Hunter Lawrence Dominates as Cole Davies Claims Maiden Outdoor Victory At High Point

The Pro Motocross Championship made its traditional Father’s Day stop at High Point Raceway in Pennsylvania for Round 21 of the 2026 Championship, and it was Hunter Lawrence who stole the spotlight with a flawless performance.

In perfect racing conditions at the famed “Country Club of Motocross”, the Queenslander swept both 450 motos to claim his second overall victory of the season, significantly tightening the championship battle with younger brother Jett Lawrence.

Making it a sweep for the ANZAC’s, the 250 Class saw New Zealand’s Cole Davies break through for the first outdoor overall win of his career with a dominant 1-1 performance.

450 Class

The day started strongly for the Lawrence brothers in qualifying, although it was 450 class rookie Haiden Deegan who initially topped the timesheets in the opening session. As conditions improved, Jett Lawrence laid down the fastest lap of the morning with a 1:59.977, narrowly edging Hunter’s 2:00.126. Jorge Prado was third quickest with a 2:00.649, while Deegan’s early-session effort left him fourth overall.

When the gate dropped for Moto 1, Hunter Lawrence grabbed the holeshot ahead of Prado before Cooper Webb briefly took control as the front-runners battled for position.

Hunter quickly regrouped and reclaimed the lead, while Jett found himself buried outside the top 10 and forced to fight his way forward from 11th.

Once clear at the front, Hunter immediately began stretching away from the field. By lap two, he had established a three-second advantage while Webb and Prado battled for second.

Behind them, Jett sliced through the pack and soon joined the fight for the podium positions. A three-way battle developed between Webb, Prado and Jett before Prado secured second and Jett followed through into third. At that point, they were staring at a deficit approaching 10 seconds to Hunter.

One lap later, Jett moved into second, but there was little he could do about his older brother. Hunter continued to build his advantage and eventually cruised to his third moto win of the season by 11.6 seconds over Jett. Prado completed the podium in third, with Deegan fourth and Garrett Marchbanks rounding out the top five.

The second moto began much the same way, with the Lawrence brothers charging to the front. Hunter edged Jett for the holeshot and quickly established himself as the rider to beat.

Aaron Plessinger settled into third early before Prado worked his way past his teammate. Deegan soon followed, moving into fourth and setting his sights on the riders ahead.

While the Lawrence brothers built a sizeable lead over the rest of the field, Hunter steadily increased his advantage over Jett. By halfway, the gap had grown beyond seven seconds.

Further back, Deegan mounted a charge and took third from Prado, reducing a 13-second deficit to the leaders. Inside the final 10 minutes, the Yamaha rookie began posting some of the fastest laps of the race and gradually reeled Jett in.

For a brief period Deegan had the defending champion within striking distance, but Jett responded and stabilised the gap at just over three seconds.

Out front, however, Hunter was untouchable. The Australian controlled the race from start to finish and completed a perfect 1-1 sweep, taking the chequered flag 4.9 seconds ahead of Jett, with Deegan completing the podium.

The victory marked Hunter Lawrence’s third career 450 overall win and his second 1-1 sweep of the season. Through four rounds, both Lawrence brothers now have two overall victories apiece, with every one of those wins coming via a perfect moto sweep.

Jett’s runner-up finish marked just the fifth time in his premier-class career that he has failed to win overall, although it still delivered his 29th podium in 31 starts.

Deegan continued an impressive rookie campaign with third overall, his second podium result of the season.

Most importantly for Hunter, the six-point gain on Jett reduced the championship deficit to just two points heading into the next round.

Reflecting on the breakthrough performance, Hunter said he finally felt everything had come together.

“It was really good today, really good. I’ve been searching a bit [with the motorcycle] and missing a little bit [on the racetrack]. I’m happy to get this one.”

Jett acknowledged his brother simply had more speed throughout the day.

“Hunter was riding really well. I tried to track on and follow his lines and then try other lines, but I just couldn’t keep up. Good on him, he rode really well. We’ll go back to work on the bike and come back strong at the next one.”

