Hunter Lawrence an Inspired Second at Anaheim 2 SX

Second consecutive runner-up finish for the Australian
Chance Hymas dislocates shoulder in 250SX West

For the second week in a row, Hunter Lawrence challenged for an AMA Supercross 450 main-event win, this time at the series’ third round, back at Anaheim, California’s Angel Stadium. The Honda HRC Progressive rider ultimately finished a hard-fought second, but his late-race speed suggests that earning his first win is only a matter of time. Lawrence also narrowed the gap in the points battle, as the Australian now sits just eight points out of the lead—two fewer than last week. Meanwhile, Chance Hymas won his heat race but was taken out in the first turn of the 250SX West main, suffering a shoulder dislocation that put him out of the race.

The 450 main saw Lawrence exit turn 1 in third place, and he quickly moved up a spot. He was pushed back to third, then fourth by Chase Sexton and Eli Tomac, respectively, but a signature second-half charge carried him past Tomac and Jason Anderson. Running in second, Lawrence closed the distance to the leading Sexton. His progress was slowed by a couple of lapped riders, and he eventually finished just over a second behind.

Hymas’ 250SX main event was over almost as quickly as it started, as another rider took him down in turn 1. The Idaho native put his hand out to break his fall, causing a dislocation of his left shoulder that put him out of the race.

NOTES

Hunter Lawrence took part in Friday’s media-day activities at Anaheim 2, including one-on-one interviews and two 10-minute on-track riding sessions. Honda HRC Progressive Team Manager Lars Lindstrom also participated in a separate media scrum that was organized by Feld ahead of race day.
The premiere for 100 hours with Jo Shimoda, a Gypsy Tales film shot while Shimoda was traveling back home in Japan following his 2025 SMX title, was held Friday evening at Laguna Beach’s South Coast Theater. Honda HRC Progressive team members were in attendance to support their rider, who was on hand while still recovering from injury.
Factory Monster Energy Honda HRC rally racer Skyler Howes was present in the pits after finishing fourth overall at this year’s Dakar Rally, where he also earned his career-first stage win.
Legendary off-road racer Johnny Campbell, an 11-time Baja 1000 winner, stopped by the team’s tent to visit with the team during FanFest.
Carson, California, Powerhouse dealership SoCal Honda Powersports activated a pop-up booth in Honda HRC Progressive’s Anaheim 2 pits, featuring a CRF450R and CRF110F. Dealership staff used the opportunity to connect directly with fans and customers.
For the series’ final California round of the year, Jett Lawrence—still recovering from injury—supported the team by attending the autograph session alongside teammates Hunter Lawrence and Chance Hymas.
Hymas placed sixth in 250SX combined qualifying. Other Red Riders included SLR Honda racers Justin Rodbell and Matti Jorgensen in 18^th and 30^th, respectively; Next Level riders Hunter Schlosser and Colby Copp in 22^nd and 40^th; Western Honda Racing’s Ty Freehill in 32^nd and Lasting Impressions’ Ronnie Orres in 35^th. (Freehill’s official result was due to a crash that occurred while he was riding in 10^th position, and which unfortunately resulted in a broken right wrist.)
Hunter Lawrence qualified 10th in the 450SX Class, with other Red Riders including Quad Lock Honda Racing teammates Joey Savatgy, Shane McElrath and Christian Craig in fifth, 15^th and 16^th, respectively. MCR’s Ryan Breece qualified in 30^th, and McGinley Clinic’s Zack Williams was 35^th.
Hymas managed the perfect race in 250SX West heat 1, grabbing the holeshot and leading from start to finish. Along the way, he resisted pressure from Levi Kitchen before Kitchen fell.
In 450 heat race 1, Lawrence started third and held the position for the majority of the race, successfully fending off pressure from Ken Roczen. A late crash by Aaron Plessinger moved the Honda HRC Progressive rider up to a second-place finish.
In just the three races run so far this season, Hunter has already doubled his tally of career 450SX podium finishes, from two to four.
Hunter participated in the Feld-organized podium-finisher media scrums following the 450 main event.
After his 250SX West main-event crash, Hymas headed straight to the Alpinestars Medical Unit, where his dislocated shoulder was put back in place. Hymas underwent an MRI in Southern California on Sunday, and although results had not been confirmed at the time of publication, it seems unlikely that Chance will be able to participate in the next three races.
Thanks to his consistent efforts, Hunter now sits second in the 450SX standings, eight points behind the leading Eli Tomac. Chance’s unfortunate Anaheim 2 DNF puts him seventh in the 250SX West points.
Next up for Honda HRC Progressive is AMA Supercross round 4 this Saturday in Houston.

