WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 52 ISSUE 2 JANUARY 13, 2015 P53
more stoked," said Webb. "I was
second off the start behind Zach
[Osborne] and then Malcolm
passed us in the whoops. He
got a little bit of a lead and I just
put my head down and caught
him. That was night and day
compared to last week's race.
We just turned it around and
focused on the start; it's amazing
what that will do for you."
After taking the lead, Webb
made it look easy for the
remainder of the race, although
inside his helmet, he was
counting down the laps.
"It was actually weird, after
lap 10, I actually backed my
WESTERN REGIONAL 250
NIGHT AND DAY
Like Tomac, Cooper Webb was
disappointed in how his race
turned out the week before in
Anaheim, but was able to turn
things around in Phoenix—just
like Tomac. The Yamalube/
Star Racing Yamaha rider had
to first pass Malcolm Stewart to
get the "W" and did so with an
aggressive yet clean inside pass
on lap five.
"I was pretty disappointed in
how last week turned out and
then to get my first win ever this
week is awesome and to be
second in points, I couldn't be
his lead), holding a nine-point
lead over Dungey, who moved
into second with his Phoenix
performance. Anderson is third,
10 points behind Dungey, while
Tomac is 21 points out of the
lead in seventh.
(Left) Weston Peick (23) had
the ride of his life. The veteran
racer came within three laps of
making the 450-class podium
for the first time. He couldn't
quite hold off Dungey (5).
(Below) Jessy Nelson couldn't
repeat his Anaheim I win, but
he still rode well at Phoenix,
making it two podiums in a row.
