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third in the points with 128, just four points behind Webb and only a single point over fourth- placed Chase Sexton. Tomac's "beast mode" ride into second place boosts him up from sev - enth to fifth in the points stand- ings, and his 122 points is only 13 down from the leader and still very tight to Anderson's 118 and Roczen's 116. 250SX EAST In the second round of the 250SX East Region Champion- ship, several of the champion- ship hopefuls were looking to gain some points after a pileup in the first corner at the season opener in Detroit earlier this month put them at the lower end of the leaderboard. Deegan found that redemp - tion and went on to take his first career supercross victory. Mon- ster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki said. "The track got tough, especially over where he fell; it was hard to get that rhythm. And I just saw him down, I'm like, 'Oh, man.' What a ride! I'm pumped. I got to give it up to my team. I had a terrible day, lost a lot of confidence, and they came to me and told me, excuse my French, but I'm a bad mofo and to pull my head out of my [butt], and that's exactly what I needed. "Jett was riding incredible and, man, I just can't believe it still. I'm in shock. Got to give it up to this place, it's always good to me. I might as well just buy a suite here because I love this place." The top seven riders are now all within 20 points of each other in the 450SX points standings, with Webb's 132 total points closing the gap to Jett Lawrence's lead to a scant three points. Plessinger hangs onto Friese, which then let Tomac, who was a man on a mission, slide through to the second- place position. "I was trying my heart out, out there," Tomac said. "I made such a frustrating mistake over-jump - ing the triple there [early in the race]. I just tucked my front end and lost my hand off the grip. I'm sick of people calling me the old guy, so I'm just warming up; I'm getting better; I'm coming, so I'm ready to get going. Yeah, second will do for tonight." When it was all said and done, Webb took the top spot on the box, Tomac second, Aaron Plessinger third, and broth - ers Jett and Hunter Lawrence rounded out the top five. "Obviously, I got a little bit of a handout [when Jett crashed], but, man, I just kept pushing my laps [and] was trying to stay as close as I could to Jett," Webb ROUND 7 / FEBRUARY 24, 2024 AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS P60 after two rounds that you might not expect. Coty Schock of Dover, Delaware, of the Muc-Off/ FXR/ClubMX Team, who rides a Yamaha, is tied for third place with Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha rider Daxton Bennick. "We are, as you can imagine, proud of this kid," said ClubMX PR Manager Michael Bonacci. THANK YOU, U.S. MILITARY It was the Supercorss series' Military Appreciation round, and riders wore military-themed racewear and had special-edition military-themed decals and gear. Briefly... SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / AMA SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Deegan mimicked his dad's infamous "ghost ride" after winning the 250SX East main. However, it was not quite as dramatic as Brian's.