The 2023 AMA Pro Motocross championship has made its way to Washougal MX in Washougal, Washington, for the eighth round of the season. Jett Lawrence is 14-0, continuing the streak of dominance this season. We saw some life out of Chase Sexton last weekend at Millville as he fell early in moto one and cut down Jett Lawrence’s lead to nothing after getting back up. He did not get Jett by the end of the moto, but if Chase is able to minimize mistakes, he has the potential to put a stop to Jett’s perfect season at Washougal. The 250 class again finds Hunter Lawrence back up on top overall. Though it did not come easy, a crash in Moto Two allowed Justin Cooper to get around him and take the Moto win. Deegan struggled with results of 5-8 for 7th overall, which ended him with a 13-point deficit in the overall standings, only seven points up from Rj Hampshire and Jo Shimoda, who are tied for third.
This weekend we’ll see a large return of two strokes at the Washougal National. People within the community started a pool on social media for the top finishing two strokes at the National. It started as a small purse that rapidly grew up past $20k, creating a lot of talk within the industry as this is more than the winner of the actual race gets paid. It will be interesting to see who comes out of the woodwork to attempt their Two-Stroke to try and win the large purse.
Washougal National Schedule
| SATURDAY | |
| 6:00am | Gates Open |
| 7:00am – 2:00pm | Rider Services / Will Call Opens |
| 7:15am – 7:30am | Riders Meeting at AMA Semi |
| 7:30am – 7:45am | Chapel Service at AMA Semi |
| 8:00am – 8:15am | 250 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) |
| 8:20am – 8:35am | 250 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) |
| 8:35am – 8:50am | Track Maintenance |
| 8:50am – 9:05am | 450 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) |
| 9:10am – 9:25am | 450 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) |
| 9:30am – 9:40am | Track Maintenance |
| 9:40am- 9:45am | 250 Class Grp B Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes |
| 9:45am – 10:00am | 250 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes – Timed |
| 10:05am – 10:10am | 250 Class Grp A Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes |
| 10:10am – 10:25am | 250 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes – Timed |
| 10:30am -10:35am | 450 Class Grp A Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes |
| 10:35am – 10:50am | 450 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes – Timed |
| 10:55am -11:00am | 450 Class Grp B Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes |
| 11:00am – 11:15am | 450 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes – Timed |
| 11:15am – 11:45am | Track Maintenance |
| 11:45am – 11:55am | 250 Consolation Race |
| 12:00pm – 12:10pm | 450 Consolation Race |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | OPENING CEREMONIES |
| 1:00pm – 1:08pm | 250 Class Sight Lap |
| 1:15pm – 1:50pm | 250 Class Moto #1 |
| 1:50pm – 2:00pm | Podium Interviews |
| 2:00pm – 2:08pm | 450 Class Sight Lap |
| 2:15pm – 2:50pm | 450 Class Moto #1 |
| 2:50pm -3:00pm | Podium Interviews |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Halftime |
| 3:30pm – 3:38pm | 250 Class Sight Lap |
| 3:45pm – 4:20pm | 250 Class Moto #2 |
| 4:20pm – 4:30pm | 250 Winners Circle |
| 4:30pm – 4:38pm | 450 Class Sight Lap |
| 4:45pm – 5:20pm | 450 Class Moto #2 |
| 5:30pm – 5:40pm | 450 Winners Circle |
250 Points Standings
| 1 | 96 | Hunter Lawrence | 260 |
| 2 | 238 | Haiden Deegan | 247 |
| 3 | 24 | R.J. Hampshire | 240 |
| 4 | 30 | Jo Shimoda | 240 |
| 5 | 32 | Justin Cooper | 239 |
450 Points Standings
| 1 | 18 | Jett Lawrence | 350 |
| 2 | 14 | Dylan Ferrandis | 269 |
| 3 | 7 | Aaron Plessinger | 246 |
| 4 | 9 | Adam Cianciarulo | 206 |
| 5 | 23 | Chase Sexton | 174 |
