Cooper Webb
Cooper Webb | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | November 10, 1995 Newport, North Carolina | (age 28)
Motocross career | |
Years active | 2013 - 2019 |
Teams | Yamaha, KTM |
Championships | AMA 250SX Western Regional - 2015, 2016AMA 250cc - 2016 |
Cooper Webb (born November 10, 1995) is an American professional motocross and supercross racer.[1][2][3] He was the 2016 250cc AMA Motocross national champion.[4]
Motocross career
Born in Newport, North Carolina, Webb began his professional motocross career at the age of 17 with the Yamaha factory racing team in 2013. He won his first AMA National race on June 28, 2014, in the 250 cc class at the Muddy Creek Raceway in Blountville, Tennessee and, was named the 2014 Monster Energy Supercross Rookie of the Year.[2][5]
Webb won the 2015 250SX Western Regional supercross championship.[6] The following season he successfully defended his 250SX Western Regional championship and also won the 2016 250cc AMA Motocross Championship.[4]
Webb was also the team captain for the American 2016 Motocross des Nations team that finished as runner-up to the French team.[7] He moved up to the 450cc class in 2017 before joining the KTM factory racing team in 2019.[8]
References
- ^ "Cooper Webb career statistics". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Cooper Webb Bio". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Cooper Webb Supercross Profile". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b "2016 AMA Motocross points standings". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Cooper Webb race results". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "2015 AMA Motocross points standings". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "2016 Motocross des Nations results". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Cooper Webb Signs To Red Bull KTM". transworld.net. Retrieved 22 February 2019.