{"id":154795,"date":"2026-01-29T11:20:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/154795\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:20:38","slug":"chance-hymas-sidelined-after-anaheim-2-first-turn-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/154795\/","title":{"rendered":"Chance Hymas sidelined after Anaheim 2 first-turn crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/27012026-Chance-Hymas.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Chance Hymas at round three of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships at Anaheim, CA: Start\" class=\"wp-image-80265\"  \/>After winning his heat race and showing front-running speed all day, Hymas\u2019 (#29) shoulder dislocation in the first turn of the main event abruptly halted what had been shaping as one of his strongest Supercross performances since returning to action.<\/p>\n<p>Chance Hymas\u2019 Anaheim 2 Supercross weekend ended abruptly in the opening moments of the 250SX West main event, with the Honda HRC Progressive rider suffering a dislocated shoulder in a first-turn incident that ruled him out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>The injury was made tougher by the context surrounding it, with the Honda HRC Progressive rider having only recently returned to racing after knee surgery last year, making the 250SX West main-event crash and resulting shoulder dislocation another cruel interruption to what had been shaping as a strong return to form.<\/p>\n<p>The Idaho native had shown strong form throughout the day, qualifying sixth overall and delivering a flawless performance in 250SX West Heat 1. Hymas grabbed the holeshot and led every lap of the heat race, fending off early pressure before establishing control and securing a direct transfer to the main event.<\/p>\n<p>However, his main-event challenge was over almost as soon as it began. Hymas was taken down in turn one by another rider and instinctively put his hand out to break the fall, resulting in a dislocation of his left shoulder. He was assisted from the track and taken directly to the Alpinestars Medical Unit, where the shoulder was relocated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/27012026-Chance-Hymas-2.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"2000\" data-lbwps-height=\"1333\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/27012026-Chance-Hymas-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/27012026-Chance-Hymas-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Chance Hymas at round three of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships at Anaheim, CA\" class=\"wp-image-80263\"  \/><\/a>Chance Hymas\u2019 Anaheim 2 setback was another cruel blow for the Honda HRC Progressive rider, who has only recently returned to racing after a knee injury last season and was beginning to rebuild momentum in 250SX West.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old underwent an MRI in Southern California on Sunday, with early indications suggesting the injury is unlikely to allow him to line up for the next three rounds. While final medical confirmation was still pending at the time of publication, the focus now shifts to recovery and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>Honda HRC Progressive Team Manager Lars Lindstrom acknowledged the frustration of the situation, describing the night as a difficult one after a promising start to the season. The team remains hopeful the injury will not require surgery and that Hymas can return to racing as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The Anaheim 2 DNF drops Hymas to seventh in the 250SX West championship standings after three rounds, halting his early-season momentum just as the Western Regional title fight begins to take shape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After winning his heat race and showing front-running speed all day, Hymas\u2019 (#29) shoulder dislocation in the first&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-154795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}