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INTERVIEW I 2025 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPION COOPER WEBB
able to accomplish that goal in
winning the Supercross Champi-
onship."
So,
what does it feel like be-
ing the oldest Supercross Cham-
pion in the 54-year history of the
championship?
"
I don't know if it's a good
thing or a bad thing, if I'm hon
-
est!" said Webb, who was born
on
November 10, 1995. "It's
ups and downs, ebbs and flows,
injuries, team changes, and all
that kind of stuff, just winning
was awesome. Things were kind
of stacked up against me, so
when I was able to push through
it and get a championship, not
only for myself, but for everyone
involved, it's awesome. As I said,
for us, year after year, the main
goal is Supercross, and I was
I'd say overall, it was a solid and
amazing year. We checked off
the big box with the Supercross
Championship, and I couldn't
ask for much more."
Webb's first AMA Pro race
took place at Hangtown on May
18, 2013. The 12-year veteran
explained that the 2025 Su
-
percross title fight took all the
experience and
wisdom he's
accumulated over the years and
put it to very good work.
"2025 took everything I had
experience-wise. We're rac
-
ing some of the best of all the
generations
now. We're racing
against the younger guys, the
guys my age, the guys like Eli
and Kenny who are a little bit
older. I mean, it's by far the most
stacked this class has ever
been. There was some injury
Webb will be back
on the Monster
Energy Star Racing
Yamaha YZ450F
in 2026, but it
will be a fairly
updated motorcycle
compared to the one
he rode last year.
stuff I had to deal with here and
there, but I put myself in a good
position. To go head-to-head
there with Chase Sexton at the
end was pretty gnarly because
he's such an amazing athlete
and champion of our sport.
He's probably one of the most
talented guys to ever do it. For
me it was perseverance. After
four years of not winning, with
