The 17th annual Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross, one of the most prestigious and distinctive amateur events in motorsports, wrapped up on Monday, March 2, at the legendary Daytona International Speedway, crowning champions in 35 fiercely contested classes.
Photography by Cody Darr
Racing on a modified version of the same demanding course used by the pros on Saturday, 1344 riders from around the world chased national titles and the coveted AMA number one plates. From fearless youth riders piloting 50cc machines to Golden Masters competitors aged 60 and over, the event showcased the unique passion to win that’s within all of us.
With talent on full display, the paddock buzzed well beyond the starting gate. While many riders are already locked into factory-backed paths toward the professional ranks, rider representatives and factory team managers watched closely, searching for the next breakout star—including raw, rough-around-the-edges talent ready to rise and make its mark with the right guidance and team behind them.
Relying on great starts, Kawasaki SSR’s Vincent Wey dominated the A classes, which included a victory in the 450 A division, leading flag-to-flag for the championship. Team Green Kawasaki’s Kade Johnson and bLU cRU Yamaha’s Carson Wood finished second and third, respectively.
Wey, a 16-year-old from Murietta, California, also nailed the holeshot in the 250 A Road to Supercross Futures race main event, leading GasGas’ Thor Powell and Kade Johnson in third. Powell slammed into the face of a jump on lap four, dropping back in the order. By lap five, the cluster up front had fallen into an order it would maintain to the finish, with Wey leading from start to finish to take the victory and the class championship, followed by Johnson in second and another Kawasaki rider, Chace Lawton, in third.
One of the standouts in the B classes was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Tristan Prueitt, who passed Team Green Kawasaki’s Jacob Hauck, KTM’s Brady Olson and bLU cRU Yamaha’s Chase Andersen to take the win in the highly competitive 250 B division.
Later in the day, Prueitt led flag-to-flag to top the 250 B Limited class main event as well, beating out bLU cRU Yamaha’s Christopher Harris and KTM’s Nolan Ford.
Prueitt closed out the RCSX event by winning the final main event of the weekend, the Schoolboy 2 (12-17) class, beating out Kawasaki riders Wyatt Duff and Dane Pappas.
Other B-class standouts included bLU cRU Yamaha’s McKayden Fitch—who beat Jacob Hauck (Kawasaki) and GasGas’ Tomi Doble to win the 450B class—and bLU cRU Yamaha’s Christopher Harris, who topped Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Jack Pullen and KTM’s Travis Johnsmeyer to win the 450 B Limited division.
Jaydin Smart had a rough go of it in his heat races on Sunday but delivered a couple of first-place finishes in Monday’s main events to win championships in the Mini Sr. (12-14) class and in the 85cc (10-12) Limited class. Smart was sixth in his Limited class heat race and seventh in the Mini Sr. heat race but came back strong to deliver two championships on Monday.
“I had a couple of bad motos on Sunday,” said Smart. “But you just have to forget about it and not let it bother you. My mechanic helps me with that.”
Gavyn Welzien (Husqvarna) and Kade Nightingale (Husqvarna) were second and third, respectively, in the Limited class, while KTM riders Joseph Vicari and Mason Murdy were second and third in the Mini Sr. 1 class.
The Mini Sr. 2 division was a race between KTM riders Austin Keller, Mason Murdy and Chance Ulberg, with the three riders finishing in that order at the checkers.
Supermini 1 (12-15) winner Easton Graves (Husqvarna) outpaced KTM’s Samuel Hauck and Yamaha’s Cooper Johnson to take the gold.
Hauck topped Graves and KTM rider Brecken Maas (KTM) to win the Supermini 2 (13-16) main event.
Cobra’s Jax Baker was a double title winner, taking championships in the 65cc (10-11) class and in the 65cc (7-11) class. KTM riders Carter Holmes and Levi Leddy were second and third in the 10-11 class, with Carter Holmes (KTM) and Levi Myer (Cobra) finishing second and third in the 7-11 division.
Hannah Hodges (GasGas) won her heat race and the main event to win the Women’s class, topping Tinley McCoy (Yamaha) in second and Kiana Kurtz (Husqvarna) in third.
Off-roader-turned-motocrosser Cole Forbes put his KTM on top of the box in the College (18-24) class ahead of Riley Busse (Yamaha) and Austin Schafer (KTM).
In the Senior and Vet classes, Honda-mounted Mike Alessi swept all heat races and main events to win championships in the Junior 25+ and Vet 30+ classes. Second in the Junior 25+ class went to Cory Carsten (Suzuki), while third went to Aaron Lampi (KTM).
Chris Wisniewski (Yamaha) and Alex Woskob (Kawasaki) were second and third in the Vet 30+ class.
Yamaha dominated the top three spots in the Sr. 40+ class, with Chris Wisniewski taking the win over Tony Lorusso and Derrick Fisher.
Lorusso returned to win the Sr. 45+ Championship ahead of Shane Kelleher (Honda) and Greg Pamart (Kawasaki).
Lorusso also topped Suzuki’s Barry Carsten and Gaylon Dickson (Suzuki) to claim the Masters 50+ title.
In the small-wheeled classes, the Mini-E (4-8) class was dominated by Cobra, with Rivers Rice, Mason Wager and Brecken Talmadge finishing 1-2-3 in the main event.
Talmadge took the 51cc (4-6) Limited title, beating out Matthew Shufelt and Landon Babineau.
Rice also took the 51cc (7-8) Limited main event over Cobra riders Noah Forte and Robert Fender.
Kameron Buckman rode his Husqvarna to the checkered flag ahead of Cobra riders Boone Lloyd and Maverick Manzer to win the 65cc (7-9) main event.CN
2026 Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross
250 A Road to Supercross Futures
- Vincent Wey (Kaw)
- Kade Johnson (Kaw)
- Chace Lawton (Kaw)
- Riley Busse (Yam)
- Cade Bradley (Yam)
- Caden Weinsziehr (Yam)
- Ronald Johnson (KTM)
- Grant McDonald (Yam)
- Carson Wood (Yam)
- Will Canaguier (Yam)
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