Chase Sexton picked up his second win in the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Series, benefiting from a penultimate-lap crash by leader Aaron Plessinger. Plessinger led most of the race by a wide margin at Ford Field in Detroit before catching his footpeg on a 90-degree right-hander, knocking his foot off the peg and ejecting him from the bike. Plessinger was unable to continue, finishing in P13.
Plessinger’s fall promoted Cooper Webb to P2 and put Eli Tomac on the podium. Tomac was recovering from an off-track neck injury that hampered him last week in Indianapolis.
Plessinger took off after passing holeshotter Adam Cianciarulo on lap 2. Webb, Tomac, and Justin Barcia were battling behind Plessinger, all passing a fading Cianciarulo, who was P2 before dropping back to P8. Barcia eventually finished in P4, a spot ahead of last week’s winner Ken Roczen who bested Christian Craig.
Heat winner Jason Anderson was running in the top five when he crashed at the end of the whoops section. Anderson remounted to finish in P9. Brothers Justin and Josh Hill finished in the top 10, with Justin in P7 and Josh in P10.
Webb extends his lead to three points over Tomac. Despite winning, Sexton dropped to 17 points behind Webb after being penalized seven points for jumping on the red cross flag.
Racing resumes next week at Lumen Field in Seattle. Check our 2023 Supercross Television Schedule for streaming times on Peacock.
Photography courtesy of Feld Motor Sports and Align Media
2023 Detroit Supercross Results, Ford Field
- Chase Sexton, Honda
- Cooper Webb, KTM
- Eli Tomac, Yamaha
- Justin Barcia, GasGas
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki
- Christian Craig, Husqvarna
- Justin Hill, KTM
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki
- Josh Hill, KTM
- Benny Bloss, Yamaha
- Cade Clason, Kawasaki
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM
- Josh Cartwright, Kawasaki
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha
- Kevin Moranz, KTM
- Shane McElrath, Suzuki
- Justin Starling, GasGas
- Fredrik Norén, Kawasaki
- Chase Marquier, Kawasaki
- Dean Wilson, Honda
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki
2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Series Standings (after 10 of 17 rounds)
- Cooper Webb, KTM, 225 points (2 wins, 8 podiums, 10 top fives)
- Eli Tomac, Yamaha, 222 points (5W, 7P, 8 T5)
- Chase Sexton, Honda, 208 (2W, 8P, 9 T5)
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 182 (1W, 2P, 7 T5)
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 180 (2P, 6T5)
- Justin Barcia, GasGas, 174Â (2P, 4 T5)
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 164 (1P, 4 T5)
- Christian Craig, Husqvarna, 136
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki, 107
- Justin Hill, KTM, 103
- Dean Wilson, Honda, 95
- Joey Savatgy, Kawasaki, 85
- Colt Nichols, Honda, 84
- Justin Cooper, Yamaha, 76
- Shane McElrath, Suzuki, 69
- Josh Hill, KTM, 67
- Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha, 56 (2 T5)
- Benny Bloss, Yamaha, 49
- Kevin Moranz, KTM, 40
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki, 38
- Justin Starling, GasGas, 36
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 36
- Josh Cartwright, Kawasaki, 36
- Cade Clason, Kawasaki, 33
- Fredrik Norén, Kawasaki, 27
- RJ Hampshire, Husqvarna, 15
- Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 15
- John Short, Kawasaki, 12
- Marvin Musquin, KTM, 11
- Chase Marquier, Kawasaki, 5
- Logan Karnow, Kawasaki, 3
- Joan Cros, Kawasaki, 2
- Alex Ray, Yamaha, 2
