2026 Arlington Supercross Results (Updated)

It’s all systems go in Arlington as Supercross invades AT&T Stadium for round seven of the Monster Energy SuperMotocross World Championship. There’s a lot to see on track today with the Military Appreciation round along with the Eastern Divisional season opener. After two exciting main events, both Hunter Lawrence and Pierce Brown scored their first-ever Supercross main event wins in Arlington.

450SX Main Event

Ken Roczen shot out of the gate to start the 450SX main event, followed closely by the Arlington Ace, Cooper Webb. Roczen looked comfortable for the first half of the race as he held onto the lead while the rest of the pack gave chase. Eventually, Hunter Lawrence slotted into second place and later caught up to the rear wheel of Roczen. The number-94 still controlled the race for 17 laps and put up a strong fight as he and Lawrence dueled for the top spot. Lawrence managed to steal first place away from the Suzuki rider with a fast line through the rhythm and Roczen dropped quickly in the running order. Tomac and Webb made their way around Roczen and he eventually finished fourth.

“Suffer fest last night in Arlington,” Roczen said. “I got progressively more ill as the weekend neared. I did everything I could to have a good night and I am happy with the effort that I put in. I barely had 15 minutes in me but I would have been out of breath walking up a flight of stairs. Anyways, I salvaged what I could and I still believe it was a good night for us. Starts were good, racing was good but I had no extra to give by any means. I’m gonna get healthy this week and I am looking forward to going to Daytona this coming weekend.”

Lawrence, who won his heat race earlier in the night, pushed forward in the closing stages of the main event to establish a gap over second place. While Tomac and Webb dealt with Roczen, Lawrence upped his pace and held on for his first career Supercross main event win after 26 long laps. More importantly, his win sees him hold the red plate for one more week over Tomac who finished second at the line.

“Even when you get a sixth place it’s really tough, but man how cool it was racing against all those boys,” Lawrence added. “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.”

Tomac made his way around Webb and crossed the line in second. He minimized the points damage to Lawrence and still sits second on the championship standings. Webb finished third after staying in the hunt for the entire main event.

“The first lap absolutely saved my race,” Tomac said. “I was happy to make some moves there and just happened to find openings that allowed me to pass two or three guys at a time. Somehow by lap two or three I could see the front of the race and knew I was okay. What a difficult track tonight. I fought to the end as much as I could. Second was all we had tonight.”

Cooper Webb held on for the final spot on the box in third. Webb, the winningest rider in Arlington, grabbed the holeshot and held tough behind the Roczen-Lawrence battle, sitting ready to pounce should either rider make a mistake. Unfortunately his patience backfired when Tomac pushed Webb off the track. After briefly being shuffled back to fourth, Webb retaliated and found his way around Roczen to steal away a podium position. This finish is crucial for Webb’s championship hopes as he sits firmly in third overall, 16 behind Lawrence and two up on Roczen. 

“It was a fun race, for sure, but I’m honestly a little bummed,” Webb said. “I was pretty nice and should have been more aggressive with Roczen and maybe gotten the pass 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. I’m bummed at myself. I saw a few openings I should have taken and I didn’t. I was too patient tonight.”

450SX OVERALL RESULTS (Top 10)

250 SX Main Event

Pierce Brown scored his first-ever career win in the 250SX main event. The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider started second and stalked Jo Shimoda in the early parts of the race.

He struck on lap six when Shimoda missed the finish line jump and Brown snuck by for the top spot. Brown led the remaining laps with Shimoda closely behind in second but the Honda rider never managed to make a pass stick. This marks Brown’s first Supercross win after returning from injury, as he takes the red plate into round two of the Eastern series.

“I don’t even know where to start,” Brown said. “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.”

Shimoda still held on for second. The Honda HRC Progressive rider was a late addition to the series after also recovering from a broken neck but he seemed like he never skipped a beat as he holeshotted the 250 main event and immediately opened up a gap on second place. After five laps, the red medical lights forced Shimoda to roll the double before the finish line and the finish line itself which diminished his lead right away. Brown overtook him for the lead and Shimoda never managed to reclaim the position. He stayed close but even after a few ill-fated pass attempts, Shimoda was forced to settle for second. He sits three points behind Brown going into Daytona.

