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Hangtown Motocross betting, predictions, odds, picks, lines: Eli Tomac closes gap on Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence showed minimal movement between Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2025 Pro Motocross season, but intense competition with Eli Tomac last week narrowed the gap between the two favored riders. Jett opened with raw odds of -294 for the season opener at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Frankly, he might have been an even more expensive proposition if not for the fact that he was returning from an ACL injury suffered early in the Monster Energy Supercross season. Jett led every lap of both motos, but failed to dominate Moto 2 under pressure from Tomac. Jett's odds for the Hangtown Classic in Rancho Cordova, California, remain in the minus range, but are slightly more attractive at -283. MX 2024 Rd 01 Pala Jett Lawrence Chase Motocross betting odds set expectations for Pro Motocross championship Advertisement Despite returning from injury with minimal recovery time, Jett Lawrence is an overwhelming favorite to win the 2025 Pro MX Championship Dan Beaver , Dan Beaver , Tomac (+247) had more time to prepare for the Motocross season opener than Jett. His broken fibula was repaired, and training was initiated in time for him to compete in a couple of Supercross rounds, but he decided to focus on the outdoors. He posted a modest finish of fourth in Moto 1 at Fox before finding the right lines in the second race. Tomac did not let Jett out of his sight until the closing laps and even managed to get a wheel alongside the eventual winner. Historically, Hangtown is one of Tomac's best tracks and incidentally, the only MX course on which Jett has been beaten. The result of these factors is that a differential of 743 points between Jett and Tomac in Pala has shrunk to 530 for Hangtown. Hunter Lawrence (+558) is the only other rider under 10/1 in raw opening odds. Notably, all three riders on the podium last week in Pala were returning from injury, so there is still some residual concern about their performance. The question of whether Hunter found his limit in Round 1 remains to be answered. MX 2024 Rd 02 Hangtown Jett Lawrence Hunter Hangtown Motocross 2025 preview: Top finishes, previous winners, historic results, who to watch Advertisement Last week's contest between Jett Lawrence and Eli Tomac suggests the Hangtown Classic will be a competitive round. Dan Beaver , Dan Beaver , A huge gap appears between the third- and fourth-ranked riders in Round 2. Aaron Plessinger (+4032) is slightly over 40/1 and should garner some attention after sweeping the top five in Pala's pair of motos. He topped out with a podium in the second race, but was never a factor for the win. Bet modestly, if at all, for the overall victory. His podium odds are -139, so there isn't much juice to be squeezed. Justin Cooper's (+4731) runner-up finish in Moto 2 contributes to his fifth-place ranking in Hangtown. His eighth-place finish in Moto2 makes him a formidable proposition, however. His podium odds are minimally in the plus range at +151. Jorge Prado (+7199) is in a different category than the top five this week. With such a high return on investment of 71/1, bold bettors might wish to place a modest wager on an overall win, but his long odds for the victory drag his podium odds to +579, which is a much safer bet. Advertisement Opening Odds, Overall Outright Win Jett Lawrence, -206 Eli Tomac, +232 Hunter Lawrence, +614 Justin Cooper, +6844 Aaron Plessinger, +7774 Cooper Webb, +9246 Jorge Prado, +9704 Jason Anderson, +12721 Joey Savatgy, +13058 Grant Harlan, +14393 Romain Pape, +14393 Harri Kullas, +14393 Malcolm Stewart, +14393 Derek Drake, +15525 Lorenzo Locurcio, +15525 Colt Nichols, +15525 Derek Kelley, +15525 Tyler Stepek, +15773 Brandon Ray, +15773 Bryce Shelly, +15773 Opening Odds, Overall Podium Jett Lawrence, -2500 Eli Tomac, -245 Hunter Lawrence -150 Aaron Plessinger, -139 Jason Anderson, +117 Justin Cooper, +151 Cooper Webb, +174 Jorge Prado, +579 Joey Savatgy, +792 Malcolm Stewart, +1101 Harri Kullas, +3734 Grant Harlan, +4201 Derek Drake, +4201 Romain Pape, +4201 Derek Kelley, +4201 Colt Nichols, +4201 Lorenzo Locurcio, +4201 Brandon Ray, +4201 Bryce Shelly, +4201 Tyler Stepek, +4201 Advertisement More SuperMotocross News Hangtown Preview 2027 MXoN to be held in the Netherlands Fox Raceway 450 results | 250 results Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1 Fox Raceway: 450 Qualification | 250 Qualification Mikayla Nielsen wins 2025 WMX opener
