SUPERCROSS
ROUND 5 / FEBRUARY 4, 2017
OAKLAND ALAMEDA COLISEUM / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
P58
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
a lot throughout the racing pro-
gram, creating opportunities for
Tomac as very few racers were
able to remain even relatively
mistake-free in the 20-minute-
plus-one-lap main event.
Tomac caught up to fifth by
lap three, then zapped Ander-
son for fourth just after Honda's
Cole Seely did likewise (for third
place) by lap seven. It wasn't
long before Tomac pushed Seely
back to fourth again, then began
either, as Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Jason Anderson
and Red Bull KTM's Ryan
Dungey fought for the lead off
the start, with fast qualifier (and
heat-race winner) Webb just be-
hind them. Tomac was mid-pack
at best, and it was a tough group
of guys to have out front with a
clear track while he had to work
his way through the field.
However, the track was ex-
tremely difficult and broke down
wasn't all that fast in daytime
qualifying—which was actu-
ally topped by Monster Energy
Yamalube Chaparral Yamaha's
Cooper Webb with over a sec-
ond and a half to spare—and he
struggled to sixth place in his
heat race. He won his semi, but
had the 10th gate pick in the
main event (although it should've
been the ninth pick, see Briefly).
Things weren't looking up
a whole lot in the main event,
Rookie Cooper
Webb is looking
better and better.
He got on the
450SX podium for
the first time of his
career.
