This Saturday marked the second round of the AMA Pro Motocross season, held at the Hangtown Motocross Classic in Sacramento. Chase Sexton triumphed in the 450MX class, while Haiden Deegan emerged victorious in the 250MX category.
In the premier 450MX class, Hunter Lawrence (Team Honda HRC) grabbed the holeshot and led for much of the first race. However, with three laps remaining, Sexton (Red Bull KTM) overtook him and claimed victory, finishing 7.981s ahead. Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) secured third place after a battle with Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing).
The second race saw Cooper initially take the holeshot, but Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM) soon took over the lead. Plessinger maintained a significant lead of over eight seconds until the final lap when Sexton managed to overtake him, winning by just 0.999s. Cooper finished third, Lawrence fourth, and Anderson fifth.
Overall, Sexton achieved a perfect score (50 points) for the round, with Lawrence in second scoring 40 points and Plessinger third with 39 points.
In the 250MX class, Chance Hymas (Team Honda HRC) dominated the first race early on, leading the first 14 laps before Deegan (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) overtook him to win by 1.719s. Levi Kitchen (Monster Energy Pro Circuit) finished third.
Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM) finished fourth in the first race but excelled in the second. Deegan led for most of the race until lap 11 when Vialle seized the lead and held onto it, winning by 4.981s. Kitchen finished third.
In the combined results of both races, Deegan won the round with 47 points, Vialle was second with 43 points, and Kitchen rounded out the top three with 40 points, equal with Hymas.
