2023 LOS ANGELES SMX PLAYOFF FINALS PRE-RACE REPORT: POINTS, TV SCHEDULE & MORE
2023 LOS ANGELES SMX PLAYOFF #3 PRE-RACE REPORT: RIDER LIST, TV SCHEDULE & MORE
SuperMotocross from LA Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA, is in for an all-out battle this weekend. In the 450 Class, Chase Sexton still leads points but is followed closely by rival Jett Lawrence. The third round of the SMX Playoffs is worth triple points, making this a winner-takes-all event. With only two points separating the leaders, there is no room for error, but Ken Roczen also has a scenario where he could win, if Lawrence gets second or if Sexton gets third or worse. The 250 class is just as exciting where it is a winner-take-all all for three different riders. Hunter Lawrence, Jo Shimoda and Haiden Deegan.They are all within seven points of each other. With the points being tripled, this will also give the winner (if it is one of these three) the overall victory in the series.
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ROOKIE UPFRONT
FAST ENOUGH TO WIN
Ken Roczen was putting pressure on Jett Lawrence last week in Chicago and may have made the pass for the lead if not for Jett moving over and letting him by in the race’s closing laps. Ken wasn”t happy about it and neither were the paying fans who felt that Jett robbed them of an exciting finish.
GETTING COMFORTABLE
The time is now for Hunter Lawrence to close off an incredible year and start his journey in the 450 Class. Even with some bike issues and crashes, Hunter won both the regional 250 Supercross East and AMA 250 National motocross titles. Now, with a chance to lock up the 250 Supermotocross playoffs, Hunter looks to close out the year on top.
Super Motocross Race Day Live – 1:30 p.m. (Pacific), 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) – Peacock
Super Motocross Gate Drop – 7:00 p.m. (Pacific), 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) – Peacock
Super Motocross (re-air) – *Sunday, September 24th, 10:00 p.m. (Pacific), 1:00 a.m. (Eastern) CNBC Channel
TRACK LAYOUT
More of a Supercross style this weekend in Los Angeles, as we can see more technical sections and tight turns. Running outside the stadium are some highspeed straights similar to what we’ve seen past weekends.
Since 1998, Supercross has not been to the Coliseum. A lot has changed since then and so has the track layouts. With some added sand and technical rhythm lanes, it will test the riders to their full capabilities.
RACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE: SATURDAY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENT SCHEDULE
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00AM – 5:00PM | Industry Will Call Times |
| 8:00AM – 5:00PM | Registration Open |
| 8:00AM – 10:00PM | Working Paddock Hours |
| 9:00AM – 11:00AM | Sound Testing |
| 9:00AM – 11:00AM | SuperMotocross Technical Inspection at AMA Semi |
| 11:00AM – 7:00PM | FanFest Open to Campers |
| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | Press Conference (SMX Main Stage) |
| 12:00PM – 12:10PM | 250 Futures Free Practice 1 |
| 12:15PM – 12:25PM | 250SMX Unseeded Free Practice 1 |
| 12:30PM – 12:40PM | 250SMX Seeded Free Practice 2 |
| 12:45PM – 12:55PM | 450SMX Seeded Free Practice 1 |
