CHASE SEXTON - 2024 AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPION

Red Bull KTM Racing’s Chase Sexton has clinched the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the highly competitive 450MX class. After a fierce battle with Hunter Lawrence, and navigating a challenging season marked by the early injury exit of Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence, Sexton has emerged victorious.

Victory in the final round of the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship saw Chase Sexton and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing clinch the 450MX title with a clean sweep at the Ironman National, completing a spectacular first outdoor season together with a total of seven overall wins in 11 rounds.

Equipped with the KTM 450 SX-F factory edition, Sexton qualified fastest this morning and fittingly sealed the title by winning Moto 1 in commanding fashion. The 24-year-old Illinois native then picked up his 13th moto win of the series in the final outing, capping off his campaign in style to lift the coveted #1 plate.

Sexton took his first Pro Motocross win of the year in Round 2 at Hangtown and then won the last six rounds in succession at RedBud, Spring Creek, Washougal, Unadilla, Budds Creek, and Ironman on his way to a first-career Pro Motocross crown. The result marks KTM’s first 450MX title since Ryan Dungey won in 2015.

Chase Sexton: “I felt the safest out front in Moto 1, they were all riding really good, and the pace was high, so that was a dream ride for me to wrap it up in that one with no mistakes. The championship’s what we came for and we accomplished that, so I appreciate it and we’re excited! To come out here in the outdoors and have a really awesome season, I don’t know how to put it into words… This is the best form I’ve had to date in my career, the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team is awesome, and it means a lot. I’m stoked – I just want to keep doing this, because every title you get makes you want to win more. Thank you!”

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Plessinger finished second on the 450MX podium at the Ironman National with 2-2 results, making it six podiums this season, including the past four in a row. As a result, The Cowboy matched his final position of one year ago with third in the championship, and also carries career form into the upcoming SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) Finals series.

Aaron Plessinger: “I put it all out there, I was trying and giving it my all to keep with Chase. Those last few laps were tough – I left it all on the track today. It’s all of these people who kept me going because it was a long, hot day, but I have to give it up for my family, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, and everybody behind me! It has been such a good season and I’m really proud of Chase and the whole team.”