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third overall, with Webb hold- ing the advantage thanks to his stubborn ride in the final main. The 4-2-3 scores earned him nine points on the night and the overall win, his first of the 2026 season. Not only is this Webb's first win of the year, his 31st win in the premier class, but it's also his first podium of 2026. "This feels amazing," Webb said. "Honestly, it's weird not to win [a race], but I'll take any win I can get right now. It's been a tough month mentally, physi - cally, emotionally. Even yester- day was a rough day. Just to come in here today and make this happen means so much. It's never over. I thought last week might be the nail in the coffin, 450SX Don't count out Webb just yet. After a tough start to the sea- son, Webb brought the heat in round four and showed his first real signs of life in 2026. Webb used the Triple Crown format— which uses Olympic-style scor- ing with the rider with the lowest combined score the winner—to his advantage and won the overall without winning a moto. The three-time champ stayed up front all night with a fourth and a second, setting him up nicely going into the final race. Webb saved his best for last as he held off a hard-charging Ken Roczen for third place through- out the entire 12 minutes. This battle looked just like old times, with the two rivals going toe- to-toe in the waning laps. Third place on track proved to be the difference between first and ROUND 4 / JANUARY 31, 2026 NRG STADIUM / HOUSTON, TEXAS SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P56 26 JORGE PRADO 7TH 450SX Jorge Prado led laps in race two but later finished seventh overall with 5-3- 11 scores. "I think I rode well all day," he said. "I got a solid start in the first race, same as the second race, and then in the third one I just messed it up big time in the first corner. I was really, really behind in that one, and it was very hard to pass a lot of riders in such a short time, so I am disappoint- ed with the end result, because I think that I could've done way better." 14 DYLAN FERRANDIS 10TH 450SX Dylan Ferrandis finished 10th for his third top 10 in four rounds. "I think my first moto was just bad. I got a good start, but I was fighting with the bike and myself a little bit and was not very comfortable in the first laps and made a lot of mistakes," said Fer- randis. "My starts were not very good, but by the last moto I had a better feeling on the bike, and I think we started to really get a very good base, MYOWNRACE Don't count Cooper Webb out yet. He kept Ken Roczen at bay and won his first main event of the new year.