COOPER WEBB GAINS MOMENTUM WITH ARLINGTON VICTORY

Purple Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb is continuous his spectacular kind within the Monster Power AMA Supercross Championship.

Constructing from his fifth place qualifying place, Webb charged house for the general win with 5-2-1 finishes within the triple crown format. Webb has now earned 5 podiums in seven rounds, together with two victories and sits second within the AMA Supercross Championship standings, simply two factors behind reigning champion Eli Tomac.

Cooper Webb: “I’m extraordinarily joyful to get one other win right here within the season! Dallas is all the time a great one for me, so to return right here and do nicely within the Triple Crown is super-cool. The primary Race wasn’t my finest one, we improved for the second after which, within the final Race, clearly some errors of different riders helped me out, however total I’m stoked to execute and get one other win! I knew I needed to get to the entrance in that ultimate one ultimately to get the general, in order that was what I used to be going for and I felt good, had an important tempo going and was comfy, so it was a great spherical for us. We’ll see the place this carries us for the remainder of the season, however I’m feeling assured and know what I can get higher at – we’re all driving nicely and it’s positively a dog-fight in the mean time.”

450SX Class Outcomes

1. Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (5-2-1)
2. Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda (3-3-2)
3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha (1-4-6)
4. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki (8-1-3)
5. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki (2-6-4)
6. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM (6-5-5)
7. Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS (4-7-7)
8. Christian Craig, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna (7-8-8)
9. Justin Cooper, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha (11-9-9)
10. Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., KTM (10-11-10)

450SX Class Championship Standings

1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha (160)
2. Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (158)
3. Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda (155)
4. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki (130)
5. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki (122)
6. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM (121)
7. Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS (113)
8. Christian Craig, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna (90)
9. Joey Savatgy, Clermont, Fla., Kawasaki (85)