ROUND 15 / APRIL 26, 2025
ACRISURE STADIUM / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P68
"When he got on the gas, he
roosted the crap out of me, and
I just couldn't see and jumped
off the track. It was a tough
track. I feel like I rode well, I just
couldn't get close enough to
make a pass."
Justin Cooper crossed the
line in third for his second
podium of the season. The Star
Racing Yamaha rider showed
improved speed in the heat as
he caught and passed Sexton
and won a qualifying race. In
the main event, the number
32 fought hard in the opening
laps and moved his way around
many former race winners. To
his credit, "J Coop" set the fast
-
est time of the race and was
blazing speed.
He began jump-
ing through the whoops and
managed to
cut the lead back
down to under two seconds, but
lappers and deteriorating track
conditions kept him from strik-
ing distance. A second-place
finish
is a big blow to Sexton's
title hopes, as he needs every
point he can get against Webb.
Had he won in Pittsburgh, a pair
of second-place finishes in the
remaining two rounds would be
enough for a second Supercross
title. Now, he trails by 12 and
must win the next two races and
hope for the best.
"I made that one mistake; I
was following Coop jumping
them [whoops]," Sexton said.
can't see where you're losing or
gaining. Until the checkered flag
came out, I didn't think I was
safe. I was just trying to click
'em off as best I could."
Sexton stayed close all night.
He was arguably the faster
rider in terms of sectors and
lap times, but small mistakes
kept him from the top spot of
the podium. The number-four
started right behind his title rival
Webb and kept the pressure on
in the early laps with his fast
blitz line through the whoop sec
-
tion. The whoops later bit him,
as
an off-track excursion was
a turning point in the race. The
mistake saw Webb's lead grow,
but Sexton again retaliated with
Chase Sexton
finished a
close second
in 450SX but
lost his recent
momentum.