Chase Sexton clinched his first AMA Pro Motocross 450MX National Championship with a convincing win in the first moto at the 2024 Ironman National at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Hunter Lawrence grabbed the moto 1 holeshot, but could not withstand the onslaught from Aaron Plessinger and Sexton. Plessinger took the lead on lap 2 (of 16), and Sexton passed Lawrence for P2 the following lap. Sexton moved into the lead on lap 5 and held it to the end of the moto, beating Plessinger by nearly five seconds and ending the battle for the title.
Sexton did not relax in the second moto, as he led every lap and finished with a 26-second cushion over runner-up Plessinger. Eli Tomac, who took P4 in the first moto, moved up to P3 for moto 2, giving Tomac the final overall podium start.
Lawrence’s fast-fading P6 moto 2 finish dropped him to P4 for the day, though Lawrence retained P2 in the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series final standings. Plessinger wrapped up P3 for the year with his 202 performance. Nursing a sore shoulder, Justin Cooper went 6-4, holding onto P5 for the day and P4 for the year. Jason Anderson’s 5-5 day gave him P6 overall and he ends the season in P5 in the final standings.
Sexton finishes the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship point standings in P1, earning him 25 points to start the SMX three-round playoffs. Lawrence is the SMX #2 seed, with 23 points awarded. Anderson is P3, followed by Plessinger, Cooper, and 2024 AMA Supercross Champion Jett Lawrence, in that order.
After a two-week break, the three-round 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship Finals begin on September 7 with Playoff 1 at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. Check our 2024 SuperMotocross Calendar for all the race dates and SuperMotocross Television Schedule for viewing info.
Photography courtesy of MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.
2024 Ironman National Motocross Results, Ironman Raceway, Crawfordsville, Indiana
- Chase Sexton, KTM, 1-1, 50 points
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 2-2, 44
- Eli Tomac, Yamaha, 4-3, 38
- Hunter Lawrence, Honda, 3-6, 36
- Justin Cooper, Yamaha, 6-4, 34
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 5-5, 34
- Phil Nicoletti, Yamaha, 8-8, 28
- Christian Craig, Husqvarna, 10-7, 27
- Freddie Norén, Kawasaki, 9-9, 26
- Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 7-11, 26
- Shane McElrath, Kawasaki, 13-10, 21
- Marshal Weltin, Yamaha, 11-13, 20
- Harri Kullas, KTM, 12-14, 18
- Dean Wilson, Honda, 17-12, 15
- Devin Simonson, Yamaha, 15-18, 11
- Derek Kelley, KTM, 18-16, 10
- Cullin Park, Honda, 16-19, 9
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 14-36, 8
- Romaine Pape, GasGas, 24-15, 7
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki, 21-17, 6
- Jerry Robin, Yamaha, 19-37, 3
- Tristan Purdon, Husqvarna, 39-20, 2
- Bryce Shelly, Yamaha, 20-23, 2
- Preston Kilroy, Yamaha, 36-21, 1
2024 AMA Pro Motocross National Championship Series Final Standing
- Chase Sexton, KTM, 504 points (7 overall wins, 10 overall podiums, 10 overall Top 5s)
- Hunter Lawrence, Honda, 462 (9P; 11 T5)
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 403 (6P, 9 T5)
- Justin Cooper, Yamaha, 371 (3P, 8 T5)
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 362 (1P, 6 T5)
- Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 297 (1 T5)
- Dylan Ferrandis, Honda, 288 (3 T5)
- Christian Craig, Husqvarna, 244
- Jett Lawrence, Honda, 210 (4W, 4P, 4 T5)
- Freddie Norén, Kawasaki, 204
- Phil Nicoletti, Yamaha, 193
