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Tomac wins, Webb gains, Roczen slipsThe AMA nationals supercross fight has tightened still further after KTM’s Cooper Webb finished runner-up and Honda’s series leader Ken Roczen finished fourth at the Daytona Supercross overnight.

German rider Roczen continues to lead the American series, but his advantage has now been shaved back to just two points.

Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac grabbed his fifth Daytona win, tying him with the most 450SX Class wins at the storied Supercross event.

Webb pulled another last-corner pass to grab second place with Yamaha’s Aaron Plessinger nabbing his first career 450SX class podium after running in second for most of the race.

In round two of the Western Regional 250SX class, Kawasaki’s Cameron McAdoo took a dramatic first-ever victory.

At the milestone 700th 450SX Class Supercross, Gas Gas rider Justin Barcia grabbed the 450SX Class holeshot, but Roczen was in the lead at the second turn when Webb took him wide, opening the door for Tomac to dart to the front of the pack. Webb turned the block pass into a second-place spot with Plessinger close in third. Four minutes into the 20-minute plus one lap main event, Plessinger pressured then passed Webb for the runner-up spot.

While Roczen clawed his way forward after being pushed back by Webb’s block, Plessinger kept Tomac within sight.

By the middle of the race, Plessinger was closer to Tomac ahead of him than to Webb behind him as Webb contended with an attack from Roczen. The top four held their spots until a mistake by Rozcen with under six minutes on the clock, allowed Malcolm Stewart to pull ahead.

Rozcen battled back around with under two minutes to go and the top four looked locked until a signature final-stretch pass for a spot earned Webb second place, pulling him to within only two points of the championship points lead just past the midway race of the season.

“It was a great night,” Webb said. “I was trying to hang with Eli (Tomac) but he was hauling butt. I definitely rode pretty tight that Main Event but is what it is, I put my head down there at the end and made some good lap times and I was able to get AP there at the end, which was nice to get another podium tonight. It’s always fun coming to Daytona, it’s always a great event.”

The season is just past the halfway point, with eight of 17 rounds remaining. The series now heads to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for a triple header beginning on March 13.

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Results & Standings:

450SX class results at Daytona:

  1. Eli Tomac – Kawasaki
  2. Cooper Webb – KTM
  3. Aaron Plessinger – Yamaha
  4. Ken Roczen – Honda
  5. Malcolm Stewart – Yamaha
  6. Justin Barcia – GasGas
  7. Jason Anderson – Husqvarna
  8. Chase Sexton – Honda
  9. Justin Bogle – KTM
  10. Dean Wilson – Husqvarna
  11. Dylan Ferrandis – Yamaha
  12. Joey Savatgy – KTM
  13. Vince Friese – Honda
  14. Max Anstie – Suzuki
  15. Mitchell Oldenburg – Honda
  16. Martin Davalos – KTM
  17. Kyle Chisholm – Yamaha
  18. Benny Bloss – Honda
  19. Brandon Hartranft – Suzuki
  20. Cade Clason – Kawasaki
  21. Marvin Musquin – KTM
  22. Broc Tickle – Honda

 

450cc class standings:

  1. Ken Roczen 199 Points
  2. Cooper Webb 197 Points
  3. Eli Tomac 175 Points
  4. Justin Barcia 153 Points
  5. Malcolm Stewart 143 Points
  6. Marvin Musquin 135 Points
  7. Aaron Plessinger 134 Points
  8. Zach Osborne 123 Points
  9. Dylan Ferrandis 121 Points
  10. Adam Cianciarulo 120 Points
  11. Jason Anderson 116 Points
  12. Joey Savatgy 95 Points
  13. Justin Brayton 86 Points
  14. Dean Wilson 70 Points
  15. Broc Tickle 63 Points
  16. Vince Friese 60 Points
  17. Martin Davalos 57 Points
  18. Justin Bogle 56 Points
  19. Kyle Chisholm 48 Points
  20. Benny Bloss 45 Points

 

250cc main event at Daytona:

  1. Cameron McAdoo – Kawasaki
  2. Stilez Robertson – Husqvarna
  3. Pierce Brown – GasGas
  4. Justin Cooper – Yamaha
  5. Garrett Marchbanks – Yamaha
  6. Hunter Lawrence – Honda
  7. Alex Martin – Yamaha
  8. Jalek Swoll – Husqvarna
  9. Coty Schock – Honda
  10. Jordon Smith – Kawasaki
  11. Seth Hammaker – Kawasaki
  12. Jarrett Frye – Yamaha
  13. Hardy Munoz – Yamaha
  14. Jordan Bailey – Yamaha
  15. Chris Blose – GasGas
  16. Cedric Soubeyras – GasGas
  17. Ty Masterpool – GasGas
  18. Ryan Surratt – Kawasaki
  19. Carson Mumford – Honda
  20. Nate Thrasher – Yamaha
  21. Ryan Sipes – GasGas
  22. Mitchell Harrison – Honda

 

250 West Class Standings:

  1. Cameron McAdoo 49 Points
  2. Justin Cooper 45 Points
  3. Garrett Marchbanks 39 Points
  4. Hunter Lawrence 35 Points
  5. Jalek Swoll 34 Points
  6. Seth Hammaker 29 Points
  7. Stilez Robertson 28 Points
  8. Coty Schock 25 Points
  9. Chris Blose 23 Points
  10. Pierce Brown 21 Points
  11. Alex Martin 17 Points
  12. Kyle Peters 16 Points
  13. Jordon Smith 16 Points
  14. Nate Thrasher 15 Points
  15. Jarrett Frye 15 Points
  16. Robbie Wageman 14 Points
  17. Cedric Soubeyras 14 Points
  18. Jace Owen 13 Points
  19. Joey Crown 10 Points
  20. Hardy Munoz 10 Points

 

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