Media contact:

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450SX Results

Chase Sexton (Kaw)
Hunter Lawrence (Hon)
Eli Tomac (KTM)
Jason Anderson (Suz)
Cooper Webb (Yam)
Joey Savatgy (Hon)
Jorge Prado (KTM)
Ken Roczen (Suz)
R.J. Hampshire (Hus)
Justin Cooper (Yam)

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13. Christian Craig (Hon)
18. Shane McElrath (Hon)
21. Ryan Breece (Hon)

450SX Championship Points (after 3 of 17 rounds)

Eli Tomac: 70
Hunter Lawrence: 62
Chase Sexton: 57
Ken Roczen: 56
Jason Anderson: 46
Cooper Webb: 46
Justin Cooper: 44
Joey Savatgy: 42
Jorge Prado: 41
Dylan Ferrandis: 37

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13. Christian Craig: 27
17. Shane McElrath: 13
26. Ryan Breece: 1

250SX West Region Results

Haiden Deegan (Yam)
Michael Mosiman (Yam)
Ryder DiFrancesco (Hus)
Cameron McAdoo (Kaw)
Maximus Vohland (Yam)
Max Anstie (Yam)
Hunter Yoder (Yam)
Carson Mumford (KTM)
Parker Ross (Yam)
Joshua Varize (Kaw)

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12. Matti Jorgensen
14. Justin Rodbell
18. Hunter Schlosser (Hon)
22. Chance Hymas (Hon)

250SX West Region Championship Points (after 3 of 8 rounds)

Haiden Deegan: 68
Michael Mosiman: 59
Max Anstie: 58
Ryder DiFrancesco: 55
Maximus Vohland: 46
Cameron McAdoo: 40
Chance Hymas: 38
Dilan Schwartz: 36
Levi Kitchen: 35
Carson Mumford: 33

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18. Matti Jorgensen: 14
20. Justin Rodbell: 11
21. Hunter Schlosser: 11
26. Ty Freehill: 2

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Hunter Lawrence ⁹⁶

“It was a good day—the battle with Eli [Tomac] was cool! I was behind Chase [Sexton] and Jason [Anderson], and I know that the first 10 minutes of these races are always such a super-intense, high pace, so I was just trying to stay in the hunt. I know I have the legs to go the distance, so I was just trying to give myself the best shot, stay in it in the beginning and move forward. I believed that I could get there, I knew I had some good lines and was feeling good. I was trying to up the intensity towards the closing stage, and I looked up and there was like six minutes left; I was like, ‘Alright, let’s empty the tank.’ I would’ve liked to see how the last two laps unfolded had there not been traffic with the two lapped riders. It’s been my best start of the season for Supercross, which is what I wanted to do. We’ve still got so many races to go. It’s been some really good racing.”

Lars Lindstrom

Team Manager

“It was a bittersweet night for the team, after a great start to the season. It’s always extra frustrating when the riders are injured by something that wasn’t within their control, but that’s how it goes in racing sometimes. We are hoping that Chance’s shoulder injury is non-surgical, and that he’ll be able to get back to racing ASAP. Hunter has been absolutely lights-out, surpassing everyone’s expectations, and we couldn’t be prouder and happier for him. Our main goal is to make sure that we’re able to help him get the most out of the bike and himself to get that first supercross win, and to get the best result possible, every single weekend.”