2026 Philadelphia Supercross Results (Updated)

We’re full gas in Philadelphia for round 15 of the Monster Energy SMX World Championship and Round 9 of the Eastern Divisional 250SMX Class Championship at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There’s a lot going on today as Hunter Lawrence and Ken Roczen are only one point apart in the 450SX division while the defending champion, Cooper Webb, is still in the hunt just 22 points back. In the 250 division, Cole Davies has a chance to wrap up his first 250SX title tonight if he scores four more points on Seth Hammaker. On top of that the SMX Next riders also line up for another round of their amateur championship. Let’s get into all the action from tonight’s racing.

Philadelphia Notes:

• Eli Tomac is out for tonight’s race after crashing last weekend in qualifying. The Red Bull KTM team announced he is still feeling the lingering effects from hitting his hip and shoulder in Cleveland.
• Justin Barcia returns to action for the first time since his crash at the Anaheim 1 season opener.
• Kyle Chisholm is lining up in the 450SX division with the Partzilla Kawasaki team.
• Drew Adams is out with a thumb and wrist injury after crashing in the second 250SX main event.

450SX MAIN EVENT

Even though the speeds were slower than normal, the suspense was at an all-time high in the 450SX main event. Points leader Hunter Lawrence took the holeshot over his two title rivals – Ken Roczen and Cooper Webb – and led early on the opening lap. Roczen quickly moved to the top spot on lap two as he doubled through the rhythm section and passed Lawrence in the shortened 17-minute main event.

With Roczen now leading, Lawrence stayed close knowing he needed to keep the 94 in his sights for the overall points. It was anyone’s race for the first half as the two ran in the same section. Tragedy struck when Lawrence crashed just after the finish line and allowed Roczen to get away. This mistake saw him lose the spot to Webb and eventually finish third on the night. He now loses the red plate and sits four back from Roczen.

Roczen led the remaining laps and was the first rider to enter lapped traffic. He remained calm and dodged the lappers while Webb continued to apply pressure in second. Webb was the fastest rider on track for six of the last eight laps and closed the gap to less than a second at one point. It was too little too late for Webb though as Roczen turned up the heat and claimed yet another win by just over two seconds at the line.

“The pressure has been there for a long time, but now I’m just dealing with it on a weekend basis,” Roczen said. “I just do whatever I need to keep myself calm or whatever mindset I need to be in. There’s certain weekends where you need to be more aggressive and whatnot. This was such an important race. In these conditions things can go sideways in a heartbeat. I am so pumped and proud of my crew and myself for putting all this together when it’s really important. I’m really enjoying it. Hard work pays off.”

This marks Roczen’s fifth win of the year, his fourth in the last five races. He now takes over the points lead by four over Lawrence with just two races left on the schedule. Roczen’s never had the red plate in the second half of the series and this is the ninth different season where Roczen has held the points lead.

“It got crazy at the end. I just went full send,” Webb said. “It’s a bummer to get second after riding that flawless of a race but we were pushing hard. I got close at the end, but lappers dictated some of it at the end and helped Kenny [Roczen] or hurt me, or vice versa. I felt like tonight was an opportunity I needed to make the most of and just didn’t quite pull it off. Overall, a great ride.”

Joey Savatgy earned a season-best fourth after winning his heat race earlier in the night. He was also the last rider on the lead lap. Justin Hill put in another solid ride to round out the top five.

“I’ve got a little extra fuel during the week [losing the points lead],” Lawrence said. “I look forward to Denver and Salt Lake. They’ve been good to me, and I like racing at altitude. Happy to get out of here in one piece. I had a few ‘oh crap’ moments out there. Damage control with that little crash, so happy with that all things considered because once it happens sometimes the train can go off the tracks. Happy to bring it home.”

450SX OVERALL RESULTS (Top 10)

250SX MAIN EVENT

The 250SX main event started with a bang as the two title contenders, Cole Davies and Seth Hammaker, started first and second on the opening lap. In the first rhythm section, Hammaker hit a kicker and went over the bars, forcing him back to dead last. Davies narrowly avoided his rival and took over the top spot one lap later. Even with a red flag restart, Davies controlled the race from start to finish and earned his fifth win of the season. More importantly, he earned enough points to clinch his first 250SX Eastern Divisional championship.

“This championship means everything to me and my family,” Davies said. “We’ve sacrificed everything to come over here. I cannot thank them enough. All the hard work, the ups and downs, it’s all worth it now. This track was treacherous, but we got it done. A dream come true.”

Daxton Bennick earned his season-best finish with a second place in Philadelphia. The Husqvarna rider looked good in the mud all day and picked good lines as he navigated the difficult track. He held off Hammaker in the late stages of the race and earned his second podium of the year. This is the first time Bennick has scored more than one podium in a season – he’s only ever podiumed at the season opener.