“I saw the red light come on and you’re not supposed to jump that, so I don’t know what happened,” Shimoda said. “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 finished third for the third podium of his career. In fact, this is the third year in a row Bennick has finished on the box at round one. He made it a strong debut ride on the Rockstar Husqvarna team as he pushed towards the Brown-Shimoda battle in the late stages of the race. He stayed close but never capitalized enough to make a pass on either of the top two. At the checkers, he finished only a second behind Shimoda. Bennick seems to always start the year strong, it will be crucial for him to carry this momentum through the rest of the season.

“I turned a pretty bad day into a good day,” Bennick said.. “I thought if I could be top five that’d be good for me. I struggled all day, but I’m pumped to come away with a podium. I dug deep in that race.”

Seth Hammaker rode in for a lonely fourth after winning his heat race and connecting with Cole Davies in turn one. Davies still salvaged a fifth after crashing in turn one and getting up in last.

250SX OVERALL RESULTS (Top 10)

Briefly

Team Honda HRC Progressive’s team manager Lars Lindstrom voiced his displeasure with the calls after the race in regards to riders jumping with the medical lights and called for penalties in both main events.

“We won both classes tonight, I’m not sure if you know that,” Lindstrom said. “Jo got the short end of the stick on the red cross thing which I’m protesting right now. Just go by the rule book. I mean, we’ve definitely been penalized for red cross flags more than any other team. And I’ve always accepted that when the red flags flashing right before the finish line. Jo did the right thing, and he rolled. And then I feel like, you know, now is the time for them to stand by the rulebook and do the right penalty, which is loss of a position for the position gained, and then five championship points.” 

In regards to the 450 race he continued with, “That one is clear cut, I don’t see how there’s any question on that one, they’re gonna lose points. That definitely helps us, it’s [the penalty is] five points, I think Hunter’s lead goes from four points to nine points. I gotta check on that one but I can’t see that one being in question.”

Arlington Notes

• Hunter Lawrence is the 70th different 450SX class winner
• Arlington marks only the 11th time in Supercross history both classes had a first time winner, and first since Sexton /Mosiman did it on 1/22/2022 in San Diego
• The Lawrence brothers [Jett & Hunter] are now the second set of brothers to score 450SX Class victories just a year after Malcolm Stewart won Tampa, creating the category with big brother James
• Tomac’s 191st start, moves him past Larry Ward and Justin Brayton for fifth all-time
• Daxton Bennick became the fifth athlete in 250SX Class history to score a podium in three consecutive Eastern Divisional Openers: Ezra Lusk (’92-’94), Tim Ferry (’94-’97, 4 in-a-row), Justin Barcia (’10-’12), & most recently Max Anstie (’23-’26, 4 in-a-row).

QUALIFYING

Eli Tomac looks cool, calm, and collected on his Red Bull KTM. Last week’s winner set the fastest time of the 450SX division in qualifying , just one-tenth quicker than second place. Tomac is just one point out of the championship lead and he’s definitely aiming to reclaim the red plate tonight. Ken Roczen has a point to prove after his 10th place finish last week. He qualified second, only a tenth behind Tomac. Cooper Webb is the winningest rider inside AT&T Stadium and he looked right at home as he set the third best time of the day. Jason Anderson and Chase Sexton rounded out the top five and was the final rider on the 47-second mark. Points leader Hunter Lawrence qualified ninth.

450SMX OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS (Top 10)

250SX QUALIFYING

The East Coast riders are making their debut for the 2026 season tonight in Texas. Pierce Brown set the fastest time in the 250 class after missing all of last year due to injury. Brown seems right back to speed as he and teammate Cole Davies traded top times. Davies was the first rider to unlock a big quad-line through the rhythm and used his speed to claim second on the overall qualifying sheets. Seth Hammaker is out for revenge after narrowly missing the title one year ago. He was the fastest rider in Q2 and third overall. Caden Dudney is making his professional debut tonight after winning the Houston round of SMX Next. He qualified fourth with Daxton Bennick rounding out the top five.

250SMX OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS (Top 10)

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