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It was another overall victory for Red Bull KTM’s Chase Sexton on Saturday as he claimed the Unadilla National for his fifth win of the year. Sexton split motos with Hunter Lawrence on the day which broke up a seven moto win streak, but he kept his championship lead strong.

Team Honda HRC’s Lawrence rode the new 2025 Honda CRF450R to victory in the first moto as he outdueled Sexton for the win. Sexton holeshot the second moto and pulled out a large gap in the lead during the opening 10 minutes of the race and was unheralded from there.

Many riders hit or nearly hit the gate off the start in the second moto and Lawrence had a rare bad start because of it. He still charged all the way up to second as he passed Phoenix Racing Honda’s Dylan Ferrandis on the final lap of the moto to secure a 1-2 finish on the day.

Red Bull KTM’s Aaron Plessinger ended up P3 overall with a 3-4 day and he also suffered from a bad start in the second moto. It was a strong P4 for Ferrandis as his P3 in the second moto was his best result all year and the former champion looked much more like himself.

Rounding out the top five was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson who put together a consistent 5-5 day.

Behind them, it was Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing) in sixth, Ken Roczen (Progressive Ecstar Suzuki) in seventh, Christian Craig (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) in eighth, Malcolm Stewart (Rockstar Husqvarna) in ninth, and Grant Harlan (Rock River Yamaha) in 10^th.

Sexton’s points lead remained the same as it was coming in following the day of racing as he still holds a 28 points advantage over Hunter Lawrence with two rounds to go.

Detailed Results