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.

MILTON, Fla. Dale Howard led wire-to-wire to win Night 2 of the Battle At The Beach for the United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire Saturday night at Southern Raceway.

The 30-lap feature, Round 4 of the USCS Winter Heat Series, was marred by eight caution flags and one red flag, a situation that Howard hated to see.

When youre leading, you never want to see cautions and red flags, Howard said. But, we held on and pulled it off, as the car felt good all night long. Since were coming back here to race again next weekend, well take the car home, wash it, load it back up, and do this again.

Austyn Gossel finished second and third went to Chris Martin.  Matt Covington started 17th and finished fourth, while Max Stambaugh came home fifth.

The yellow flag fest began at the start of the race when Brogan Carder spun in turn one and collected John Robicheaux.  After the complete restart, Howard took the lead from the pole followed by Sterling Cling, Gossel, Danny Smith and Jason Martin.

The yellow caution bulb was ignited on lap two when Van Gurley Jr. spun in turn two. When the field went back to green flag action, Jason Martin got by Smith to take over the fourth spot with an inside pass in turn two. Van Gurley Jr. was charged with his second caution of the race on lap six when he stalled in turn four.

Davie Franek moved into the top five on lap eight when he got around Smith and Jason Martin passed Gossel for third on lap 14. Another yellow came on lap 20.  It started when Shelby Kelly spun in turn four, just after Howard put him one lap down.

The look of the top 10 changed dramatically on the restart when Jason Martin challenged Cling for the second spot coming off turn two.  Martins right-rear jumped over Clings left-front causing both cars to spin and collecting Franek in fourth and Lance Moss.  The re-racked top five for the restart was Howard, Gossel, Chris Martin, Smith and Max Stambaugh.

The red flag came out on the next restart when Smith flipped in turn four. Smith and his car were both OK and he restarted after an open red flag to refuel the field. However, the hits kept on coming as the restart green turned to caution when Kyle Mabry and Moss spun in turn two.

When the field finally got back to green flag racing, Covington moved up to the fourth spot on lap 21 when he got by Stambaugh for the position, Bryan Gossel spun in turn four to bring out the caution flag on lap 22. The final caution flag came out on lap 23 when Moss spun in turn two.

Howard, Austyn Gossel, Chris Martin, Covington and Stambaugh brought the field down for the restart.  The final eight laps went caution free and Howard took the checkered flag with a 1.446-second margin of victory over Austyn Gossel.

The finish:

Feature (30 laps):  1. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (1); 2. 16g Austyn Gossel, Windsor, CO (4); 3. 44 Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (5); 4. 95 Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (17); 5. 5m Max Stambaugh, Lima, OH (8); 6. 12 Corbin Gurley, Hebron, IN (11); 7. 9 Lane Whittington, Denham Springs, LA (7); 8. 11 Trey Meredith, Dade City, FL (10); 9. 28f Davie Franek, Wantage, NJ (12); 10. 5h Carson Bolden, Quinlan, TX (20); 11. 4 Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (3); 12. 77t Tyeller Powless, Ohsweken, ON CAN (19)and; 13. 23 Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (16); 14. 51 Shelby Kelly, Runnemede, NJ (21); 15. 1a Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA (14); 16. 6g Bryan Gossel, Windsor, CO (15); 17. 34 Sterling Cling, Tempe, AZ (2); 18. 36 Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (6); 19. 88 Brogan Carder, Sioux Falls, SD (9); 20. 10vc Vince Chicklets, Constantia, NY (23); 21. 77 Kyle Mabry, Cottondale, FL (22); 22. 13v Van Gurley Jr., Valparaiso, IN (13); 23. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (18); 24. 94 Parker Davis, Mobile, AL (24); 25. 57 John Robicheaux, Gulfport, MS (25); 26. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (26) DNS.

BARBERVILLE, Fla.  With more than two decades of dirt late model experience and hundreds of wins on his résumé, Jonathan Davenport rarely accomplishes a feat for the first time.