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Chase Sexton to miss 2025 Pro Motocross Round 2 with injury
Defending champion Chase Sexton will skip Round 2 of the 2025 Pro Motocross series to recover from an injury sustained last week at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. 'My apologies for being quiet on here and not providing an update first off, but I just wanted to come clear the air a bit,' Sexton said in a social media post on Thursday. 'As you know I had a big get off at last weekend for the kickoff to outdoors and am very sore and beat up but nothing broken so that's a positive. 'With that being said I will not be racing this weekend and am going to get back to 100% before returning. Thanks to the people in my corner and all the kind messages ❤️ Goodluck to my [KTM Factory Racing] teammates this weekend.' Sexton's complained of shoulder pain after crashing early in Moto 1 in Pala. He retired from that race and failed to mount up for Moto 2, which means that he failed to earn any points for the round. Neither Sexton nor Red Bull KTM has provided an update on when he will race next, and with a 298-point advantage over the 21st-place cutline in SuperMotocross League points, there is no rush to return. Sexton's odds of defending his Motocross championship will take a huge hit after failing to earn points in the first two rounds, however. More SuperMotocross News Betting lines, predictions for Hangtown Hangtown Preview 2027 MXoN to be held in the Netherlands Fox Raceway 450 results | 250 results Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1 Fox Raceway: 450 Qualification | 250 Qualification
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Hangtown Motocross betting, predictions, odds, picks, lines: Eli Tomac closes gap on Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence showed minimal movement between Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2025 Pro Motocross season, but intense competition with Eli Tomac last week narrowed the gap between the two favored riders. Jett opened with raw odds of -294 for the season opener at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Frankly, he might have been an even more expensive proposition if not for the fact that he was returning from an ACL injury suffered early in the Monster Energy Supercross season. Jett led every lap of both motos, but failed to dominate Moto 2 under pressure from Tomac. Jett's odds for the Hangtown Classic in Rancho Cordova, California, remain in the minus range, but are slightly more attractive at -283. Dan Beaver, Tomac (+247) had more time to prepare for the Motocross season opener than Jett. His broken fibula was repaired, and training was initiated in time for him to compete in a couple of Supercross rounds, but he decided to focus on the outdoors. He posted a modest finish of fourth in Moto 1 at Fox before finding the right lines in the second race. Tomac did not let Jett out of his sight until the closing laps and even managed to get a wheel alongside the eventual winner. Historically, Hangtown is one of Tomac's best tracks and incidentally, the only MX course on which Jett has been beaten. The result of these factors is that a differential of 743 points between Jett and Tomac in Pala has shrunk to 530 for Hangtown. Hunter Lawrence (+558) is the only other rider under 10/1 in raw opening odds. Notably, all three riders on the podium last week in Pala were returning from injury, so there is still some residual concern about their performance. The question of whether Hunter found his limit in Round 1 remains to be answered. A huge gap appears between the third- and fourth-ranked riders in Round 2. Aaron Plessinger (+4032) is slightly over 40/1 and should garner some attention after sweeping the top five in Pala's pair of motos. He topped out with a podium in the second race, but was never a factor for the win. Bet modestly, if at all, for the overall victory. His podium odds are -139, so there isn't much juice to be squeezed. Justin Cooper's (+4731) runner-up finish in Moto 2 contributes to his fifth-place ranking in Hangtown. His eighth-place finish in Moto2 makes him a formidable