Chase Sexton took the early lead of the first moto of the Washougal (Washington) National and held the position until the checkers for his first win of the 2025 season.
“I’m just trying to build back to where I was,” Sexton told NBC Sports’ Will Christien. “I had a lot of time to think when I was on the couch at home and it really motivated me to get back here. Jett (Lawrence) and Eli (Tomac) have been riding so well, I knew I had my work cut out for me. I finally got a great start and I just wanted to stay consistent up front — not make any mistakes and just ride at my own pace.”
Sexton became the rare rider capable of holding off a charge by Jett Lawrence in the first half of the race. However, when Jett lost his front wheel in a turn and hit the ground, he fell to third. After Eli Tomac also got around the championship leader, Sexton cruised to victory.
Jett pressured Tomac in the final laps, but the veteran held the Young Gun at bay. The importance of the position is that the second-place rider holds his fate in his hands entering the second moto while the third-place rider needs the Moto 1 winner to make a small mistake in the second race.
“We made a major improvement,” told NBC Sports’ Jason Thomas. “I’m back in the mix.”
RJ Hampshire finished 33 seconds off the pace in fourth.
Hunter Lawrence finished off the podium for the first time in the past four rounds, but maintained his top-five streak by finishing fifth.
- Jorge Prado earned the holeshot.
- Chase Sexton took the lead from Prado on Lap 1 with Jett Lawrence in second.
- On Lap 4, Jett closed the gap to 0.297 seconds behind Sexton.
- Sexton and Jett were side-by-side crossing under the Lap 5 flag.
- Jett fell while chasing Sexton, handing second to Tomac.
- Hunter Lawrence moved up to fifth on Lap 11.
- Jett Lawrence beat Chase Sexton by 8.718.
In Race Notes
Prado earned the holeshot, but Sexton took the lead, and Jett Lawrence moved into second on the opening lap.
Eli Tomac followed Jett through and slotted into third.
RJ Hampshire rounded out the top five on Lap 2.
At the start of Lap 3, Sexton’s lead was 1.8 seconds, but Jett found his rhythm and cut a little time off before its conclusion to 1.7.
With 18 minutes on the clock, Sexton and Lawrence battled for the lead. Tomac was 3.7 seconds behind in third with Hampshire and Justin Cooper rounding out the top five.
Sexton’s A-game is what Jett needed in 2025 to further to sharpen his skill.
Jett fell while chasing Sexton, losing nine seconds. Tomac took over second and trailed by 6.6 seconds with Jett three seconds further back.
Jett’s advantage over fourth-place was 7.7 seconds with eight minutes remaining on the clock, and a podium in Moto 1 leaves the overall victory in play.
Tomac lost pace in traffic on Lap 10, which allowed Jett to close the gap to under two seconds for the runner-up position. This is important for the overall since the second-place rider holds his own fate in his hands due to the tiebreaking procedure.
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