As the lead group settled in, Webb continued to lay down a torrid pace out front, soon giving himself breathing room over Forkner and McElrath. While running fourth on Lap 7, Martin crashed and dropped outside of the top 10, effectively ending his hopes of earning his first overall win of the season. That misfortune allowed the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki duo of Joey Savatgy and Tonus to assume fourth and fifth, respectively. Tonus would make the pass to move into third and Savatgy, the former championship leader, would lose a couple more positions before a late crash relegated him to 11th.
Webb and Forkner maintained their hold on the top two spots through to the finish, but McElrath was forced to deal with a late challenge from Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha's Alex Martin for third. On the final lap the duo was racing side by side when McElrath lost control of his KTM and crashed heavily, failing to finish. Martin then followed Webb and Forkner across the line in third.
Webb capped off his third straight overall win with a wire-to-wire effort in the second moto, crossing the line more than 20 seconds ahead of Forkner. It's the most wins for Webb in a single season.
"I felt great all day and it's awesome to win three in a row," said Webb. "I knew I had my work cut out for me in the first moto by getting such a bad start, but I managed to salvage second behind Jeremy [Martin]. In the second moto I pulled the holeshot, which is important to get clear track in the sand."
Jeremy Martin recovered from his crash to finish fourth, which helped him secure the runner-up spot in the overall classification (1-4). Forkner's career-best moto finish led him to the first overall podium result of his career in third (5-2).
Webb's sixth career win extended his lead in the championship standings to 37 points over Savatgy, who finished ninth overall (10-11). Savatgy sits just one point ahead of Jeremy Martin in third, who faces a 38-point deficit to Webb.
The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will continue next weekend for the eighth round of the 2016 season from Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minnesota.
Main Photo: Eli Tomac was dominant en route to his first win of 2016.
Photo: Simon Cudby
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship -Red Bull Southwick National - Round 7 of 12
450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (1-1)
2 Ken Roczen, Germany, Suzuki (2-2)
3 Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Yamaha (6-3)
4 Marvin Musquin, France, KTM (3-7)
5 Weston Peick, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha (7-4)
6 Christophe Pourcel, France, Husqvarna (5-5)
7 Benny Bloss, Oak Grove, Mo., KTM (8-6)
8 Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki (10-8)
9 Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, KTM (9-9)
10 Andrew Short, Colorado Springs, Colo., KTM (11-11)
450 Class Championship Standings
1 Ken Roczen, Germany, Suzuki - 337
2 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki - 290
3 Marvin Musquin, France, KTM - 201
4 Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Yamaha - 181
5 Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki - 171
6 Christophe Pourcel, France, Husqvarna - 168
7 Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda - 151
8 Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda - 136
9 Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM - 131
10 Justin Brayton Fort Dodge, Iowa, KTM - 120
250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha (2-1)
2 Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha (1-4)
3 Austin Forkner, Richards, Mo., Kawasaki (5-2)
4 Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha (7-3)
5 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha (4-5)
6 Arnaud Tonus, Switzerland, Kawasaki (3-8)
7 Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna (8-7)
8 Luke Renzland, Hewitt, N.J., Yamaha (12-9)
9 Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki (10-11)
10 Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Husqvarna (16-6)
250 Class Championship Standings
1 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha - 290
2 Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki - 253
3 Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha - 252
4 Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha - 232
5 Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna - 217
6 Austin Forkner, Richards, Mo., Kawasaki - 202
7 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha - 186
8 Arnaud Tonus, Switzerland, Kawasaki - 138
9 Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM - 132
10 RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Honda - 132
10 Mitchell Oldenburg, Alvord, Texas, KTM - 132
