Hunter Lawrence Breaks Through with First Supercross Win at Arlington

AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX — February 21, 2026

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Series visits the home of the Dallas Cowboys. Round seven rolls into Arlington, Texas. AT&T Stadium hosts the 250SX East riders for their first event of the year. Haiden Deegan has been running away with the 250SX West points lead. Tonight, everyone is anxious to see last year’s 250 SMX Playoff winner, Jo Shimoda, return to start the defense of his title.

The 2026 Arlington Supercross will be the 48th race held in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and 19th in AT&T Stadium.

In the 450SX class Hunter Lawrence and Eli Tomac are seperated at the top of the points standings by a single point. Lawrence, winless so far this year, has been the most consistent rider among the superstars that compete in the premier class. Eli Tomac, with three main event wins in 2026, was leading the points until taking a big spill at Glendale. His victory at Seattle brought him to within one back of Lawrence 10 points up on Ken Roczen and Cooper Webb tied for third.

250SX East Heat #1

POS
#
RIDER
INTERVAL
HOMETOWN
TEAM

1
37
 COLE DAVIES
9 Laps
Waitoki, New Zealand
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

2
25
 NATE THRASHER
5.312
Livingston, TN
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

3
56
 JALEK SWOLL
9.901
Senoia, GA
Triumph Factory Racing

4
82
 CADEN DUDNEY Holeshot
11.186
Athens TX
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing

5
49
 CULLIN PARK
12.406
Clermont, FL
Phoenix Racing Honda

6
35
 DREW ADAMS
12.788
Chattanooga, TN
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki

7
89
 DEVIN SIMONSON
15.673
Laurinburg, NC
ClubMX Yamaha

8
53
 HENRY MILLER
22.727
Rochester, MN
MX6 Racing

9
65
 MARSHAL WELTIN
24.581
Ubly, MI
MX6 Racing

10
91
 IZAIH CLARK
25.631
Fort Dodge, IA
Storm Lake Honda Buddy Brooks Racing

11
95
 LUKE NEESE
28.570
Concord, NC
Storm Lake Honda Buddy Brooks Racing

12
483
 BRYTON CARROLL
34.945
Vineland, NJ
Life of a Privateer

13
188
 HAMDEN HUDSON
37.802
Danville, VA
Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing

14
39
 VALENTIN GUILLOD
44.376
Motier, Switzerland
Gizmo Racing Yamaha

15
87
 JEREMY HAND
46.676
Mantua, OH
Valley Motorsports

16
140
 RUSSELL BUCCHERI
46.851
Duxbury, MA
3D Racing KTM

17
105
 MARCUS PHELPS
49.247
Johannesburg, South Africa
The Dirt Legal DBDRacing WMR KTM Team

18
775
 CJ BENARD
51.379
Peoria, AZ
Gizmo Racing Yamaha

19
511
 JACE KESSLER
1 Lap
Eagle, MI
The Dirt Legal DBD Racing WMR KTM

20
268
 GAGE STINE
8 Laps
Woodsboro, MD
FrederickTown Yamaha

Cole Davies(37) took the early lead over holeshot winner Caden Dudney(82). Jalek Swoll(56) quickly moved into second as Dudney dropped into third with Nate Trasher(25) running fourth. Davies ran away from the pack and Thrasher put a strong move on Swoll and Dudney to take over the second spot. Dudney held on for third.

250SX East Heat #2

POS
#
RIDER
INTERVAL
HOMETOWN
TEAM

1
10
 SETH HAMMAKER
9 Laps
Bainbridge, PA
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki

2
30
 JO SHIMODA Holeshot
6.84
Suzuka, Japan
Honda HRC Progressive

3
22
 COTY SCHOCK
10.460
Dover, DE
ClubMX Yamaha

4
163
 PIERCE BROWN
13.023
Sandy, UT
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

5
58
 DAXTON BENNICK
16.725
Morganton, NC
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

6
77
 DEREK KELLEY
26.611
Boise, ID
Mx6 Racing

7
148
 KYLE PETERS
29.400
Mooresville, NC
Peters Racing

8
101
 LUKE CLOUT
32.058
Sydney, Australia
Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing

9
90
 JOHN SHORT IV
32.274
Pilot Point, TX
Short Racing

10
67
 HARDY MUNOZ
42.616
Temuco, Chile
EBR PERFORMANCE

11
80
 BRYCE SHELLY
43.793
Telford, PA
Gizmo Mods Yamaha

12
267
 CARTER MALCOLM
1 Lap
Elizabeth, CO
Malcolm Racing

13
943
 NOAH VINEY
1 Lap
Ottawa, Canada
ISRT Kawasaki

14
73
 GAVIN TOWERS
1 Lap
Pittsburgh, PA
Phoenix Racing Honda

15
146
 HAYES EDWARDS
1 Lap
Montgomery, TX
EBR family powersports

16
135
 COLLIN ALLEN
1 Lap
Haslet, TX
Collin Allen Racing

17
296
 RYDER FLOYD
3 Laps
Paris tx
Ti Lube Honda

18
751
 EVAN FERRY
5 Laps
Dade City FL
Phoenix Honda Racing

19
492
 LANDON HARTZ
6 Laps
Wilsonville, AL
Ebr Performance

20
174
 LUCA MARSALISI
9 Laps
Danbury, CT
Horsepower Solutions Triumph of Harrisburg

Jo Shimoda(30) took the holeshot. However, the race was red flagged quickly as a big crash blocked the cross-over point of the course. Line em up and do it again. Shimoda again was first to the holeshot line on the restart. But, Seth Hammaker(10) passed Shimoda on lap one and slowly pulled away from the other riders.

Seth Hammaker / Photo Credit Feld Motor Sports Inc.

Coty Schock(32) ran third, almost four seconds behind Shimoda. No one could make a move as the leaders worked to maintain the separation intervals. Pierce Brown(163) took the fourth position.

450SX Heat #1

POS
#
RIDER
INTERVAL
HOMETOWN
TEAM

1
94
 KEN ROCZEN Holeshot
9 Laps
Clermont FL
Progressive Insurance / Cycle Gear / Ecstar Suzuki

2
21
 JASON ANDERSON
1.393
Edgewood, NM
Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance

3
27
 MALCOLM STEWART
1.574
Haines City, FL
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

4
14
 DYLAN FERRANDIS
5.740
Avignon, France
Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati Factory Racing

5
28
 CHRISTIAN CRAIG
8.492
Temecula, CA
Quadlock Honda Racing

6
32
 JUSTIN COOPER
9.699
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing

7
12
 SHANE MCELRATH
19.218
Canton, NC
Quadlock Honda Racing

8
20
 JORDON SMITH
22.137
Belmont, NC
Triumph Racing Factory Team

9
719
 VINCE FRIESE
35.058
Cape Girardeau, MO
ISRT Kawasaki

10
711
 TRISTAN LANE
37.970
DeLand, FL
The McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program

11
124
 JUSTIN STARLING
43.529
Valrico
JSR Motorsports

12
519
 JOSHUA CARTWRIGHT
45.872
Fort Worth, TX
Cartwright Racing

13
874
 ZACK WILLIAMS
53.977
New Prague, MN
The McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program

14
118
 CHEYENNE HARMON
1 Lap
Ovilla, TX
Firefly Mountain Movers Jones Powersports Yamaha

15
63
 FREDDIE NOREN
1 Lap
Lidköping, Sweden
Gizmo Racing Yamaha

16
281
 CORY CARSTEN
1 Lap
Bayville, NJ
Team LMR

17
501
 SCOTTY WENNERSTROM
1 Lap
Dallas, TX
Cardinal Revenue Solutions, NRX Motorsports, Galaxy Cloaking, Turn One Powersports KTM

18
346
 CHARLES TOLLESON IV
1 Lap
Crosby, TX
Charlie T’s Crawfish & Seafood

19
672
 BRANDON PEDERSON
1 Lap
Los Fresnos, TX
Brandon Pederson

20
512
 AUSTIN COZADD
7 Laps
Attalla, AL
McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program

Ken Roczen(94) blew past everyone and looked like he might ride away by himself.

Ken Roczen / Photo Credit Feld Motor Sports Inc.

Jason Anderson(21) reeled the leader in, but could not make the pass. Malcolm Stewart(27) finished third with Dylan Ferrandis(14) in fourth.

450SX Heat #2

POS
#
RIDER
INTERVAL

1
96
 HUNTER LAWRENCE Holeshot
9 Laps
Landsborough, Australia
Honda HRC Progressive

2
17
 JOSEPH SAVATGY
1.500
Clermont, FL
Quadlock Honda Racing

3
3
 ELI TOMAC
2.312
Cortez, CO
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

4
1
 COOPER WEBB
3.914
Newport, NC
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

5
7
 AARON PLESSINGER
7.609
Hamilton, OH
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

6
4
 CHASE SEXTON
12.930
La Moille, IL
Monster Energy Kawasaki

7
36
 GARRETT MARCHBANKS
17.334
Coalville, UT
Monster Energy Kawasaki

8
46
 JUSTIN HILL
21.015
Riverton, OR
Team Tedder Racing

9
41
 MITCHELL HARRISON
31.963
Brighton, MI
Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing

10
411
 SCOTT MESHEY
36.903
Saint Augustine, FL
McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program

11
45
 COLT NICHOLS
37.936
Muskogee, OK
Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance

