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Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence has indicated that he ‘checked out all okay’ after crashing out of Anaheim 3, the 250SX West title threat dropping to third in the standings following six rounds.

Lawrence appeared to be injured when going down in the whoops while running second and was carted out of the stadium by the Alpinestars medical team, however, he’s been cleared according to Honda’s post-race press release on Monday afternoon.

“It was obviously a bit of a scare, with what could’ve been something pretty bad, but it checked out to be all okay as far as my body is concerned,” Lawrence said. “We were really going for the win, so we were laying it out there.

“Second place seemed like the easy option, as we had extended a pretty good gap on third, but I was pushing for the win – I felt like that was a pretty defining race in the championship and I wanted to go for it. The whoops were super-gnarly and going at full speed and pushing as fast as you can every lap, it’s how the sport can be sometimes. I’m thankful to the team for supporting me.”

With Lawrence suffering a DNF and being his first time off the podium in 2022, he now trails red plate-holder Christian Craig by 29 points with four rounds remaining. The Australian will have over a month to get back to 100 percent as Monster Energy Supercross heads east in Minneapolis this weekend.