Crawfordsville, IN IronmanAMA Pro Motocross Championship
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On the eleventh and remaining spherical of the 2024 AMA Professional Motocross Championship at Ironman Raceway in Indiana, Chase Sexton simply clinched the 450 Class title. Sexton entered the finale up 28 factors on Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence and after profitable the primary moto, Sexton mathematically eradicated Lawrence from the championship. He will likely be introduced the 2024 450 Class AMA Motocross #1 plate after the completion of the second moto this afternoon. Replace: Sexton went 1-1 to stamp his championship.
The Illinois native earned his second premier class title, his first AMA Motocross title in his first 12 months aboard a Purple Bull KTM 450 SX-F. Sexton’s title can be the primary AMA Motocross title for KTM since Ryan Dungey received the championship again in 2015.
Whereas Sexton has had an unimaginable season, selecting up 13 moto wins (after as we speak) and 7 total wins this season, it’s really unimaginable to consider how far he has are available Professional Motocross. In 250SX he confirmed flashes however within the 250 Class of Professional Motocross he solely had 5 total podiums and one single moto win to his title earlier than shifting to the premier class full-time beginning within the 2020 450 Class Professional Motocross Championship. For Sexton to now have 13 450 total wins, virtually two dozen moto wins, and 31 total podiums really exhibits the quantity of labor he has put in to grow to be one of many high athletes within the sport for the time being.
Congrats, champ!
