now finish third in the final two
rounds—Denver and Salt Lake
City—and still clinch the title,
even if Sexton wins both races.
"I was trying to get away
when he made [a] mistake,"
Webb said. "But he was able to
recapitalize quick and run a few
tenths faster and got right back.
It was tough. It's always hard
when you're out front and you
one of the 26 laps. The Yamaha
rider stayed cool under Sexton's
unrelenting pressure and never
put a wheel wrong. Despite not
having the fastest lap, Webb's
mistake-free ride resulted in
his fifth win of the season and
a three-point gain in the cham
-
pionship. A now 12-point lead
undoubtedly brings a
sense
of relief for Webb, who can
BARCIA OUT
Justin Barcia announced he's sit-
ting out the final three rounds of
the Monster Energy AMA Super-
cross series after a crash in East
Rutherford reaggravated a knee
injury. He aims for a return at the
start of the Pro Motocross Cham-
pionship. "I'm extremely disap-
pointed," Barcia said. "Things
were finally starting to click. I
was feeling comfortable and had
just a few laps to go in the main
event when I had a weird little
crash that seemed to come out
of nowhere. I had done the same
thing every lap, but it just snuck
up on me, and these things hap-
pen sometimes. Unfortunately, I
banged up my knee and aggra-
vated an old injury, so I'll need
to take a couple of weeks off
for therapy. The goal is to come
back strong for the start of the
motocross season."
SEVEN WINNERS
Never before have there been
so many different winners in the
250SX Regional Championship.
Tom Vialle added his name to the
list of winners, and he now joins
the record-breaking 2025 250SX
season alongside Max Anstie,
Levi Kitchen, Nate Thrasher,
Chance Hymas, Seth Hammaker
and RJ Hampshire.
SMX NEXT
The final round of the 2025 SMX
Next Supercross AMA National
Championship class was held
in Pittsburgh to crown a new
champ. Muc-Off/FXR/Club MX
Yamaha's Alexander Fedortsov
finally grabbed a win after show-
ing speed all season long. The
Russian rider started fourth but
Briefly...
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Cooper Webb
performed when it
mattered most. He
won the race and
added another three
points to his 450SX
championship lead.
