2023 SuperMotocross Power Rankings after Daytona: Chase Sexton unseats Eli Tomac

As races begin to age out of the 45-day formula for NBC’s SuperMotocross Power Rankings after Daytona, Chase Sexton unseats Eli Tomac for the top spot with a near-perfect record of three-finishes during that span.

The primary reason for Sexton’s rise is that his disappointing San Diego round is no longer dragging him down with a 20th-place finish in his heat and fifth in the Main. The following week, Sexton finished fifth in one of the Triple Crown features; every other result in a heat or feature since then has been a podium finish and that level of perfection is unmatched by the field.

A lot has been written about Sexton’s propensity to crash while under pressure, but he rode a clean race last week in Daytona on arguably the toughest track Supercross visits.

While he couldn’t do it in the closing laps at Daytona, Cooper Webb also made his way around Tomac in the Power Rankings. Webb has not been quite as perfect as Sexton in regard to top-five finishes, but he has a worst result of seventh in one of the Anaheim Triple Crown features and a sixth in the Tampa Main. These three riders continue to lead the points standings and it is coming down to a three-rider battle for the championship, so the slightest differences have a huge impact.

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As for Tomac, despite winning both his heat and a record-extending seventh Daytona Supercross Main, he falls two positions this week. That’s because his rivals shed some of their baggage, while Tomac lost the advantage of his perfect sweep in San Diego. In the past 45 days, Tomac is weighed down by a 13th-place finish in one of the Anaheim features and a sixth-place finish overall that weekend. He also struggled one of the