As AMA Pro Motocross visited the West Coast for the third time this season, the Washougal MX National delivered yet another dominant performance for Honda HRC Progressive, in near-ideal weather conditions. Hunter Lawrence captured his fifth premier-class overall victory of the season, while Jett Lawrence secured a solid runner-up finish with 1-2 moto scores.

“This weekend was actually sick,"' Hunter Lawrence said. "Compared to how Washougal has been every other year for me! That was the talk of the week, right? How this isn’t our best track? So it was unreal to go 2-1. The bike’s in a good spot, and we made one change between the first and second moto that really helped me out. We tested a few things this week, and we knew we could lean into a stiffer bike that doesn’t normally work on East Coast tracks, and it paid off today. I think riding each other’s bikes with Jett is a benefit to both of us and the team. He had a different setup yesterday from what I did, and that’s our theory—let’s put it to the test and see which one we like better; there’s no secrets, and it’s a level playing field. I’m happy to get the win, but it’s such a tough championship, going up against the best guy in the sport; I’m already thinking about what I want to work on and where I can be better in the weeks to come.”

The opening 450 moto saw Jett emerge from the first couple of corners in first place, while Hunter advanced from fourth to second during the opening lap. Jorge Prado settled into third, and the trio pulled away from the field in the early stages, before the Australian duo established a gap. The Honda HRC Progressive riders maintained their positions until the checkered flag, with Jett earning his seventh moto win of the season, and Hunter following in second.

“I feel like I found a good setting," Jett Lawrence said. "This is the best my bike has handled in the past year, so I was super happy. I think riding each other’s bikes with Hunter on press day is a benefit to both of us and the team, because we’re able to see what works better and figure out what we like. In the second moto, I just kept pushing. I felt good, and I was hoping maybe I could catch him off guard, but obviously he had a little bit of an idea where I was at. I’d rather be right there in case something happens than be back, so I tried and just fell a little short. It is what it is, and we’ll take it. I do really want it badly. I want to win—that’s what I like doing and that’s why I like racing. I think sometimes that can hurt me a little bit, because I want to make those points up, but it’s just things I have to get better at. The word of the year has been ‘getting closer,’ so we’re getting closer to feeling like myself. Hopefully, bit by bit, I can get back to where I was.”

Jett grabbed the moto 2 holeshot aboard his CRF450RWE, but Hunter took over the lead on the first lap. A brief off-circuit excursion resulted in Jett receiving a one-position penalty for accelerating as he reentered the track. He later had a small crash on the face of a jump but was able to remount before being overtaken. The defending champ mounted a late charge and closed the gap on his older brother before finishing just 1.7 seconds behind at the checkered flag. Hunter secured his fifth overall win of the season and extended his championship lead over Jett.