News broke this morning that three-time AMA Supercross champion, Cooper Webb, is joining the Rick Ware Racing team for the 2026 FIM World Supercross (WSX) season. Webb will race alongside Justin Hill in the SX1 division while Coty Schock and Devin Simonson return to compete in the SX2 class. The Rick Ware Racing crew made the announcement via their Nascar team which will feature the WSX lineup on the number-51 Chevy car driven by Cody Ware at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Sunday. This also comes just after Webb announced that this year will be his final season racing the Pro Motocross Championship.
“The Coca-Cola 600 gives us a big stage, and we want to use it,” said team owner Rick Ware, who won the 2022 World Supercross SX2 title with rider Shane McElrath. “World Supercross is an important part of our overall program. Putting the rider lineup on our Cup car during one of the biggest race weekends of the year helps introduce these guys to an even broader audience and drives more awareness for the series.”
“Obviously, adding Cooper Webb gets your attention, and we’re excited about that,” said Ware. “But what I like most is how the whole lineup fits together. Devin and Coty give us continuity, Justin brings veteran experience, and Cooper adds championship pedigree. We feel like we’ve got riders who can represent us well and compete at a high level.”
No word yet as to what bikes the RWR team will run, although they did race Yamaha’s last season which shared similar specs to the ClubMX bikes. This will be Webb’s first full season in the WSX series while Hill has competed in three seasons thus far. Both riders are expected to be on the same brand machinery. Schock returns to RWR after finishing third in the overall SX2 championship standings last year. Devin Simonson returns to World Supercross, this time moving into SX2 after racing in SX1 last season.
RWR continues their two-wheeled promotion in the Coca-Cola 600 with the Evel Knievel Experience covering most of their Chevrolet Cup Car. The Evel Knievel Experience is located in Las Vegas’ downtown Arts District and features a range of mementos from Knievel’s career, with his lineup of motorcycles and star-spangled leather suits prominently displayed. This weekend’s race aligns with the 51st anniversary of Knievel’s jump at Wembley Stadium in London (May 26, 1975). In front of a crowd of 70,000, he sailed his Harley-Davidson XR-750 over 13 buses and crash landed. After walking with assistance off the stadium floor, Knievel’s day continued at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, where he was treated for a broken right hand, fractured vertebrae, and a fractured pelvis.
“Evel Knievel didn’t just ride a motorcycle – he flew it,” Ware said. “I remember watching him jump buses, fountains, anything you could line up in front of him, and he made it a must-see event every time. I didn’t just see it on television, I was there. His career was filled with jaw-dropping moments that people will never forget. Being able to promote the Evel Knievel Experience in Las Vegas through our race team is our way of keeping those legendary feats front and center.”
“The timing of this is pretty special because it lines up with the anniversary of Wembley, and that was one of those jumps people still talk about all these years later,” Ware said. “Evel never backed down from a challenge, and even when things didn’t go perfectly, he got up and kept going. That toughness and willingness to put everything on the line is a big part of why his legacy has endured.”
