Jason Lawrence Fights Back From 34-Point Deficit to Lead

In winning the San Diego WSX Lites class race before 65,000
fans on his adopted home turf of Qualcomm Stadium – his third-
straight win of the Monster Energy Supercross season - Monster
Energy-backed Jason Lawrence (Yamaha of Troy) has erased a
34-point deficit to take the overall WSX points lead, 113-111,
over Ryan Dungey.

Round Six of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World
Championship, got underway Saturday afternoon with Lawrence
laying down the law as he usually does in the practice sessions.
Topping points leader Dungey, the Monster/PC/Kawasaki racers
and Honda factory riders, Lawrence would open up even further
in the second practice session – topping Dungey by nearly a half
second.

“I like sending a message home in practice – something I’ve
been able to do pretty consistently here this year,” said
Lawrence.

Lawrence was set to do the same in his heat race (No. 2), but
instead got tangled with another rider at the start and came out
dead last after the first of six laps. The Carlsbad, Calif.,
transplant then began his march to qualifying position, picking
off rider after rider before he got up to around 10th place. There
Lawrence would get into an exciting battle with Justin Brayton
for a couple laps, before finally getting past Brayton when both
racers went for the same spot in a corner.

To make the heat race that much more exciting, having already
come from last to a transfer spot, Lawrence crashed – again –
on the last lap and just barely made it into the main, finishing
9th overall.

“That was probably the wildest heat race I’ve had all year,” said
Lawrence. “I just never gave up.”

Never giving up are some of Lawrence’s words that stand as a
solid lesson for up-and-coming racers. Remember, after Round
Three of Monster Energy Supercross Lawrence trailed Dungey
by 34 points. THIRTY FOUR points. In an abbreviated regional
Lites class supercross season that’s a seemingly insurmountable
points total to overcome. However, Lawrence’s gritty
determination – coupled with the fact he’s the fastest WSX Lites
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