Cooper Webb
Cooper Webb | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | November 10, 1995 Newport, North Carolina | (age 28)
Motocross career | |
Years active | 2013 - present |
Teams | Yamaha, KTM |
Championships | AMA 250SX West - 2015, 2016AMA 250MX - 2016AMA 450SX - 2019 |
Cooper Webb (born November 10, 1995) is an American professional motocross and supercross racer.[1][2][3] He won the 2019 450cc AMA Supercross Championship, the 2016 250cc AMA Motocross national champion and was the 2015 & 2016 western region supercross champion.[4][5]
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.[2] 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][6]
Webb won the 2015 250SX Western Regional supercross championship.[7] 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.[8] He moved up to the 450cc class in 2017 before joining the KTM factory racing team in 2019.[9] He trains alongside Marvin Musquin, Jason Anderson and Zach Osborne under the stewardship of professional motocross trainer Aldon Baker.
AMA Supercross/Motocross results[1]
Year | Rnd 1 |
Rnd 2 |
Rnd 3 |
Rnd 4 |
Rnd 5 |
Rnd 6 |
Rnd 7 |
Rnd 8 |
Rnd 9 |
Rnd 10 |
Rnd 11 |
Rnd 12 |
Rnd 13 |
Rnd 14 |
Rnd 15 |
Rnd 16 |
Rnd 17 |
Average Finish |
Podium Percent |
Place |
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2015 SX-W | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | DNS | 1.88 | 88% | 1st |
2016 SX-W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4.56 | 78% | 1st |
2016 MX | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.58 | 83% | 1st |
2019 SX | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 [note 1] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.88 | 76% | 1st |
2020 SX | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3.64 | 82% | 2nd |
Notes
- ^ Round 7 race in Arlington, TX was the closest finish in SuperCross history with only .028 seconds between Webb and 2nd place Ken Roczen.
References
- ^ a b "Cooper Webb career statistics". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Kantowski, Ron. "Cooper Webb clinches supercross title at Sam Boyd Stadium". reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 8 May 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.