Cooper Battles Back to Fifth Overall Finish at RedBud National
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Justin Cooper finished fifth overall with a 3-6 moto score in the challenging conditions at RedBud MX / Jul 7, 2024 /
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Justin Cooper overcame adversity to secure a top-five overall finish at Round 6 of the Pro Motocross Championship at RedBud MX in Buchannan, Michigan. The premier class rookie’s 3-6 moto score in the tricky conditions advanced his position to third in the 450MX Championship.
Cooper got the day off to a great start, qualifying in the runner-up spot. In Moto 1, he was third into the first turn and ultimately shuffled to fourth on the opening lap. Undeterred, the rookie kept pushing in the tricky conditions and closed the gap to third around the halfway point. Cooper made the pass at LaRocco’s Leap and had the runner-up spot in reach in the final laps, but would secure third for his fourth 450SX moto podium during his rookie season.
The New Yorker got another great start in Moto 2, coming just shy of the holeshot. In the chaos of that opening lap, Cooper was shuffled to fourth and then, unfortunately had a couple of tip-overs in the rutted track. In 10th on the second lap, he went back to work and fought his way to a sixth-place finish to secure fifth overall. As the series heads into the second half of the season, Cooper holds a commendable third in the points standings and trails the leader by 48 points.
Next up for the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team is the Spring Creek National, Round 7 of Pro Motocross, and Round 24 of the SuperMotocross World Series on July 13 at Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minnesota.
Jeremy Coker – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing 450 Team Manager
“All in all, it was a pretty good day at RedBud. Justin had a good first moto and was in a good spot for the overall podium. He had a great start in the second moto and was right up there with the holeshot but got shuffled back too quickly. I think from there, it took him about 15 minutes to kind of figure it out, but from the 15-minute mark on, he was one of the fastest guys on the track. So it was unfortunate that we missed being on the podium, but we’ll regroup for next week.”
Justin Cooper – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing #32
“I felt really good all day. In the first moto, I had a good start and just charged to the end and finished on the podium. In the second moto, I got another good start, but I kind of got pinched off. I went back pretty quickly, and I was back to fourth or fifth, then I ended up going down in the same turn twice, which I’m bummed about. I just had my work cut out for me, and I was only able to get back to sixth. I made a lot of passes at the end, though, and my riding was really good. So there were a lot of positives to take away, and we’ll fight for the podium next weekend.”
2024 Pro Motocross 450MX RedBud Results
2024 Pro Motocross 450MX Championship Standings
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