proposition, however. His podium odds are minimally in the plus range at +151. Jorge Prado (+7199) is in a different category than the top five this week. With such a high return on investment of 71/1, bold bettors might wish to place a modest wager on an overall win, but his long odds for the victory drag his podium odds to +579, which is a much safer bet. Opening Odds, Overall Outright Win Jett Lawrence, -206 Eli Tomac, +232 Hunter Lawrence, +614 Justin Cooper, +6844 Aaron Plessinger, +7774 Cooper Webb, +9246 Jorge Prado, +9704 Jason Anderson, +12721 Joey Savatgy, +13058 Grant Harlan, +14393 Romain Pape, +14393 Harri Kullas, +14393 Malcolm Stewart, +14393 Derek Drake, +15525 Lorenzo Locurcio, +15525 Colt Nichols, +15525 Derek Kelley, +15525 Tyler Stepek, +15773 Brandon Ray, +15773 Bryce Shelly, +15773 Opening Odds, Overall Podium Jett Lawrence, -2500 Eli Tomac, -245 Hunter Lawrence -150 Aaron Plessinger, -139 Jason Anderson, +117 Justin Cooper, +151 Cooper Webb, +174 Jorge Prado, +579 Joey Savatgy, +792 Malcolm Stewart, +1101 Harri Kullas, +3734 Grant Harlan, +4201 Derek Drake, +4201 Romain Pape, +4201 Derek Kelley, +4201 Colt Nichols, +4201 Lorenzo Locurcio, +4201 Brandon Ray, +4201 Bryce Shelly, +4201 Tyler Stepek, +4201 More SuperMotocross News Hangtown Preview 2027 MXoN to be held in the Netherlands Fox Raceway 450 results | 250 results Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1 Fox Raceway: 450 Qualification | 250 Qualification Mikayla Nielsen wins 2025 WMX opener
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2 days ago
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Hangtown Motocross 2025 preview: Top finishes, previous winners, historic results, who to watch
Fitness will be put to the test this week at the Hangtown Motocross Classic in Rancho Cordova, California, with Round 2 of the 2025 Pro Motocross season, as temperatures are forecasted to exceed 100 degrees on race day. With five editions of the Hangtown Classic run before Pro Motocross took over the sanction, this is the oldest race on the schedule. Saturday will mark the 56th running of the event. The only time since 1974 that Hangtown failed to host an event was in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More questions surround this race than fans have had in recent seasons. Last week at Fox Raceway in Pala, California, Eli Tomac initiated 'Beast Mode' in Moto 2 and challenged Lawrence for most of that race. Near the end, Lawrence found his optimal line and stretched the advantage, but frankly, it's the most competition the 2023 champion has had in two years on an outdoor track. Jett Lawrence's crash at Hangtown in 2024 was the only time he failed to win a Pro Motocross overall. - Align Media Align Media Moreover, this is a track on which Tomac excels, having won three times in seven 450-class starts and once on a 250. No other active rider has more than a single 450 win. One reason for that is Lawrence's crash in last year's Hangtown Classic, which opened the opportunity for Chase Sexton to take the overall victory. The accident, on a downhill portion of the track, ended Lawrence's perfect start to his motocross career with 12 consecutive wins. On this track, Tomac is at his best in the second race with six Moto 2 wins in seven attempts, according to Dan Beaver, Tomac's last Hangtown victory came in 2018, so he needs to dig deep into his bag of tricks to become the first rider to outperform a healthy Lawrence on an outdoor track. Even with that last Hangtown victory coming half a decade ago, the field remains in awe of his accomplishments at this venue. His 2015 performance was legendary, featuring being the fastest qualifier by more than two seconds, leading both motos flag-to-flag, and winning Moto 2 by more than a minute and a half. In the post-race conference in Pala, Lawrence recalled watching this race as a 15-year-old phenom. 'I have this image of Eli smoking everyone by over a minute or something,' Lawrence said after last week's race. 