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back. Going into moto two, the track got drier and rougher, so I think we missed the setup a little bit. We need to be smarter there." Recently crowned Supercross Champion Cooper Webb had two solid rides, but his first moto was cut short by a me - chanical. "I was riding well and then unfortunately had that bike issue," Webb said of the first moto. "That was a bit of a bum- mer, but that happens in racing." After rebuilding his bike's engine, Webb came back and rode well again and finished seventh. "I had a terrible outside gate [because of his first-moto DNF], so I wasn't able to get a good start, but I made my way through the pack and battled with the World champ [Jorge Prado] again all moto, and then Jason [Anderson] there at the end. I was happy with that." The 450MX Championship was rocked early when the de - fending champ, Chase Sexton, trating to end the day like that, but happy to be on the podium." Plessinger took fourth on the day with 5-3 scores. "We put the scoop tire on for moto two because I was lacking that thing in the first one, but it got me off to a great start in that last race," Plessinger said. "Then from there, it was literally me and Hunter, which was one of the hardest battles I've had in motocross, and I was able to get him on the last lap." Justin Cooper started the day with an impressive second in race one but eighth in moto two put him fifth overall. "It was a good day all around," Cooper said. "In the first moto, I got off to a good start and was able to battle my way to second and had a strong race. In the second moto, I changed to a regular tire [from a scoop tire], and it kind of bit me on the start. I was in the top 10 and was trying hard, and those guys were fighting me Defending 450MX champ Chase Sexton had a terrible start to the outdoor season. A crash in the first moto sidelined him for the rest of the day. ROUND 1 / MAY 24, 2025 FOX RACEWAY / PALA, CALIFORNIA P80 new deal also includes his own line of fishing apparel called "27 Parallel." SMX POINTS Cooper Webb still leads the way in terms of overall SuperMo- tocross seeded points, 380 to Chase Sexton's 366. Webb faced his share of struggles with a DNF in race one but bounced back for seventh in race two, putting him 13th overall for the day. Sexton didn't score points in either moto, but the top three—Lawrence, Tomac, and Lawrence—were already down on points after sit- ting out most of the Supercross series. PALA NOTES Not all riders returned from injury at Pala. Sitting out the opener included Suzuki's Ken Roczen (ankle), GasGas' Justin Barcia (knee), Dylan Ferrandis (leg) and Mitchell Oldenburg (pelvis). Notable missing 250MX riders included Cole Davies (arm), Max Anstie (leg) and Daxton Ben- nick (concussion). These riders are expected to return before the series is over… Two-time 250MX Champion (2014-15) Jeremy Martin raced outdoors for the first time since Hangtown 2023. He's back with his old team, Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha, and went 20-20. "I had two terrible Briefly... MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP