Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton (born September 23, 1999) is an American professional Supercross and Motocross racer competing in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships; a one-time 450cc AMA Supercross Champion[1]& a two-time 250cc East AMA Supercross Champion.[2] He was a member of the winning USA team at the 2022 Motocross Des Nations.
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | September 23, 1999 Mendota, Illinois, US |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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Sexton was a well known rookie, earning the 2016 AMA Nicky Hayden Amateur Horizon Award,[3] and was the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Rookie of the year.[4]
AMA Supercross/Motocross results
| Year | Rnd 1 |
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Rnd 9 |
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Rnd 16 |
Rnd 17 |
Average Finish |
Podium Percent |
Place |
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| ~2018 250 SX-W | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | 2 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 5.11 | 33% | 5th |
| 2018 250 MX | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.67 | 25% | 6th |
| 2019 250 SX-E | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 | 60% | 1st |
| 2019 250 MX | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | OUT | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 6.81 | 18% | 5th |
| 2020 250 SX-E | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1.60 | 89% | 1st |
| 2020 450 MX | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.88 | 22% | 5th |
| 2021 450 SX | 14 | DNF | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | 8 | 4 | 5 | DNF | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5.89 | 33% | 12th |
| 2021 450 MX | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | OUT | OUT | – | – | – | – | – | 4.80 | 10% | 5th |
| 2022 450 SX | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 4 | OUT | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.62 | 50% | 6th |
| 2022 450 MX | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.92 | 92% | 2nd |
| 2023 450 SX | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.76 | 76% | 1st |
| 2023 450 MX | 2 | OUT | OUT | OUT | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.40 | 88% | 4th |
Notes:
- 1) The AMA Motocross Season (MX) is 11 rounds as of 2023, The AMA Supercross Season (SX) is 17 Rounds.
Motocross career
2019/20
Sexton won back to back AMA Supercross 250cc East Championships for Geico Honda in 2019 and 2020.[5]
2021
2021 was Chase's full debut season in the 450cc class as he competed in 450cc motocross in 2020.
In supercross he suffered an injury at round 2 which put him out until the 9th round where he finished 8th.[6] In the final 5 rounds of the season, he managed 3 podiums and his highest finish was 2nd place. He placed 12th overall for the season
In motocross, chase won 1 overall at Washougal but missed the last 2 rounds which placed him 5th in the final standings.
2022
In 2022, Sexton gained his first premier class victory in San Diego in round 3 of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship.[7] In AMA Motocross, Sexton battled multi-time champion Eli Tomac until the very last round, narrowly missing out on his first premier 450cc class title by 7 points.
He was also a member of the USA MXON team alongside Eli Tomac & Justin Cooper in 2022, where they finished 1st place.
2023
- Supercross
For the 2023 Supercross season, Sexton won Honda’s first 450cc title since 2003, with 6 wins and 13 podium finishes. Going into round 16 he was 18 points behind points leader Eli Tomac. However he left the event with a 8 point lead after Tomac suffered an injury. [8]
- Motocross
Sexton placed 2nd at the opening AMA Motocross round. He was then sidelined due to illness until round 5 at Red Bud.
- SuperMotocross
Sexton won the inaugural 450cc round of SMX with a 1-1 score.
On Monday October 9, it was announced that Sexton would leave Honda HRC, the team he’s raced his full professional career with, and join the Red Bull KTM factory racing team on a two-year deal. He also changed his AMA number from 23, to the number 4.
References
- "Chase Sexton on Winning 2023 450SX Title, First Honda SX Title Since 2003". Racer X. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- "Chase Sexton". Supercrosslive.com. February 21, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- "All Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award Winners From 1997 to 2021". Racer X. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- "Benny Bloss, Chase Sexton Named 2018 Supercross Rookies of the Year". Racer X. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- "Chase Sexton Information and Statistics". Racerxonline.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- https://racerxonline.com/2021/01/20/watch-houston-2-highlights.
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- https://gatedrop.com/tomac-injured-as-sexton-essentially-crowned-450-supercross-champ/amp/.
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