'Right now, I'm going to have to go wipe my brain and make sure I get that out of my head and be confident.' Lawrence has never raced Tomac in the Hangtown event. In fact, until last week, the two riders had never raced one another in Pro Motocross due to injuries. Lawrence's overall domination continues. After leading every lap of Round 1, he has now done so in 65 percent of his attempts. Statistics such as those tend to put the competition on their collective back wheels. With the competition devolving into who will be positioned to run second to Lawrence, Justin Cooper tossed his hat into the ring. Last week's second-place finish in Moto 1 was a career-best for him after running third six times in 2024. He could be one of the most pleasant surprises of the first half of the season. SuperMotocross teams are notoriously reticent to alert the media to injury, so midway through the week, it is uncertain if Chase Sexton will line up this weekend. Regardless, he holds the distinction of being the rider with the worst record of any champion who lined up for Round 1 in his title defense. Sexton's crash in Moto 1 injured his shoulder and kept him from racing in Moto 2. He failed to earn a single point. In the 250 division, Haiden Deegan picked up where he left off in 2024 by sweeping the motos at Pala for the second time in his career. But that was the only time in his career that Deegan swept the weekend, although he finished first or second in every moto of the following four rounds. He lost one of these rounds when Ty Masterpool scored the tiebreaking second moto win at High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania. Jo Shimoda's second-place overall finish and runner-up results in both motos marked his best start to a Motocross season. Earlier this year, he had a career-best start in Supercross with his Anaheim 1 victory. The Women's Pro Motocross (WMX) season continues into Round 2 at Hangtown, and it is likely to be a battle between La La and Kay Kay. The defending WMX champion, Lachlan Turner, finished second to Mikayla Nielsen in Round 1. Both riders won a moto in Pala. Motocross 2025 Top-10 finishers 450s Jett Lawrence (1 win, 1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10s) [2 moto wins] Eli Tomac (1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10s) Hunter Lawrence (1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10s) Aaron Plessinger (1 top-five, 1 top-10) Justin Cooper (1 top-five, 1 top-10) Jorge Prado (1 top-10) Jason Anderson (1 top-10) Joey Savatgy (1 top-10) RJ Hampshire (1 top-10) Benoit Paturel (1 top-10) 250s Haiden Deegan (1 win, 1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10) [2 moto wins] Jo Shimoda (1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10) Tom Vialle (1 podium, 1 top-five, 1 top-10) Chance Hymas (1 top-five, 1 top-10) Julien Beaumer (1 top-five, 1 top-10) Garrett Marchbanks (1 top-10) Seth Hammaker (1 top-10) Michael Mosiman (1 top-10) Max Vohland (1 top-10) Ty Masterpool (1 top-10) 450s 2024: Chase Sexton [1-1] (Followed by Hunter Lawrence [2-4], Aaron Plessinger [5-2]) 2023: Jett Lawrence [1-1] (Dylan Ferrandis [2-3], Cooper Webb [4-2]) 2022: Jason Anderson [1-3] (Chase Sexton [2-2], Eli Tomac [4-1]) 2021: Dylan Ferrandis [1-3] (Eli Tomac [4-1], Cooper Webb [3-2]) 2019: Ken Roczen [1-2] (Eli Tomac [4-1], Jason Anderson [2-5]) 250s 2024: Haiden Deegan [1-2] (Tom Vialle [4-1], Levi Kitchen [3-3]) 2023: Hunter Lawrence [3-1] (Justin Cooper [2-2], Haiden Deegan [1-4]) 2022: Jett Lawrence [3-1] (Justin Cooper [2-3], Hunter Lawrence [4-2]) 2021: Justin Cooper [1-1] (Jo Shimoda [4-2], RJ Hampshire [2-6]) 2019: Adam Cianciarulo [2-1] (Justin Cooper [1-4], Colt Nichols [5-3]) Motocross Previews Fox Raceway Supercross Previews Salt Lake City | Denver | Pittsburgh | New Jersey | Philadelphia | Foxborough | Seattle | Birmingham | Indianapolis | Daytona | Arlington | Detroit | Tampa | Anaheim 2 | San Diego | Anaheim 1 More SuperMotocross News 2027 MXoN to be held in the Netherlands Fox Raceway 450 results | 250 results Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1 Fox Raceway: 450 Qualification | 250 Qualification Mikayla Nielsen wins 2025 WMX opener Betting odds set expectations for Pro MX championship
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4 days ago
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Motocross 2025 250 results, highlights, finish at Fox Raceway: Haiden Deegan begins title defense perfectly
