Jorge Prado and Coty Schock battled for the lead into Turn 1 with Schock taking the top spot. Prado gave chase as Jett Lawrence got a poor start and he was outside the top 10 on Lap 1. Aaron Plessinger is suffering from illness and fever and did not line up for the second race.

Australia’s Jett Lawrence and Japan’s Jo Shimoda won the 450 (cc) class and 250 class titles, respectively, at one of the more prestigious motocross events in the world Saturday, July 5. More: Not even leukemia can stop this pro motocross racer from chasing his dreams

Jett’s brother, Hunter Lawrence, finished second in the 450 class while Justin Cooper rounded out the podium. Last year’s champion, Chase Sexton, finished fifth. As for the 250, Jo Shimoda of Japan also swept the RedBud Nationals. He joined Haiden Deegan and Chance Hymas both as overall winners and sweepers of a national.