COOPER WEBB STRENGTHENS HIS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

Cooper Webb bettered his chances at earning the championship with a win in Pittsburgh.

Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb put in a championship ride in Pittsburgh, keeping cool under pressure to score a wire-to-wire victory at Round 15 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Acrisure Stadium. The red-plate holder’s fifth win of the season was a clutch victory, expanding his lead in the hotly contested 450SX Championship to 12 points with only two rounds remaining.

The sport of Supercross made its long-awaited return to Pittsburgh, and it was a packed house, despite another cold day for the final round of the East Coast swing. With rain leading up to the event, it was another abbreviated schedule during the day, with just two qualifying sessions. Webb hit the ground running, topping the timesheets in the first session and qualifying second in the combined times. In the heat race, he was third after the opening lap, and then shortly after, made his way to the runner-up spot, where he would finish. After the gate dropped for the main event, he grabbed the holeshot and set a strong pace up front. His title rival closed in and stayed on his heels, but Webb kept cool under pressure and rode on to his fifth victory of the season, scoring valuable points to expand his lead to 12 with two rounds remaining.

Cooper Webb stated: “Pittsburgh was an amazing day for me. I qualified first in the first session and got second in the next one. In the heat race, I finished second, and then in the main event, I executed well. I got the holeshot and led the whole thing. I had a heck of a lot of pressure from Chase (Sexton) and was able to get it done. It’s just huge from a momentum side to get another win, and to skew the points and give myself a little bit more breathing room. It was much needed, and we’ll head into Denver with a lot of confidence.”

CHASE SEXTON STAYS STRONG

Chase Sexton kept the pressure on in the 450 with a solid second-place finish to complete Round 15 of the 2025 AMA Supercross Championship.

Equipped with his KTM 450 SX-F, 450SX title challenger Sexton powered his way to the fastest qualifying time, dialing in what was a challenging Acrisure Stadium circuit that tested the world’s best Supercross riders. In his Heat Race, Sexton launched to a top-three start and made his way into P2 with teammate Aaron Plessinger heading the field at the front. On a slick surface, Sexton would post a measured performance to earn third place as the checkered flag flew. An epic fight in the Main Event would see the number 4 stalk the leader for the duration of the race after a strong start, riding to the limit of what the track conditions would allow. Following an intense duel over the course of the encounter, Sexton delivered a P2 result and currently sits 12 points from the 450SX lead with two rounds to go.

Chase Sexton stated: “It was a tough track tonight, I knew the start was going to be key, and Cooper Webb got off to a good one. From there I really needed to be mindful of how hard I pushed as it was easy to lose the rear-end in these conditions. I felt like I rode well, just couldn’t get close enough to make a pass, but I didn’t want to override the track – finding that limit was tough. It’s disappointing to lose this race tonight, but it was a dogfight and I gave it everything I had.”

TOM VIALLE SCORES BIG IN PITTSBURGH

A pivotal victory in the 250SX East Main Event at Pittsburgh has resulted in Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle regaining the red plate with just a single round remaining in the division.

The defending 250SX East Class Champion Vialle opened his Pittsburgh weekend by recording the fourth-fastest qualifying time despite crashing heavily in the afternoon, before rebounding and racing to a fourth-place finish in his Heat Race. An intense Main Event saw Vialle launch to a top-three start, before posting a calculated performance that saw the Frenchman strike for the lead during the latter stages of the race. From there, the number 1 would hold the lead and deliver a timely race win, now carrying a single-point series advantage into Salt Lake City.

Tom Vialle said: “This race win was very important, I feel like I had to win [tonight] to have a chance at the championship in Salt Lake. I had a rough start to the day with a pretty big crash in practice, but overall, I got pretty lucky there. I felt great in the Main Event, the bike felt really good too, and after the start, I knew that I had to make it happen tonight and that’s what we did.”

MXA PHOTO TRIVIA

Who is this rider, the answer is at the bottom of the article.

MXA FANTASY LEAGUE – ONX OFFROAD GIVEAWAY: THE WINNER OF THE PITTSBURGH SUPERCROSS SCORED 318 POINTS

Continuing with the 2025 Supercross series we headed to Pittsburgh. Cooper Webb was able to get the job done and take some of the pressure off himself for his championship hopes. He can now finish in second in the final two rounds if Chase Sexton is to win. Chase put up a valiant effort but some of the small mistakes made it so he was unable to catch Webb as he was nearly flawless. In the 250 class Seth Hammaker and R.J. Hampshire didn’t have the night the planned for but were able to salvage good finishes. As for Tom Vialle, the win propelled him into the points lead.

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THE WINNER OF THE PITTSBURGH FANTASY LEAGUE  “EDU188”

There was actually a four-way tie this weekend, however, in the event of a tie the user who put their picks in sooner would take the win.

WEEKLY TOP TEN

POS	Player	Points
1	EDU188	318
2	cassievbaca	318
3	ItchmyTwitch_51	318
4	nonstop775	318
5	dwilson248	316
6	Mickelson91	313
7	LJaniga	313
8	yeahright	308
9	JORDECC331	308
10	TheSaltyPeanut	303

 

450 CLASS PREDICTIONS

In the 450 class the picks were perfect. In first Cooper Webb was chosen which gave 36 fantasy points including a ten-point bonus for the correct prediction. In second it was Chase Sexton which also correct giving 33 fantasy points. In third it was Justin Cooper chosen and was correct giving 31 fantasy points. In fourth it was Aaron Plessinger which again was a correct prediction giving 29 fantasy points. In fifth Malcolm Stewart was the pick who was correct giving 28 fantasy points and in  sixth it was Ken Roczen he was the final pick and that was also correct giving 27 fantasy points.

 

250 CLASS PREDICTIONS

In first picked for the 250 class was Seth Hammaker who finished in fifth which gave 18 fantasy points for the prediction. In second R.J. Hampshire was chosen which he ended up fourth giving 19 fantasy points. In third Tom Vialle was chosen and he would go on to grab the win which would give 26 fantasy points. In fourth it was Nate Thrasher chosen which he ended up second giving 23 fantasy points. In fifth Max Vohland was picked and he ended up third giving 21 fantasy points and in sixth it was Chance Hymas that was chosen and that was a correct prediction giving 27 fantasy points which included the ten-point bonus.