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:

Chase Sexton's 2026 450SX Results So Far