{"id":899873,"date":"2026-04-17T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/justin-cooper-on-indianapolis-triple-crown-race-win-fourth-overall-we-didnt-finish-it-off-the-way-we-wanted-to\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:15:25","slug":"justin-cooper-on-indianapolis-triple-crown-race-win-fourth-overall-we-didnt-finish-it-off-the-way-we-wanted-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/justin-cooper-on-indianapolis-triple-crown-race-win-fourth-overall-we-didnt-finish-it-off-the-way-we-wanted-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Cooper on Indianapolis Triple Crown Race Win, Fourth Overall: \u201cWe didn\u2019t finish it off the way we wanted to\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/i> Indianapolis, IN <\/span>Indianapolis<\/span>Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

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Justin Cooper<\/a>\u2019s night at the Indianapolis Supercross was bittersweet.<\/p>\n

The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider took the race win in the second Triple Crown race of the night, earning his first 450SX race win in his third full 450SX season. While he finished 5-1-5 in a solid night, he was edged out for third overall by his teammate Cooper Webb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The two Yamaha teammates were battling for the final podium position in the third race and it was actually a battle for third overall, too! Webb finished 4-3-4 as he and Cooper tied with 11 total points in the Olympic scoring and Webb\u2019s better result in the third race gave him the podium position over Cooper. The #32 barely missed out on earning his seventh career 450SX podium. Still, head held high for J-Coop!<\/p>\n

Cooper\u2019s two quotes in Yamaha\u2019s post-race release read as follows:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a really good day here in Indy. I felt really good as soon as I hit the track. I was really close to qualifying first, and we had some good races. The first one, I got fifth, and the second one, I got the win. We actually got out front right to begin with. Eli (Tomac) got around me, and I was able to pass him back, so that was a really cool way to win. So yeah, nothing but smiles after that one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t finish it off the way we wanted to. We were alright after the second one and got the short end of the stick, finishing fourth but tied for third. Overall, it was an awesome day. I got my first win, and nothing but positive vibes from that. It was nice to kind of show what we\u2019ve been working on this off-season. It\u2019s taken a while, but we\u2019re finding our groove, getting out front more, and that\u2019s helping a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rich Simmons, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing\u2019s 450 Team Manager, said the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good qualifying day for both guys. The first moto looked good off the start, and then both guys just kind of lost the pace early. It wasn\u2019t the result we wanted in that first race, but it was a good rebound by both riders in the second one. Obviously, it was a great ride by Justin to get the win. They both put themselves in good positions for the final moto, but just didn\u2019t get the start. The guys up front had a high pace, and by the time we got into third and fourth, they were too far gone. Overall, it was a good night, but we want to be on that top step.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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