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Cooper Webb led Round 9 of the Supercross season flag to flag, but it was anything but an easy ride in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
On Lap 5, Webb was under heavy pressure by teammate Marvin Musquin when he got crossed up in the sand. Musquin was right on his back wheel and actually got slowed up more than Webb. He lost a second in the incident.<\/p>\n
Musquin closed to within less than half a second and forced Webb into a minor mistake. Webb overcame the pressure and extended his advantage to a full second again. Musquin closed to less than half a second a few laps later before Webb squirted out to another one-second lead.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, it was a battle between Blake Baggett and Musquin that gave Webb a little breathing room. Baggett climbed into second on Lap 14 and kept the pressure on, but was never able to get close enough to force another mistake. Webb won his fifth race of the season and extended his points lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was all about lines,\u201d Webb told NBCSN after the race. \u201cI had to ride a little defensive, but also offensive. I knew there were a couple of places where they were catching me. I was searching, I was skimming, I was trying all kinds of stuff. I got a little tight in the middle, but by the end I found my groove.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baggett finished second and felt that the sand was partly to blame.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe track conditions and the sand,\u201d Baggett said. \u201cIt\u2019s tough when they put sand in a Supercross event; I\u2019m definitely not for it. You could get a run up to them, but then you were going through tear-offs so fast you needed to hang back.\u201d<\/p>\n
With his second-place finish, Baggett climbed into fifth in the points around Dean Wilson who finished eighth.<\/p>\n
Musquin rounded out the podium.<\/p>\n
Ken Roczen finished fourth and remains the only 450 rider with a perfect record of top-five finishes. He now sits 13 points behind Webb.<\/p>\n
Aaron Plessinger rounded out the top five in fifth.<\/p>\n
Eli Tomac had another slow start. He was 13th on Lap 1 and forced to make another charge through the field. He cracked the top 10 on Lap 5 and ultimately landed sixth on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n
Complete Results<\/a> 250s<\/strong><\/p>\n It was a tale of brother versus brother (or at least teammate versus teammate) and East versus West when Adam Cianciarulo got around Chase Sexton on Lap 3 and set his sights on Austin Forkner. Nine laps later, the West Coast rider Cianciarulo passed Forkner and became the first to do so during the 2019 season.<\/p>\n Cianciarulo held on to win by nearly five seconds over Dylan Ferrandis.<\/p>\n It was his third Showdown win after winning the season finales at Las Vegas for the past two years. Cianciarulo is the first rider to win three Showdowns.<\/p>\n \u201cThose guys are riding so good,\u201d Cianciarulo told NBCSN after his victory. \u201cI can\u2019t say enough good things about Chase (Sexton) and Austin both. Their pace was unreal. For me it was just about trying to learn their pace and learn where they were better than me. That\u2019s what I\u2019m most proud of in that Main. I didn\u2019t feel good all day. Honestly, I was pretty good in practice, but just terrible in my heat. I just stayed patient. I told myself on the line, \u2018whatever you do, just do your very best the entire time.\u2019 And my best was good enough for a win.\u201d<\/p>\n Forkner grabbed the holeshot and appeared to have the race in hand until Cianciarulo chased him down. Two laps later, he lost second to another West rider Dylan Ferrandis. Forkner finished third, but it was the first time this year that Forkner lost a race after winning his heat earlier in the day on the heels of a perfect first three rounds of competition.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a pretty rough day in practice,\u201d Forkner said afterward. \u201cI crashed twice pretty hard in the whoops and just wasn\u2019t feeling it tonight. That\u2019s where I was losing my time, obviously. That\u2019s where I got passed both times.<\/p>\n \u201cI just wasn\u2019t willing to go any faster. Simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n Forkner made the decision to protect his points lead and keep from experiencing a disastrous run that might ultimately cost the championship. He ended the night with an 18-point lead over Justin Cooper and the field.<\/p>\n Sexton finished fourth and gave up minimal points to Forkner.<\/p>\n Cooper rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n Complete Results<\/a> 450 Heat 1:<\/strong> Blake Baggett scored his first heat race of the season. \u2026 Points leader Cooper Webb kept the pressure on with a second-place finish. \u2026 Marvin Musquin rounded out the top three to give KTM a sweep. \u2026 Zach Osborne was knocked down in the first corner, but recovered to finish sixth.<\/p>\n
Points Standings<\/a>
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250 East Points Standings<\/a>
250 West Points Standings<\/a>
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