Chase Sexton

Chase Sexton (born September 23, 1999) is an American motocross racer who rides for Team Honda HRC in the 450cc Championship in AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross.[1] He is the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450cc Champion; Honda’s first 450cc title in supercross since 2003.[2]

Chase Sexton
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999
Mendota, Illinois, US
Motocross career
Years active(2017 - Present)
Teams
  • •Geico Honda (2017 - 2020)
  • •Team Honda HRC (2020 - Present)
Championships
  • •2019 Monster Energy Supercross 250cc East
  • •2020 Monster Energy Supercross 250cc East
  • •2023 Monster Energy Supercross 450cc

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]

Career Results
Year Rnd
1		 Rnd
2		 Rnd
3		 Rnd
4		 Rnd
5		 Rnd
6		 Rnd
7		 Rnd
8		 Rnd
9		 Rnd
10		 Rnd
11		 Rnd
12		 Rnd
13		 Rnd
14		 Rnd
15		 Rnd
16		 Rnd
17		 Average
Finish		 Podium
Percent		 Place
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 88% 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 - - - - - 1.91 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 - - - - - -

Notes:

  • 1) The AMA Motocross Season (MX) is 11 rounds as of 2023, The AMA Supercross Season (SX) is 17 Rounds.

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

Before the 2023 season, Sexton was one of the favorites to win the 450cc Monster Energy Supercross Championship. He showcased his speed throughout the season. According to sports announcer Dan Hubbard, this year he was the fastest in qualifying 14 out of 17 times, won the most heats, and most main events, but made 7 mistakes that cost him 35 points from winning positions.

He won rounds 3 & 10 and started to find his rhythm. From round 10 onwards Sexton won 2 more races. At round 16 in Denver he was 18 points behind leader Eli Tomac in the points standings, when Tomac made an error which ruptured his Achilles tendon. Chase capitalized on this and scored the win which put him with a 7 point lead over Tomac and 26 points over the next racer going into the 17th and final round at Salt Lake City. Although mathematically the winner of the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450cc Champion at that time, Sexton and Team Honda HRC decided that out of respect for the injured Tomac, they would wait to claim the title at the next race in Salt Lake City.[8]

References
  1. "Chase Sexton". Supercrosslive.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "Chase Sexton on Winning 2023 450SX Title, First Honda SX Title Since 2003". Racer X. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. "All Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award Winners From 1997 to 2021". Racer X. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. "Benny Bloss, Chase Sexton Named 2018 Supercross Rookies of the Year". Racer X. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  5. "Chase Sexton Information and Statistics". Racerxonline.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. https://racerxonline.com/2021/01/20/watch-houston-2-highlights. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Race Report from the 2022 San Diego Supercross".
  8. https://gatedrop.com/tomac-injured-as-sexton-essentially-crowned-450-supercross-champ/amp/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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