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the race. He set the fastest lap of the moto before winning by more than eight seconds. A 3-1 result gave him second overall on the day. "I was kind of off the pace in both motos," Sexton said. "I would kind of lose the pace in the middle of the race. I just wasn't riding the track the way it's meant to be ridden, but I decisive passes in the early stages of race two but again found himself back in a lonely third by the halfway mark. Then, out of nowhere, he dropped the hammer as he caught, passed, and dropped both Lawrence brothers. Sexton showed that he is arguably the strongest rider in the class physically, as his en - durance showed through late in ROUND 5 / JUNE 30, 2024 THE WICK 338 / SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS P64 BARCIA'S KNEES Justin Barcia rode at Southwick with lingering injuries, and he'll sit out for the next few races to rest his ailing knees. He revealed that one knee has a torn/sprained MCL, the other has bursitis, and a slight tear of the meniscus. He hopes to return for his home race at Unadilla in August. "Unfortu- nately, I've been dealing with some knee injuries since about the week before Salt Lake City, and I've been pushing through it. Nothing requires surgery. Because of the swelling, two of my tendons finally let go at High Point, but the good thing is that technically, they will just scar up and be fine. I haven't been riding during the week at all. It's got to the point now that we have a good bike, my riding is good, and these knees are holding us back." ANSTIE TO STAR Max Anstie made his Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha debut at Southwick. Unfortunately for the British veteran, he did not have the best of rides, going 39-9 for 13th overall. OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS Fifty-two-year-old Tony Lorusso attempted to qualify for the 250 class at his home race of South- wick. The former pro racer set the 40th fastest time of the day but failed to make it out of the day's consolation race. RED FLAG After one lap of the second 250 moto, the red flag was shown, and the race was re-started. KTM's Julien Beaumer went down Briefly... MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / MONSTER ENERGY SMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP