Sexton’s charge to the points’ lead began six rounds ago with a second-place finish in Glendale, Arizona after a series of mistakes had him virtually out of the conversation for the title. I’ve made strides this year and it paid off.” It goes to show I can make the whole race. I’m so proud of how I’ve bounced back this year. “But they have 17 races for a reason and you have to stay strong. “My dad and I traveled the world to go to races and it paid off. “I worked my whole life for this exact moment since I was four years old,” Sexton told NBC Sports’ Will Christien. When the checkers waved, he had an 18-second lead over Aaron Plessinger and had lapped his way up to fifth-place.
Sexton dominated the night by grabbing the holeshot and riding away from the field. He won and took the points’ lead from Eli Tomac in Denver when that rider ruptured his Achilles tendon.Ĭhampionships come in all shapes and sizes. While it is true that two of his closest competitors fell to injury in the past two rounds, Sexton did everything in his control by winning the Nashville race and taking over second in the points when Cooper Webb was injured. Sexton’s Salt Lake City win was his third consecutive and fourth in the last five rounds and in each race, he rode flawlessly. With Hunter Lawrence clinching the 250 East title in Nashville and Jett Lawrence clinching the West in Denver, Honda had a clean sweep of the Supercross championships.
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