Supercross 2023: Results and points after Atlanta

Chase Sexton tossed his name back in the hat for the 2023 Monster Energy Supercross championship as the results from Atlanta show him as the victor. Cooper Webb and Eli Tomac failed to stand on the podium for only the fourth time each this season.

Sexton entered last week’s round in Glendale, Arizona with the unwelcome distinction of having lost 35 points in recent races due to mistakes. He rode a clean race there, but finished second to Tomac who was just a little better. With something still to prove, Sexton rode flawlessly again at Atlanta and the result was his third win of the Supercross season. Sexton entered the round 25 points behind championship leader Tomac and cut that deficit by eight.

With 17 points still to make up, he needs for Tomac and Webb to have a few more problems in the final seven rounds, but if they begin to concentrate on one another, like they did in Atlanta, Sexton has an opportunity to take the title.

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Justin Barcia scored his fifth podium of the season, giving him the most among riders not realistically in contention for the championship. Four of these came in the last five weeks and since Daytona, he has swept the top five. In the post-race news conference, he spoke about riding with a new attitude and avoiding controversy.

Barcia is now fourth in the standings with 36 points to make up on Sexton. It’s unlikely he will move up, so he need to watch Ken Roczen closely to insure he does not fall back.

That might be an easy task. Roczen ended Atlanta on Barcia’s back tire in third. This was his third podium of the season, but he has made up for the lack of appearances on the box with consistency. Roczen failed to finish in the