Roczen strikes in Detroit – Davies makes it three straight in 250 East

2026 AMA Supercross Championship

Round 11 – Detroit, Michigan

Supercross returned to Detroit for Round 11 of the Monster Energy SMX World Championship, and Ford Field delivered the sort of punishing night that can turn both races and title fights upside down. The whoops were the key obstacle all evening, and they played a defining role in both Main Events as Roczen and Davies turned them into the section that won the night.

The series now moves to St. Louis on April 4 for Round 12.

450

Jorge Prado launched to the holeshot in the premier-class Main Event, with Roczen and the returning Chase Sexton immediately in pursuit, while points rivals Hunter Lawrence and Eli Tomac were forced to come through from deeper in the pack.

Roczen moved past Prado in the opening laps and quickly established himself at the front before Prado and Cooper Webb tangled and went down while disputing positions behind him.

That left Roczen to settle into control of the race as Sexton locked into second and Lawrence worked forward after one of his poorer starts of the season.

Lawrence had reduced the gap before crashing hard on the exit of the whoops just before half distance, a fall that sent him through the mechanics area and cost him a lap.

From there, Roczen reasserted himself, rode clear again and took his second win of the season by 7.797 seconds over Sexton, with Malcolm Stewart climbing through for his first podium result of 2026 in third.

Justin Cooper finished fourth, Tomac salvaged fifth, Webb recovered to sixth, Prado slipped to 13th, and Lawrence could manage only 18th after another fall later in the race.

The championship picture changed sharply as a result. Tomac’s fifth place was enough to move him back to the top of the 450SX standings on 229 points, four clear of Lawrence on 225, while Roczen’s victory brought him to 215 and kept Webb within range on 203.

With six rounds remaining, Detroit turned the title fight back into a multi-rider contest.

450 Main Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap
1	K Roczen	Suz	21m33.714
2	C Sexton	Kaw	+7.797
3	M Stewart	Hus	+11.260
4	J Cooper	Yam	+16.086
5	E Tomac	KTM	+17.135
6	C Webb	Yam	+18.265
7	D Ferrandis	Duc	+36.618
8	J Hill	KTM	+40.159
9	J Savatgy	Hon	+43.673
10	G Marchbanks	Kaw	+49.241
11	J Smith	Tri	+54.193
12	C Craig	Hon	1 Lap
13	J Prado	KTM	1 Lap
14	S McElrath	Hon	1 Lap
15	M Harrison	Kaw	1 Lap
16	V Friese	Kaw	1 Lap
17	C Nichols	Suz	1 Lap
18	H Lawrence	Hon	2 Laps
19	K Moranz	KTM	2 Laps
20	T Lane	Yam	2 Laps
21	J Bogle	Suz	3 Laps
22	C Thompson	Yam	8 Laps

Quotes

Ken Roczen – P1

“I don’t know what to say, but this is exactly what I was talking about [people overlooking my ability to win]. This was a tough Main Event. I was definitely not the fastest in the beginning. I was playing a little bit with the track. I knew they were gaining on me, so I switched up my rhythms slightly. It was tough, because I wasn’t necessarily lighting the world on fire [with my speed] but the track was so tough. The whoops were a 50-50 chance you were going to make it through or end up on your back. I am so excited, you have no idea. We closed up some points, but we still have a lot of racing to go.”

Chase Sexton – P2

Those weeks at home watching the races, there were some dark times. Obviously, I didn’t want to get injured and didn’t want to sit on the couch, but I wanted to come back when I was ready. I felt pretty good tonight, but I also felt that couch about 10 minutes into the Main Event. I felt good in the beginning and got a little tight and a little winded. We’ll go back to work but definitely a great start to the comeback. It’s been a long year for the team and me, but we want to go up from here.”

Malcolm Stewart – P3

“It’s been tough after we had that unfortunate situation in Anaheim to start the season. After that, I was like, ‘I don’t know if I am going to get on the podium,’ and that’s just part of not believing in yourself. But I had to pull myself out of that and I want to give it up to Nathan Ramsey and the team – they’ve been in my ear all year long saying, ‘Hey, you can do this!’ So, a huge shoutout to the whole Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team, and just everyone who is behind me… I’m stoked with this result! The track was really tough tonight and it could bite you if you weren’t paying attention. I had a lot of trust in my motorcycle, which made a huge difference, and having now popped some champagne again, we want more.”

