CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 56 ISSUE 17 APRIL 30, 2019 P59
iii My Own Race:
2 COOPER WEBB 1ST 450SX
"It was tough," Cooper Webb of his night. "I was just getting handed [gifts]
left and right. Guys were making mistakes, and I felt good. I was starting to
battle with Eli for a bit and then tightened up a little. He got a good flow, but he
crashed and then Zach was all over me. And I rode good, but man, those guys
were a little better. But, I think when they got around me, [they found out that],
it's tough to lead out there the way the track is. You've got to be so precise, and
they made some mistakes and gave me a nice gift. I can't believe it. I felt like
crap all day and all week, so I was just glad to be out here. The goal was a top
five, so to get a win is incredible."
16 ZACH OSBORNE 2ND 450SX
Zach Osborne showed his best speed of the season so far after having missed
the first six rounds with an injury. "The last couple of times that I've gotten good
starts I got eaten alive the first couple of laps," he said. "I told myself that if I get
a good start I'm just going to send it and whatever happens, happens, and that's
what I did. It was an incredible race.
To lead some laps and pass for the
lead and just be in there and get that
experience was huge for me."
3 ELI TOMAC 3RD 450SX
Eli Tomac said of his night: "[I was] just giving everything I had. I mean, that's all I
could do, right? Trying to stay in the front but a couple of mistakes got me... that
was tough... That was my whole goal to keep this [title fight going] to the next
race, and we did that. I still would've liked to have been in front of Cooper, but
all we can do is take it to Vegas again. He's got a sizeable lead now, so take it to
Vegas and learn from our mistakes."
23 CHASE SEXTON 1ST 250SX EAST
Chase Sexton talked about his first-ever supercross
win. "It's unbelievable," he said. "It couldn't happen
at a better time. The track was super gnarly, so it
was probably the longest 15-minutes-plus-one-lap of
my life. It was super good, I mean I got off to a pretty
good start." Sexton didn't forget the hard pass For-
kner put on him early in the main. "Honestly, Austin
was trying to take me out, and I mean, you can't win
a race like that," he said. "I know it's for a champion-
ship but trying to saw a front end off is not cool. So,
I'm just glad that I got into the lead and took this one.
It feels really good, and I'm pumped. I've been want-
ing to do this for two years now."
32 JUSTIN COOPER 3RD 250SX EAST
Being so close to winning the 2019 250SX East
Championship, it was surprising to see Justin Coo-
per drop back to third. "It all started with the first practice," Cooper said. "I felt like the
suspension was off from the last race. We did our best to try and make as many changes
as we could before the races. I felt really good in the heat, got into second and started
putting in the laps then jumped into the hay bale. It went downhill from there. I didn't feel
like myself in the main event."
