Chase Sexton (born September 23, 1999) is an American professional

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and

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racer competing in the AMA Supercross and

championships; a one-time 450cc AMA Supercross & 450cc AMA Motocross Champion& a two-time 250cc East AMA Supercross Champion. 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, and was the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Rookie of the year.

Motocross career

2019/20

Sexton won back-to-back AMA Supercross 250cc East Championships for Geico Honda in 2019 and 2020.

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. 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

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in round 3 of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship. In AMA Motocross, Sexton battled multi-time champion

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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

& 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. ;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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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sexton, Chase 1999 births Living people American motorcycle racers