[{"id":7739,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2023\/09\/11\/chase-sexton-wins-first-round-playoff-victory-in-super-motocross-world-championship\/","title":"Chase Sexton Wins First Round Playoff Victory in Super Motocross World Championship","content":"The first of two playoff rounds were held for the SuperMotocross World Championship. The race took place Saturday at zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motorspeedway. The moto track was built on top of the four-lane dragstrip at the venue. Participating in the event were Ken Roczen, Cooper Webb and other supercross stars who we haven\u2019t seen all summer.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIn the first moto, Justin Barcia had an early lead. The track had a split start that quickly funneled twenty-two riders together at the exit of two turns. Ty Masterpool was running second with Chase Sexton third. Sexton shot through the split lane to take over the lead. As the clock wound down on the twenty plus one-minute moto, Sexton enjoyed an eight second lead. When the checkered flag flew, Sexton was first with Dylan Ferrandis and Roczen. In the second moto, Ty Masterpool had the holeshot. Roczen soon shot to the lead. It wasn\u2019t long before Sexton was on Roczen\u2019s rear tire. An inside line served Sexton well as he was able to move to the lead and remain unchallenged the rest of the race. Sexton\u2019s sweep of both motos earned him a $10,000 bonus.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nOver in the 250 class, Seth Hammaker was out front in the first moto. Levi Kitchen took advantage of the split lane to take over the lead. Hunter Lawrence went down and soon so did Hammaker. Kitchen continued to lead as Haiden Deegan chased him down. Deegan soon used the split lane to grab the lead. Deegan went to grab his first ever victory in the post-series. In the second moto, Ryder DiFrancesco took over the holeshot. Tom Vialle quickly made his way around DiFrancesco for the lead. With six minutes on the clock, Jo Shimoda had worked his way to the lead and continued to build a gap for the victory. \u00a0Shimoda\u2019s 4-1 results for the day earned him the overall winner of the round playoffs.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThe second round of playoffs will be held at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Riders will earn double points for their finish. The final championship round be held in Los Angeles September 23rd<\/sup>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPhotos courtesy of Feld Entertainment","excerpt":"The first of two playoff rounds were held for the SuperMotocross World Championship. The race took place Saturday at zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motorspeedway. The moto track was built on top of the four-lane dragstrip at the venue. Participating in the event were Ken Roczen, Cooper Webb and other supercross","date":"September 11, 2023 12:44","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25047716,"title":"Chase Sexton","slug":"chase-sexton"},{"id":25047676,"title":"cooper webb","slug":"cooper-webb"},{"id":25047693,"title":"feld entertainment","slug":"feld-entertainment"},{"id":25049242,"title":"Haiden Deegan","slug":"haiden-deegan"},{"id":25048358,"title":"honda hrc","slug":"honda-hrc"},{"id":25048411,"title":"jo shimoda","slug":"jo-shimoda"},{"id":25047624,"title":"ken roczen","slug":"ken-roczen"},{"id":25047678,"title":"ktm","slug":"ktm"},{"id":25047675,"title":"moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047621,"title":"motocross","slug":"motocross"},{"id":25047764,"title":"mx","slug":"mx"},{"id":25049407,"title":"ryder difrancesco","slug":"ryder-difrancesco"},{"id":25049375,"title":"smx","slug":"smx"},{"id":25047620,"title":"supercross","slug":"supercross"},{"id":25049055,"title":"SuperMotocross World Championship","slug":"supermotocross-world-championship"},{"id":25047984,"title":"yamaha","slug":"yamaha"},{"id":25049406,"title":"zMax dragway","slug":"zmax-dragway"}]}]{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://dirtsportsworld.com/2023/09/11/chase-sexton-wins-first-round-playoff-victory-in-super-motocross-world-championship/feed/json/ -- and add it your reader.", "home_page_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2023/09/11/chase-sexton-wins-first-round-playoff-victory-in-super-motocross-world-championship/", "feed_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2023/09/11/chase-sexton-wins-first-round-playoff-victory-in-super-motocross-world-championship/feed/json/", "language": "en-US", "title": "Comments on: Chase Sexton Wins First Round Playoff Victory in Super Motocross World Championship", "description": "The Voice of Off-Road Motorsports", "icon": "https://i0.wp.com/dirtsportsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-DSW-Web-Icon.png?fit=59%2C59&ssl=1" }