Chase Sexton completes Honda party at Pala!
After Australian brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence finished first and second in the 250cc class, Chase Sexton and Ken Roczen completed the Honda party with their first – two in the 450cc!
For Honda -that this weekend presented their new model– the timing couldn't be better.
In both motos it was Ken Roczen who had the best start, but each time he had to give way to his younger teammate Chase Sexton about halfway through.
In the first series he immediately opened a gap, which was more than fifteen seconds at the finish. In the second series, Ken Roczen stayed closer to his teammate and the "damage" was limited to just five seconds. Christian Craig, who completed the outdoors on a 450cc Star Racing Yamaha machine, finished third in both heats as “best of the rest”.
After five years(!) of absence, Ryan Dungey made a very solid comeback. The three-time 450MX champion finished fifth in both motos. Red Bull KTM colleague Tony Cairoli had a difficult first series but proved his class with a 6th place in the final.
Result – Series 1 AMA National 450: Fox Raceway
1. Chase Sexton La Moille, IL HON CRF450R WE – 16 Laps
2. Ken Roczen Germany HON CRF450R WE +15.877
3. Christian Craig Temecula, CA YAM YZ 450F +31.206
4. Jason Anderson Rio Rancho, NM KAW KX450SR +38.211
5. Ryan Dungey Belle Plaine, MN KTM 450 SX-F FE +44.754
6. Aaron Plessinger Hamilton, OH KTM 450 SX-F FE +55.646
7. Eli Tomac Cortez, CO YAM YZ 450F +1:03.654
8. Justin Barcia Greenville, FL GAS MC450F +1:17.222
9. Garrett Marchbanks Coalville, UT YAM YZ 450F +1:26.236
10. Antonio Cairoli Italy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:30.509
11. Shane McElrath Canton, NC HQV FC450 RE +1:32.845
12. Josh Gilbert United Kingdom HQV FC450 +1:48.247
13. Benny Bloss Oak Grove, MO KTM 450 SX-F +1:56.591
14. Fredrik Noren Sweden KTM 450 SX-F +1:59.473
15. Alex Martin Millville, MN YAM YZ 450F +1:59.995
16. Brandon Hartranft Brick, NJ SUZ RMZ 450 +2:22.407
17. Jerry Robin Hamel, MN GAS MC450F +2:25.704
18. Felix Lopez Mexico HQV FC450 – 15 Laps
19. Ryan Surratt Corona, CA YAM YZ 450F +20.707
20. Justin Bogle Cushing, OK SUZ RMZ 450 +31.996
21. Justin Rodbell Prince Frederick, MD KAW KX450 +36.178
22. Tyler Stepek Mount Airy, MD KTM 450 SX-F +45.572
23. Grant Harlan Kailua Kona, HI KAW KX450 +50.715
24. Bryson Gardner Paso Robles, CA HON CRF450R +57.858
25. Tristan Lane Deland, FL KTM 450 SX-F +1:05.833
26. Matthew Hubert Riverside, CA KAW KX450 +1:07.422
27. Scott Meshey Zephyrhills, FL HQV FC450 +1:12.374
28. Josh Mosiman Sebastopol, CA HON CRF450R WE +1:15.356
29. Matthew Curler Belton, TX HON CRF450R +1:16.345
30. Jacob Runkles Sykesville, MD HON CRF450R +1:37.189
31. Keylan Meston Canada HQV FC450 +1:41.107
32. Charlie Putnam United Kingdom HQV FC450 +1:42.177
33. Colby Copp Los Banos, CA GAS MC450F +1:46.264
34. Richard Taylor Woodland Hills, CA YAM YZ 450F +1:55.388
35. Jackson Gray Forsyth, GA HQV FC450 RE +2:27.294
36. Trevor Schmidt Rochester, NY KTM 450 SX-F 14 Laps
37. Kyle Greeson Knightsen, CA GAS MC450F +1:45.196
38. Marshal Weltin Ubly, MI GAS MC450F – 12 Laps
39. Devin Harriman Longview, WA KTM 350 SX-F – 10 Laps
40. Tyler Medaglia Canada GAS MC450F – 2 Laps
Result – Series 2 AMA National 450: Fox Raceway
1. Chase Sexton La Moille, IL HON CRF450R WE – 16 Laps
2. Ken Roczen Germany HON CRF450R WE +04.587
