Roczen. Webb's consistency is
paying off. While he says he "got
his ass kicked," his main title
rivals, Eli Tomac and Chase Sex-
ton, had their share of struggles,
finishing eighth and 10th,
respectively. Their misfortune
boosted Webb into the champi
-
onship lead as he takes the red
plate by one point over Tomac.
"It's tough without seeing it
[the red plate] on there," Webb
said. "It's a weird emotion
because I feel like I got my ass
kicked but we also got the red
plate, so that's a good feeling.
And it's a good time to get it. I
feel like I've always been strong
at this point during the year. It's
going to be a battle but I'm hop
-
ing we can keep it on for the rest
of the year."
As for former series leader
Tomac, the Monster Energy Star
Racing Yamaha team rider just
couldn't jell with the rutted track
and seemed off all night. He
ended up eighth after getting off
to an 11th-place start.
"It was a tough one today,"
Tomac said. "The track was
pretty gnarly, and we just strug
-
gled to find our comfort zone all
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Cooper Webb held on for
third to take over the 2023
championship points lead.