Deegan left High Point encouraged by the progress he continues to make in the premier class.

“I feel good. I’m getting closer. It feels like a win on my part making these steps each weekend. I’m right there. I’m going to keep putting in the work, keep chipping away. I put my heart out there and never gave up.”

250 Class

The 250SMX class belonged to Cole Davies from the moment practice began.

The New Zealander topped both qualifying sessions and carried that speed into the motos, where he captured the first outdoor overall victory of his young professional career.

The opening moto began with Casey Cochran grabbing his first holeshot of the season ahead of Julien Beaumer and Davies. Championship co-leaders Levi Kitchen and Seth Hammaker started fourth and seventh respectively.

Cochran and Beaumer initially controlled the race while Kitchen suffered a crash and dropped back to ninth.

Just over 10 minutes into the moto, Beaumer made his move for the lead and quickly opened a small advantage. As the race passed halfway, Davies moved into second and began closing in.

The complexion of the race changed dramatically when Beaumer crashed while crossing the finish-line jump. Davies inherited the lead, while Beaumer rejoined in second.

Further behind, defending last week’s winner Jo Shimoda steadily worked his way through the field from ninth and eventually passed Cochran for third in the closing stages.

Davies held off a determined final-lap challenge from Beaumer to secure the moto victory by 3.3 seconds. Shimoda completed the top three, followed by Cochran, Hammaker and Kitchen.

Darkening skies greeted the field for Moto 2, but Davies again put himself in the perfect position by grabbing the holeshot ahead of rookie teammate Kayden Minear.

The race took a significant turn early when Hammaker crashed heavily while chasing Minear, ending his race and damaging his championship hopes.

Davies controlled proceedings at the front while Minear, Beaumer, Shimoda and Kitchen all fought over the remaining podium positions.

As the race entered its second half, Shimoda surged forward and mounted a charge towards the podium. Beaumer eventually found a way past Minear for second after an extended battle.

A few laps later Shimoda caught the young Australian and the pair engaged in a spirited contest, but Minear refused to give way and held onto third.

At the front Davies was in complete control. He completed a wire-to-wire victory and secured the moto by 3.6 seconds over Beaumer, with Minear earning a career-best third-place moto finish ahead of Shimoda and Kitchen.

The perfect 1-1 scorecard made Davies the 95th different winner in 250 history and the first New Zealander since Ben Townley in 2007 to stand atop a Pro Motocross podium.

Beaumer’s runner-up finish marked the best result of his career and his second podium of the season, while Shimoda backed up last weekend’s win with another podium in third.

Kitchen narrowly missed the overall podium in fourth, but his consistency allowed him to take sole possession of the championship lead. He now leads Shimoda by a single point, with Beaumer just two points further back and Davies seven points off the lead. Hammaker’s Moto 2 DNF dropped him from a share of the points lead to fifth overall, 16 points behind.

Davies was understandably delighted with the milestone victory.

“This feels awesome. I feel like I sorted my starts out [today], and I nailed that second start and was gone. I felt great all day. My first perfect day in motocross. It’s good.”

Beaumer believes he is now in genuine contention for race wins and the championship.

“This is special. We’re getting there. I feel like I’m in a position to start fighting for wins. We’re in this thing [championship], so I’m going to put in some work during the off week and come out swinging at RedBud.”

Shimoda admitted he didn’t have the speed required to challenge for victory.

“I think I underperformed today. I just didn’t have the pace. Those guys up front were ripping. I couldn’t close in and do anything about it. We need to put in some more work during the week. We’ll come back strong.”

Kitchen was pleased to leave High Point with the red plate despite struggling throughout the day.

“That was a struggle today for me. I felt very uncomfortable all day. I don’t know, I just couldn’t find a flow. I’m glad we still have the red plate and I’m really looking forward to the string of tracks we have coming up.”

The Pro Motocross Championship will now take its first summer break before returning on Saturday, July 4, when the regular season resumes at the iconic RedBud MX in Michigan.

