2026 AMA Supercross Championship
Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
Round seven of the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship brought the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship back to the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex for Military Appreciation Night at AT&T Stadium, with two first-time winners emerging from a decisive night in both the 450SMX Class and the opening round of the 250SX East Championship.
Military Appreciation Night at AT&T Stadium
450
The 450SMX Main Event opened with Cooper Webb and Ken Roczen side-by-side out of the first turn, Webb initially edging the holeshot before Roczen asserted himself on the opening lap to take control. Hunter Lawrence settled into third behind the early leaders, while Eli Tomac began outside the top 10 in 11th.
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
Roczen established a measured lead as the front group stabilised, but Tomac made immediate progress, charging to fourth within the opening laps to bring the top four into contention. As Webb pressured Roczen, a small mistake from the Yamaha rider allowed Lawrence through into third, and soon after, the Honda rider was on Roczen’s rear wheel, applying pressure with around 13 minutes remaining. The front four compressed to within two seconds before the race again settled through the middle portion of the 20 Minutes + 1 Lap contest.
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
With six minutes remaining, the pace lifted again. Lawrence drew alongside Roczen in the whoops during a renewed attack, only to be delayed by a slower rider. He regrouped and completed the move moments later, taking the lead. Webb then moved Roczen aside for second, but Tomac responded with an aggressive push that took him from fourth to second by passing both Roczen and Webb in quick succession, forcing Webb off track in the exchange. Roczen briefly reclaimed third before Webb fought back to regain the final podium spot.
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
Out front, Lawrence built a margin after clearing Roczen and withstood a late push from Tomac inside the final two minutes. Lawrence took the chequered flag 2.8 seconds clear of the KTM rider for his first 450SMX Class victory in his 26th premier-class start, notably in the same venue where he scored his first 250SX victory back in 2021.
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
The win made Lawrence the fifth different 450 winner in seven rounds and extended his championship advantage to a slender four-point lead over Tomac. Webb sits third, 16 points behind, with Roczen fourth, 18 points from the lead.
450 Main Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Interval
1
H. Lawrence
Hon
21m23.939
2
E. Tomac
KTM
+2.817
3
C. Webb
Yam
+7.851
4
K. Roczen
Suz
+11.390
5
J. Cooper
Yam
+14.991
6
C. Sexton
Kaw
+26.358
7
J. Savatgy
Hon
+32.047
8
A. Plessinger
KTM
+39.395
9
C. Craig
Hon
+51.272
10
D. Ferrandis
Duc
+1 Lap
11
M. Stewart
Hus
+1 Lap
12
J. Hill
KTM
+1 Lap
13
S. McElrath
Hon
+1 Lap
14
C. Nichols
Suz
+1 Lap
15
V. Friese
Kaw
+1 Lap
16
M. Harrison
Kaw
+1 Lap
17
K. Moranz
KTM
+2 Laps
18
T. Lane
Yam
+2 Laps
19
J. Smith
Tri
+2 Laps
20
J. Cartwright
Kaw
+2 Laps
21
J. Anderson
Suz
+10 Laps
22
G. Marchbanks
Kaw
+14 Laps
Quotes
Hunter Lawrence – P1
“It’s cool, but we’ve got a lot of racing left. I’m happy to tick that little box. It’s a huge thank you to my team and everyone that’s around me. We’ve got an amazing group and that’s really the most valuable thing in my program. It takes a whole village to move mountains. Even when you get a sixth place it’s really tough, but man how cool it was racing against all those boys. Me and Kenny [Roczen] had some awesome back-and-forth, Coop [Webb] was right there, Eli [Tomac] was right there. It’s pretty cool racing with the sport’s legends. Awesome.”
Hunter Lawrence
Eli Tomac – P2
“Those first laps absolutely saved my race. I had to make some quick moves there and was able to find those openings to pass two-to-three riders at a time. By lap two or three, I could see the front of the race and thought, ‘I’m okay, I can work with this.’ What a difficult track [it was] tonight. Of course, I fought to the end as much as I could and second is what we had. Thank you to Red Bull KTM – we’ll come back swinging in Daytona.”
