first 450 moto, with Hunter Lawrence finishing fourth.

Jett Lawrence: “One moto down, and they called it because of the rain and lightning. Thank gosh we got a good start and executed our laps to get the overall. So I’m super pumped, and on to St. Louis. There should be good weather—we’ll be indoors—and some good racing. I’m looking forward to it. Everyone’s riding really well, so it should be good.”

Hunter Lawrence: “My day was alright. Honestly, I’m happy with my riding. I think if I could improve, it would’ve been in qualifying, to get a better gate pick; I think that would’ve changed the moto a little bit. I’m happy to be safe, first and foremost; there were a lot of guys unfortunately having big crashes, so I’m happy to be safe and in one piece. Top five, salvaged points, made points up on guys ahead of me. I’m ready for St. Louis.”

Repeated close lightning strikes in the area prevented the racing from safely continuing, which eventually led to the additional concern of having enough daylight to race safely. After careful consideration by the officials, it was decided to cancel the remaining races, using the first-moto results as final.

Jett took command of the 450 moto from the start, grabbing the holeshot aboard his CRF450RWE. He fended off an early challenge from Eli Tomac and then managed a modest-but-comfortable lead on the treacherous track, ultimately winning by 3.865 seconds.

Hunter sat in sixth off the start and worked his way forward to eventually secure fourth. Also scoring impressive results were Phoenix Racing Honda’s Dylan Ferrandis and Quad Lock Honda’s Joey Savatgy, who placed eighth and ninth, respectively.

Lars Lindstrom the Team Manager

“I’m not sure that I’ve ever been at a race where the second moto or race was canceled like this before, but there have been many times when it was close! I’m really happy with our riders and how quick they were on this SMX track; this series always has a lot of question marks, since the tracks are truly a hybrid of SX and MX. I’m also super proud of our team and their ability to set the bike up for this type of track; I think that has a lot to do with our success in SMX. We had a lot of American Honda associates attending, including all top management, so it feels good to have them come and experience race day with us; it also doesn’t hurt to win when they’re there!”