The Honda racer goes 1st/1st to win the 450 class at the opening round of the 50th anniversary of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship; Monster’s Christian Craig (450s) & Jo Shimoda (250s) also make the podium
CORONA, CA – May 30, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Putting up the day’s fastest lap times, both in qualifying and racing, and running virtually mistake-free through two grueling motos, Monster Energy’s Chase Sexton (Honda) out-dueled his teammate, veteran two-time champion Ken Roczen, to capture Saturday’s top honors in the premier 450cc class at Fox Raceway in Pala, Calif., Round One of the 2022 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, presented by Monster Energy.
Sexton, coming off a successful sophomore season racing the 450 class in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, was absolutely dominant with his path to victory at the rugged track located on the Pala Indian Reservation in San Diego County. Sexton not only swept the two main event motos, he also was the fastest in the qualifying round and had the fastest lap time in the second and deciding moto with a blistering 2:17.742.
“Man, it was a dream day for me,” said Sexton. “All supercross season I wanted to be fast qualifier, win a heat race and win the main. I couldn’t do that… until today. And I think it’s harder to do it outdoors.”
Also making the 450 class podium at Fox Raceway, fresh off his Western Supercross (WSX) 250 championship, was Christian Craig (Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha). Craig would place 3rd with a strong and consistent 3-3 finish in the two-moto format. Sexton and Craig led a Monster Energy 450 class contingent that featured four racers placing in the top six overall, including Eli Tomac (Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha) in 4th place (7-4) and Jason Anderson (Monster Energy/Kawasaki) in 6th place (4-8).
And in 250cc class racing, Jo Shimoda (Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki) would be Monster’s lone podium placer, running 4-3 for 3rd…
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