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Cycle News 2025 Issue 19 May 13

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DAVIES DOWN Cole Davies and Jordon Smith collided during the first timed qualifying session on Saturday morning. Both riders went down in what was a scary-looking crash, with Davies ultimately be- ing transported to the local hospi- tal, where he was diagnosed with a broken nose and a broken arm. Smith lined up for the heat race but opted not to race the main event due to a large hematoma on his back. Davies was award- ed the 2025 250SX Rookie of the Year. CHISHOLM'S LAST Kyle Chisholm announced earlier this year that 2025 would be his final full-time professional season racing Supercross. The veteran competitor raced his first Supercross season back in 2006 and still managed a 14th-place result on Saturday night, nearly 20 years later. He earned 17th overall in the Championship standings. THREE TIME Cooper Webb now joins an elite group of riders with three or more Supercross titles. Rick Johnson, Bob Hannah, Ryan Dungey, Ryan Villopoto, Ricky Carmi- chael and Jeremy McGrath are the only other riders in the sport's history to complete such a feat. James Stewart, Chad Reed and Eli Tomac have two titles to their name. So where does that put Webb on your Moto Mount Rushmore? Briefly... VOLUME 62 ISSUE 19 MAY 13, 2025 P73 (Above) Chase Sexton scored maximum points and earned his seventh win of the year. (Left) Malcolm Stewart battled his way to second but came up just short of third overall. Malcolm Stewart ended the season on a high note in sec- ond place. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider nearly won his heat race behind training partner Aaron Plessinger, which set the tone for his charge in the main event. Stewart was another rider duking it out for third in points and needed an edge over Justin Cooper to finish on the overall podium. To the crowd's approval, "Mookie" marched his way through the field and used his blazing-fast whoop speed to his advantage. A second on the night marks his third podium of the year, after a win in Tampa and a second in Indianapolis. Stewart capped off the Super - cross season with a strong re- sult but still came up four points Justin Cooper, found himself battling for a podium position. Webb's tactical racecraft paid off, as he clinched the title two points ahead of Sexton. "I was fired up at the begin - ning and wanted to go get a win," Webb said. "But then it settles in and you're like, 'Alright, just don't mess this up.' It was a great race, and I put myself in a position to cruise in. You want to be in attack mode, but I gave myself that buffer and that opportunity. Those two behind me were battling for third in the champi - onship, so once I knew where everything was playing out, I kind of rolled over a bit and took my fourth. Then everyone's happy: J Coop gets his third, and I get my first. It's a win-win for everybody." but I think I became a much more complete rider this year." Webb may not have won the battle, but he secured the war with a safe fourth-place finish, earning him his third 450SX Championship. He kicked off the main event with a strong pace, taking over the lead on the opening lap. He needed a fifth- place finish or better to clinch the title but eventually surren - dered the position to Sexton on lap five. The points leader later dropped back to fourth in the closing stages as his teammate,

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