Webb Scores Top-Five Finish at Indianapolis Supercross
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb overcomes adversity to secure a Triple Crown top-five finish in Indianapolis / Mar 17, 2024 /
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb overcame adversity to secure a top-five finish (8-5-4) at last night’s second Triple Crown event of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season. Teammates Eli Tomac and Justin Cooper joined him in the top 10, finishing seventh (4-7-10) and ninth (11-11-7) respectively, in tricky conditions at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Webb had a strong start to the day, qualifying third, and had a solid start to the first main event in sixth. He kept pushing and advanced to third on Lap 11, but unfortunately went down a couple of laps later after an incident with a lapped rider and finished eighth. In the second race, the North Carolina rider was seventh after the first lap. He charged his way to fourth but was ultimately shuffled to fifth. In the final race of the night, Webb got a better start in fourth where he would finish to end a tough night fifth overall. He continues to lay claim to the runner-up spot in the championship, 21 points behind the red-plate holder.
Tomac led the way for the team in qualifying, securing the runner-up spot in the combined times. Unfortunately, he did not get off the gate as he had hoped in all three main events, making for a tough night on the rutted track. In the first main, he found himself eighth after the first lap but put his head down and made his way to fourth. In the second main, he was 11th after the first lap and would finish seventh. He continued to battle in the tricky conditions but ultimately finished 10th in the final race of the evening, salvaging points with seventh overall and leaving Indianapolis fifth in the championship standings.
Their rookie teammate, Cooper topped the timesheets in the first qualifying session and ultimately was fifth in combined times. He also struggled with starts in the three main events, making for a challenging night. The New Yorker was 13th after the start and advanced to eighth, but ultimately finished 11th after a crash in the first main event. He got a better start in the top 10 in the second main but went off track in the tricky conditions and finished 11th. In the final race of the night, Cooper got a much better start in sixth and would finish seventh to secure a top-10 overall result and remain eighth in the points standings.
The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team heads back west to Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, on March 23 for Round 11 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and the SuperMotocross World Series.
Jeremy Coker – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing 450 Team Manager“All three riders were riding great in qualifying and were happy going into the mains. We had an unfortunate incident with Cooper and a lapper in the first main. He was going to be on the podium, and the lapper came over, and he went down; it was just an unfortunate event. Justin and Eli both struggled off the gate and that kind of made for a struggle in the first two races. Fortunately, we all got off the gate better in the last main, and all of the guys rode better. We definitely struggled tonight, but we will rebound next weekend in Seattle.""
Cooper Webb – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #2“Not a whole lot to say, really. We finished fifth overall at the Indy Triple Crown. That lapper incident in the first main set us back early, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. We’ll regroup and be better for Seattle.”
Eli Tomac – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #3""It was a tough weekend in Indianapolis. We will do our best to rebound in Seattle.""
Justin Cooper – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #32“Indy was a tough one. I made a lot of mistakes throughout the night, going off the track and falling down. It was definitely an up-and-down day, but one to learn from. We’re looking forward to racing again next weekend in Seattle.”
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