“That race was tough,” Bennick said. “I rode good in my Heat Race, so I just kept that momentum going into the Main Event. I knew if I could keep my wheels off the ground as much as I could that would put me in a good spot. I’m glad to be back up on the podium.”

Seth Hammaker still salvaged a third at the line. After a wild crash on the opening lap, he fought back with multiple passes right away. The red flag restart was a best case scenario for Hammaker as it tightened up the field and allowed him to make up more ground. A finish of second or better would push the title out to the finale and the Kawasaki rider found himself in third on the final lap. Pushing to pass Bennick, Hammaker tipped over on the last lap and finished third. While Davies clinched the title, it was another strong ride for Hammaker especially after a first lap crash.

“I’m definitely bummed,” Hammaker said. “I had big title hopes for this season, but I was racing a tough competitor. Congratulations to Cole [Davies] and his team. He’s been riding unreal this year. I felt like, for me, I took a step [forward] this season, even though it may not show it on the results side of things. I felt like my consistency has improved and I’ve been riding good, but nothing fell into place like I would have hoped.”

Coty Schock qualified out of the LCQ and took fourth after running in a podium position for most of the race. Last week’s winner Nate Thrasher rounded out the top five overall.

250SX OVERALL RESULTS (Top 10)

SMX NEXT

Philadelphia served as the championship round for the SMX Next – Supercross racers with the top 18 amateur prospects battling it out in the challenging conditions. The Triumph Factory Racing machine of Deacon Denno got away clean through the first turn which gave him a clear track to build a gap over the rest of the field. Behind him, Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green’s Kade Johnson settled into second, while KTM Orange Brigade’s Jeremy Fappani slotted into third. The field quickly spread out as riders navigated the rain-soaked track, with Denno’s lead growing to more than six seconds over the pack. The Texas-native kept his Triumph on two wheels and easily completed a wire-to-wire performance by a margin of 9.3 seconds for the biggest win of his young career. Johnson went unchallenged en route to a runner-up finish, while Fappani rounded out the championship podium in third. Denno, who won at Daytona back in March, became the first repeat winner of the season and was also the only rider to earn a top five finish at all five races.

“I was just focused on the start,” Denno said. “That’s a big part of [racing in] the mud and it’s a big part of any race. I got the rhythms clean and I felt like I rode smooth and calm, which is what you need in the mud. It feels good to make it known I can make it happen anywhere, Daytona, in the mud, wherever I want. A lot of confidence for me heading into the pros.”

Penalty Report

Race Direction reviewed and confirmed rider Alvin Hillan for a track cut/gaining an unfair advantage in track section 10 (whoops) and was penalized one position, moving him from 11th to 12th finishing position. Race Direction also determined that Dylan Ferrandis went off track in the whoops and penalized him for gaining an advantage. He received a three-position penalty (two positions gained, plus one for the offense) and was moved from ninth to 12th overall.

Notes

This is the ninth different season where Ken Roczen has led the 450SX points…He ties Ricky Carmichael for fifth on the all-time 450SX podiums list and second on Suzuki’s 450SX Class wins list. Roczen also recorded his 300th top-10 SMX finish in 323 starts (93%)…Cooper Webb earned his 84th career 450SX class podium in 154 starts and eighth for the season…Cole Davies earned Yamaha their 20th 250SX Class Divisional Championship, tying Honda for the second-most in class history…It was only their sixth Eastern Divisional title compared to 14 in the West. He became the second New Zealand Supercross Champion after his mentor Ben Townley.

Tomac Out

Eli Tomac sat out for the second week in a row as he was absent from round 15 in Philadelphia. The team reported that he is still recovering from his qualifying incident at the previous round in Cleveland, but could be “potentially returning during the final rounds of Supercross.”

450 QUALIFYING

The final 450SX qualifying session was an all -out slugfest with the top riders all trading top times. Justin Cooper ended up with the fastest overall time after he nailed a clean lap with a jump line through the whoops. Cooper has still yet to win his first 450SX main event (aside from a Triple Crown) but tonight could definitely be his night. Hunter Lawrence, the current points leader, was fastest in Q1 but second overall. His best time put him three-tenths back from Cooper as the only two riders on the 48-second mark. Chase Sexton claimed third overall with Ken Roczen and Jorge Prado rounding out the top five. Note that rain started falling right as the second 450 session finished and the track is likely to get muddy for the night show.

450SX OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS (Top 10)

250 QUALIFYING

Seth Hammaker has a point to prove tonight. Not only does he want to derail Cole Davies’ title hopes but it’s also Hammaker’s hometown race. He came out swinging with the fastest times in both of the 250SX sessions, half a second better than Davies and the only 250 rider in the 48-second range. The points leader Davies still grabbed the second-best time and used his whoop speed to narrow the gap. The big question will be if jumping or skimming will be the better line come the main event. Daxton Bennick took third overall ahead of last week’s winner Nate Thrasher.

250SX OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS (Top 10)

SMX NEXT OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS (Top 10)

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