Chase Sexton
{{Short description|American motorcycle racer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox Motocross rider
|name=Chase Sexton
|Nationality= American
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|9|23}}
| image = File:Washougal MX 2021 P1288058 (51337733195) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sexton in 2021
|birth_place=Mendota, Illinois, US
|Championships={{plainlist|
- •2019 AMA Supercross 250cc East
- •2020 AMA Supercross 250cc East
- •2023 AMA Supercross 450cc
- •2024 AMA Motocross 450cc
}}
|Teams={{plainlist|
- •Geico Honda/HRC (2017–2023)
- •Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2023–present)
}}
|Years= 2017–present
| wins = {{plainlist|
- •AMA 250cc Supercross: 6
- •AMA 450cc Supercross: 16
- •AMA 450cc Motocross: 13
- •AMA Total: 35
}}
}}
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 & 450cc AMA Motocross Champion{{Cite web |title=Chase Sexton on Winning 2023 450SX Title, First Honda SX Title Since 2003 |url=https://racerxonline.com/2023/05/15/the-conversation-champion-chase |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Racer X |language=en}}& a two-time 250cc East AMA Supercross Champion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.supercrosslive.com/riders/450sx/chase-sexton|title=Chase Sexton|date=February 21, 2019|website=Supercrosslive.com|access-date=January 17, 2022}} He was a member of the winning USA team at the 2022 Motocross Des Nations.
Sexton was a well-known rookie, earning the 2016 AMA Nicky Hayden Amateur Horizon Award,{{Cite web |title=All Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award Winners From 1997 to 2021 |url=https://racerxonline.com/2021/08/13/the-list-motocross-horizon-award-winners |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=Racer X |language=en}} and was the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Rookie of the year.{{Cite web |title=Benny Bloss, Chase Sexton Named 2018 Supercross Rookies of the Year |url=https://racerxonline.com/2018/05/08/bloss-sexton-named-2018-supercross-rookies-of-the-year |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=Racer X |language=en}}
Motocross career
= 2019/20=
Sexton won back-to-back AMA Supercross 250cc East Championships for Geico Honda in 2019 and 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://racerxonline.com/rider/chase-sexton|title=Chase Sexton Information and Statistics|website=Racerxonline.com|access-date=January 17, 2022}}
=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.{{Cite web|url=https://racerxonline.com/2021/01/20/watch-houston-2-highlights |title=2021 Houston 2 Supercross Highlights }}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://racerxonline.com/2022/01/23/saturday-night-live-san-diego|title = Race Report from the 2022 San Diego Supercross}} 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. Sexton ultimately won the event with an 8-point lead.{{Cite web |url=https://gatedrop.com/tomac-injured-as-sexton-essentially-crowned-450-supercross-champ/amp/}}
;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.
=2024=
;Supercross
Sexton had mixed results across the season, claiming wins at round 2 & 16, as well as multiple podium finishes was enough to place him third in the championship standings.
;Motocross
In motocross, Sexton captured his first AMA Motocross Championship. Sexton won 7 overall rounds, secured 10 podiums, and clinched the championship 1 moto early.
AMA Supercross/Motocross results
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| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Year ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd !valign="middle"| Average !valign="middle"| Podium !valign="middle"| Place |
| ~2018 250 SX-W
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | style="background: silver;"| 2 | - | - | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 ! 5.11 ! 33% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5th |
|---|
| 2018 250 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 16 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | - | - | - | - | - ! 6.67 ! 25% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6th |
| 2019 250 SX-E
| – | – | – | – | – | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 |style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 |style="background: silver;"| 2 | – | – |style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 ! 3.00 ! 60% ! style="background: gold;"| 1st |
| 2019 250 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 18 | OUT | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 12 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | – | – | – | – | – ! 6.81 ! 18% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5th |
| 2020 250 SX-E
| – | – | – | – | – | – | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | – | – | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 ! 1.60 ! 89% ! style="background: gold;"| 1st |
| 2020 450 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 13 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 10 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – ! 5.88 ! 22% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5th |
| 2021 450 SX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 14 | DNF | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | DNF | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 10 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 ! 5.89 ! 33% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 12th |
| 2021 450 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | OUT | OUT | – | – | – | – | – ! 4.80 ! 10% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5th |
| 2022 450 SX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 16 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 22 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | OUT | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: silver;"| 2 ! 5.62 ! 50% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6th |
| 2022 450 MX
| style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | – | – | – | – | – ! 1.92 ! 92% ! style="background: silver;"| 2nd |
| 2023 450 SX
| style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 10 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 4 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 ! 2.76 ! 76% ! style="background: gold;"| 1st |
| 2023 450 MX
|style="background: silver;"| 2 | OUT | OUT | OUT | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – ! 2.40 ! 88% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4th |
| 2024 450 SX
| style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|5 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | DNF | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background: gold;"| 1 ! 4.00 ! 53% ! style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3rd |
| 2024 450 MX
| style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - ! 1.73 ! 91% ! style="background:gold;"| 1st |
| 2025 450 SX
| style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | style="background:gold;"| 1 ! 2.58 ! 71% ! style="background: silver;"| 2nd |
| 2025 450 MX
| DNF | OUT | OUT | OUT | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - ! ! ! |
Notes: {{plainlist |
- 1) The AMA Motocross Season (MX) is 11 rounds as of 2023, The AMA Supercross Season (SX) is 17 Rounds.
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References
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