Supercross 2025 450 results, highlights, finish at Salt Lake City: Chase Sexton wins race, Cooper Webb title
Chase Sexton took the lead of the Monster Energy Supercross finale at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, briefly considered bunching up the field, and then decided to rocket to a near 10-second advantage over the field. Sexton scored a career-best seventh Supercross win on the season; unfortunately was denied the championship by two points despite winning two more races than Cooper Webb because of a pair of results outside the top five.
Sexton won four of the last five rounds of the 2025 season, but results of sixth in the second round in San Diego and in the mud of Foxborough, Massachusetts, when Webb finished third in both, sealed his fate. Click here for a full recap of Salt Lake City
Webb entered the round needing only to finish fifth or better to secure his third championship. He finished fourth, 5.4 seconds ahead of sixth-place Aaron Plessinger.
With this title, Webb became the seventh rider to win three or more championships. His two-point gap to Sexton made this the closest third title in history, displacing the previous closest of three between Jeff Stanton over Damon Bradshaw in 1992. That season, Stanton entered the round with a six-point deficit that he eclipsed.
Webb's five victories in the 450 division came at Round 6 in Detroit, Round 7 in Arlington, Texas, Round 10 in the Triple Crown format race in Birmingham, Alabama, Round 11 in Seattle, Washington, and perhaps most critically, Round 15 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when he stalled Sexton's momentum and denied his rival an opportunity to fully control his fate. Relive the 450 Heats
The Webb versus Sexton battle was not the only one with a dramatic impact on the points standings. Malcolm Stewart and Justin Cooper battled for the third position in the standings, one that is often accompanied by a massive bonus. These two also competed for the final podium position last week in Denver, Colorado, with Cooper finishing third to earn his second consecutive podium and Stewart narrowly missing in fourth.
In Salt Lake City, Stewart completed Lap 1 in seventh and was forced to ride through the field just as he had in Denver. He passed Cooper for third on Lap 17 and wasted little time in getting around Webb for second. Cooper locked on his back tire and did not allow Stewart to gain much of an advantage. Stewart finished second to score his third podium and seventh top-five of the season.
Cooper finished third for the third straight week, recording his fourth podium of the season and ninth top-five. He wanted to respect his teammate Webb's championship hope, but when Stewart made the pass, Cooper had to follow.
Joey Savatgy rounded out the top five for the second time this season. He was also fifth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Savatgy ended the season 11th in the standings despite missing three rounds due to an injury suffered in Indianapolis.
Here are the 450 Supercross results, lap times, and points standings after Round 17 at Rice-Eccles Field in Salt Lake City, Utah: Results
Feature Results
Fastest Sector Times
Individual Lap Times
Detailed Lap Times
Heat 1
Heat 2
450 Rider Points
Manufacturer Points
Here is the finishing order of Round 17 in Salt Lake City:
1. Chase Sexton, KTM 2. Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna 3. Justin Cooper, Yamaha 4. Cooper Webb, Yamaha 5. Joey Savatgy, Honda 6. Aaron Plessinger, KTM *7. Dean Wilson, Honda 8. Justin Hill, KTM 9. Shane McElrath, Honda 10. Dylan Ferrandis, Honda 11. Christian Craig, Yamaha 12. Colt Nichols, Suzuki 13. Freddie Noren, Kawasaki 14. Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki 15. Jeremy Hand, Honda 16. Cade Clason, Kawasaki 17. Mitchell Harrison, Kawasaki 18. Kevin Moranz, KTM 19. Grant Harlan, Yamaha 20. Justin Starling, GasGas 21. Anthony Rodriguez, KTM
22. Benny Bloss, Beta
* Holeshot
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