Anaheim 250SX West: Webb Remains Unstoppable

Anaheim 250SX West: Webb Unstoppable at Angel Stadium

Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha’s Cooper Webb maintains his death grip on the top rung of the 250 podium at the Anaheim II Supercross.

January 24, 2016 Scott Rousseau

Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha’s Cooper Webb maintains his death grip on the top rung of the 250 podium at the Anaheim II Supercross.

Cooper Webb (1) exchanged the lead 13 times with Christian Craig (38) in just a few laps in the Anaheim II 250SX West main event, but Webb ultimately made a pass that stuck and went on to remain undefeated through the first three rounds of the series. PHOTO BY RICH SHEPHERD.

The Cooper Webb freight train kept-a-rollin’ during round three of the Monster Energy AMA 250SX West Series at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, Saturday night.

The Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha-backed Webb made it three for three as he once again came from behind to card another main event win and remain undefeated thus far in the 250SX West Series, but this one didn’t come without a spectacular fight.

Out-qualified only by fast qualifier Zach Osborne of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team and then outrun in the first heat race by GEICO Honda’s Christian Craig, Webb would find himself having to battle with both riders as well as Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy after running fifth, behind all three of them and teammate Alex Martin on the opening lap. Craig took the lead, followed by Savatgy and Osborne. Martin quickly fell out of contention for a podium finish, and Savatgy saw his chances for the win all but disappear when he lost control in the whoops and crashed on lap six.

Webb (1) got off to a fifth-place start in the main event and had to battle past Zach Osborne (16) to challenge Craig. Osborne also passed Craig before the finish and claimed the runner-up spot. PHOTO BY RICH SHEPHERD.

That effectively handed the runner-up spot to Webb, who then closed in on Craig. However, catching the leader was one thing, but passing him was quite another. In an intense battle that saw the lead change between Craig and Webb 13 times–and eight alone in just two laps–Webb finally managed to assume total control of the race before pulling out to a 4.6-second margin of victory.

Osborne also found his way past Craig to finish second. Craig held on for third place, ahead of the recovered Savatgy and GEICO Honda’s Jimmy Decotis. Jordon Smith, Kyle Cunningham, Colt Nichols, Mitchell Oldenburg and Kyle Peters completed the top 10.

The Monster Energy AMA 250SX West title fight continues at the next round, scheduled for the O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California, January 30.

Winner Webb (center) is flankjed by Craig (left) and Osborne (right) on the Anaheim II podium. PHOTO BY RICH SHEPHERD.

2016 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series
Angel Stadium
Anaheim, California
Results: January 23, 2016 (Round 3 of 8)

250SX West Main Event
1. Cooper Webb-Yam
2. Zach Osborne-Hus
3. Christian Craig-Hon
4. Joey Savatgy-Kaw
5. Jimmy Decotis-Hon
6. Jordon Smith-Hon
7. Kyle Cunningham-Suz
8. Colt Nichols-Yam
9. Mitchell Oldenburg-KTM
10. Kyle Peters-Hon
11. Cole Martinez-Yam
12. Chris Alldredge-Kaw
13. Michael Leib-Yam
14. Luke Clout-Suz
15. Scott Champion-Yam
16. Chase Marquier-Hon
17. Hayden Mellross-Yam
18. Chris Howell-Hus
19. Alex Martin-Yam
20. Bracken Hall-Hon
21. Steven Mages-KTM
22. Fredrik Noren-Hon

Monster Energy AMA 250SX West Supercross Series Points Standings (after 3 of 8 rounds)
1. Cooper Webb-75/3 wins
2. Zach Osborne-57
3. Joey Savatgy-53
4. Jordon Smith-51
5. Jimmy Decotis-47
6. Colt Nichols-43
7. Christian Craig-42
8. Kyle Peters-36
9. Mitchell Oldenburg-30
10. Kyle Cunningham-28

Anaheim 250SX West: Webb Unstoppable at Angel Stadium

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