Hunter Lawrence won the 450SX main at Empower Field at Mile High on May 2, finishing 13.2 seconds ahead of points leader Ken Roczen. The result trimmed Roczen’s advantage to a single point and sets up a winner-take-all finale in Salt Lake City. The victory was Lawrence’s fifth of the season and left him and Roczen tied with five wins and 12 podiums each.

Jorge Prado took the holeshot while Eli Tomac stalled at the start. Lawrence seized the lead on lap two and extended the gap to nearly 10 seconds midrace as Roczen and Cooper Webb worked their way through the pack. Tomac recovered to finish third, his ninth podium of the year and his 111th career Supercross podium, tying him with Jeremy McGrath for second on the all-time list. Webb crashed late but recovered to 11th, a result that eliminated him from title contention.

Sunday’s program also included 250SX West qualifying, where Ryder DiFrancesco won Group A Qualifier 1 aboard a Husqvarna FC 250 Factory Edition with a total time of 12:44.817 and a fastest lap of 52.688 seconds. Organizers published revised provisional entry lists showing a 46-rider 450SX field, including Cooper Webb, Eli Tomac, Chase Sexton, Jorge Prado, Justin Cooper, Ken Roczen and Hunter Lawrence, and a 38-rider provisional field for 250SX West that included Max Vohland, Haiden Deegan, Ryder DiFrancesco and Max Anstie. Fans were invited to enter the Kickstart for a Cause raffle for a chance to win Roczen’s race bike, with entries open through 11:59 p.m. PT on May 4. SMX Insider and the highlights packages recapped Denver, while preview coverage such as The Weege Show featured interviews with Lawrence, Chase Sexton, Levi Kitchen and others. Justin Hill said he felt “really dang good” after altitude training and targeted the final two altitude rounds at Denver and Salt Lake City.