Cooper Webb Ready to Race!

Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha racer Cooper Webb on winning the 2019 and 2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, as well as placing runner-up in the championship in both 2020 and 2024.

“I think if I’m ever in a championship, I can stay in it.”

Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship where 450SX class veteran Cooper Webb has already posted up spirited and fighting fourth and third place finishes at the opening two rounds of the series.

“Yeah, I think the sport is evolving and changing and as we know, there is a fast group of guys right now between us and the generation that has been around the last ten years and the new bucks like Jett Lawrence and Chase Sexton and Hunter Lawrence and all of them,” explained Webb of going up against the newest and latest wave of prodigiously talented, championship-motivated 450cc supercross pilots. “But yeah, and with that being said, I do feel like that over seventeen rounds, I feel that I have shown that over the last six or seven years that I can be in it right to the very end. You know whether being a two-time champion, or being the runner-up twice, yeah, I might get written off some times, but I do know that over seventeen rounds that I’m going to be in the championship fight, for sure.”

And above all, Cooper Webb is there to take on the world’s best stadium motocross racers and win 450SX main events.

 

Webb had to hold off his old rival Ken Roczen to hang on for a San Diego podium.Align Media

“100 percent I’m there to win. 100-percent,” declared Webb. “It’s tough, right? Like you said, there are so many good guys now. I recently looked at all the statistics and there are five AMA Supercross champions on the line, so it’s no joke. It’s not easy by any means. I’m 29 years old, so I am definitely at a point now where I’m getting to be the veteran of the class, but I’m definitely here to win. That’s why I line up every year to go and try win supercross. Even after being injured and getting second in the championship in 2024, I still believe winning is a valid goal and that I can still do it.”

The "It's coming out both ends but I'm about to lead this main event and get a podium anyway." face.Align Media

Webb continued on to weigh-in on his to key competitors thus far in 2025, namely Jett Lawrence and veteran Eli Tomac.

“I mean as a racer, it’s not great to get beat, right? You definitely hate getting beat. In San Diego they were, by far, the best two guys out there and they put on a show, for sure. Obviously being Eli’s teammate and racing against Eli my whole career, it’s cool to see [the win] for him. I think it just shows that us wily veterans can still give it to the kids, right? From a team perspective, it was cool to see Eli do what he did. I’m not surprised. We all know how good Eli is and how good he can be. Same with Jett. We have just got to be better and try to bridge that gap and come into Anaheim 2 and hopefully be more in the mix. I love racing Anaheim. We’ve done it forever and there are just good vibes there for me. Yeah, we’ve had a good week. Like I said, I was a little bit under the weather, but now I was able to have a good day riding yesterday and I’m kind of feeling back to normal. I know what we need to work on. I think we saw in San Diego that those guys had a lot of speed, so we dialed that in this week. We focused on getting a little faster and we’ll see if it pays off at Anaheim.”

Now in his second season with the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha 450cc organization, Webb is thrilled with the race team and what they have all achieved thus far.

“Yes, it has been incredible, man. Obviously, starting my career with the Star Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team was amazing. We had a lot of success in the 250 class. They were in a position where they didn’t have a 450 team at the time, so we all know how it kind of went from there. To be able to come back last year and us get second in the series and win a bunch of races and to be on the podium a lot was a really good showing. To be back, it feels like a family for me. I’ve known all those people there for over ten years now. I’m stoked that it happened. Now it’s our second year on the team and I’m more comfortable and kind of know the bike and I know the team personnel a little bit better. I’m trying to get better. It has been a great thing for me. We do our thing in Tallahassee at the GOAT Farm and it works really well for me. I’m excited for the future. As many good racers that we have now, it makes you step up, right? It’s one of things that I still feel at age 29 that I’m able to get better. Each day I go to the track with the intention to get better. I still have that drive and that will to want to go win races, so as long as I have that, I’m going to give it my all and let that be the goal.”

Currently fourth in 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship points and only a handful of marks out of the lead, Webb is totally content to lurk in the shadows to see what comes next for the championship leaders.

“I’m kind of always under the radar and I’m never really talked about a lot and I’m just kind of doing my own thing. And yeah, maybe it is my riding style or my personality, I guess I’m not super glamorous and don’ t get the attention of the fans like Jett and Eli and Chase, but with that being said, I know my attributes and that’s kind of being a fighter and being a wily and experienced guy that leans on my racecraft and puts myself in good situations. We’ll continue to do that and stick to our gameplan. With the bike and the team and my training, everything is rock solid and I couldn’t be happier.”

And does Cooper Webb still feel like he has something to prove?

“I feel like I do. I think that is a good and bad thing, right? Obviously, I’ve accomplished everything and then some of what I set out to do as a kid. I think once you win, it becomes addicting, right? I definitely would love to try to be a three-time supercross champ before it’s all over. In my mind I believe I can and that’s what I’m going to set out to try and accomplish.”