Chase Sexton wins Detroit Heat 1 in first race since injury
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The top nine in each heat advance directly into the feature.
DETROIT, Michigan : The top nine advance into the feature. Heat 1 Jordon Smith got a great start, but Chase Sexton was on his back tire. Ken Roczen also had a solid start and settled into third.
He made the pass on Smith at the halfway mark. Smith jumped off course and lost a transfer position. Eli Tomac and Christian Craig advanced to third and fourth.
Justin Hill rounded out the top five with two minutes on the clock. Hill grabbed fourth from Craig a lap later. As time ran off the clock, Roczen was chasing Sexton for the lead.
Smith took ninth away from Justin Bogle.