finished just off the podium a
week ago in Daytona. Barcia
won his heat race and later
clawed his way to Roczen's
rear wheel in the main event.
The number-51 passed Webb
and proceeded to set the
fastest lap time of the race in
the process. He let it all hang
out, skimming the treacherous
whoops for almost the entire
race. Barcia got close to the
Suzuki many times in the final
minutes of the main, but never
found a spot to secure a pass.
"I felt in control for the whole
race," Barcia said. "I always look
pretty on edge but I'm loose.
There were scary spots for sure
but I like the whoops like that;
just get loose and let the bike do
its thing."
Webb finished third but
might've been the biggest win
-
ner of the night. The KTM rider
ran
second for most of the race
but eventually gave up the spot
to Barcia. The two tailed each
other for most of the second
half, but Webb seemed to cruise
it in at the end, finishing eight
seconds back from Barcia and
ROUND 9 / MARCH, 11 2023
LUCAS OIL STADIUM / INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
P78
HAMPSHIRE
PULLS OUT
After a spectacular 450cc debut
the weekend before at the Day-
tona Supercross, RJ Hampshire
was back in Indy but withdrew
after qualifying 15th. The Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna Team said that
he was feeling ill and called it an
early night.
RED PLATE
The red plate shifts from Eli
Tomac's bike to Cooper Webb's.
This is the first time all year that
anyone other than Tomac has
held the championship lead. The
series has crossed its halfway
mark and the points are closer
than ever as just one point sepa-
rates Webb fromTomac.
Briefly...
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Justin Barcia (51) clawed
through the pack to finish
second while putting pressure on
Roczen for the win.
