Salt Lake City 2 Report: Webb wins 2021 450SX championship - Nichols and Cooper win 250SX titles
By Feld Entertainment on 2nd May 21
AMA Supercross Cooper Webb Salt Lake City Justin Cooper Colt Nichols
It was a charged night at the final event of the 2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship when two races determined three class championships in front of a limited-capacity, pod-seated crowd inside Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Red Bull KTM's Cooper Webb grabbed the final 450SX Class win of the season to wrap up his second Premier Class Championship. Webb's Red Bull KTM teammate Marvin Musquin finished the race in second and early race leader Team Honda HRC's Chase Sexton landed in third.
The unique combined-class finale of the 250SX Class divisions, the Dave Coombs Sr. 250SX East/West Showdown, was won by Team Honda HRC's Jett Lawrence right behind him at the finish, Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha's Colt Nichols took home the Eastern Regional 250SX Class title and Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha's Justin Cooper brought home the Western Regional 250SX Class championship.
Before four minutes had ticked off the clock in the 15-minute plus one lap event Cooper had dropped back to ninth. Up front, Jett Lawrence and Hammaker had a quick battle with Lawrence securing the second spot position. Less than a minute later, Hunter Lawrence was pressuring to get past Hammaker but washed out in a tight right hand corner; he quickly remounted but the mistake dropped him back in fifth place.
In the final minutes, Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Cameron McAdoo put himself into third place while Jett Lawrence erased Nichols' lead a little further up the track. One lap later Jett Lawrence flew through the whoops and into the front spot, then on the final lap of the race Hunter Lawrence moved past McAdoo and into third.
The finish crowned two champions, the first sweep for the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha team, and also saw two brothers both on the podium. Nichols' 2021 performances also carry the distinction of finishing on the podium at every round, a feat not accomplished since 2015 when Marvin Musquin managed the same consistency at the top of the 250SX Class.
Salt Lake City 2 Supercross top-10 results
450SX Class Results
1. Cooper Webb, Newport N.C., KTM
2. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM
3. Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda
4. Dylan Ferrandis, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Yamaha
5. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha
6. Joey Savatgy, Clermont, Fla., KTM
7. Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS
8. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha
9. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki
10. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Honda
450SX Class Championship Final Standings
1. Cooper Webb, Newport N.C., KTM (388)
2. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Honda (353)
3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (326)
4. Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS (289)
5. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha (264)
6. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha (248)
7. Dylan Ferrandis, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Yamaha (237)
8. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Husqvarna (237)
9. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM (231)
10. Joey Savatgy, Clermont, Fla., KTM (207)
Dave Coombs Sr. 250SX East/West Showdown Results
1. Jett Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda
2. Colt Nichols, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
3. Hunter Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda
4. Cameron McAdoo, Sioux City, Iowa, Kawasaki
5. Seth Hammaker, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki
6. Jo Shimoda, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki
7. Pierce Brown, Sandy, Utah, GASGAS
8. Jalek Swoll, Belleview, Fla., Husqvarna
9. Justin Cooper, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
10. Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship Final Standings
1. Colt Nichols, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha (210)
2. Jo Shimoda, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki (181)
3. Jett Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda (177)
4. Christian Craig, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha (158)
5. Michael Mosiman, Menifee, Calif., GASGAS (124)
6. Joshua Osby, Valparaiso, Ind., Honda (111)
7. Joshua Varize, Perris, Calif., KTM (104)
8. Thomas Do, Murrieta, Calif., KTM (101)
9. Mitchell Oldenburg, Aledo, Tex., Honda (91)
10. Logan Karnow, Amherst, Ohio, Kawasaki (80)
Western Regional 250SX Class Championship Final Standings
1. Justin Cooper, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha (194)
2. Hunter Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda (181)
3. Cameron McAdoo, Sioux City, Iowa, Kawasaki (177)
4. Seth Hammaker, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki (160)
5. Jalek Swoll, Belleview, Fla., Husqvarna (153)
6. Garrett Marchbanks, Coalville, Utah, Yamaha (137)
7. Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha (127)
8. Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda (124)
9. Coty Schock, Dover, Del., Honda (104)
10. Mitchell Harrison, Murrieta, Calif., Honda (90)
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