Eli Tomac – P5

“I knew I was going to take advantage of [Hunter Lawrence’s crash] once I saw that he was a lap down, but overall it was a bit of a frustrating day here. I have actually struggled here with my last couple of rides, so I don’t know what it is – I just haven’t had the best success at Detroit lately and maybe I’ve been in a bit of a mid-season slump. So, we’ll do what we can to get better and improve, and try to get back to winning some races and getting closer to the front.”

Jorge Prado – P13

“Detroit Supercross was a bit of a rough day! The Heat Race was actually not too bad. At the end of it, I found a good rhythm and was feeling good. In the Main Event, I had a super-good start – I got the holeshot, which was my main goal – and then I wanted to stay up front for as long as possible. Kenny [Roczen] passed me on, I think Lap 3, and then once he passed me, I really tried to stick with him, but another rider ended up taking me out and we both crashed. That impacted my rhythm from there, so we have some work to do – as always – but I am putting in maximum effort with my training and racing, so hopefully it’ll pay off soon. We’re taking a lot of this year’s Supercross championship as experience for next year, so it’s good that these things happen now so when we’re fighting up front in the coming years, we can be prepared and ready. It’s part of the process – we’ll learn and continue to get faster.”

Hunter Lawrence – P18

“My day was a bit of a bittersweet one. The qualifying race went really well, and I was happy with everything—the bike, the team, myself, everything felt great. I was feeling really good in the main event and was honestly feeling so comfortable. I was really happy with where I was, and I made a push to the front and was catching Kenny and Chase. I just got caught by surprise with the crash at the end of the whoops. I was okay, but the bike took some unfortunate damage. It’s just racing, sometimes that happens, and I had to pull into the mechanics’ area. I crashed two more times just due to the front brake locking on, so that was difficult to bring home but I think we managed two points. It was a difficult situation, but we’re still in it and can’t wait to bounce back next weekend.”

450 Championship Points

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	E Tomac	KTM	229
2	H Lawrence	Hon	225
3	K Roczen	Suz	215
4	C Webb	Yam	203
5	J Cooper	Yam	176
6	C Sexton	Kaw	144
7	J Savatgy	Hon	138
8	M Stewart	Hus	127
9	J Prado	KTM	113
10	J Hill	KTM	109
11	D Ferrandis	Duc	102
12	A Plessinger	KTM	99
13	C Craig	Hon	96
14	S McElrath	Hon	85
15	J Anderson	Kaw	84
16	C Nichols	Suz	81
17	G Marchbanks	Kaw	66
18	V Friese	Kaw	46
19	M Harrison	Kaw	44
20	J Smith	Tri	43
21	R Hampshire	KTM	38
22	G Harlan	KTM	31
23	K Moranz	KTM	19
24	F Noren	Yam	16
25	A Forkner	Kaw	12
26	T Lane	Yam	12
27	C Thompson	Yam	10
28	M Oldenburg	KTM	6
29	J Bogle	Suz	5
30	T Masterpool	KTM	4
31	J Cartwright	KTM	4
32	S Meshey	Hus	1
33	J Barcia	Yam	1
34	R Breece	KTM	1
35	C Clason	Kaw	0
36	M Miller	KTM	0

250 Main

The Eastern Divisional 250 Main began with Nate Thrasher taking the holeshot ahead of Seth Hammaker and Jo Shimoda, while championship leader Cole Davies was buried in 15th on the opening lap.

Thrasher’s night then unravelled in the whoops, handing the lead to Hammaker, but by that point Davies was already beginning one of the rides of the season.

Using the whoops better than anyone else, the New Zealander carved through the field, reached the top five before halfway, then dismissed Shimoda to move into second.

Once in clear air, Davies rapidly erased Hammaker’s advantage and made the decisive pass in the whoops with just under six minutes remaining. From there, he disappeared, taking a third straight Main Event win by 12.196 seconds.

Hammaker banked an important second place, while Shimoda held on for third after Coty Schock briefly threatened the podium before a mistake of his own in the whoops.

