Americans Shine, Champions Celebrate After Action-Packed Monster Energy MXGP of the Americas at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Under clear skies and in front of an enthralled crowd, Saturday's inaugural Monster Energy MXGP of the Americas at The Dirt Track at Charlotte showcased four wheel-to-wheel races that saw MXGP rookie Tim Gajser and MX2 points leader Jeffrey Herlings clinch their respective world championships after an action-packed day of racing on Charlotte's first-of-its-kind, one-mile SuperCourse.

The highly anticipated America-versus-Europe battle met with an exciting crescendo, as Morehead City, North Carolina, native and Yamaha rider Cooper Webb used a runner-up finish in MX2 Moto 1 and a breathtaking ride from 10^th to first in Moto 2 to capture the overall MX2 victory over Herlings and another American, Austin Forkner. Monster Energy Kawasaki rider and Colorado native Eli Tomac bested the MXGP field by 22 seconds in Moto 1. He proved his dominance was no fluke when he beat Gajser by a five-second margin in Moto 2.

The United States riders' victories came as no surprise to Webb, a Factory Yamaha signee who made his final start on a 250cc bike a rousing success in front of his home fans.

"It was a really cool experience to have the crowd behind me," Webb said. "I could hear the crowd every time I went by. It was definitely a special moment with it being my last race on a 250."

Tomac controlled both MXGP motos in impressive fashion against unfamiliar adversaries.

"It was a great day," Tomac said. "It really started well with practice. It was a tough track to stay up on ... I had a lot of fun. We're racing the same guys 30 other weekends out of the year, so it's fun to race against some new competition."

MXGP Moto 1: 1. Eli Tomac; 2. Justin Barcia; 3. Jeremy Van Horebeek; 4. Tim Gajser; 5. Clement Dasalle; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff; 7. Jordi Tixier; 8. Gautier Paulin; 9. Romain Febvre; 10. Max Nagl; 11. Evgeny Bobryshev; 12. Kevin Strijbos; 13. Tony Cairoli; 14. Shaun Simpson; 15. Tommy Searle; 16. Dean Wilson; 17. Jake Nicholls; 18. Alessandro Lupino; 19. Heath Harrison; 20. Kei Tamamoto; 21. Marco Maddii; 22. Arminas Jaskonis; 23. Nathen LaPorte; 24. Connor Olson; 25. Andres Benenaula; 26 Nicklas Gustavsson; 27. Jared Hicks; 28. John Pauk; 29. Carlos Short; 30. Mark Weishaar; 31. Drew Craven; 32. Valentin Guillod; 33. Phil Nicoletti; 34. Jose Butron; 35. Parker Anthony; 36. Michael Starace.

MXGP Moto 2: 1. Eli Tomac; 2. Tim Gajser; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek; 6. Romain Febvre; 7. Clement Desalle; 8. Jordi Tixier; 9. Max Nagl; 10. Kevin Strijbos; 11. Tommy Searle; 12. Valentin Guillod; 13. Shaun Simpson; 14. Tony Cairoli; 15. Phil Nicoletti; 16. Jose Butron; 17. Alessandro Lupino; 18. Kei Yamamoto; 19. Heath Harrison; 20. Marco Maddii; 21. Andres Benenaula; 22. Nicklas Gustavsson; 23. Connor Olson; 24. Jared Hicks; 25. John Pauk; 26. Carlos Short; 27. Nathen LaPorte; 28. Parker Anthony; 29. Drew Craven; 30. Gautier Paulin; 31. Dean Wilson; 32. Justin Barcia; 33. Mark Weishaar; 34. Michael Starace; 35. Jake Nicholls; 36. Arminas Jasikonis.

Overall MXGP: 1. Eli Tomac; 2. Tim Gajser; 3. Jeremy Van Horebeek; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff; 5. Clement Desalle; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev; 7. Romain Febvre; 8. Jordi Tixier; 9. Max Nagl; 10. Justin Barcia; 11. Kevin Strijbos; 12. Tommy Searle; 13. Shaun Simpson; 14. Tony Cairoli; 15. Gautier Paulin; 16. Valentin Guillod; 17. Alessando Lupino; 18. Phil Nicoletti; 19. Jose Butron; 20. Dean Wilson; 21. Kei Yamamoto; 22. Heath Harrison; 23. Jake Nichols; 24. Marco Maddii; 25. Andres Benenaula; 26. Nicklas Gustavsson; 27. Connor Olson; 28. Jared Hicks; 29. John Pauk; 30. Carlos Short; 31. Nathen LaPorte; 32. Parker Anthony; 33. Drew Craven; 34. Mark Weishaar; 35. Michael Starace; 36. Arminas Jasikonis.

MX2 Moto 1: 1. Jeffrey Herlings; 2. Cooper Webb; 3. Austin Forkner; 4. Thomas Covington; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen; 6. Max Anstie; 7. Darian Sanayei; 8. Brian Bogers; 9. Mitchell Harrison; 10. Jeremy Seewer; 11. Benoit Paturel; 12. Brent Van doninck; 13. Ivo Monticelli; 14. Iker Larranaga Olano; 15. Alvin Ostlund; 16. Samuele Bernardini; 17. Jorge Prado Garcia; 18. Marshal Weltin; 19. Bas Vaessen; 20. Vann Martin; 21. Stoyan Rashkov; 22. Russell Lineman; 23. Austin Root; 24. Adam Cianciarulo.

MX2 Moto 2: 1. Cooper Webb; 2. Austin Forkner; 3. Jeffrey Herlings; 4. Thomas Covington; 5. Jeremy Seewer; 6. Benoit Paturel; 7. Mitchell Harrison; 8. Calvin Vlaanderen; 9. Samuele Bernardini; 10. Max Anstie; 11. Brian Bogers; 12. Marshal Weltin; 13. Darian Sanayei; 14. Iker Larranaga Olano; 15. Alvin Ostlund; 16. Bas Vaessen; 17. Brent Van doninck; 18. Vann Martin; 19. Jorge Prado Garcia; 20. Stoyan Rashkov; 21. Russell Lineman; 22. Austin Root; 23. Ivo Monticelli.

Overall MX2: 1. Cooper Webb; 2. Jeffrey Herlings; 3. Austin Forkner; 4. Thomas Covington; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen; 6. Jeremy Seewer; 7. Mitchell Harrison; 8. Max Anstie; 9. Benoit Paturel; 10. Brian Bogers; 11. Darian Senayei; 12. Samuele Bernardini; 13. Iker Larranaga Olano; 14. Brent Van doninck; 15. Marshal Weltin; 16. Alvin Ostlund; 17. Ivo Monticelli; 18. Bas Vaessen; 19. Jorge Prado Garcia; 20. Vann Martin; 21. Stoyan Rashkov; 22. Russell Lineman; 23. Austin Root; 24. Adam Ciancarulo.

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