BY RYAN NITZEN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BROWNDOG WILSON
E
ven in the latter half of the
season, things are still heat-
ing up in the Monster Energy
AMA Supercross Championship.
Round 13 saw the series return
to Foxborough, Massachusetts,
heading back east after a week
-
end break. In one suspenseful
night of racing, the 450SX points
chase got shaken up again, going
from eight to a dead draw with
just four rounds remaining.
With his second career win in
the 250SX East Championship,
Haiden Deegan remains in the
title hunt.
450SX
Webb showed again that he
thrives under pressure. His mis-
sion looked clear from the start of
the day as he set the fastest qual-
ifying lap, a feat he's only done
six times in his career. Webb then
went toe-to-toe with champion-
ship rival Jett Lawrence for the
entire heat race, losing only by
one second at the line. He used
that as motivation and was out
for blood in the Foxborough main
event. Webb grabbed the crucial
holeshot and set sail by leading
wire-to-wire for the next 23 laps,
but it wasn't a cakewalk. The
pressure could be felt throughout
the stadium as the Yamaha pilot
came under fire from Ken Roczen
and Chase Sexton throughout the
moto, but Webb managed to hold
off the attacks from both chal
-
lengers, beating Sexton by just
over a second at the line. In the
process of racking up his fourth
win of the season, the number
ROUND 13 / APRIL 13, 2024
GILLETTE STADIUM / FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Cooper Webb went wire-
to-wire in the 450SX main
event and is now tied with
Jett Lawrence for the
championship lead.
PRESSURE PRESSURE
Cooper Webb Wins, Haiden Deegan