450 Class Overall – Round 4 – High Point
Pos	Rider	Hometown	Bike	Motos
1	Hunter Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	Honda	1 – 1
2	Jett Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	Honda	2 – 2
3	Haiden Deegan	Temecula, CA, United States	Yamaha	4 – 3
4	Jorge Prado	Lugo, Galicia, Spain	KTM	3 – 5
5	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH, United States	KTM	6 – 4
6	Garrett Marchbanks	Coalville, UT, United States	Kawasaki	5 – 6
7	Mikkel Haarup	Silkeborg, Denmark	Triumph	8 – 8
8	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL, United States	Husqvarna	10 – 7
9	Jordon Smith	Belmont, NC, United States	Triumph	9 – 13
10	Valentin Guillod	Switzerland	Yamaha	14 – 11
11	Mitchell Harrison	Lansing, MI, United States	Kawasaki	15 – 12
12	Fredrik Noren	Lidköping, Sweden	Yamaha	13 – 15
13	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC, United States	Yamaha	7 – 39
14	Jeremy Hand	Mantua, OH, United States	Honda	16 – 14
15	Christian Craig	El Cajon, CA, United States	Honda	39 – 9
16	Benny Bloss	Oak Grove, MO, United States	Beta	38 – 10
17	Dylan Ferrandis	Avignon, France	Ducati	11 – 40
18	Justin Rodbell	Prince Frederick, MD, United States	Honda	17 – 17
19	Cornelius Tøndel	Norway	Kawasaki	12 – 38
20	Grant Harlan	Justin, TX, United States	KTM	40 – 16
21	Jack Chambers	Auburndale, FL, United States	Kawasaki	21 – 18
22	Vincent Luhovey	Greensburg, PA, United States	Kawasaki	20 – 19
23	Devin Simonson	Laurinburg, NC, United States	Yamaha	19 – 20
24	Mitchell Oldenburg	Alvord, TX, United States	Beta	18 – 23
25	Lorenzo Locurcio	Venezuela	GasGas	37 – 21
26	Brett Heidorn	New Richmond, OH, United States	Honda	25 – 22
27	Hamden Hudson	Danville, VA, United States	Kawasaki	26 – 24
28	Jace Kessler	Eagle, MI, United States	GasGas	24 – 27
29	Bryce Hammond	Pleasanton, CA, United States	Yamaha	27 – 26
30	Daniel Bortolin	Venezuela	GasGas	30 – 25
31	Cory Carsten	Bayville, NJ, United States	Suzuki	28 – 28
32	Bryton Carroll	Vineland, NJ, United States	Yamaha	29 – 29
33	Tyler Stepek	Mount Airy, MD, United States	Yamaha	22 – 36
34	Stephen Rubini	France	Yamaha	23 – 37
35	Grant Hoffman	Canton, GA, United States	Yamaha	31 – 32
36	Conner Mowry	Cattaraugus, NY, United States	Husqvarna	34 – 30
37	Bradley Esper	Howell, MI, United States	Yamaha	33 – 31
38	Robbie Thomas	Reading, PA, United States	KTM	32 – 33
39	Mikey Corcoran	Yardley, PA, United States	KTM	35 – 34
40	Karter DeLong	Coloma, MI, United States	Yamaha	36 – 35