12
66
 COLE THOMPSON
40.472
Brigden, Canada
Heartbeat Hot Sauce NanoXtreme Yamaha

13
62
 GRANT HARLAN
42.558
Murrieta, CA
Champion Tool Storage KMR KTM

14
78
 KEVIN MORANZ
43.503
Topeka, KS
Champion Tool Storage KMR KTM

15
237
 ROBBIE WAGEMAN
49.867
Newhall, CA
Heartbeat Hot Sauce NanoXtreme Yamaha

16
208
 LOGAN LEITZEL
1 Lap
Dillsburg, PA
Partzilla Rokit PRMX Racing

17
873
 RONNIE ORRES
1 Lap
Fort Dodge, IA
Lasting Impressions CG llc.

18
976
 JOSH GRECO
2 Laps
Valparaiso, IN
TMR Racing

19
637
 BOBBY PIAZZA
2 Laps
Easton, PA
Piazza Racing

20
996
 PRESTON TAYLOR
8 Laps
Hastings, NE
Yankton Motorsports

Hunter Lawrence(96) and Eli Tomac(3) raced to the holeshot line with Lawrence edging out his rival. Joey Savatgy(17) and Cooper Webb(1) battled for third. Chase Sexton(4) did not get the best of starts and was stalled back in sixth. Lawrence ran off the track allowing Tomac and Savatgy to close as the clock wound down. Neither could catch the leader, but Savatgy got around Tomac on the next to last lap to finish second.

Eli Tomac / Photo Credit Feld Motor Sports Inc.
250SX East Main Event

POS
#
RIDER
INTERVAL
HOMETOWN
TEAM

1
163
 PIERCE BROWN
20 Laps
Sandy, UT
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

2
30
 JO SHIMODA Holeshot
2.415
Suzuka, Japan
Honda HRC Progressive

3
58
 DAXTON BENNICK
3.777
Morganton, NC
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

4
10
 SETH HAMMAKER
7.533
Bainbridge, PA
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki

5
37
 COLE DAVIES
13.146
Waitoki, New Zealand
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

6
35
 DREW ADAMS
29.333
Chattanooga, TN
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki

7
22
 COTY SCHOCK
30.512
Dover, DE
ClubMX Yamaha

8
89
 DEVIN SIMONSON
41.865
Laurinburg, NC
ClubMX Yamaha

9
49
 CULLIN PARK
46.184
Clermont, FL
Phoenix Racing Honda

10
148
 KYLE PETERS
47.889
Mooresville, NC
Peters Racing

11
25
 NATE THRASHER
49.955
Livingston, TN
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

12
77
 DEREK KELLEY
51.837
Boise, ID
Mx6 Racing

13
82
 CADEN DUDNEY
54.086
Athens TX
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing

14
87
 JEREMY HAND
1 Lap
Mantua, OH
Valley Motorsports

15
53
 HENRY MILLER
1 Lap
Rochester, MN
MX6 Racing

16
101
 LUKE CLOUT
1 Lap
Sydney, Australia
Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing

17
95
 LUKE NEESE
1 Lap
Concord, NC
Storm Lake Honda Buddy Brooks Racing

18
90
 JOHN SHORT IV
1 Lap
Pilot Point, TX
Short Racing

19
483
 BRYTON CARROLL
2 Laps
Vineland, NJ
Life of a Privateer

20
80
 BRYCE SHELLY
2 Laps
Telford, PA
Gizmo Mods Yamaha

21
56
 JALEK SWOLL
18 Laps
Senoia, GA
Triumph Factory Racing

22
65
 MARSHAL WELTIN
20 Laps
Ubly, MI
MX6 Racing

Jo Shimoda does it again, out fast and grabs the holeshot. Cole Davies and Nate Thrasher crash in the first corner, both went down. Pierce Brown(163) runs second with Daxton Bennick(58) in third and Seth Hammaker in fourth. Jalek Swoll had a great run in the heat but went down hard early and dropped out of the main.

Jo Shimoda / Photo Credit Feld Motor Sports Inc.

Shimoda missed a jump just before the finish line and Brown caught him and passed for the lead. The two leaders pulled away from Dennick and Hammaker’s battle for the final podium spot. Shimoda stayed tight on Brown looking for the right opportunity to make the pass back for the lead. Both riders are returning from injuries. Brown missed all of last year and Shimoda injured his neck during the offseason.

Pierce Brown / Photo Credit Feld Motor Sports Inc.

With three minutes left in the timed portion of the moto, Davies had recovered to run fifth. However, he trailed Hammaker by over seven seconds and likely will not have a shot at the podium.

Brown did a better job of working through lapped traffic and increased the gap on Shimoda. Bennick had a lock on third as he increased the interval between himself and Hammaker.