Eli Tomac
Cooper Webb – P3
“It was a fun race, for sure, but I’m honestly a little bummed. I was pretty nice and should have been more aggressive with [Roczen] and maybe gotten the pass [for the lead] earlier. It was a sick race with all of us four bunched up there. I tried to make the pass on [Roczen for second] and Eli [Tomac] ended up getting me and ran me off the track, then Kenny got back by me. I kind of lost the tow of [the leaders]. I’m bummed at myself. I saw a few openings I should have taken and I didn’t. I was too patient tonight. Overall, we’ll take it.”
Cooper Webb
Aaron Plessinger – P8
“Dallas was better. I think we made some pretty good progress with the bike, but ultimately, I just need to be better. I need to put myself in better positions, and just overall, be better myself. The Heat Race, I got an average start and rode my way to fifth, and then for the Main, I went all the way inside gate, so got a better start. I was running good and then [Jason] Anderson ended up going down in front of me, so that put me back a little bit. And then I had a decent flow going there, but I ended up casing a jump pretty good and kind of ruined my momentum that I had going. I ended up eighth, but overall, it just needed to be better. We go to Daytona next week, so I am looking forward to that and, yeah, I’ve just got to focus on being better on race day.”
Malcolm Stewart – P11
“The Texas fans are always a good crowd. All day I felt really good, through both qualifying and the Heat Race. The Main Event was going really well too, but I made one little mistake over the on-off, which cost me quite a few positions. We ended up 11th, but other than that, we’re trending in the right direction, and things are getting back on track to where we need them to be. The crash was a little bit of a bummer, but I am more proud of my riding than the results. At the end of the day, we can continue to keep fighting heading into my home race in Daytona next weekend – hopefully the Florida fans bring the vibe!”
450 Championship Points
Pos
Rider
Points
1
Hunter Lawrence
149
2
Eli Tomac
145
3
Cooper Webb
133
4
Ken Roczen
131
5
Chase Sexton
122
6
Justin Cooper
112
7
Dylan Ferrandis
87
8
Jason Anderson
84
9
Joey Savatgy
80
10
Aaron Plessinger
79
11
Jorge Prado
73
12
Malcolm Stewart
63
13
Justin Hill
61
14
Christian Craig
58
15
Colt Nichols
51
16
Shane McElrath
41
17
R.J. Hampshire
38
18
Garrett Marchbanks
24
19
Vince Friese
24
20
Mitchell Harrison
22
21
Joseph Savatgy
15
22
Kevin Moranz
15
23
Austin Forkner
12
24
Grant Harlan
9
25
Tristan Lane
7
26
Mitchell Oldenburg
6
27
Freddie Noren
4
28
Ty Masterpool
4
29
Jordon Smith
3
30
Joshua Cartwright
2
31
Josh Cartwright
2
32
Justin Barcia
1
33
Ryan Breece
1
34
Max Miller
0
35
Cade Clason
0
250 Main
The opening round of the Eastern Divisional 250SX Championship delivered immediate drama. Jo Shimoda led early after taking the holeshot in his first race since November surgery to repair fractured and displaced vertebrae in his neck and upper back. Pierce Brown and Daxton Bennick followed, while title favourite Cole Davies went down in the first turn and collected multiple riders, leaving him deep in the field.
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
Shimoda sprinted away to an advantage of more than three seconds before a confusing sequence changed the race. Red medical lights were displayed as Shimoda approached the finish line, requiring him not to jump obstacles until cleared. As Shimoda rolled the next lap at reduced speed, Brown and Bennick continued at race pace with no apparent lights displayed, allowing Brown to erase the deficit and take the lead.
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
Shimoda resumed full pace and applied pressure for the remainder of the 15 Minutes + 1 Lap Main Event, appearing faster at points but unable to force a clean pass. A final late attempt saw Shimoda dive to the inside line, but he couldn’t maintain the drive, and Brown pulled clear to take the win by 2.4 seconds. Bennick completed the podium, while Seth Hammaker recovered to fourth after involvement in the first-turn incident. Davies produced a strong comeback ride to fifth.
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
For Brown, the win was his first Supercross victory in 33 starts, arriving a year after he crashed out of the lead in the 2025 East opener and suffered a fractured vertebra that ended his season.
2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship – Round Seven – Arlington, Texas
Brown leaves the opening round leading the 250SX East standings by three points over Shimoda and five over Bennick.
