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his best finish of the summer in moto one. Webb started fifth in moto two but slipped back to eighth as the race wore on. His points haul narrowly edged out Tomac and Hunter for third on the day, marking his first podium since the 2023 season. Webb has been open about being Supercross-only for 2027 and beyond, and he capped his time in Pro Motocross with a podium finish. "This is a dream ending to a racing career at my last ever National," Webb said. "I got called up to Team USA earlier this week and ended a Cinder - ella weekend on the podium. I couldn't have asked for anything better. This feels like a win. up effort from Ironman last year. It also marks his final Pro Motocross with the Rockstar Husqvarna effort, as they've announced they'll conclude their factory effort after this season. "This is awesome," Hamp - shire said. "Just a solid day. I didn't do anything special. I got decent starts and made it hap- pen. Huge thanks to the team at Rockstar Energy Husqvarna; what a way to go out." Cooper Webb ended his Pro Motocross career with a third- place podium finish. On Friday, the three-time 450 Supercross champ was named Team Cap - tain for this year's Motocross of Nations and seemed to ride with extra aggression, posting ROUND 11 / AUGUST 29, 2026 IRONMAN RACEWAY | CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA P68 MOTO COMBINE The final round of the SMX Next Motocross Combine took place at the Ironman finale with Carson Wood (Monster Energy Star Rac- ing Yamaha) taking the overall win. Wood continued his dominant SMX Next season by capturing the overall victory with 1-2 moto scores. After starting sixth in moto one, Wood worked his way forward before stealing the lead from Dar- ren Pine and taking the checkers. Landon Gibson rebounded from a fifth-place finish in moto one to dominate the second moto by nearly 13 seconds, with Wood settling in for second. Gibson's 5-1 finishes secured second overall, while Kade Johnson completed the podium with a 3-6 finish. Wood's victory marked his second Combine overall win of the sum- mer and third win in four motos. PENALTY REPORT Aden Keefer was penalized two positions for gaining an advantage while off track in 250 moto one. Hunter Lawrence received a code of conduct violation for using ob- scene language during the podium interview and was issued a fine plus the deduction of one rider license point. Mikkel Haarup went off track in 450 moto two and was penalized one license point. Briefly... MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RJ Hampshire capped his season off with a podium in second place.