| 1:00PM – 1:10PM | 450SMX Unseeded Free Practice 2 |
| 1:10PM – 1:25PM | Track Maintenance |
| 1:15PM – 1:25PM | 250 Futures Free Practice 2 |
| 1:40PM – 1:50PM | 250SMX Unseeded Free Practice 3 |
| 1:55PM – 2:05PM | 250SMX Seeded Free Practice 4 |
| 2:10PM – 2:20PM | 450SMX Seeded Free Practice 3 |
| 2:25PM – 2:35PM | 450SMX Unseeded Free Practice 4 |
| 2:35PM – 3:30PM | Rider Autographs (Team Rigs) |
| 3:30PM – 4:30PM | Live Music (SMX Main Stage) |
| 4:30PM – 5:30PM | Pit Bike Superpole (Track/SRO only) |
| 6:00PM – 7:00PM | SMX Insider Live (SMX Main Stage) |
| 7:00PM – 7:30PM | Pit Bike Moto 1 / Moto 2 |
| 7:30PM – 9:00PM | Movie Night (Played on big screens) |
| 9:00PM | Lights Out |
| 8:00AM | Working Paddock Hours |
| 9:00AM – 5:00PM | Industry Will Call Times |
| 12:00PM – 12:30PM | Rider Track Walk |
| 12:00PM – 10:00PM | FanFest |
| 12:00PM | Doors for General Public |
| 12:30PM – 12:45PM | Riders Meeting (Podium) |
| 12:45PM – 1:00PM | Chapel Service (Podium) |
| 1:05PM – 1:15PM | KTM Junior Free Practice 1 |
| 1:20PM – 1:30PM | 250SMX Unseeded Qualifying 1 |
| 1:35PM – 1:45PM | 250SMX Seeded Qualifying 2 |
| 1:50PM – 2:00PM | 450SMX Seeded Qualifying 1 |
| 2:05PM – 2:15PM | 450SMX Unseeded Qualifying 2 |
| 2:20PM – 2:30PM | 250 Futures Qualifying 1 |
| 2:30PM – 2:40PM | Promoter Track Walk #1 |
| 2:40PM – 2:55PM | Track Maintenance |
| 2:55PM – 3:05PM | 250SMX Unseeded Qualifying 3 |
| 3:10PM – 3:20PM | 250SMX Seeded Qualifying 4 |
| 3:25PM – 3:35PM | 450SMX Seeded Qualifying 3 |
| 3:40PM – 3:50PM | 450SMX Unseeded Qualifying 4 |
| 3:55PM – 4:05PM | 250 Futures Qualifying 2 |
| 4:05PM – 4:15PM | Promoter Track Walk #2 |
| 4:15PM – 4:30PM | Track Maintenance |
| 4:20PM – 4:30PM | KTM Junior Free Practice 2 |
| 4:30PM – 4:35PM | 250SMX Last Chance Qualifier 5 Minutes + 1 Lap |
| 4:40PM – 4:45PM | 450SMX Last Chance Qualifier 5 Minutes + 1 Lap |
| 4:46PM – 4:56PM | Promoter Track Walk #3 |
| 4:56PM – 6:15PM | Track Maintenance |
| 6:30PM – 7:06PM | Opening Ceremonies |
| 7:00PM – 7:04PM | 250 Moto 1 Sighting Lap |
| 7:06PM – 7:26PM | 250SMX Moto 1 |
| 7:28PM – 7:39PM | 250 Moto 1 – Victory Circle |
| 7:33PM – 7:37PM | 450 Moto 1 Sighting Lap |
| 7:39PM – 7:59PM | 450SMX Moto 1 20 Minutes + 1 Lap |
| 8:01PM – 8:11PM | 450 Moto 1 – Victory Circle |
| 8:06PM – 8:10PM | 250 Futures All-Stars Sighting Lap |
| 8:10PM – 8:22PM | KTM Junior Main Event 4 Laps |
| 8:22PM – 8:32PM | 250 Futures All-Stars – Victory Circle |
| 8:32PM – 8:55PM | Intermission |
| 8:35PM – 8:43PM | 250 Futures Main Event 8 Minutes + 1 Lap |
| 8:47PM – 8:51PM | 250 Moto 2 Sighting Lap |
| 8:53PM – 9:13PM | 250SMX Moto 2 20 Minutes + 1 Lap |
| 9:15PM – 9:25PM | 250 Moto 2 – Victory Circle |
| 9:20PM – 9:23PM | 250SMX Overall |
| 9:23PM – 9:27PM | 450 Moto 2 Sighting Lap |
| 9:29PM – 9:49PM | 450SMX Moto 2 20 Minutes + 1 Lap |
| 9:51PM – 10:02PM | 450 Moto 2 – Victory Circle |
SMX PURSE MONEY PAYOUT: PAID PER ROUND
450 CLASS
250 CLASS
OVERALL POINTS
| Position | 450SMX | 250SMX | |
| 1 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | |
| 2 | $500,000 | $250,000 | |
| 3 | $250,000 | $150,000 | |
| 4 | $200,000 | $100,000 | |
| 5 | $150,000 | $50,000 | |
| 6 | $135,000 | $25,000 | |
