Honda HRC’s Chance Hymas will undergo surgery and sit out the remaining rounds of the outdoor Pro Motocross Championship.
Hymas tore the ACL in his right knee during the second MX250 moto at High Point last weekend. He still finished third in the moto. Besides the ACL injury, he also suffered a slight sprain to his medial collateral ligament (MCL) and a minor contusion to his meniscus. Hymas recently recovered from two ACL injuries and surgeries to his left knee; this is a new injury for Hymas.
Hymas is currently third in the championship.
“It’s definitely a bummer—gut-wrenching,” Hymas said via social media. “It’s been a couple of hard days for me, trying to just process it. But now I’m looking forward to getting this thing fixed and coming back next year strong. I’m going to Vanderbilt next week and get this thing fixed up, then head out to Cali and work with Doc G [H. Rey Gubernick] and get me right. Once again, thank you guys for all the kind wishes. It’s not the news I want to be sharing, but we’re going to move forward past this. I’ve done this before, so it’s not going to stop me now.”
“Chance is as tough as they come, so when we saw him in pain after the High Point race, we knew it was serious,” said Brandon Wilson, Manager of Racing and Advertising at American Honda. “We’re gutted to have the injury confirmed, as he was just beginning to show his true potential, with a dominant 1-1 sweep at the Thunder Valley National a couple weeks ago. On the positive side, Chance’s past experiences mean he knows exactly how to tackle this challenge. He has our full support, and we know that he’ll come out the other side stronger than ever.”
Honda confirmed that he will be back with the team in 2026. CN
Click here for the latest motocross news.
