CHASE SEXTON - GRIT 234 450SMX

CHASE SEXTON | GRIT-234 | 450 SMX

With the eyes of the industry upon him, Honda's Chase Sexton would strive for the highest honor(s) while stationed in Los Angeles over the weekend. It had been a long road to get to this point, where the number twenty-three had rekindled his early season momentum in recent weeks...and there was little that could stop him from doing much the same following a decisive practice effort. He was locked into a zone of focus that couldn't be thwarted by anyone as gate(s) fell for the initial portion of action, where he and the rest of the field stormed into the opening corner. Emerging from the bend in fifth, it would be a third-place result that was established prior to the red-flag restart. Though starting in a single-file manner, Sexton knew that he could battle amongst fellow championship contenders upon initiation of action. But Jett Lawrence seemed to have Sexton's movement memorized, and would make a pass on the Illinois native on lap four, with Sexton now drifting to fourth. However, Chase wasn't through in striving for furthered position(s) in the running order - where made a pass on Kawasaki's Jason Anderson on the eighth circuit to be solidified behind Ken Roczen and the aforementioned Australian opponent. From that point forward, however, there was little that Sexton could do to try and overcome the gap that was made - finalized in third for this particular occasion, prior to seeking redemption in the last bout of the evening. Once here, it was as though the motivation and determination of the 450SX Champion would merge into a portrayal of flawless laps aboard the Los Angeles circuit. He was breaking away from the field with admirable line choices, keeping Jett Lawrence and Ken Roczen at bay while the crowd cheered on his behalf. All seemed to be well for that of Sexton when completing lap nine with an admirable lead, until a devastating mistake on the inside of the sand lane would drive he and his machine into the ground - following a brutal miscalculation in the air! He could hardly make his way to the tuff-block(s) as second(s) had passed, where he was then forced off the raceway on behalf the medical team. Ultimately finalized in twentieth (for the moto) his overall accrual of tenth would still be a display of tremendous effort and heart, of a top-tier(ed) professional athlete.

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