After a two-week break, the intense racing of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship is back and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Chase Sexton earned the win inside Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama with (1-1-2) Race results in the third Triple Crown-formatted event of the season.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart gritted out three incredible finishes (3-2-3) after a crash in qualifying left him in severe hip pain throughout the night. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger led laps and earned his second podium of the season with (2-3-5) Race finishes. The Birmingham Supercross capped off the Triple Crown championship; Sexton earned that title with 1-3-1 finishes at the Glendale, Arlington, and Birmingham Supercross events. In the Eastern Divisional 250SX Class, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Nate Thrasher took the win and became the fifth different winner in the first five rounds, something that hasn’t happened in the class since 2016.
“Triple Crowns are tough because even if you win the first two Races, just like what happened to RJ [Hampshire in the 250SX Class], something can go wrong in the first turn. Thank God my starts were good tonight; I got the holeshot. I rode pretty solid. I wasn’t doing the [triple jump] in the last Race, just being a little conservative. It was a good race, Coop rode good, and I’m stoked to get that monkey off my back and get another win and get this season going in the right direction finally… This is my favorite part of the season, these last seven or eight rounds. It seems like it’s where I really shine… Coop is riding really good, he’s a fighter, so it should be a good fight to the end.” – Chase Sexton, after the overall win which moved him from 15 points down to within 8 points of the title chase.
