Chase Sexton on 17th to 4th at Nashville SX: “We need to put ourselves in a better position earlier in the race”
Despite his second top-five finish in his third race back after being sidelined for a month, Chase Sexton knows he has to execute better starts in order to content for race wins.
He was shuffled back off the start of his heat race (12th at the holeshot line) and moved forward to finish seventh. Then, he was buried off the start of the 450SX main event and was the hard charger, going from 17th at the holeshot line to finishing fourth at the checkered flag.
While it was a strong ride, better starts could lead to more podiums and race wins. He has just two podiums on the season—one of which was a win in Anaheim 2, other a P2 in Detroit. Could he snag another win and gain some confidence to finish the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season? It would bode well after his rocky first championship campaign with Kawasaki and loom large as we head into the AMA Pro Motocross Championship, just over a month and a half away.
As we saw in Detroit, he could mix in as a factor to the guys at the top of the 450SX standings (he sits sixth at the moment).
Sexton said in the post-race Kawasaki release:
“Nashville was a bit of a struggle all day, but we salvaged a good result. I was able to come from pretty far back in the main and work my way up to fourth, which was a positive, but we need to put ourselves in a better position earlier in the race. It begins with better starts and making it easier on myself. I love racing here in Nashville and I’m grateful to be out here, so we’ll keep building and come back stronger next weekend."
Chase Sexton's 2026 450SX Results So Far
| Position | Race | Class | Date | Bike |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Supercross Denver | 450SX | May 2, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 7 | Supercross Philadelphia | 450SX | April 25, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 4 | Supercross Cleveland | 450SX | April 18, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 4 | Supercross Nashville | 450SX | April 11, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 22 | Supercross St. Louis | 450SX | April 4, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 2 | Supercross Detroit | 450SX | March 28, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 6 | Supercross Arlington | 450SX | February 21, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 5 | Supercross Seattle | 450SX | February 14, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 7 | Supercross Glendale | 450SX | February 7, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 5 | Supercross Houston | 450SX | January 31, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 1 | Supercross Anaheim 2 | 450SX | January 24, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 4 | Supercross San Diego | 450SX | January 17, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
| 8 | Supercross Anaheim 1 | 450SX | January 10, 2026 | Kawasaki KX450SR |
