Seth Hammaker becomes eighth 250 Class winner in nine rounds
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – March 9, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb led all 25 laps of Round 9 of the Monster Energy Supercross series for his third win in the last four races and his sixth consecutive podium, all of which have been second or better. Webb built a solid lead in the first 12 laps and extended his advantage in the second half of the race after Chase Sexton tipped over in the sand while running second. Webb ultimately ended the race with an eight-second lead over teammate Justin Cooper.
The Indianapolis fans showed up once again for Supercross’ 18th visit to Lucas Oil Stadium. Indianapolis Colts Cornerback and Captain, Kenny Moore II, acted as the Grand Marshal for the race.
First place 450SX Class
“I was pissed off. I made a lot of mistakes today. Man, that was an awesome main event for me, probably one of the easier ones of my career. Got a good lead and could ride the pace. Obviously when Chase went down it really opened up the cushion. … I executed my start, rode great laps in the beginning and then put it on cruise control and (had a) drama-free race.” – Cooper Webb, winner
Second place 450SX Class
“I’ve been fighting demons. I’ve been top-five the last four weekends, three of them being fourths, so it’s been tough to go home, regroup and go after that podium again. I’ve been sticking to it, trusting the process and really been riding good each weekend, consistent. … It’s cool for the team. One-two is big. This has been long overdue for me and I feel like I’ve been fighting for this for a while now.” – Justin Cooper, second-place
Third place 450SX Class
“I had a good flow going for the first half of the race and when I hit that red cross flag (for Joey Savatgy’s crash) I started losing my flow and ended up going down. Tough track. Battled back toward the end. I had Justin (Barcia) close behind me, so I just tried to get on the podium, build a little bit of momentum going into this break. (I need to) get some rest, try and regroup and come out swinging for the last eight.” Chase Sexton, third-place
The 250 division featured the first of three East / West Showdowns in the 2025 season. Seth Hammaker earned the holeshot and led every lap to become the eighth winner in nine rounds of 250 competition. This was the second career victory of his career. Hammaker had pressure from fellow East Coast contender Tom Vialle in the closing laps but kept his composure to stretch his advantage to five seconds at the checkers. Haiden Deegan survived a trip through the safety netting to round out the podium.
First place 250SX Class
“Man, what an unreal feeling. My second win of my career and it’s been a while since I stood on the top of the podium, so that feels amazing. Got myself off to an excellent start. Tried to sprint away those first couple of laps. … When you’re out there in the lead and (have) a little bit of a gap, it was a little challenging to stay focused but I’m proud of myself, proud of the team, the group of people I have around me, my whole family.” – Seth Hammaker, winner 250SX after scoring his first win since Arlington, 2021.
Second place 250SX Class
“Slowly getting back in the rhythm and I felt great tonight. Like Daytona, I was again close to victory but Seth rode amazing. I’m pretty happy with second-place. The track was pretty tricky tonight, pretty easy to make a mistake.” – Tom Vialle, second-place
Third place 250SX Class
“I was upset. Obviously I wanted the win. … I ended up airing out that quad, or whatever you call it, and I ended up busting up something in my engine when I landed super hard so those last few laps, I tried to be smart and ride it in. My gears were clanging a little bit. No excuses. Those boys rode great: Tom and Seth were better guys tonight.” – Haiden Deegan, third-place
The Indianapolis round also acted as the annual Love Moto Stop Cancer race, which kicks off a yearly auction that raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Love Moto Stop Cancer partnership between Supercross and St. Jude is in its ninth year. The Supercross fans and racing community have raised over 2 million dollars for the organization that fights childhood cancer and keeps families together during treatment. The teams and racers increase their support at the special round each year with bike graphics and gear designs inspired by and incorporating art from the young patients at St. Jude. The custom items, along with special items kindly donated by series’ partners will be available for auction starting on Monday, April 28. The auction will run through the final round in Salt Lake City, ending on Monday, May 13. For more information, please visit our St. Jude page on the SupercrossLIVE.com website at (https://www.supercrosslive.com/st-jude/). In the meantime, fans can also get involved in the racing community efforts by donating, just text SUPER to 785-833 to become a partner in hope with the Love Moto Stop Cancer text-to-donate campaign, or SUZUKI to 99126 for a chance to win Ken Roczen’s 2025 RM-Z Suzuki 450. St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Our mission is clear: Finding Cures. Saving Children.
The Indianapolis Supercross pays points toward both the 17-round Monster Energy AMA Supercross season as well as toward the SMX World Championship post-season, which seeds racers from Supercross and the AMA Pro Motocross championships into two Playoffs and the SMX World Championship™.
For fans awaiting the Supercross season to come to their city, live and on-demand viewing is available on Peacock. Select events are also broadcast or streamed on NBC, CNBC, USA Network, and NBC Sports digital platforms. Telemundo Deportes’ Facebook and YouTube channels provide Spanish-language coverage in the US, while live international coverage can be accessed through the SuperMotocross Video Pass (supermotocross.tv) with English, Spanish and French language broadcasts. Each round can also be heard live on NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Channel 85.
The series takes one week off before heading to Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama for the second trip to the market on March 22nd, 2025. The first gate drops at 7:00 p.m. ET next Saturday. The Birmingham Supercross round will feature the second Triple Crown format race of the season with a 450 race and the 250 East riders.For more information, race results, live timing, video highlights, and ticket sales to attend an event please visit SupercrossLIVE.com.
Click 450SX Class podium image below for full results
450SX Class podium (riders left to right) Justin Cooper, Cooper Webb, and Chase Sexton.
Click 250SX Class podium image below for full results
250SX Class podium (riders left to right) Haiden Deegan, Seth Hammaker, and Tom Vialle.
450SX Class Highlights
250SX Class Highlights
Post Race Press Conference
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