Schock still finished fourth, Henry Miller claimed fifth, Daxton Bennick was sixth, and Nicholas Romano was seventh. Thrasher, after leading early, was classified 21st.

Davies’ Detroit charge gave him 114 points in the East division, nine ahead of Hammaker on 105, with Shimoda now third on 100. Bennick remains well placed in fourth on 87, while Schock rounds out the top five on 77.

250 Main Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	C Davies	Yam	16m08.515
2	S Hammaker	Kaw	+12.196
3	J Shimoda	Hon	+25.511
4	C Schock	Yam	+38.833
5	H Miller	Kaw	+41.726
6	D Bennick	Hus	+44.150
7	N Romano	Kaw	+48.626
8	K Peters	Kaw	1 Lap
9	D Kelley	Kaw	1 Lap
10	L Neese	Hon	1 Lap
11	E Ferry	Hon	1 Lap
12	M Weltin	Kaw	1 Lap
13	L Clout	Kaw	1 Lap
14	G Towers	Hon	1 Lap
15	J Hand	Hon	1 Lap
16	L Marsalisi	Tri	1 Lap
17	C Benard	Yam	1 Lap
18	C Dudney	Yam	2 Laps
19	D Simonson	Yam	11 Laps
20	C Cochran	Hus	12 Laps
21	N Thrasher	Yam	12 Laps
22	L Hartz	Yam	18 Laps

Quotes

Cole Davies – P1

“When I don’t perform, I’m pretty hard on myself. Me, my family, and all the people around me put in so much hard work, so when I don’t perform like I know I can I’m pretty hard on myself. But I’m stoked with that Main Event. I know that’s how I can ride. I just put everything together well. I didn’t have a good start, but I made it happen, so I’m stoked with that.”

Seth Hammaker – P2

“Detroit was a good weekend; I qualified fastest and felt solid. In the heat race, I got off to a bad start and went into second. Immediately after I passed for second, I over-jumped a triple in the rhythm and banged up my hip and knee a little bit. Other than that, I salvaged third in the heat race and got a good start in the main event, running second for the first couple of laps. [Nate] Thrasher went down in front of me, then I was leading until about halfway when [Cole] Davies put on his charge and got around me, so I finished second. I’m happy with being consistent, but definitely want to get some wins here soon.”

Jo Shimoda – P3

“Honestly, I was just so bad all day. I just couldn’t figure it out. I just have to do better. Nothing was really good for me today, so I’m sorry to my team. We tested all week and I think we’re stepping in the right direction, so we’ve got to keep chasing. We’ll see next weekend.”

250 East Championship Points

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	C Davies	Yam	114
2	S Hammaker	Kaw	105
3	J Shimoda	Hon	100
4	D Bennick	Hus	87
5	C Schock	Yam	77
6	P Brown	Yam	63
7	D Simonson	Yam	57
8	N Thrasher	Yam	51
9	C Park	Yam	40
10	D Kelley	Kaw	39
11	H Miller	Kaw	38
12	C Dudney	Yam	38
13	K Peters	Kaw	36
14	J Swoll	KTM	27
15	L Neese	Hon	25
16	M Weltin	Kaw	21
17	L Clout	Kaw	21
18	N Romano	Kaw	19
19	I Clark	Hon	19
20	J Hand	Hon	19
21	D Adams	Yam	16
22	G Towers	Hon	13
23	E Ferry	Hon	9
24	J Short IV	Hon	7
25	L Hartz	Yam	6
26	L Marsalisi	Tri	6
27	C Benard	Yam	6
28	B Carroll	Yam	3
29	B Shelly	Yam	2
30	C Cochran	Hus	2

