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Cycle News 2024 Issue 08 February 27

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VOLUME ISSUE FEBRUARY , P55 BY MICHELLE BAIRD PHOTOGRAPHY BY BROWNDOG WILSON T he Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship held round seven in the Lone Star State at Arlington's AT&T Stadium. Coming into the home of the Dallas Cowboys, seven riders in the 450SX Championship points stand - ings were separated by just 17 points, with five different winners in the previ- ous six rounds. Team Honda HRC's Jett Lawrence was the only one with two wins until Arlington, and his third-place finish at the last round in Glendale two weeks ago moved him into a narrow six-point lead, displacing Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Chase Sexton, who says that he is still dealing with a bone bruise on his hand but feels like it is improving. Despite a tumble in a sand section that would claim more victims throughout the night, Lawrence topped the combined qualifying chart over Sexton and was lead- ing laps in the main, looking as if he had his third win in the bag. Then it all changed when Lawrence was separated from his bike in a crash and Monster Energy Ya- maha Star Racing's Cooper Webb got past for his second win of the 450SX season. Cooper Webb wins for the second time this season, and Haiden Deegan wins his first 250SX Supercross main event Cooper Webb wins for the second time this season, and Haiden Deegan wins his first 250SX Supercross main event SECOND,

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