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to single his way through the end of the section, while Tomac tripled passed. "It's nobody's fault and shit hap- pens in racing," Webb said. Webb quickly put this behind him and finished the race with his third second-place result of the season. "It's definitely unfortunate being in that position, but that's racing, and it is what it is," Webb said. "Overall, this is the best I think I've raced and ridden at Daytona and the best ride so far this season," Webb said. "Wish it would've come a bit sooner, but overall, I'm happy with the spot I'm at." Another podium for Webb puts him third in the series point stand- open his points lead to 18 over Anderson, who had a rough night. Tomac continues to hold the red plate on his Yamaha. Webb looked to be headed for his first Daytona win but came up oh-so-close with just three laps to go. The Red Bull KTM Team rider, and current number-one, was fresh off a podium last weekend in Arlington and looked to have his new-bike bugs worked out. Webb holeshotted the 450SX main event and held his competitors at bay for 15 of the 18 laps. He ended up getting stuck behind lapper Shane McElrath and unintention- ally blocked Webb's line through a rhythm section. This forced Webb ROUND 9 / MARCH 5, 2022 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA P70 SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES MYOWNRACE 94 KEN ROCZEN 7TH 450SX Ever since his win at the series opener at Anaheim, Ken Roczen just hasn't been the same rider. At Daytona, he ran as high as fi h before slipping back to seventh where he would finish. "Daytona is always one of the most fun races to go to," said Roczen. "The track is brutal, and overall, the vibe of the place is just al- ways very special. I had a really good day throughout the day. I was somewhat up front with the other guys in prac ce and qualifying, and I was enjoying my riding. Nothing different on the result board, but it was fun." 23 CHASE SEXTON 3RD 450SX "That's the gnarliest track I've raced at since I went to the big class—definitely a different animal!" said Sexton. "I didn't really have that great of a start, but I kind of made my way to where I needed to be. I felt like I was going good at the begin- ning, and then the track broke down. [Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb] kind of stayed the same, and I got a li le bit worse; I just wasn't really flowing. Eli got by me and then [Jus n] Barcia was behind me. In the middle of the race, I started riding a li le bit be er; I started finding a li le bit of a flow and started clicking off decent laps."