Red Bull KTM's Chase Sex-
ton went on to win both motos,
and
he didn't just win them—he
was on a different level than
everyone else, especially in the
second moto when he passed
the entire field (that's 39 rid
-
ers!), including moto-long leader
Aaron
Plessinger, on the last
lap. Sexton said afterward that it
was the best race of his life.
The dramatic turn of events
also shook up the 450MX Cham
-
pionship leaderboard. Sexton is
now the
red-plate holder (signify-
ing the series leader), while for-
mer leader Lawrence plummeted
to
sixth, 24 points behind Sexton.
This resets the stage for what
should now be a very interesting
and compelling summer of racing.
450MX
Jett outdueled Hunter for the
holeshot in the first moto, but
less than a lap later, Lawrence
went cartwheeling off the track in
front of Hunter.
ROUND 2 / JUNE 1, 2024
RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIFORNIA // PRAIRIE CITY SVRA
MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / MONSTER ENERGY SMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P62
28 CHRISTIAN CRAIG
10TH (12-11) 450MX
Christian Craig rebounded from
round one with a top 10 overall
result. "Today was a better day, and
in qualifying, my speed's starting to
come around," said Christian Craig.
"I'm still lacking strength, but that's
going to take time and will eventually
come. We were better today; I had
two mid-pack starts and stayed out
of the chaos, so we ended up going
11-12 for 10th overall—we'll take that
luck on our side with the overall. I'm
getting more comfortable on the bike
again with more seat time."
MYOWNRACE
29 TY MASTERPOOL
8TH (6-11) 250MX
Making just his second start on the
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawa-
saki, Ty Masterpool had a solid day
despite a rib injury. "Overall, I had a
pretty good day," Masterpool said.
"We are heading in the right direction.
I didn't have a great start in the first
moto, and I started to make my way
up until I popped my rib out, hitting a
square edge. After the moto, I got my
rib popped back in and had a great
start in the second moto. I felt like I
was running a good pace until I hit
another edge and popped my rib out
again. It made it difficult to breathe,
and I unfortunately faded fast."