| 7 | $120,000 | $18,000 | |
| 8 | $100,000 | $17,000 | |
| 9 | $90,000 | $16,000 | |
| 10 | $75,000 | $15,000 | |
| 11 | $50,000 | $14,000 | |
| 12 | $35,000 | $13,000 | |
| 13 | $34,000 | $12,000 | |
| 14 | $33,000 | $11,000 | |
| 15 | $32,000 | $10,000 | |
| 16 | $31,000 | $9,000 | |
| 17 | $30,000 | $8,000 | |
| 18 | $29,000 | $7,000 | |
| 19 | $28,000 | $6,000 | |
| 20 | $27,000 | $5,000 | |
| 21 | $26,000 | $3,000 | |
| 22 | $25,000 | $2,000 | |
|
$3,000,000 | $1,241,000 |
250 RIDER POINT STANDINGS
| POS | # | Name | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | Hunter Lawrence | 89 |
| 2 | 30 | Jo Shimoda | 86 |
| 3 | 238 | Haiden Deegan | 82 |
| 4 | 43 | Levi Kitchen | 63 |
| 5 | 24 | RJ Hampshire | 62 |
| 6 | 58 | Jordon Smith | 62 |
| 7 | 34 | Maximus Vohland | 59 |
| 8 | 128 | Tom Vialle | 54 |
| 9 | 75 | Ryder DiFrancesco | 54 |
| 10 | 35 | Seth Hammaker | 49 |
| 11 | 32 | Justin Cooper | 47 |
| 12 | 38 | Jalek Swoll | 46 |
| 13 | 33 | Pierce Brown | 41 |
| 14 | 85 | Dilan Schwartz | 31 |
| 15 | 339 | Talon Hawkins | 25 |
| 16 | 67 | Cullin Park | 17 |
| 17 | 243 | Caden Braswell | 17 |
| 18 | 63 | Max Anstie | 14 |
| 19 | Jett Lawrence | 12 | |
| 20 | 71 | Preston Kilroy | 10 |
| 21 | 55 | Austin Forkner | 9 |
| 22 | 52 | Carson Mumford | 7 |
| 23 | 508 | Hunter Yoder | 6 |
| 24 | 285 | Coty Schock | 4 |
| 25 | Chance Hymas | 2 | |
| 26 | 42 | Joshua Varize | 2 |
| 27 | 125 | Luke Neese | 1 |
450 RIDER POINT STANDINGS
| POS | # | Rider | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Chase Sexton | 90 |
| 2 | 18 | Jett Lawrence | 88 |
| 3 | 94 | Ken Roczen | 80 |
| 4 | 7 | Aaron Plessinger | 74 |
| 5 | 14 | Dylan Ferrandis | 71 |
| 6 | 2 | Cooper Webb | 60 |
| 7 | 51 | Justin Barcia | 59 |
| 8 | 21 | Jason Anderson | 58 |
| 9 | 36 | Garrett Marchbanks | 44 |
| 10 | 9 | Adam Cianciarulo | 42 |
| 11 | 45 | Colt Nichols | 39 |
| 12 | 81 | Ty Masterpool | 39 |
| 13 | 69 | Phillip Nicoletti | 37 |
| 14 | 47 | Fredrik Noren | 37 |
| 15 | 78 | Grant Harlan | 26 |
| 16 | 15 | Dean Wilson | 22 |
| 17 | 46 | Justin Hill | 16 |
| 18 | 11 | Kyle Chisholm | 16 |
| 19 | Eli Tomac | 13 | |
| 20 | 12 | Shane McElrath | 13 |
| 21 | 91 | Jeremy Hand | 12 |
| 22 | 93 | Jerry Robin | 10 |
| 23 | 751 | Joshua Hill | 4 |
| 24 | 80 | Kevin Moranz | 1 |
250 RIDERS IN THE LCQ
| Number | Rider Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chris Blose | Phoenix, AZ |
| 20 | Derek Kelley | Riverside, CA |
| 21 | Cullin Park | Clermont, FL |
| 22 | Austin Forkner | Richards, MO |
| 23 | Coty Schock | Dover, DE |
| 24 | Preston Kilroy | Afton, WY |
| 25 | Josh Varize | Perris, CA |
| 26 | Michael Hicks | Fenton, MO |
| 27 | Hunter Yoder | Menifee, CA |
| 28 | Luke Neese | Jamestown, NC |
450 RIDERS IN THE LCQ
| Number | Rider Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Phil Nicoletti | Cohocton, NY |
| 21 | Kevin Moranz | Topeka, KS |
| 22 | Justin Starling | Riverview, FL |
| 23 | Josh Cartwright | Fort Worth, TX |
| 24 | Jerry Robin | Hamel, MN |
| 25 | Jeremy Hand | Mantua, OH |
| 26 | Bryce Shelly | Telford, PA |
| 27 | Jace Kessler | Eagle, MI |
| 28 | Max Miller | Springfield, OR |
2023 LOS ANGELES SMX PLAYOFF 3 // FULL COVERAGE
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