CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana – Chase Sexton entered Round 11 of the Pro Motocross season with a five consecutive wins and a 28-point lead over Hunter Lawrence, but in a series that does not award points for the back half of the field, nothing could be taken for granted.
Sexton wasn’t content to simply clinch the 2024 championship with a solid run. He took the lead on Lap 5 and held it till the end.
“I felt the safest out front,” Sexton told Peacock’s Jason Thomas from the podium. “I was just trying to get by Aaron [Plessinger]. They were all riding really good. High pace for the first moto. That was a dream ride; no mistakes, solid, in front of a hometown crowd.”
Sexton has been virtually unchallenged since Jett Lawrence was sidelined by injury in a practice crash following Round 5 in Southwick, Massachusetts. With results of first and second in the two …