250 Main Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Interval
1
P. Brown
Yam
16m41.161
2
J. Shimoda
Hon
+2.415
3
D. Bennick
Hus
+3.777
4
S. Hammaker
Kaw
+7.533
5
C. Davies
Yam
+13.146
6
D. Adams
Kaw
+29.333
7
C. Schock
Yam
+30.512
8
D. Simonson
Yam
+41.865
9
C. Park
Hon
+46.184
10
K. Peters
Yam
+47.889
11
N. Thrasher
Yam
+49.955
12
D. Kelley
Kaw
+51.837
13
C. Dudney
Yam
+54.086
14
J. Hand
Hon
+1 Lap
15
H. Miller
Kaw
+1 Lap
16
L. Clout
Kaw
+1 Lap
17
L. Neese
Hon
+1 Lap
18
J. Short IV
Hon
+1 Lap
19
B. Carroll
Yam
+2 Laps
20
B. Shelly
Yam
+2 Laps
21
J. Swoll
Tri
+18 Laps
22
M. Weltin
Kaw
+20 Laps
Quotes
Pierce Brown – P1
“I don’t even know where to start. There were so many nights where I didn’t think this would be possible. Missing a year, especially with the injury I had, it’s pretty degrading. It’s a scary thing to come back from and there were a lot of doubts. I’m just thankful I never stopped fighting. Every day this offseason we put our best foot forward. Wow. This is…amazing.”
Pierce Brown
Jo Shimoda – P2
“I saw the red [medical] light come on and you’re not supposed to jump that, so I don’t know what happened. We’ll review it. Overall, it was a good one for me. I felt rusty all day, to be honest, but my adrenaline kicked in for the race. It’s a good way to start.”
Daxton Bennick – P3
“Arlington was good! struggled a little bit in the first practice just getting comfortable with being at the races again, and then in the second one I felt a lot better – I found a flow that really worked for me and I was gelling well with the bike. Its power was awesome and allowed me to get that three in, which only a handful of us were able to do in that big rhythm lane. My starts today were great too – and felt very repeatable – which I am stoked about. In the Main Event, I put my head down, got into a good position off the start, and went to work. I wish I could’ve been a little better in some areas to maybe win, but it is the first round and I kept that in mind, but I think we have some good results coming and I’m happy with how my night went.”
250 East Championship Points
Pos
Rider
Points
1
P. Brown
25
2
D. Bennick
20
3
S. Hammaker
18
4
D. Adams
16
5
D. Simonson
14
6
C. Park
13
7
K. Peters
12
8
N. Thrasher
11
9
C. Dudney
9
10
J. Hand
8
11
H. Miller
7
12
L. Clout
6
13
L. Neese
5
14
B. Carroll
3
15
B. Shelly
2
16
J. Swoll
1
17
M. Weltin
0
AMA Supercross Results
2026 Round Seven
250 Heat One Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Interval
1
K. Roczen
Suz
7m09.516
2
J. Anderson
Suz
+1.393
3
M. Stewart
Hus
+1.574
4
D. Ferrandis
Duc
+5.740
5
C. Craig
Hon
+8.492
6
J. Cooper
Yam
+9.699
7
S. McElrath
Hon
+19.218
8
J. Smith
Tri
+22.137
9
V. Friese
Kaw
+35.058
10
T. Lane
Yam
+37.970
11
J. Starling
Yam
+43.529
12
J. Cartwright
Kaw
