Cody Webb took command of the main event and the win in Sacramento. Photography by Drew Ruiz
It was a bit of a homecoming for FMF/RPM Team Maxxis KTM rider Cody Webb and he took full advantage of it by taking the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series win at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California, September 26. Webb, who hails from nearby Santa Cruz, came from behind to take the win and pull a small lead in the championship.
Webb was third after the first lap, but he quickly worked his way to the front, passing Utah’s Nick Thompson for the lead on lap three. Webb took command from there on out, though Mike Brown was making a move later in the race before getting stuck in the Matrix section.
Husqvarna’s Colton Haaker looked to have second place in the bag until getting passed by FMF KTM’s Taylor Robert on the final lap. Haaker had to settle for third.
SRT Racing’s Cory Graffunder took fourth, while Brown rounded out the top five overall.
Webb now leads Haaker by just seven points in the championship. Brown is another 20 points back in third.
Rachel Gutish took a wire-to-wire win in the in the Women’s main event. It was her second career EnduroCross victory. Defending champ Lexi Pechout was second and Spain’s Sandra Gomez was third.
Points leader coming into the race, Shelby Turner, was fourth.
Gutish and Pechout are now tied for the championship lead and Turner is just three points back.
The EnduroCross Series heads to Denver, Colorado, next week.
GEICO EnduroCross Series
Results: September 25, 2015
Sacramento, California
Sleep Train Center
MAIN EVENT
1. Cody Webb KTM
2. Taylor Robert KTM
3. Colton Haaker Husqvarna
4. Cory Graffunder KTM
5. Mike Brown Husqvarna
6. Kyle Redmond Beta
7. Nick Thompson KTM
8. Destry Abbott Kawasaki
9. Ty Tremaine KTM
10. Kevin Rookstool Suzuki
11. Cooper Abbott Kawasaki
12. Noah Kepple KTM
13. Max Gerston Beta