- Harri Kullas, KTM, 163
- Marshal Weltin, Yamaha, 162
- Justin Barcia, GasGas, 148 (2 T5)
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 144
- Shane McElrath, Suzuki/Kawasaki, 118
- Romain Pape, GasGas, 106
- Derek Kelley, KTM, 94
- Cullin Park, Honda, 91
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki, 74
- Eli Tomac, Yamaha, 67 (1P, 1 T5)
- Garrett Marchbanks, Yamaha, 50
- Kyle Webster, Honda, 45
- Dean Wilson, Honda, 44
- Broc Tickle, Kawasaki, 42
- Anthony Rodriguez, KTM, 41
- Justin Hill, KTM, 35
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 31
- Lorenzo Locurcio, GasGas, 31
- Jerry Robin, Yamaha, 25
- Jeremy Hand, Honda, 21
- Alvin Östlund, Honda, 20
- Henry Jacobi, KTM, 17
- Gert Krestinov, Honda, 15
- Cooper Webb, Yamaha, 14
- Henry Miller, Honda, 13
- Max Miller, Suzuki, 13
- Colt Nichols, Suzuki, 11
- Devin Simonson, Yamaha, 11
- Scotty Verhaeghe, GasGas, 9
- James Harrington, Yamaha, 8
- Bryce Shelly, Yamaha, 8
- John Short, Kawasaki, 5
- Trevin Nelson, Yamaha, 5
- Ryder Floyd, Honda, 4
- Carson Brown, Yamaha, 3
- Tristan Lane, KTM, 3
- Tristan Purdon, Husqvarna, 3
- Jake Masterpool, GasGas, 3
- Preston Kilroy, Yamaha, 1
2024 SuperMotocross World Championship Series Final Standings
- Chase Sexton, KTM, 811 points (25 points to start Playoffs)
- Hunter Lawrence, Honda, 669 (22)
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 644 (20)
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 601 (18)
- Justin Cooper, Yamaha, 598 (17)
- Jett Lawrence, Honda, 561 (16)
- Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 497 (15)
- Dylan Ferrandis, Honda, 435 (14)
- Justin Barcia, GasGas, 365 (13)
- Cooper Webb, Yamaha, 350 (12)
- Eli Tomac, Yamaha, 349 (11)
- Christian Craig, Husqvarna, 283 (10)
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 254 (9)
- Shane McElrath, Suzuki/Kawasaki, 250 (8)
- Freddie Norén, Kawasaki, 242 (7)
- Phil Nicoletti, Yamaha, 193 (6)
- Harri Kullas, KTM, 163 (5)
- Marshal Weltin, Yamaha, 162 (4)
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 157 (3)
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki, 140 (20)
Positions 21 to 30 seeded into SMX Last Chance Qualifier
- Dean Wilson, Honda, 135
- Justin Hill, KTM, 106
- Romain Pape, GasGas, 106
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki, 95
- Benny Bloss, Beta, 94
- Derek Kelley, KTM, 94
- Cullin Park, Honda, 91
- Colt Nichols, Beta/Suzuki, 73
- Vince Friese, Honda, 64
- Mitchell Oldenburg, Honda, 55
Seeded into LCQ in this order if higher-seeded riders are not competing
- Garrett Marchbanks, Yamaha, 50
- Kyle Webster, Honda, 45
- Jorge Prado, GasGas, 45
- Jeremy Hand, Honda, 44
- Broc Tickle, Kawasaki, 42
- Anthony Rodriguez, KTM, 41
- Jerry Robin, Yamaha, 35
- Cade Clason, Kawasaki, 34
- Derek Drake, Suzuki, 33
- Lorenzo Locurcio, GasGas, 31
- Mitchell Harrison, Kawasaki, 25
- Alvin Östlund, Honda, 20
- Ty Masterpool, Kawasaki, 19
- Henry Jacobi, KTM, 17
- Gert Krestinov, Honda, 15
- Devon Simonson, Yamaha, 15
- John Short, Kawasaki, 13
- Henry Miller, Honda, 13
- Max Miller, Suzuki, 13
- Scotty Verhaeghe, GasGas, 9
- James Harrington, Yamaha, 8
- Bryce Shelly, Yamaha, 8
- Austin Politelli, GasGas, 7
- Anthony Bourdon, Suzuki, 7
- Ryan Breece, Yamaha, 6
- Justin Rodbell, KTM, 6
- Tristan Lane, KTM, 6
- Trevin Nelson, Yamaha, 5
- Ryder Floyd, Honda, 4
- Carson Mumford, Honda, 3
- Aaron Tanti, Kawasaki, 3
- Carson Brown, Yamaha, 3
- Tristan Purdon, Husqvarna, 3
- Jake Masterpool, GasGas, 3
- Josh Hill, Yamaha, 2
- Justin Starling, Honda, 2
- Kevin Moranz, KTM, 2
- Jason Clermont, Kawasaki, 1
- Preston Kilroy, Yamaha, 1
- Robbie Wageman, Yamaha, 1