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Justin Cooper and Monster Energy/Star Racing Yamaha have agreed to an extension that will take Cooper through the remainder of his 250 career. The New York native has been with the team since turning pro following the 2017 Loretta Lynn Amateur National Motocross Championship.
Cooper recently told Racer X:
“Yeah, I just signed a new deal with Yamaha. I’ll basically be with them my entire 250 career. I think I signed for the next three to three and a half years with them. Basically, I’m with Yamaha until I’m done with the 250 and then from there, we’ll see what’s next. But yeah, I could stay with them for the rest of my career. I feel like they’re a good team and they put a lot of work in like I do and in order to succeed, I feel like that’s what I need in this class.”
Cooper has finished runner-up the last two Monster Energy Supercross Championships (East Region 2019; West Region 2020) and has finished third overall in the last two 250 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship seasons.
He enters the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship opener this weekend as one of the favorites to capture the title.
