DETROIT Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racings Cooper Webb grabbed the win in a thrilling Detroit Supercross at Ford Field. Webbs first win of the season put the two-time champion into a point tie for the title just six races into the 17-round Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship.

Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzukis Ken Roczen jumped into the lead on the first lap and led the field for most of the 20-minute plus one lap Main Event. He defended several attacks by Webb throughout the race but gave up the top spot in the final minutes. Red Bull KTM Factory Racings Chase Sexton got stuck in the starting gate then crashed on the opening lap, but from there he put in blistering laps and passed his way up to a third-place finish. Sexton retains the red plate but now stands in a point tie with Cooper Webb in both the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and the SMX World Championship. In round two of the Eastern Divisional 250SX Class, Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasakis Levi Kitchen nabbed the win after a late-race re-start tightened up the field.

I really liked where I was by lap three, when I got around Aaron [Plessinger] and was with Kenny, Webb said. I knew he was riding well today so it was going to be a good pace, and we had some good laps He felt the pressure and rode well all through the Main Event. I was trying hard, and he picked up on some of my lines.

It was a tough Main Event Ive been in that position before and it felt great. Im stoked to get that first win, get the red plate. It just felt awesome.

250SX Class

The 250SX Class created excitement of its own when a red flag came out late in the race. Levi Kitchen, running seven seconds behind the leader in second place, used incredible sprint speed to take over the lead just two laps before the checkered flag came out. Prior to the re-start, last weekends winner, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racings Max Anstie, grabbed the lead early and pulled out a comfortable gap.

After several side-by-side racing moments with Kitchen in the final laps, Anstie eventually settled for second. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racings RJ Hampshire fought into third place, even recovering from a fall. Hampshire tried to capitalize on the staggered-start re-start but wasnt able to better his spot.

Note: The AMAs re-start procedure after a red flag was updated prior to the 2024 season. The rule states that if the leader has completed at least three laps, and if there is any time remaining on the race clock, the riders line up in a staggered-position on the start straight. A green flag re-starts the race, and the remaining race duration will be, at minimum, three laps.

Max rode so good in the beginning of that event then the red flag came out and I was like, Its time to reset and I can capitalize on this. I took a few deep breaths and just treated it like I was doing a two-lap sprint at Sandbox [Training Facility], Kitchen said. I sent it, made a pretty aggressive pass, and was able to get that [triple jump] out of the turn and got a little gap. Well take that.

I had to bounce back after last weekend [After the re-start] I knew it was [going to be] green flag, white flag, checkers, so I tried to plan to get a pass and get some room, and thats what I did.