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Webb, Hill Join Rick Ware Racing For 2026 WSX Season T hree-time AMA Supercross Champion Cooper Webb is joining the Rick Ware Racing team for the 2026 FIM World Supercross (WSX) season. Webb will race alongside Justin Hill in the SX1 division, while Coty Schock and Devin Simonson return to the team to compete in the SX2 class. The Rick Ware Racing crew made the announce - ment via their NASCAR team, which featured the WSX lineup on the number-51 Chevy car driven by Cody Ware at last Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This comes shortly after Webb announced his final season racing the full Pro Moto - cross Championship. "Obviously, adding Cooper Webb gets your attention, and we're excited about that," said Rick Ware. "But what I like most is how the whole lineup fits together. Devin and Coty give us continuity, Justin brings veteran experience, and Cooper adds championship pedigree. We feel like we've got riders who can represent us well and compete at a high level." No word yet on which bikes the RWR team will run, though they raced Yamaha's last season, which shared similar specs with the ClubMX bikes. This will be Webb's first full season in the WSX series, while Hill has compet - ed in three seasons so far. Both riders are expected to ride the same brand of machinery. Schock returns to RWR after finishing third in the overall SX2 Championship standings last year. Devin Simon - son returns to World Supercross, this time moving into SX2 after racing in SX1 last season. CN WIND IN THE P28 Cooper Webb (pictured) joins Justin Hill, Coty Schock, and Devin Simonson on the Rick Ware Racing Team for the 2026 World Supercross season. 2026 MX Season is the Last For Webb C ooper Webb says that 2026 will be his final season racing the Pro Motocross Champion- ship. Webb talked about the situa- tion in his most recent YouTube video and came straight out and addressed the rumors about his future. The three-time Super- cross champion says he will con- tinue racing in 2027 and 2028, which we assume will be in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. "This will be my final year rac- ing the Pro Motocross series," Webb said. "There's been a lot of rumors going around, but I will be racing in 2027 and 2028. I can't tell you much more than that, but it is a done deal." Webb's contract with Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha is set to expire at the end of this year. Webb won the 2016 250MX Cham - pionship, and his best result in the 450MX division came in 2021, when he finished fourth overall. CN Cooper Webb says this will be his last race season in the AMA Pro Motocross Championship.