Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb has extended his advantage in the 2023 AMA Supercross Championship after claiming a convincing runner-up result at round 10 of the season in Detroit at the weekend.
In round six of the Eastern Regional 250SX class, Australian Hunter Lawrence took his fifth win of the season.
It was also a night that will be remembered for Webb’s team-mate, Aaron Plessinger, crashing out of contention in the closing laps while leading the main event.
After qualifying sixth and finishing P4 in the opening heat race, double 450SX champion Webb was in the thick of the action in a spectacular main event, eventually forced however to settle for a runner-up finish behind factory Honda star Chase Sexton.
Webb’s 23 points scored enabled him to increase his series lead to three points over Yamaha’s defending champion Eli Tomac, maintaining the red plate for a second-consecutive week and continuing his podium consistency.
Cooper Webb: “It was disappointing for Aaron, he deserved to win tonight, and it was a crazy race. There was a lot of battling, I was just being smart, riding my race and I’m excited. It was a great race to maximize some points and I want to give it up for the Red Bull KTM team. There were fast laps at the beginning, I went down the middle of the whoops during the race and dialled that in, so that helped.
“I ended up in a good groove, so finishing on the podium was a strong result. I was just clicking my laps and, at the end of the day, it was a great race. We did what we needed to do, for sure, moving forward. Thank you to the fans tonight, too, they were awesome!”
Next Race: March 25 – Seattle, Washington
450SX Class Results:
1 Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda
2 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM
3 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha
4 Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS
5 Ken Roczen, Mattstedt, Ger., Suzuki
6 Christian Craig, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna
7 Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., KTM
8 Adam Cianciarulo, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Kawasaki
9 Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki
10 Josh Hill, Huntersville, NC, KTM
450SX Class Championship Standings:
1 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (225 Points)
2 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha (222 Points)
3 Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda (208 Points)
4 Ken Roczen, Mattstedt, Ger., Suzuki (182 Points)
5 Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki (180 Points)
6 Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS (174 Points)
7 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM (164 Points)
8 Christian Craig, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna (136 Points)
9 Adam Cianciarulo, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Kawasaki (107 Points)
10 Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., KTM (103 Points)
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results:
1 Hunter Lawrence, Landsborough, Aus., Honda
2 Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha
3 Haiden Deegan, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha
4 Jeremy Martin, Rochester, Minn., Yamaha
5 Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki
6 Tom Vialle, Avignon, France, KTM
7 Cullin Park, Clermont, Fla., Honda
8 Coty Schock, Dover, Del., Honda
9 Henry Miller, Rochester, Minn., Honda
10 Michael Hicks, Fenton, Mo., Honda
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship Standings:
1 Hunter Lawrence, Landsborough, Aus., (151 Points)
2 Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha (116 Points)
3 Haiden Deegan, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha (111 Points)
4 Jeremy Martin, Rochester, Minn., Yamaha (109 Points)
5 Max Anstie, Newbury, Eng., Honda (104 Points)
6 Jordon Smith, Ochlocknee, Ga., Yamaha (92 Points)
7 Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Kawasaki (88 Points)
8 Tom Vialle, Avignon, France, KTM (85 Points)
9 Coty Schock, Dover, Del., Honda (72 Points)
10 Cullin Park, Clermont, Fla., Honda (67 Points)
Photo courtesy KTM
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