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bummer, but it's my best result so far this year and I showed a lot more today. That's what I needed and what I wanted." "It was a little better today even though the results don't show it," said Webb. "My starts were good in both motos, and I felt pretty good, but it seemed like those top guys were really hauling the mail today." 250MX The 250MX first-moto leader was something of a surprise, as FXR Chaparral Honda rider Carson Mumford grabbed the holeshot and would lead a few laps for the first time in his professional career. Behind, on the ground in the first turn, was Rockstar Husqvarna's Jalek Swoll and both Austin Forkner and Jo Shimoda of the Monster Energy/ Pro Circuit Kawasaki team. For- kner would get up and charge up to 12th by the end of the moto; Shimoda had to go to the mechanic's area to get his front end and levers straightened. He would race the rest of the moto a lap down and ended up 24th. "The first moto was terrible, and my bike was so twisted up," said Shimoda, "but I wanted to try and get into the points. We just barely missed." Justin Cooper was able to get past Mumford on the third lap, followed quickly by Hampshire and then TLD GasGas rider Pierce Brown, who was having his best day yet as pro. Further back were the Lawrence broth- ers, Hunter and Jett, once again, self-penalized by poor starts. They would end the moto fifth (Hunter) and seventh, respec- tively. As for Mumford, he would get shuffled back to 11th, despite his excellent early laps. Up front the two leaders then rode an accordion of a race, with Cooper pulling away slightly on one part of the track and Hamp- shire closing in on the other. All the while Jeremy Martin was lurk- ing right behind them in third. On the second-to-last lap Cooper put in his best lap of the moto, a MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 7 / JULY 24, 2021 WASHOUGAL MX PARK / WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON P70 It took seven races for the 250MX championship to produce its first double winner of the season, as Jeremy Martin claimed back- to-back wins. It was a heartbreak of a day for points leader Justin Cooper who threw away a sure overall victory when he crashed a lap and a half from the end of the second moto.