But thats exactly what he did Saturday night at Volusia Speedway Park , as Superman scored his first World of Outlaws Late Models victory at the track in the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals finale.

A 12th-place starting spot could have meant a win was out of the question for most drivers, considering how track position had been at a premium throughout the week. But not for Davenport. The Blairsville, Ga., driver cracked the top 10 by Lap 5, then into the top five a dozen laps later, and finally up to second 20 laps into the 50-lap feature.

What made the drive all the more impressive was that it came without any cautions to bunch the field up. That meant that when Davenport got by Bobby Pierce for second, he had a gap of nearly five seconds to make up to Drake Troutman, who left the field in the dust in the first half of the race.

Davenport was up for the challenge though. The margin immediately began to wither away, and 10 laps later, Davenport was on Troutmans outside, ripping the top lane trying to wrestle the lead away. That would become a theme for the closing laps, as Troutman and most of the field stuck to the rubbered-up bottom groove while Davenport worked the high side for everything it was worth.

I kind of got lost in lap traffic and didnt really know where I was, Davenport said. I looked on the board and saw that I was second and the 22 was leading, so I just started looking for Drake. He was caught in lap traffic just riding around in the rubber, just didnt know I was coming.

Their battle went on pause with 13 to go when a flat right-rear tire on Dustin Walkers  car brought out the caution after 37 laps of green-flag racing. Once the race got going again, it was more of the same between Troutman and Davenport, as the two put on a show running side-by-side lap after lap.

With 10 laps remaining, Davenport finally cleared Troutman, slipped down into the preferred low lane and quickly drove away. A pair of late cautions gave the field their chance at Davenport, but no one was able to stop him from claiming his second Gator of the week.

It just worked out perfect, Davenport said. I aint never raced side-by-side with somebody in the rubber with me on the top, thats just crazy. I hate to do that to Drake, I cleared him just enough into Turn 1 where I could turn back down in the rubber and then protect. From then, I knew I had really burnt my tires up trying to get there. So then it was just ride and save my tires as much as possible.

While Troutman may have come up short, Saturday was nothing short of a statement night for the MD3 Rookie of the Year contender. Following five days of racing that saw the Pennsylvanian finish no better than 15th, Troutman took on one of the greatest dirt late model drivers of all time head-to-head and nearly came out on top.

Went a little bit too hard early and then the track rubbered down on us, we went with soft tires tonight and just used them all up, Troutman said. Congrats to JD, hes a hell of a wheelman and its tough to beat him on this kind of racetrack. Hes really experienced and just really smart behind the wheel. Congrats to him, and well be back.

The finish:

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[12]; 2. 22*-Drake Troutman[1]; 3. 9-Nick Hoffman [4]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[8]; 5. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 6. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 7. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 8. 111-Max Blair[13]; 9. 58-Garrett Alberson[16]; 10. 19R-Ryan Gustin [5]; 11. 97-Cade Dillard [10]; 12. 16-Tyler Bruending[17]; 13. 9M-Tim McCreadie[9]; 14. 93-Carson Ferguson[18]; 15. 3S-Brian Shirley[15]; 16. 1T-Tyler Erb[11]; 17. 157-Mike Marlar[7]; 18. 60-Dan Ebert[22]; 19. 09-Michael Leach[20]; 20. 74X-Ethan Dotson[23]; 21. 19-Dustin Sorensen [24]; 22. 28-Dennis Erb Jr.[25]; 23. 40B-Kyle Bronson[21]; 24. 1-Brandon Sheppard[19]; 25. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[28]; 26. 114-Jordan Koehler[14]; 27. 14W-Dustin Walker [29]; 28. 2-Cody Overton[27]; 29. 96-Tanner English[30]; 30. B1-Brent Larson- [26]; 31. 18D-Daulton Wilson[31]