Jett Lawrence bobbles but wins High Point Pro Motocross and keeps perfect moto record alive

On a rough and heavily rutted High Point Raceway, in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania Jett Lawrence won Pro Motocross Round 4, SuperMotocross Round 21, but the field saw the first signs he might not be perfect when he failed to lead every lap.

Lawrence won both motos for the overall victory and kept that perfect streak alive. And with wins in the first eight races in 450 class, Lawrence tied David Bailey in the defunct 500 class for the best start in the history of the sport.

“It was tricky because when you get into a rut with a lapper that rut goes all the way around the turn,” Lawrence told NBC Sports’ Jason Thomas. “I just had to wait and be patient. I was thinking afterward it was pretty sick. I got to race against Ken [Roczen].

“It was a tough day. I didn’t feel too comfortable on the bike today. The track was pretty tricky with the ruts but I’m happy to come away with a 1-1.”

The day started well enough. In Moto 1, it appeared the day would go the way the first three rounds did with Lawrence dominating from start to finish.

Then the first mistake of the Lawrence’s season came just before the halfway point of the first race. He buried his front wheel and crashed, handing the lead to Ken Roczen and second to the privateer Garrett Marchbanks. After his crash, Lawrence was seven seconds behind Roczen for the lead and for the first time all year, there was a lap that wasn’t led by the Australian rookie.

Lawrence got around Marchbanks a couple of laps later and set his sight on Roczen.

“My balance has been a little off today and then I got a little cross rutted, tried to lean my way out of it and that just bit me,” Lawrence said after winning Moto 1. “I got lucky a few times, but that one bit me. Bummer about that, but I was