DENVER — Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Chase Sexton earned his sixth win of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship with a command performance at the Denver Supercross that saw his lead stretch in excess of 10 seconds.
The victory brings with it valuable points as Sexton now sits just nine points back in the title hunt with only one round remaining.
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb held on under intense pressure to take second place at Empower Field at Mile High and retain the points lead over Sexton.
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Justin Cooper recovered brilliantly from a 12th place start to catch both Webb and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart in the closing laps.
Cooper passed Stewart as the race clock reached zero. The three riders held in tight formation for the final two laps with Justin Cooper earning his third podium of the season.
“To be honest I was a little fired up. [Cooper Webb] crossed on me pretty hard on the start [in the first rhythm section], almost took me out,” Sexton said. “I was kinda seeing red after that. Yeah, I made an aggressive move, but I kind of have to. I knew I was faster tonight, so I wanted to get out front and break away, and that’s what I did. Another win, sixth one of the season. Yeah, just trying to go out there and show that I’m the best rider.”
In 250SX class racing, Haiden Deegan entered the Denver Round with a 17 point lead over teammate Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies. Davies grabbed the holeshot and looked to have the pace to make it three wins in a row for the rookie.
Just before the race’s midpoint Deegan took over second place from Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Michael Mosiman and began to steadily reel in Davies, who would have to finish in fourth or better to force the championship to the final round. In the final minutes, Deegan reached Davies and put in a few close pass attempts.
With two laps remaining Deegan upped the aggression and made a pass that sent Davies over the berm. Davies remounted in fifth place, where he would finish. By the rulebook Deegan clinched the title due to a 25-point lead.
Even if Davies wins the final round and Deegan earns zero points, the championship tiebreaker would be the rider with more second place finishes, which is Haiden Deegan. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer earned the second-place spot in Denver after fighting his way forward from an eighth place start. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Garrett Marchbanks rounded out the podium, having a similar charge through the pack to recover nicely from his ninth-place start.
