Cooper Webb Clinches Houston Triple Crown After Comeback

After Round 4 in Houston at NRG Stadium, Cooper Webb captured the Triple Crown overall by posting consistent sprint finishes of 4-2-3 (nine points), earning his first victory of the season — the 31st of his career and his sixth Triple Crown — as he rebounded through a chaotic night of racing.

The program produced three different race winners: Ken Roczen took Race 1, using the holeshot to win by 1.9 seconds over Chase Sexton with Eli Tomac third; Hunter Lawrence won Race 2 with Webb 2.1 seconds back in second; and Eli Tomac closed the night by winning Race 3 by 4.3 seconds over Lawrence while Webb finished third.

Webb overcame an off-track error and recovered from a seventh-place restart in Race 3 to fight onto the podium, while other top riders — including Roczen and Prado — battled back from outside the top 10 in individual sprints to salvage results.

The mixed outcomes tightened the title fight: after Round 4 Tomac’s championship lead was down to four points over Hunter Lawrence, Roczen sat 12 points back, Chase Sexton was fourth at 14 points adrift, and Webb moved up to fifth at 17 points off the lead.

In 250SX West, Haiden Deegan swept all three races to extend his win streak and complete a hat trick; Levi Kitchen finished runner-up overall with 2-2-3 (7 points) and Cameron McAdoo was third overall with 3-3-4 (10 points).

The night underscored how Triple Crown scoring rewards steady finishes across three sprints — consistent placings can decide the overall and quickly reshuffle championship momentum.