+45.872
13
Z. Williams
Hon
+53.977
14
C. Harmon
Kaw
+1 Lap
15
F. Noren
Yam
+1 Lap
16
C. Carsten
Suz
+1 Lap
17
S. Wennerstrom
KTM
+1 Lap
18
C. Tolleson IV
Gas
+1 Lap
19
B. Pederson
Kaw
+1 Lap
20
A. Cozadd
Yam
+7 Laps
250 Heat Two Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Interval
1
S. Hammaker
Kaw
7m16.676
2
J. Shimoda
Hon
+6.840
3
C. Schock
Yam
+10.460
4
P. Brown
Yam
+13.023
5
D. Bennick
Hus
+16.725
6
D. Kelley
Kaw
+26.611
7
K. Peters
Yam
+29.400
8
L. Clout
Kaw
+32.058
9
J. Short IV
Hon
+32.274
10
H. Munoz
Yam
+42.616
11
B. Shelly
Yam
+43.793
12
C. Malcolm
Yam
+1 Lap
13
N. Viney
Kaw
+1 Lap
14
G. Towers
Hon
+1 Lap
15
H. Edwards
Yam
+1 Lap
16
C. Allen
Yam
+1 Lap
17
R. Floyd
Hon
+3 Laps
18
E. Ferry
Hon
+5 Laps
19
L. Hartz
Yam
+6 Laps
20
L. Marsalisi
Tri
+9 Laps
250 LCQ Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
L. Neese
Hon
6m44.936
2
B. Shelly
Yam
+3.694
3
J. Hand
Hon
+5.566
4
B. Carroll
Yam
+6.703
5
R. Floyd
Hon
+8.436
6
I. Clark
Hon
+9.196
7
H. Hudson
Kaw
+14.731
8
M. Phelps
KTM
+18.218
9
C. Benard
Yam
+19.939
10
E. Ferry
Hon
+23.511
11
L. Hartz
Yam
+25.295
12
C. Malcolm
Yam
+25.571
13
G. Stine
Yam
+27.877
14
R. Buccheri
KTM
+28.815
15
C. Allen
Yam
+32.136
16
N. Viney
Kaw
+33.095
17
H. Edwards
Yam
+38.497
18
G. Towers
Hon
+44.478
19
J. Kessler
KTM
+4 Laps
20
V. Guillod
Yam
+8 Laps
21
H. Munoz
Yam
+8 Laps
22
L. Marsalisi
Tri
+8 Laps
250 Qualifying Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time
1
P. Brown
Yam
48.439
2
C. Davies
Yam
48.506
3
S. Hammaker
Kaw
48.640
4
C. Dudney
Yam
48.683
5
D. Bennick
Hus
49.075
6
D. Adams
Kaw
49.091
7
L. Clout
Kaw
49.249
8
C. Park
Hon
49.297
9
K. Peters
Yam
49.762
10
N. Thrasher
Yam
49.778
11
D. Kelley
Kaw
49.798
12
D. Simonson
Yam
49.808
13
C. Schock
Yam
49.897
14
J. Swoll
Tri
50.097
15
J. Shimoda
Hon
50.318
16
J. Hand
Hon
50.365
17
L. Hartz
Yam
50.602
18
C. Benard
Yam
50.620
19
H. Munoz
Yam
50.689
20
M. Weltin
Kaw
50.692
21
R. Floyd
Hon
50.853
22
H. Miller
Kaw
50.855
23
J. Short IV
Hon
50.914
24
L. Neese
Hon
51.083
25
E. Ferry
Hon
51.091
26
B. Carroll
Yam
51.218
27
B. Shelly
Yam
51.238
28
A. Dickens
Yam
51.265
29
L. Marsalisi
Tri
51.335
30
I. Clark
Hon
51.475
31
H. Edwards
Yam
51.507
32
R. Buccheri
KTM
51.562
33
G. Towers
Hon
51.580
34
V. Guillod
Yam
51.662
35
C. Malcolm
Yam
51.664
36
J. Kessler
KTM
51.713
37
C. Allen
Yam
51.989
38
H. Hudson
Kaw
52.288
39
N. Viney
Kaw
52.357
40
M. Phelps
KTM
52.476
41
G. Stine
Yam
52.553
42
J. Getz
Hus
52.657
43
A. Arruda
Kaw
52.744
44
J. Driskell
KTM
52.857
45
V. Luhovey
Kaw
53.006
46
E. Stice
Yam
53.128
47
L. Riggins
Hus
53.437
48
R. Ripper
Hus
55.560
49
T. Usko
KTM
55.638
50
D. Pulley
Yam
56.561
51
D. Smith
Suz
57.320
52
K. Hawkey
Yam
58.991
450 Heat One Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Interval
1
K. Roczen
Suz
