Chase Sexton gained the opening spherical of the 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff Collection with a commanding 1-1 efficiency at zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Harmony, North Carolina. Sexton was the #1 seed going into the three-round playoff, and prolonged his result in 12 factors as Aaron Plessinger (#2 seed) and Jett Lawrence (#3 seed) struggled.
Ken Roczen transformed a pair of P3 finishes to take P2 general. Roczen began the primary moto in P7 and moved as much as P3 by the halfway level, the place he completed behind Sexton and Dylan Ferrandis. Within the second moto, Roczen led the primary 10 of 17 laps earlier than surrendering the highest spot to a surging Sexton. On lap 14, Lawrence moved into P2 and Roczen dropped to P3, the place he completed.
Dylan Ferrandis’s 2-4 day gave him P3 general, shedding the battle for second general with Roczen on the tiebreaker—the second moto end. Ferrandis began in P5, transferring up into P3 on lap 2. Ferrandis locked down P2 when he handed moto 1 holeshotter Justin Barcia on lap 6. In moto 2, Ferrandis once more began in P5, however solely moved up one spot by the end, trailing the trio of Sexton, Lawrence, and Roczen.
Jett Lawrence got here into the SuperMotocross Playoffs sequence with the momentum of twenty-two consecutive Professional Motocross moto wins. Nevertheless, Lawrence was in P8 after the primary lap and solely improved one place by the tip. Lawrence rode far more aggressively in moto 2, once more beginning in P8, earlier than transferring previous Cooper Webb, Barcia, Ferrandis, Ty Masterpool, Jason Anderson, and Roczen to take P2 on lap 14 of 17. Nevertheless, Lawrence was by no means capable of problem Sexton.
Lawrence’s 7-2 experience gave him P4 general, forward of Anderson (4-5). Plessinger (5-6), Barcia (6-8), Webb (8-7), Garrett Marchbanks (10-9), and Colt Nichols (12-10) rounded out the highest 10 in that order.
The 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff Collection resumes subsequent week in Joliet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway. The race pays double factors. Try our 2023 SuperMotocross Tv Schedule for viewing particulars.
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2023 SuperMotocross Spherical 1 Outcomes, zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Harmony, NC
- Chase Sexton, Honda
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki
- Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha
- Jett Lawrence, Honda
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM
- Justin Barcia, GasGas
- Cooper Webb, Yamaha
- Garrett Marchbanks, Yamaha
- Colt Nichols, Kawasaki
- Ty Masterpool, Kawasaki
- Fredrik Norén, Kawasaki
- Phil Nicoletti, Yamaha
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha
- Justin Hill, KTM
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki
- Shane McElrath, Yamaha
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki
- Dean Wilson, Honda
- Josh Hill, Yamaha
- Kevin Moranz, Honda
- Jerry Robin, Yamaha
2023 SuperMotocross Playoff Collection Standings (after 1 of three rounds)
- Chase Sexton, Honda, 50 factors
- Jett Lawrence, Honda, 38
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 38
- Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha, 37
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 36
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 32
- Cooper Webb, Yamaha/KTM, 30
- Justin Barcia, GasGas, 27
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki, 24
- Garrett Marchbanks, Yamaha, 22
- Fredrik Norén, Kawasaki, 21
- Ty Masterpool, Kawasaki, 19
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 18
- Colt Nichols, Kawasaki/Honda, 15
- Justin Hill, KTM, 14
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki, 10
- Phil Nicoletti, Yamaha, 9
- Shane McElrath, Yamaha/Suzuki, 7
- Dean Wilson, Honda, 8
- Josh Hill, Yamaha/KTM, 4
- Kevin Moranz, Honda/KTM, 1