450 Class Championship Standings After Round 4
Pos	Rider	Hometown	Points	Gap
1st	Jett Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	182 Points	+0
2nd	Hunter Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	180 Points	-2
3rd	Haiden Deegan	Temecula, CA, United States	144 Points	-38
4th	Jorge Prado	Lugo, Galicia, Spain	122 Points	-60
5th	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL, United States	121 Points	-61
6th	Garrett Marchbanks	Coalville, UT, United States	116 Points	-66
7th	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH, United States	102 Points	-80
8th	Dylan Ferrandis	Avignon, France	97 Points	-85
9th	Mikkel Haarup	Silkeborg, Denmark	94 Points	-88
10th	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC, United States	83 Points	-99
11th	Christian Craig	El Cajon, CA, United States	69 Points	-113
12th	Chase Sexton	La Moille, IL, United States	61 Points	-121
13th	Jordon Smith	Belmont, NC, United States	57 Points	-125
14th	Valentin Guillod	Switzerland	51 Points	-131
15th	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY, United States	50 Points	-132
16th	Lucas Coenen	Belgium	44 Points	-138
17th	Cornelius Tøndel	Norway	44 Points	-138
18th	Justin Barcia	Monroe, NY, United States	42 Points	-140
19th	Benny Bloss	Oak Grove, MO, United States	41 Points	-141
20th	Mitchell Harrison	Lansing, MI, United States	31 Points	-151
21st	Fredrik Noren	Lidköping, Sweden	30 Points	-152
22nd	Dante Oliveira	Hollister, CA, United States	25 Points	-157
23rd	Grant Harlan	Justin, TX, United States	19 Points	-163
24th	Kyle Webster	Korumburra, Australia	16 Points	-166
25th	Jeremy Hand	Mantua, OH, United States	14 Points	-168
26th	Colt Nichols	Muskogee, OK, United States	13 Points	-169
27th	Justin Rodbell	Prince Frederick, MD, United States	12 Points	-170
28th	Malcolm Stewart	Haines City, FL, United States	10 Points	-172
29th	Mason Semmens	Australia	6 Points	-176
30th	Jack Chambers	Auburndale, FL, United States	5 Points	-177
31st	Vince Friese	Cape Girardeau, MO, United States	5 Points	-177
32nd	Vincent Luhovey	Greensburg, PA, United States	5 Points	-177
33rd	Devin Simonson	Laurinburg, NC, United States	5 Points	-177
34th	Mitchell Oldenburg	Alvord, TX, United States	4 Points	-178
35th	Lorenzo Locurcio	Venezuela	3 Points	-179
36th	Anton Nordstrom	Göteborg, Sweden	1 Point	-181

250 Class Overall – – Round 4 – High Point
Pos	Rider	Hometown	Bike	Motos
1	Cole Davies	Waitoki, Auckland, New Zealand	Yamaha	1 – 1
2	Julien Beaumer	Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States	KTM	2 – 2
3	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka City, Japan	Honda	3 – 4
4	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA, United States	Kawasaki	6 – 5
5	Kayden Minear	Western Australia, Australia	Yamaha	10 – 3
6	Ryder DiFrancesco	Bakersfield, CA, United States	Husqvarna	7 – 6
7	Casey Cochran	Portsmouth, VA, United States	Husqvarna	4 – 11
8	Michael Mosiman	Sebastopol, CA, United States	Yamaha	9 – 9
9	Chance Hymas	Pocatello, ID, United States	Honda	13 – 8
10	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA, United States	Yamaha	12 – 10
11	Lux Turner	Gardnerville, NV, United States	Yamaha	11 – 12
12	Caden Dudney	Des Moines, IA, United States	Yamaha	8 – 17
13	Seth Hammaker	Bainbridge, PA, United States	Kawasaki	5 – 40
14	Carson Mumford	Simi Valley, CA, United States	KTM	40 – 7
15	Drew Adams	Chattanooga, TN, United States	Kawasaki	14 – 15
16	Carson Wood	Zephyrhills, FL, United States	Yamaha	18 – 13
17	Landen Gordon	Murrieta, CA, United States	Yamaha	15 – 16
18	Parker Ross	Herald, CA, United States	Yamaha	24 – 14
19	Deacon Denno	Fort Worth, TX, United States	Triumph	16 – 37
20	Nick Romano	Bayside, NY, United States	Kawasaki	17 – 22
21	Vincent Wey	Murrieta, CA, United States	Kawasaki	22 – 18
22	Marshal Weltin	Ubly, MI, United States	Kawasaki	20 – 20
23	Kade Johnson	Hideaway, TX, United States	Kawasaki	27 – 19
24	Gavin Towers	Venetia, PA, United States	Honda	19 – 39
25	Hunter Yoder	Menifee, CA, United States	Yamaha	25 – 21
26	Jeremy Fappani	Scottsdale, AZ, United States	KTM	21 – 24
27	Avery Long	New London, MN, United States	KTM	28 – 23
28	Gage Linville	Lake Park, GA, United States	Triumph	23 – 29
29	Preston Masciangelo	Brantford, ON, Canada	Husqvarna	29 – 26
30	Russell Buccheri	Duxbury, MA, United States	KTM	30 – 31
31	Cole Timboe	Calimesa, CA, United States	Yamaha	38 – 25
32	CJ Benard	Peoria, AZ, United States	Yamaha	35 – 28
33	Luke Fauser	Midland, PA, United States	KTM	33 – 30
34	Derek Kelley	Riverside, CA, United States	Kawasaki	26 – 38
35	Keegan Rowley	Channahon, IL, United States	Yamaha	32 – 34
36	Jadyn Serles	Granite Falls, WA, United States	Yamaha	31 – 35
37	Brayden Ehlermann	Westtown, NY, United States	GasGas	34 – 33
38	Aden Keefer	California, United States	Honda	39 – 32
39	Brock Bennett	Bakersfield, CA, United States	Husqvarna	DNS – 27
40	Hayes Edwards	Montgomery, TX, United States	Yamaha	DNS – 36
41	Maximus Vohland	Sacramento, CA, United States	Yamaha	36 – DNS
42	Enzo Temmerman	Visalia, CA, United States	Kawasaki	37 – DNS

250 Class Championship Standings After Round 4
Pos	Rider	Hometown	Points	Gap
1st	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA, United States	150 Points	+0
2nd	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka City, Japan	149 Points	-1
3rd	Julien Beaumer	Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States	148 Points	-2
4th	Cole Davies	Waitoki, Auckland, New Zealand	143 Points	-7
5th	Seth Hammaker	Bainbridge, PA, United States	134 Points	-16
6th	Ryder DiFrancesco	Bakersfield, CA, United States	111 Points	-39
7th	Kayden Minear	Western Australia	101 Points	-49
8th	Nick Romano	Bayside, NY, United States	101 Points	-49
9th	Chance Hymas	Pocatello, ID, United States	90 Points	-60
10th	Caden Dudney	Des Moines, IA, United States	73 Points	-77
11th	Carson Mumford	Simi Valley, CA, United States	73 Points	-77
12th	Michael Mosiman	Sebastopol, CA, United States	66 Points	-84
13th	Lux Turner	Gardnerville, NV, United States	60 Points	-90
14th	Maximus Vohland	Sacramento, CA, United States	57 Points	-93
15th	Casey Cochran	Portsmouth, VA, United States	54 Points	-96
16th	Landen Gordon	Murrieta, CA, United States	52 Points	-98
17th	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA, United States	50 Points	-100
18th	Deacon Denno	Fort Worth, TX, United States	49 Points	-101
19th	Sacha Coenen	Belgium	33 Points	-117
20th	Enzo Temmerman	Visalia, CA, United States	30 Points	-120
21st	Derek Kelley	Riverside, CA, United States	28 Points	-122
22nd	Carson Wood	Zephyrhills, FL, United States	25 Points	-125
23rd	Daxton Bennick	Morganton, NC, United States	24 Points	-126
24th	Nate Thrasher	Livingston, TN, United States	21 Points	-129
25th	Drew Adams	Chattanooga, TN, United States	15 Points	-135
26th	Marshal Weltin	Ubly, MI, United States	15 Points	-135
27th	Parker Ross	Herald, CA, United States	13 Points	-137
28th	Mathys Boisrame	France	8 Points	-142
29th	Coty Schock	Dover, DE, United States	6 Points	-144
30th	Vincent Wey	Murrieta, CA, United States	4 Points	-146
31st	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO, United States	4 Points	-146
32nd	Gavin Towers	Venetia, PA, United States	4 Points	-146
33rd	Brock Bennett	Bakersfield, CA, United States	3 Points	-147
34th	Kade Johnson	Hideaway, TX, United States	3 Points	-147
35th	Jeremy Fappani	Scottsdale, AZ, United States	3 Points	-147
36th	Avery Long	New London, MN, United States	3 Points	-147
37th	Hunter Yoder	Menifee, CA, United States	1 Point	-149