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Twin Second-Overall Finishes for Team #honda HRC at St. Louis Triple Crown Supercross
Between #chasesexton and #jettlawrence, Team #honda HRC won the first three races at the #stlouistriplecrownamasupercross, and although overall wins weren’t in the cards, both riders finished second and made headway in their respective points chases.
Sexton nailed the 450SX race 1 holeshot aboard his CRF450R and was never seriously challenged, winning with four seconds to spare, and then the Illinois native completed the first lap of race 2 in fourth place before moving into third and holding that position until the checkers. Sexton’s worst start of the evening came in the night’s final race, leaving him seventh after lap 1, but he rode fast and safe to secure third by lap 5 and maintain the spot to the end.
In the first 250SX race, Lawrence suffered a terrible start and crossed the line eighth, but he quickly began picking off riders. He got some help when RJ Hampshire went down while leading, and the Australian was in front by lap 8. From there, Lawrence rode the final four laps in command, winning by more than five seconds. Race 2 was marked by a red flag, and following the restart, Lawrence assumed the lead with seven laps remaining, then took another win with a six-second margin. A bad start in race 3 was followed by an early crash when Lawrence ran into the back of another rider, leaving him dead last. He made it up to fifth by the finish, earning second on the night. Also of note was SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts #honda rider Mitchell Oldenburg, taking a commendable third-overall result on the night.
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450SX Overall Results
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450SX Championship Points (after 13 of 17 rounds)
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250SX East Region Overall Results
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250SX East Region Championship Points (after 6 of 9 rounds)
Chase Sexton
“It was good to come out and get a win in the first race. I felt good on the bike all day. I did some outdoor riding on our week off and then did a little supercross testing last week. We found some things, and I just felt more comfortable. My starts fell off the last two races, and everyone was on it; I had to kind of catch back up in that third one. Overall, it was a good step, and I’m happy to be healthy after all the crashes I’ve had. I’m just looking forward to building and going back to Atlanta Speedway.”
Jett Lawrence
“I was looking forward to maybe going for a clean sweep, even if RJ [Hampshire] was for sure making it hard on me. I didn’t really do any practice starts on Thursday and was thinking I should be okay, but I guess I wasn’t. I thought I gave that guy enough room in race 3, but I guess you just have to be a little more cautious; I blame myself. RJ deserves it tonight; he was there each time and put himself in good positions. I wish I could’ve kept the win streak going, but it is what it is. I still got second, thankfully, and we’re just going to keep on charging. Hopefully we can finish it off sooner than later.”
Lars Lindstrom
Team Manager
“Tonight was great for us. Of course it could’ve been even better, but we’re definitely walking out of here in a good position. Jett proved that he should’ve been the guy, but he had some unfortunate luck on the start of the last race. He had to come from way behind and still managed to get up to fifth, even while trying to ride as conservatively as possible. Chase made a huge stride with his confidence, and with rebuilding since the crashes that he’s had, especially that big one in Seattle. We made some improvements with the bike, and he made some improvements with himself, which was a good combination. It was close to wins in both classes, but we’ll take second.”
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