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One day people will grow tired of me screaming from the rooftop about how Cooper Webb is creeping up the record books. Until then, I will continue to hammer away. With his win in Houston, he is now only the 13th rider in history with 50 or more career SMX League wins. I did not know that. No I do, and as do you.

Before we shift our focus toward Glendale, lets look at some stats from round 4.

*All stats below are provided by Feld Motor Sports

450 Class Stats

Cooper Webb’s Win

• Was the 31st of his 450SX career. He is currently 8th all-time and is one of 8 riders with 30 or more career wins
• It was the 4th time in 450SX history the overall winner failed to win a moto
• Webb also accomplished that feat at Anaheim 2 in 2024
• It was his 50th career SMX League win. He is the 13th rider in history to have 50 or more career wins
• It was his 6th Triple Crown win

Hunter Lawrence’s Second

• Was his 5th career 450SX podium
• It was his 3rd podium in a row, the most consecutive he’s had in his brief 450SX career
• It was his 70th career SMX League podium
• And his 95th career SMX League top 5 finish

Ken Roczen’s Third

• Was his 79th career 450SX class podium. He is 7th all-time
• It was his 166th SMX League podium
• His win in the first race of the Triple Crown was his 8th career Triple Crown race win

Other

Eli Tomac (4th): Grabbed his 19th career Triple Crown race win. It was also Tomac’s 135th career 450SX top 5 finish

Chase Sexton (5th): Snagged his 149th career SMX League top 5 finish

250 Class Stats

Haiden Deegan’s Win 

• Was the 10th of his 250SX career. He is now tied with Ryan Dungey and others for 19th all-time
• It was his 28th career SMX League win 
• He now has 20th career 250SX podiums, moving him into a tie for 20th all-time

Levi Kitchen’s Second

• Was his 13th career 250SX podium in only 28 starts
• It was his 28th career SMX League podium
• And his 40th career SMX League top 5 finish

Cameron McAdoo’s Third

• Was the 25th podium of his 250SX career
• With it, he has now passed Martin Davalos and Stephane Roncada for 5th all-time
• He is 1 behind RJ Hampshire and Shane McElrath for 3rd all-time and 5 behind Nathan Ramsey for the all-time record

Other

Max Vohland (4th): Grabbed his 9th career 250SX top 5 finish

Ryder DiFrancesco (5th): Secured his 5th career top 5 finish

Keegan Rowley (21st): Made his 1st career 250SX start in Houston 

*SMX League Statistics = 450 and 250 Class Supercross, Pro Motocross, and Playoffs

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