Sexton went unchallenged to the checkers to sweep both Motos, take the event overall win and its $100,000 win bonus, and extend his points lead in the post-season. With just over two minutes left on the race clock Lawrence leapt past Roczen to grab second place.
Sexton used an inside line on the off-camber turn to take over the lead and pull out a comfortable gap. Sexton inched up on Roczen, then just after the Moto’s mid-point he quickly closed the gap. Before five minutes was off the race clock Sexton was into second place and looking up the track at Roczen, who held a 5.5 second lead. Sexton was on the charge and moved into third as Lawrence reached seventh place back in the pack. On the next pass through the rhythm lane Cianciarulo crashed, handing third place to Anderson. One lap into the Moto Roczen was pulling a gap on the field of Masterpool, Cianciarulo, Anderson, Sexton, and Barcia while Jett Lawrence sat in tenth. Roczen wasted no time, slipping into second in the first few turns then taking over the lead in the first pass through the track’s long rhythm section. The second 450 Class Moto and final race of the day saw privateer Ty Masterpool grab the Holeshot ahead of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo, Roczen and Plessinger. Lawrence managed to climb back to seventh at the finish. At the checkered it was Sexton, followed by Ferrandis, Roczen, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson, and Plessinger. As the race clock ticked down, Sexton held a lead of more than eight seconds while behind him the battle tightened up for second place. Roczen was the rider on the move, getting up to third place behind Ferrandis as Barcia found himself back in fourth. Just before the Moto’s midpoint Jett Lawrence tipped over on the track’s off-camber corner and remounted back in tenth place. From there Sexton put down smooth, fast laps and pulled clear of the field.
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Within a few laps of the 20-minute plus one lap moto Sexton used the track’s split lane to take the lead from Barcia.
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Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence, who had just completed an undefeated AMA Pro Motocross season two weeks prior, was off to a mid-pack start. HBI Racing’s Ty Masterpool ran in second with Chase Sexton in third, Red Bull KTM’s Aaron Plessinger in fourth, and Dylan Ferrandis rounding out the top five. In the 450 Class’ first moto Troy Lee Designs Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia grabbed the early lead out of the unique split start that funneled 22 riders together at the corner exits of two separate first turns. The riders competing were seeded based on their combined points of the two 2023 race seasons and allotted points equivalent to one race prior to the start of the post-season. When the dust has settled, the 450 Class SMX Champion will earn a cool $1,000,000 championship win bonus and the 250 Class SMX Champion will take home $500,000. The points payout will double at Playoff 2 and be awarded at triple their normal payout at the Final. The SuperMotocross World Championship is composed of two Playoff rounds and one Final, raced over the three consecutive weekends. The first-ever post season event treated fans to a great start of the premiere off-road motorcycle series. Ken Roczen led the early laps of the second moto in the 450 Class. In 250 Class racing, Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda earned the event win through 4-1 Moto scores in the highly competitive and aggressive 250 class. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis showed top speed as he took home third overall in Concord with 2-4 moto finishes. Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki’s Ken Roczen returned to racing after taking most of the AMA Pro Motocross season off he earned second overall with 3-3 moto scores. Chase Sexton earned perfect 1-1 Moto scores in Charlotte to prove he’s the racer to beat in the sport’s first ever post-season. 2023 Monster Energy Supercross Champion Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton earned two convincing Moto wins to take the Playoff 1 event overall victory. The racing was thrilling on a racetrack built along and across the four-lane zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The SuperMotocross World Championship kicked off with Playoff 1 of the inaugural post-season, a culmination of Supercross and Pro Motocross seasons.
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