450SX Main Event

POS
#
RIDER
INTERVAL
HOMETOWN
TEAM

1
96
 HUNTER LAWRENCE
26 Laps
Landsborough, Australia
Honda HRC Progressive

2
3
 ELI TOMAC
2.817
Cortez, CO
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

3
1
 COOPER WEBB Holeshot
7.851
Newport, NC
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

4
94
 KEN ROCZEN
11.390
Clermont FL
Progressive Insurance / Cycle Gear / Ecstar Suzuki

5
32
 JUSTIN COOPER
14.991
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing

6
4
 CHASE SEXTON
26.358
La Moille, IL
Monster Energy Kawasaki

7
17
 JOSEPH SAVATGY
32.047
Clermont, FL
Quadlock Honda Racing

8
7
 AARON PLESSINGER
39.395
Hamilton, OH
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

9
28
 CHRISTIAN CRAIG
51.272
Temecula, CA
Quadlock Honda Racing

10
14
 DYLAN FERRANDIS
1 Lap
Avignon, France
Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati Factory Racing

11
27
 MALCOLM STEWART
1 Lap
Haines City, FL
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

12
46
 JUSTIN HILL
1 Lap
Riverton, OR
Team Tedder Racing

13
12
 SHANE MCELRATH
1 Lap
Canton, NC
Quadlock Honda Racing

14
45
 COLT NICHOLS
1 Lap
Muskogee, OK
Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance

15
719
 VINCE FRIESE
1 Lap
Cape Girardeau, MO
ISRT Kawasaki

16
41
 MITCHELL HARRISON
1 Lap
Brighton, MI
Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing

17
78
 KEVIN MORANZ
2 Laps
Topeka, KS
Champion Tool Storage KMR KTM

18
711
 TRISTAN LANE
2 Laps
DeLand, FL
The McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program

19
20
 JORDON SMITH
2 Laps
Belmont, NC
Triumph Racing Factory Team

20
519
 JOSHUA CARTWRIGHT
2 Laps
Fort Worth, TX
Cartwright Racing

21
21
 JASON ANDERSON
10 Laps
Edgewood, NM
Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance

22
36
 GARRETT MARCHBANKS
14 Laps
Coalville, UT
Monster Energy Kawasaki

Cooper Webb(1) and Ken Roczen battled for the holeshot win. Roczen rode away to the early lead. Hunter Lawrence sat in third. Both Eli Tomac(11th) and Chase Sexton(12th) got off to bad starts.

Cooper Webb / Photo Credit Feld Motor Sports Inc.

Lawrence worked his way past Webb and began pressuring Roczen for the top spot. Four minutes in, Tomac advanced to fourth and Sexton was back in ninth.

The top four all closed to within a second and a half. But, Roczen held off the charges. Finally with six minutes to go, Lawrence managed to get around Roczen. That opened the door for Webb and Tomac to take advantage of Roczen as well. Tomac went from fourth to second as he pushed his way past Roczen and Webb. Meanwhile, Lawrence was building the gap out front.

Hunter Lawrence / Photo Credit Feld Motor Sports Inc.

Webb settled into third and Roczen fourth. On the final lap Lawrence held off a late charge by Tomac to get his first Supercross Main Event win.

450SX Points Standings

#
BIKE
RIDER
POINTS
BEHIND

1
96
Hunter Lawrence
149
–

2
3
Eli Tomac
145
-4

3
1
Cooper Webb
133
-16

4
94
Ken Roczen
131
-18

5
4
Chase Sexton
122
-27

6
32
Justin Cooper
112
-37

7
14
Dylan Ferrandis
87
-62

8
21
Jason Anderson
84
-65

9
17
Joey Savatgy
80
-69

10
7
Aaron Plessinger
79
-70

Arlington SMX Round 7 Recap

450SX: Hunter Lawrence had to have been wondering when that first Supercross win was going to come. No one gave him this race, he had to earn it. Passing one of the toughest riders on the circuit. Passing the defending series champion. and holding off the all-time best closer. He joins his brother as a Supercross Main Event winner. Hunter extended his points lead to four points over Tomac. Heading to Daytona next week, Tomac is the all-time wins leader at the World Center of Racing. What a battle should be in store.

250SX: It is interesting that two guys fighting back from injuries ended 1-2 on the night. For Pierce Brown, Arlington was his first Supercross win. He was leading the 250SX East opener last year at Tampa when he crashed over the handlebars and landed face first. Brown suffered a broken T5 vertebra and was out the entire 2026 Season. After winning the SMX 250 World Championship over Haiden Deegan, Jo Shimoda had a training crash in Florida. Shimoda suffered two fractured and displaced vertebrae in his upper back/lower neck. It will be interesting to see these two battle through the season and if any other rider can inject themselves into the Supercross title chase.

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