Haiden Deegan and Cooper Webb Overcome Adversity for Top 10 Finishes at RedBud
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan and Cooper Webb finished sixth and eighth overall, respectively, at the RedBud National / Jul 7, 2026 /
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan mounted an impressive comeback after a crash in Moto 1, charging back to 10th, and then returned to the podium in Moto 2 with a third-place finish at RedBud MX in Buchanan, Michigan. The 450MX rookie’s 10-3 score secured sixth overall and helped maintain third in the points standings. His teammate, Cooper Webb, also showed resolve in the punishing conditions, earning a pair of eighth-place finishes for eighth overall while feeling under the weather.
RedBud MX is one of the favorite stops on the Pro Motocross calendar. The atmosphere is always electric for the Fourth of July weekend, with this year’s running of the RedBud National falling on the Fourth. It also brought high temperatures and humidity, and with the rain the day before, the track conditions were challenging.
Despite the conditions, Deegan was quick from the start, qualifying second. Unfortunately, the six-time 250-class champion went down at the start of the first moto and rejoined the field at the back. After checking over his bike before rejoining, the 20-year-old went to work and charged through to 18th in the first half of the moto. Deegan kept pushing and fought all the way to the finish, crossing the line 10th for an impressive charge through the field.
The Californian got a much better start in Moto 2, slotting into second early. Deegan maintained the runner-up spot until the halfway mark before Hunter Lawrence made the pass. From there, he rode at a strong pace to finish third, earning his fourth moto podium of the season and securing sixth overall.
“I had good speed in the morning,” said Deegan. “It was one of my best qualifying sessions. Then, the first moto, I got in a pile-up, and even after spending the time looking through the bike to make sure it wasn’t messed up, I still crawled all the way back up to 10th. So it was a good day of charging hard in that first moto. Obviously, that’s not what you want to do, but it builds character. In the second moto, I got a good start and was just off the pace. I wasn’t used to it because I was so far back in that first moto, but that’s how she goes. I got third, so at least we got on the podium then.”
Despite feeling less than 100% with an illness, Webb soldiered on at RedBud MX to earn his third top-10 overall result of the season. The North Carolina rider qualified 13th and got a good start in sixth, where he ran for the better part of the first half of Moto 1 before dropping back to eighth, where he would finish. Webb got an even better start to Moto 2 and was fourth, battling up front. He advanced to third after Jett Lawrence went down on that second lap, but eventually dropped back to eighth by mid-moto, ending the day eighth overall with the pair of eighth-place finishes.
“RedBud was a gnarly day for me,” said Cooper Webb. “I got sick Thursday night, and my symptoms got worse as the weekend went on. I truly was just going to try to finish both motos, and I ended up having a very solid day with two great starts and 8-8 moto scores. It’s a bummer that I was sick because I feel like I took a small step with speed and fitness over the break, but hopefully I can recover quickly and come out swinging at Southwick. RedBud is always one of the best races of the year, and it was the same this year, even though it was extremely rough and deep, and hot and humid due to the rain the night before. RedBud will be a track I’ll miss!”
“I think overall it was a pretty good day for Haiden,” said Rich Simmons, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s 450 Team Manager. “He had a good qualifying, but unfortunately went down in the first turn of Moto 1. To come all the way back to 10th was a good recovery in that moto, and then to start up front in the second one and run with those guys in that first part of the race, I’m proud of him for that effort and for getting back on the podium.
“Webb was not feeling the greatest physically today, but he pushed through it and went 8-8. He had a decent qualifying again and a really good start in the second moto. I’m proud of the whole team, proud of both guys. We’ll just keep moving forward.”
Next up on the schedule is another iconic Pro Motocross venue, The Wick 338. As the outdoor season approaches the halfway mark – Round 6 of Pro Motocross and Round 23 of the SuperMotocross World Championship – the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team looks to come out swinging in Southwick, Massachusetts.