Haiden Deegan swept the motos of the Fox Raceway Nationals at Pala, California, to start his Pro Motocross title defense the same way he began last year's contest: He won both races and scored maximum points, which also extended his lead in the combined SuperMotocross League championship. Deegan now has a six-point advantage over Jo Shimoda in the outdoor series and a 47-point lead over Julien Beaumer in SuperMotocross. This is Deegan's eighth Motocross win. After last year's Fox Nationals, Deegan won two of the next three rounds and finished second once. He swept the top five during the season. Click here for a recap of Fox Raceway With second-place results in each moto, Jo Shimoda finished second overall to earn his first SuperMotocross podium since winning the Monster Energy Supercross opener at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Shimoda showed flashes of speed in the 2024 outdoor season to earn three podiums in nine Nationals. Tom Vialle finished fourth in Moto 1 and third in the second race to land third overall on the grid. Vialle did not get a strong start in either race, but showed an ability to assemble the full event. That will come in handy during the next 10 weeks. Relive Moto 1 Chance Hymas was the fastest 250 rider in the morning, bumping Deegan from the top qualification spot on the final lap of the second session. He got a great start to Moto 1 before scoring an impressive podium finish of third in that race. Hymas faded to sixth in the second race and settled for fourth overall. Julien Beaumer logged his first laps led in the second moto of the Fox Nationals before fading to finish just off the podium in fourth. That improved one position over his Moto 1 result and placed him fifth overall. He still has a lot ground to make up on Deegan in the SuperMotocross standings with 20 races remaining in 10 rounds. Dan Beaver, Levi Kitchen entered Round 1 with a lot of attention after scoring solid runs in the 2024 Motocross championship. He failed to live up to the hype in Moto 1 with a modest 10th-place finish, and when his engine expired in Moto 2, he failed to earn any additional points for a 38th-place result. Another potential challenger, Austin Forkner, fared worse. He was the first retiree in Moto 1 and finished one position out of the points in Moto 2 with a 22nd. In his professional debut, Alexander Fedortsov narrowly missed earning points in the first moto with a 22nd and earned three for his 19th-place finish in Moto 2. He was scored 22nd overall. Here are the 250 Supercross results, lap times, and points standings after Round 1 at Fox Raceway in Pala, California: Overall Results Moto 1 Moto 2 250 MX Rider Points 250 SuperMotocross Points Here is the finishing order of Round 1 in Pala (points earners): 1. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha [1-1] 2. Jo Shimoda, Honda [2-2] 3. Tom Vialle, KTM [4-3] 4. Chance Hymas, Honda [3-6] 5. Julien Beaumer, KTM [5-4] 6. Garrett Marchbanks, Kawasaki [6-5] 7. Seth Hammaker, Kawasaki [8-7] 8. Michael Mosiman, Yamaha [11-8] 9. Maximus Vohland, Yamaha [12-10] 10. Ty Masterpool, Kawasaki [7-15] 11. Drew Adams, Kawasaki [9-14] 12. Casey Cochran, GasGas [14-11] 13. Ryder DiFrancesco, GasGas [17-9] 14. Parker Ross, Yamaha [16-12] 15. Mikkel Haarup, Triumph [15-16] 16. Levi Kitchen, Kawasaki [10-38] 17. Dilan Schwartz, Yamaha [24-13] 18. Enzo Temmerman, Kawasaki [18-17] 19. Jordon Smith, Triumph [13-23] 20. Lux Turner, KTM [19-18] 21. Jeremy Martin, Yamaha [20-20] 22. Alexander Fedortsov, [22-19] 23. CJ Benard, KTM [34-21] 24. Avery Long, KTM [21-29] Motocross Results Pala 450 Results Supercross Results Anaheim 1 450 Results | 250W Results San Diego 450 Results | 250W Results Anaheim 2 450 Results | 250W Results Glendale 450 Results | 250W Results Tampa 450 Results | 250E Results Detroit 450 Results | 250E Results Arlington 450 Results | 250W Results Daytona 450 Results | 250E Results Indianapolis 450 Results | 250 E/W Results Birmingham 450 Results | 250E Results Seattle 450 Results | 250W Results Foxborough 450 Results | 250E Results Philadelphia 450 Results | 250 E/W Results New Jersey 450 Results | 250E Results Pittsburgh 450 Results | 250E Results Denver 450 Results | 250W Results Salt Lake City 450 Results | 250 E/W Results More SuperMotocross News Jett Lawrence remains undefeated at Fox Haiden Deegan sweeps Fox National motos Chase Sexton retires after Fox Nationals Moto 1 crash Perfection: Jett Lawrence wins fifth moto in Pala Haiden Deegan wins Fox Raceway Moto 1 Fox Raceway: 450 Qualification | 250 Qualification Mikayla Nielsen wins 2025 WMX opener Fox Raceway Preview Chad Reed joins ClubMX as a consultant Betting odds set expectations for Pro MX championship