AMA Supercross Results
2026 Round 11

250 Heat One Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	C Davies	Yam	7m05.737
2	N Romano	Kaw	+3.551
3	J Shimoda	Hon	+11.962
4	C Dudney	Yam	+16.480
5	C Cochran	Hus	+16.925
6	H Miller	Kaw	+18.003
7	L Marsalisi	Tri	+19.794
8	L Hartz	Yam	+27.224
9	L Clout	Kaw	+31.112
10	J Hand	Hon	+22.068
11	C Benard	Yam	+32.522
12	D Kelley	Kaw	+34.537
13	R Buccheri	KTM	+42.921
14	I Clark	Hon	+33.842
15	H Hudson	Kaw	+43.568
16	H Edwards	Yam	+44.865
17	C Allen	Yam	+49.312
18	L Riggins	Hus	+51.947
19	C Blackmer	Yam	+55.235
20	T Hazlett	Kaw	+58.094

250 Heat Two Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	N Thrasher	Yam	7m05.813
2	C Schock	Yam	+5.101
3	S Hammaker	Kaw	+6.118
4	D Simonson	Yam	+9.003
5	D Bennick	Hus	+10.420
6	E Ferry	Hon	+18.621
7	G Towers	Hon	+21.836
8	M Weltin	Kaw	+22.236
9	L Neese	Hon	+22.834
10	M Phelps	KTM	+30.639
11	J Short IV	Hon	+32.229
12	G Stine	Yam	+32.830
13	R Floyd	Hon	+34.111
14	K Peters	Kaw	+35.933
15	J Kessler	KTM	+44.834
16	C Malcolm	Yam	+50.319
17	B Ehlermann	Gas	+52.343
18	B Carroll	Yam	4 Laps
19	C Biese	Kaw	6 Laps
20	J Getz	Hus	8 Laps

250 LCQ Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	D Kelley	Kaw	6m24.599
2	J Hand	Hon	+4.256
3	C Benard	Yam	+6.056
4	K Peters	Kaw	+6.987
5	J Short IV	Hon	+9.084
6	J Kessler	KTM	+18.591
7	R Buccheri	KTM	+21.345
8	B Carroll	Yam	+29.221
9	G Stine	Yam	+29.659
10	H Hudson	Kaw	+32.022
11	C Allen	Yam	+34.219
12	L Riggins	Hus	+44.319
13	C Malcolm	Yam	+45.344
14	C Biese	Kaw	+58.181
15	B Ehlermann	Gas	+58.459
16	I Clark	Hon	1 Lap
17	H Edwards	Yam	1 Lap
18	C Blackmer	Yam	3 Laps
19	R Floyd	Hon	3 Laps
20	M Phelps	KTM	4 Laps
21	T Hazlett	Kaw	6 Laps
22	J Getz	Hus	7 Laps

250 Qualifying Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	S Hammaker	Kaw	51.762
2	C Davies	Yam	51.837
3	D Simonson	Yam	52.464
4	C Dudney	Yam	52.819
5	N Thrasher	Yam	52.913
6	D Kelley	Kaw	52.954
7	E Ferry	Hon	53.285
8	H Miller	Kaw	53.398
9	C Schock	Yam	53.422
10	C Cochran	Hus	53.591
11	G Towers	Hon	53.593
12	J Shimoda	Hon	53.599
13	D Bennick	Hus	53.782
14	L Clout	Kaw	54.160
15	J Kessler	KTM	54.222
16	N Romano	Kaw	54.295
17	K Peters	Kaw	54.308
18	C Benard	Yam	54.383
19	M Phelps	KTM	54.587
20	J Hand	Hon	54.732
21	J Short IV	Hon	54.742
22	L Hartz	Yam	54.763
23	L Neese	Hon	54.921
24	I Clark	Hon	55.022
25	M Weltin	Kaw	55.071
26	L Marsalisi	Tri	55.163
27	R Floyd	Hon	55.475
28	H Hudson	Kaw	55.543
29	G Stine	Yam	56.049
30	H Edwards	Yam	56.225
31	B Carroll	Yam	56.762
32	C Allen	Yam	56.774
33	C Malcolm	Yam	56.915
34	R Buccheri	KTM	56.931
35	J Getz	Hus	58.050
36	C Blackmer	Yam	58.067
37	C Biese	Kaw	58.090
38	L Riggins	Hus	58.162
39	B Ehlermann	Gas	58.424
40	T Hazlett	Kaw	1m00.260
41	D Smith	Suz	1m01.397
42	D Pulley	Yam	1m02.357

