to do because he was already
up, and it wasn't even on that
jump."
Cooper Webb, who debuted
the red plate on his Red Bull
KTM in Detroit, rode to a strong
second-place finish. And after
Plessinger's crash and Sexton's
penalty, it was a virtual win
for Webb, who took home the
largest championship benefit,
extending his lead to three over
Eli Tomac. Riding with plenty
of confidence lately, Webb put
a decisive pass on Tomac, but
the two still battled for nearly
the entire race. Webb, however,
eventually settled into a strong
pace and gapped Tomac to
-
wards the end.
"We
had a good pace and
there was a train of us going,"
docked seven points for jumping
on the red flag after Honda rider
Dean Wilson had gone down. He
was still awarded the Detroit win,
but seven precious champion
-
ship points could spell disaster
for
his title bid.
"In my position Dean [Wilson]
was up and riding and I rolled the
first jump where he was down,"
Sexton said. "I didn't know what
ROUND 10 / MARCH 18, 2023
FORD FIELD / DETROIT, MICHIGAN
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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