Cooper Webb on: Close Call, Last Lap | Interview

Cooper Webb of the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team secured one of his worst finishes of 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross at round 12 in Foxborough, a third, yet he arguably stole the show with three passes on the final lap and a heroic time that was a minute quicker than his title foe, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Chase Sexton. The swing pushed his advantage in the 450SX championship standings to 12.

In Foxborough's post-race press conference, Webb reflected on a chaotic event that included an extremely close call with Justin Cooper. Webb almost landed on his teammate, missing him by a matter of millimeters, and was well aware of that when discussing the race. The role that he holds with five rounds to run is tackled in-depth in this transcript too.

Press Conference: You almost tire tapped your teammate's head on one of the jumps, so take us through that moment. Talk about your mindset when you made up so much time on the last lap too. It looked like it was do-or-die.

Cooper Webb: It was a scary moment with my teammate, Justin Cooper. It was one of those moments where I was not sure what to do. I had been jumping those two doubles – he did not do it that lap. I had just fallen and I was getting up in a panic. Justin went down the middle and I went to the far right. You are all over the place in the mud and he kind of dipped a little to the right – I was probably inches from hitting him. I panic revved, he ducked and I missed him by millimeters. That was a bummer, but we got lucky. 

To answer the second part of the question, it was definitely a do-or-die situation. I fell twice. Once I got up and regrouped, it was almost an 'f**k it' attitude. I charged forward and kept jumping those jumps, which saved me. With three to go, I saw the number four and it was like blood in the water. It is hard, because it was not a normal race. It was not fitness nor was it how badly you wanted it. You have to be smart, fast, and efficient while dodging lappers. My clutch was gone – it was hectic. I figured getting him would be a good points swing. I got him and Justin Barcia but did not know what had happened to Ken [Roczen]. Somehow, I went from like seventh to third in a matter of two laps. 

Kenny is not happy right now. They are protesting about you jumping on the red cross flag. Do you have anything to say about that, especially considering the conditions tonight?

Yeah, there were guys down all night. From my memory, a rider got stuck. I committed to the jump face and saw the light flash on. It was not intentional. We are all professional racers and very aware of our surroundings. When the lights come on right when you are on the face of the jump then it becomes up to the rider or the AMA to make the call. There were a few situations and it was not just me getting protested. We will see. 

Five rounds left and a 15-point lead in the championship. At what point do you say, "I can start to manage this?" Is that something that you will start looking at in the coming weeks?

No, I do not think so. It is still a little early. Tonight proved that. Anything can happen in the mud, so I do not think so. With all these open stadiums that we have, you never know what will happen. That is the wrong mentality to have. I think that I am a smart racer who can manage risk versus reward. I will just go for it and put myself in good positions, which I think gets the job done.