Deegan and Sexton Down: What about Team USA at Motocross of Nations?

For the second year in a row Team USA is in a scramble before the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations. Two of the three riders on the team went down on Saturday at the SMX World Championship finale in Las Vegas, with Haiden Deegan cracking his collarbone after his takeout attempt on Jo Shimoda, and Chase Sexton crashed out of the final 450 moto while running fourth. KTM announced Sexton suffered “a mild concussion and a weak shoulder that he will have further evaluated this upcoming week.”

We believe it’s doubtful either rider will be able to line up for the MXoN, which takes place on October 5th. So what does the AMA do to fill the squad?

With this year’s event taking place in the U.S. at Ironman Raceway, it’s much easier to find participants in both riders and teams. At Las Vegas, RJ Hampshire, Justin Cooper and Cooper Webb all said they would line up for the team if given the call. Hampshire would prefer Sexton’s 450 slot, we believe Webb and Cooper said they would race either bike. Webb jumped in last year on a 250 at the last moment.