450 Heat One Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	C Sexton	Kaw	6m58.593
2	K Roczen	Suz	+1.917
3	E Tomac	KTM	+10.688
4	J Hill	KTM	+12.087
5	C Craig	Hon	+17.161
6	C Nichols	Suz	+23.218
7	C Thompson	Yam	+26.192
8	J Smith	Tri	+27.118
9	M Harrison	Kaw	+27.970
10	J Bogle	Suz	+30.292
11	G Marchbanks	Kaw	+30.919
12	D Briggs	KTM	+54.195
13	V Luhovey	Kaw	+57.764
14	L Shaw	KTM	+1m01.821
15	A Rodriguez	KTM	1 Lap
16	C Carsten	Suz	1 Lap
17	F Noren	Yam	6 Laps
18	P Taylor	Kaw	7 Laps
19	L Leitzel	Kaw	8 Laps

450 Heat Two Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	H Lawrence	Hon	6m58.857
2	C Webb	Yam	+2.512
3	J Cooper	Yam	+3.917
4	M Stewart	Hus	+5.107
5	J Prado	KTM	+8.738
6	D Ferrandis	Duc	+13.736
7	J Savatgy	Hon	+19.570
8	S McElrath	Hon	+27.932
9	V Friese	Kaw	+30.860
10	K Moranz	KTM	+34.896
11	C Clason	Kaw	+37.834
12	T Lane	Yam	+39.350
13	Z Williams	Hon	+50.616
14	S Meshey	Hus	+54.487
15	G Harlan	KTM	+56.092
16	P Masciangelo	Gas	1 Lap
17	C Harmon	Kaw	1 Lap
18	C Stephenson	Kaw	1 Lap
19	B Piazza	Yam	1 Lap

450 LCQ Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	G Marchbanks	Kaw	6:21.297
2	K Moranz	KTM	+4.807
3	T Lane	Yam	+6.848
4	J Bogle	Suz	+11.241
5	Z Williams	Hon	+12.595
6	G Harlan	KTM	+14.545
7	S Meshey	Hus	+20.749
8	L Shaw	KTM	+23.060
9	V Luhovey	Kaw	+25.172
10	D Briggs	KTM	+30.364
11	C Harmon	Kaw	+32.985
12	C Carsten	Suz	+41.485
13	B Piazza	Yam	+47.952
14	C Stephenson	Kaw	+49.318
15	L Leitzel	Kaw	1 Lap
16	P Masciangelo	Gas	1 Lap
17	C Clason	Kaw	3 Laps
18	A Rodriguez	KTM	7 Laps
19	F Noren	Yam	7 Laps
20	P Taylor	Kaw	7 Laps

450 Qualifying Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	H Lawrence	Hon	51.546
2	K Roczen	Suz	51.565
3	M Stewart	Hus	51.894
4	C Sexton	Kaw	51.896
5	J Cooper	Yam	51.945
6	J Hill	KTM	51.949
7	C Webb	Yam	52.082
8	J Smith	Tri	52.137
9	E Tomac	KTM	52.405
10	D Ferrandis	Duc	52.405
11	J Prado	KTM	52.415
12	C Craig	Hon	52.766
13	J Savatgy	Hon	52.998
14	C Nichols	Suz	53.440
15	S McElrath	Hon	53.655
16	G Marchbanks	Kaw	54.005
17	V Friese	Kaw	54.588
18	C Thompson	Yam	54.660
19	C Clason	Kaw	54.861
20	M Harrison	Kaw	54.936
21	G Harlan	KTM	55.249
22	J Bogle	Suz	55.268
23	T Lane	Yam	55.411
24	F Noren	Yam	55.437
25	K Moranz	KTM	55.536
26	L Leitzel	Kaw	56.346
27	Z Williams	Hon	56.983
28	A Rodriguez	KTM	57.365
29	P Masciangelo	Gas	57.642
30	L Shaw	KTM	57.715
31	C Harmon	Kaw	57.921
32	V Luhovey	Kaw	58.027
33	S Meshey	Hus	58.243
34	D Briggs	KTM	58.318
35	C Stephenson	Kaw	58.812
36	C Carsten	Suz	59.640
37	B Piazza	Yam	1m02.204
38	P Taylor	Kaw	1m02.506

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