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"I wanted to end the season on a high," Webb said in the post- race press conference. "I think when you can just press forward and race to your ability and go for wins, which I wanted to do, it's definitely a hell of a way to end it." This is Webb's second 450SX title with the Red Bull KTM team. After losing the championship plate in 2020, he now takes back the most coveted number in sports. "It's been a heck of a year with everything in the world going on, but we dug deep this year and stayed the course," Webb added. "It's been an incredible journey, a hard-fought season with a lot of hard races but this is all worth it right here. Being a two-time champion is incredible and to get the win tonight is the cherry on top. I'm speechless, this is incredible." Webb's teammate and SLC1 winner Musquin had another great race in Rice-Eccles Sta- dium. The French rider started in second place and moved to third during the Webb-Roczen battle. He was shuffled back momentari- ly, but Webb's move on Roczen allowed Musquin to squeak by just one turn later. From there, Marv rode a steady third for much of the race. He made a pass back 1 ELI TOMAC 9TH 450SX "The track was a lot slicker in the morning than it seemed, but it got a lot be er as the day went on," said now-former Supercross champ Eli Tomac. "I got off to a good start in my heat race which ul mately helped me run away with the win and gave me loads of confidence going into the main event. Unfortunately, I didn't get the best start in the main and was cut off by the riders up front, forcing me to have to ba le my way through the pack. Although winning is always the goal, I'm very proud to walk away with third overall in the 450SX champion- ship standings." MYOWNRACE 94 KEN ROCZEN 10TH 450SX "Round 17 was a tough one again," Ken Roczen said. "I just seemed to struggle with the al tude. A er get- ng the holeshot in the main, the first li le bit of the race looked promising, but I really let go and dropped way back. Overall, I've had a good season. I've never stayed in the game for so long—making it all the way to the last round being in the championship hunt. Last year I was third, this year I was second—at least we're going in the right direc on. We had some really good ba les, and I learned a lot about myself this year." CHAMPIONSHIP VOLUME 58 ISSUE 18 MAY 4, 2021 P69 Salt Lake City 2 Supercross 450SX Video Highlights Marvin Musquin (25) and Chase Sexton (23) had a good battle for second. Musquin forced his way past Sexton and held it there to the finish.