3. Christian Craig Temecula, CA YAM YZ 450F +32.672
4. Eli Tomac Cortez, CO YAM YZ 450F +36.656
5. Ryan Dungey Belle Plaine, MN KTM 450 SX-F FE +55.728
6. Antonio Cairoli Italy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:25.524
7. Shane McElrath Canton, NC HQV FC450 RE +1:27.720
8. Jason Anderson Rio Rancho, NM KAW KX450SR +1:34.798
9. Justin Barcia Greenville, FL GAS MC450F +1:36.299
10. Aaron Plessinger Hamilton, OH KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:53.463
11. Fredrik Noren Sweden KTM 450 SX-F +2:01.842
12. Garrett Marchbanks Coalville, UT YAM YZ 450F +2:18.617
13. Alex Martin Millville, MN YAM YZ 450F +2:32.629
14. Josh Gilbert United Kingdom HQV FC450 – 15 Laps
15. Benny Bloss Oak Grove, MO KTM 450 SX-F +13.554
16. Felix Lopez Mexico HQV FC450 +18.935
17. Ryan Surratt Corona, CA YAM YZ 450F +25.032
18. Marshal Weltin Ubly, MI GAS MC450F +33.147
19. Scott Meshey Zephyrhills, FL HQV FC450 +47.888
20. Justin Bogle Cushing, OK SUZ RMZ 450 +1:02.114
21. Bryson Gardner Paso Robles, CA HON CRF450R +1:07.258
22. Grant Harlan Kailua Kona, HI KAW KX450 +1:12.806
23. Matthew Curler Belton, TX HON CRF450R +1:17.310
24. Richard Taylor Woodland Hills, CA YAM YZ 450F +1:23.818
25. Bryce Hammond Pleasanton, CA HON CRF450R +1:40.798
26. Keylan Meston Canada HQV FC450 +1:51.972
27. Kyle Greeson Knightsen, CA GAS MC450F +2:14.538
28. Justin Rodbell Prince Frederick, MD KAW KX450 +2:24.063
29. Devin Harriman Longview, WA KTM 350 SX-F – 14 Laps
30. Josh Mosiman Sebastopol, CA HON CRF450R WE +12.552
31. Tyler Stepek Mount Airy, MD KTM 450 SX-F +59.896
32. Jackson Gray Forsyth, GA HQV FC450 RE – 13 Laps
33. Brandon Hartranft Brick, NJ SUZ RMZ 450 – 8 Laps
34. Colby Copp Los Banos, CA GAS MC450F – 7 Laps
35. Matthew Hubert Riverside, CA KAW KX450 – 6 Laps
36. Trevor Schmidt Rochester, NY KTM 450 SX-F +37.324
37. Tristan Lane Deland, FL KTM 450 SX-F – 5 Laps
38. Charlie Putnam United Kingdom HQV FC450 +28.547
39. Jacob Runkles Sykesville, MD HON CRF450R +28.807
40. Jerry Robin Hamel, MN GAS MC450F – 2 Laps
Final Result – AMA National 450: Fox Raceway
1. Chase Sexton La Moille, IL HON CRF450R WE – 50 Points
2. Ken Roczen Germany HON CRF450R WE – 44 pts
3. Christian Craig Temecula, CA YAM YZ 450F – 40 pts
4. Eli Tomac Cortez, CO YAM YZ 450F – 32 pts
5. Ryan Dungey Belle Plaine, MN KTM 450 SX-F FE – 32 pts
6. Jason Anderson Rio Rancho, NM KAW KX450SR – 31 pts
7. Antonio Cairoli Italy KTM 450 SX-F FE – 26 pts
8. Aaron Plessinger Hamilton, OH KTM 450 SX-F FE – 26 pts
9. Justin Barcia Greenville, FL GAS MC450F – 25 pts
10. Shane McElrath Canton, NC HQV FC450 RE – 24 pts
11. Garrett Marchbanks Coalville, UT YAM YZ 450F – 21 pts
12. Fredrik Noren Sweden KTM 450 SX-F – 17 pts
13. Josh Gilbert United Kingdom HQV FC450 – 16 pts
14. Alex Martin Millville, MN YAM YZ 450F – 14 pts
15. Benny Bloss Oak Grove, MO KTM 450 SX-F – 14 pts
16. Felix Lopez Mexico HQV FC450 – 8 pts
17. Ryan Surratt Corona, CA YAM YZ 450F – 6 pts
18. Brandon Hartranft Brick, NJ SUZ RMZ 450 – 5 pts
19. Jerry Robin Hamel, MN GAS MC450F – 4 pts
20. Marshal Weltin Ubly, MI GAS MC450F – 3 pts
21. Scott Meshey Zephyrhills, FL HQV FC450 – 2 pts
22. Justin Bogle Cushing, OK SUZ RMZ 450 – 2 pts
The end result of the first AMA National is also the championship standings after one race.
Tekst: Matthias Van Eeckhoven
Photos: Niek Photography
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