Sexton ends a 20-year dry spell
for Honda. Honda's last Su-
percross Championship came
2003 with Ricky Carmichael.
Plessinger returned to action
after a nasty get off in Nashville
left him with some deep bruis-
ing to his hip. The number-sev-
en nearly won his heat race but
crashed spectacularly. He still
narrowly made his way into the
main event. Plessinger rebound-
ed in the final race of the night
and held strong to pass Adam
Cianciarulo for the runner-up
position. This is Plessinger's
best result of the year as he
ends his season on a high note.
ers—Sexton (Honda HRC), Adam
Cianciarulo (Monster Energy
Kawasaki) and Aaron Plessinger
(Red Bull KTM)—lined up on the
grid for the main event. And Ken
Roczen (Progressive Insurance/
Ecstar Suzuki) departed during
the first lap of the main with a
knee injury.
This is Sexton's fourth win in
the last five races. With the title,
"My goal today was to win and
put a stamp on the season. I
definitely feel like I did that. It
was a long week thinking about
this moment and crossing that
finish line. Winning the race
tonight was the stamp for me."
The win came somewhat
easier for Sexton with the 450cc
class currently decimated by
injuries. Only three factory rid
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of mistakes put me in P5 for two laps,
then had a small crash. I was up the
back, although happy to charge to
where I did, and happy to finish the
Supercross season healthy in eighth
overall."
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15 DEAN WILSON
5TH 450SX
Dean Wilson finished the season on a
high note with a top five. He finished
every main this year and earned 10th
in the championship. "Last SX of the
year. Only a few lads left standing but
we're still here to battle. Feeling much
better than last weekend."
