The recently crowned 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Champion Ken Roczen was absent from the opening round of the 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Roczen is a two-time 450MX Champion, and he last competed in a full outdoor series in 2022, finishing fourth overall. He has been on a majority Supercross-only contract since signing with the Progressive/Ecstar Suzuki team back in 2023 but usually races a handful of rounds during the summer outdoor series. Most recently, he competed at the Unadilla round in 2025, where he finished 13th overall with 5-38 scores.
“As of right now, no,” Roczen told Ricky Carmichael on the Motorsports on NBC podcast when asked if he’d be racing any rounds of Pro Motocross this year. “You never know what type of crazy stuff I’m going to pull here in a few weeks, but right now I really have no desire [to race].”
After skipping round one at Fox Raceway, Roczen slipped to second behind Hunter Lawrence in the combined Monster Energy AMA SuperMotocross World Championship points standings. He is expected to compete in the Playoff rounds of the SuperMotocross World Championship later this year. CN