7m09.516
2
J. Anderson
Suz
+1.393
3
M. Stewart
Hus
+1.574
4
D. Ferrandis
Duc
+5.740
5
C. Craig
Hon
+8.492
6
J. Cooper
Yam
+9.699
7
S. McElrath
Hon
+19.218
8
J. Smith
Tri
+22.137
9
V. Friese
Kaw
+35.058
10
T. Lane
Yam
+37.970
11
J. Starling
Yam
+43.529
12
J. Cartwright
Kaw
+45.872
13
Z. Williams
Hon
+53.977
14
C. Harmon
Kaw
+1 Lap
15
F. Noren
Yam
+1 Lap
16
C. Carsten
Suz
+1 Lap
17
S. Wennerstrom
KTM
+1 Lap
18
C. Tolleson IV
Gas
+1 Lap
19
B. Pederson
Kaw
+1 Lap
20
A. Cozadd
Yam
+7 Laps
450 Heat Two Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Interval
1
H. Lawrence
Hon
7m09.380
2
J. Savatgy
Hon
+1.500
3
E. Tomac
KTM
+2.312
4
C. Webb
Yam
+3.914
5
A. Plessinger
KTM
+7.609
6
C. Sexton
Kaw
+12.930
7
G. Marchbanks
Kaw
+17.334
8
J. Hill
KTM
+21.015
9
M. Harrison
Kaw
+31.963
10
S. Meshey
Hus
+36.903
11
C. Nichols
Suz
+37.936
12
C. Thompson
Yam
+40.472
13
G. Harlan
KTM
+42.558
14
K. Moranz
KTM
+43.503
15
R. Wageman
Yam
+49.867
16
L. Leitzel
Kaw
+1 Lap
17
J. Greco
Kaw
+2 Laps
18
B. Piazza
Yam
+2 Laps
19
R. Orres
Hon
+1 Lap
20
P. Taylor
Kaw
+8 Laps
450 LCQ Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
C. Nichols
Suz
6m40.724
2
T. Lane
Yam
+3.000
3
K. Moranz
KTM
+4.290
4
J. Cartwright
Kaw
+6.250
5
Z. Williams
Hon
+7.891
6
S. Meshey
Hus
+11.481
7
G. Harlan
KTM
+12.109
8
J. Starling
Yam
+13.629
9
F. Noren
Yam
+15.357
10
R. Wageman
Yam
+15.923
11
C. Thompson
Yam
+17.963
12
L. Leitzel
Kaw
+23.003
13
C. Harmon
Kaw
+27.260
14
S. Wennerstrom
KTM
+37.726
15
C. Carsten
Suz
+43.351
16
C. Tolleson IV
Gas
+50.729
17
B. Pederson
Kaw
+51.952
18
B. Piazza
Yam
+1 Lap
19
J. Greco
Kaw
+1 Lap
20
R. Orres
Hon
+1 Lap
21
P. Taylor
Kaw
+8 Laps
22
A. Cozadd
Yam
+8 Laps
450 Qualifying Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time
1
E. Tomac
KTM
47.688
2
K. Roczen
Suz
47.733
3
C. Webb
Yam
47.801
4
J. Anderson
Suz
47.854
5
C. Sexton
Kaw
47.916
6
J. Cooper
Yam
48.082
7
J. Hill
KTM
48.296
8
D. Ferrandis
Duc
48.348
9
H. Lawrence
Hon
48.426
10
M. Stewart
Hus
48.617
11
J. Savatgy
Hon
48.673
12
C. Craig
Hon
48.805
13
G. Marchbanks
Kaw
48.815
14
J. Smith
Tri
48.980
15
A. Plessinger
KTM
49.033
16
S. McElrath
Hon
49.141
17
C. Nichols
Suz
49.300
18
F. Noren
Yam
49.956
19
V. Friese
Kaw
50.424
20
M. Harrison
Kaw
50.424
21
K. Moranz
KTM
50.825
22
T. Lane
Yam
51.016
23
C. Thompson
Yam
51.045
24
J. Cartwright
Kaw
51.380
25
G. Harlan
KTM
51.456
26
J. Starling
Yam
52.030
27
R. Wageman
Yam
52.149
28
C. Harmon
Kaw
52.353
29
L. Leitzel
Kaw
52.534
30
A. Nordström
KTM
52.601
31
S. Meshey
Hus
52.852
32
Z. Williams
Hon
53.132
33
J. Greco
Kaw
53.938
34
S. Wennerstrom
KTM
53.996
35
R. Orres
Hon
54.928
36
C. Carsten
Suz
55.141
37
B. Piazza
Yam
55.171
38
C. Tolleson IV
Gas
55.417
39
P. Taylor
Kaw
55.778
40
A. Cozadd
Yam
56.380
41
B. Pederson
Kaw
56.395
42
L. Dickey
Suz
58.854