How Do Deegan’s Freshman and Sophomore Year Results Compare to Jett’s?

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The future of the sport is for the taking with young talent like Jett Lawrence and Haiden Deegan up in the mix of Monster Energy Supercross and Pro Motocross. Today I thought it would be fun to compare the first part of Danger Boy’s career to Jett’s. I wanted to see how Haiden’s progression compared to a Jetterational talent.

Lawrence’s First Pro Motocross Results:

When Jett turned pro at the end of the 2019 season he raced three nationals.

2019 Unadilla | 21-8 | 13th Overall

2019 Budds Creek | 24-30 | 26th Overall

2019 Ironman | 12-14 | 13th Overall

Deegan’s First Pro Motocross Results:

When Deeg’s turned pro at the end of the 2022 season he raced two nationals.

2022 Ironman | 34-24 | 31st Overall

2022 Fox Raceway | 16-10 | 13th Overall

Lawrence’s Rookie Supercross Season | 10th 250SX West | 2020

(Editor’s Note: During the span of the shortened Covidcross season over a six month period.)

Age: 16

Anaheim 1: 9th

St. Louis: 5th

Anaheim 2: 9th

Salt Lake City 4: 11th

Salt Lake City 5: 3rd

Salt Lake City 7: 5th

Deegan’s Rookie Supercross Season | 2nd 250SX East | 2023

Age: 17

Houston: 4th

Tampa: 4th

Arlington: 8th

Daytona: 3rd

Atlanta: 3rd

East Rutherford: 6th

Nashville: 4th

Salt Lake City: 8th

Lawrence’s Rookie Motocross Season | 4th 250MX | 2020

Age: 17

Loretta Lynn’s: 6-7 | 6th Overall

Loretta Lynn’s II: 30-31 | 34th Overall

Ironman: 4-5 | 5th Overall

RedBud: 4-8 | 6th Overall

RedBud II: 3-8 | 6th Overall

Spring Creek: 3-6 | 4th Overall

WW Ranch: 2-5 | 4th Overall

Thunder Valley: 6-6 | 6th Overall

Fox Raceway: 1-2 | 1st Overall

Deegan’s Rookie Motocross Season | 4th 250MX | 2023

Age: 17

Fox Raceway: 6-2 | 2nd Overall

Hangtown: 1-4 | 3rd Overall

Thunder Valley: 4-9 | 8th Overall

High Point: 2-6 | 3rd Overall

RedBud: 2-3 | 1st Overall

Southwick: 4-10 | 6th Overall

Spring Creek: 5-8 | 7th Overall

Washougal: 1-1 | 1st Overall

Unadilla: 38-10 | 17th Overall

Budds Creek: 16-5 | 11th Overall

Ironman: 2-3 | 2nd Overall

Lawrence’s Sophomore Supercross Season | 3rd 250SX East | 2021

(Editor’s Note: Through six rounds for comparison.)

Age: 17

Houston 1: 6th

Houston 2: 1st

Houston 3: 3rd

Indianapolis 1: 4th

Indianapolis 2: DNS

Indianapolis 3: 5th

Deegan’s Sophomore Supercross Season | Currently 3rd 250SX East | 2024

Age: 18

Detroit: 16th

Arlington: 1st

Daytona: 4th

Birmingham: 9th

Indianapolis: 3rd

Foxborough: 1st

Other than Lawrence’s rookie Supercross season, that was put on hold due to Covid, these two riders are pretty spot on one another. One of the most interesting parts about this data is that Deegan’s results are just better. He has more wins and podiums than Jett did in his first two seasons. Deegan came in with way more hype to his name as Jett didn’t really start to truly come into his own until his third year. That’s when the ball started rolling for him and you know the rest from there.

We need to point out that Lawrence was in the running for the win at Anaheim 2 in his rookie season, but crashed out on the final lap with a few turns to go. He picked it back up and finished 6th, it could have been a win, but it would have been a for sure podium. Regardless, he did not win…or podium.

Deegan had one more podium in his rookie Supercross season than Lawrence did and had five top fives compared to Lawrence’s three. Lawrence did only have six races in his first year.

It took Lawrence eight starts to win his first Supercross and it took Deegan ten.

Through the six comparison sophomore races, Lawrence was only able to get one win, while Danger has two.

It took Lawrence 23 moto starts to win his first moto and he won the overall on that day at Fox Raceway. Meanwhile, it took Haiden only seven motos to get his first win. Deegan was able to get three moto wins in his rookie motocross season, while Lawrence won one.

Another thing I found fascinating was the fact that they both finished fourth in their rookie Pro Motocross Championships. As it sits right now, Deegan is in third on the 250SX East Championship, which is where Lawrence finished his sophomore SX season.

These two SMX World Champions have a lot in common after all when it comes to results. It’ll be interesting to watch Deegan continue to progress in the next couple of years. Lawrence really took his racing to the next level in year number three. Deegan is a little bit more ahead of the curve right now in his sophomore season.

Will Deegan be the one to battle Lawrence in the 450 class when he moves up? That is a little bit too far out of my speculation zone at the moment. With that being said, it’s T-Dog’s Takes, let’s go there!

I think he most definitely will be that guy when he moves to the 450 class full-time. All of the current 450 riders will be retired or in their last year when he moves up and we’re about to see a new blend of talent takeover. With the similarities on track, and with this data, I’d say it’s fair to assume that Deegan and Lawrence will be battling for years to come.

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