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Morning Report

Good morning race fans. For the first since 1995, Monster Energy AMA Supercross is back in The Land! With just four races remaining in the 2026 season, Huntington Bank Field hosts not only a long-awaited return to Ohio—becoming the latest venue to host an AMA Supercross race—but also the final Triple Crown of the ’26 season, adding another factor of unpredictability. Rain this afternoon could also be a variant here on the shore of Lake Erie.

All eyes are on the top riders in both the 250SX East and the 450SX title fight. Cole Davies enters with a 19-point gap on Seth Hammaker in the 250SX East Division Championship as today is their eighth round (of ten rounds). Davies has not been beat in a main event by a 250SX East rider since the Daytona SX, when Hammaker won. Since then, Davies has finished either second to Haiden Deegan at the 250SX East/West Showdowns or won the East Division-only races. Will that trend continue today? Or can Hammaker finally get a significant points swing his direction? Could other riders, such as Daxton Bennick, Nate Thrasher, Drew Adams, or Coty Schock, steal a win from the top two competitors today?

In the 450SX Class, Hunter Lawrence got back on track last weekend with a statement win in Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. In the home of the Titans, Hunter went from being hunted…back to the hunter. His growth this year has been truly incredible: remember, he had zero 450SX wins entering the season (19 starts total) and he now has four wins in the last seven races. He comes into the day with a 10-point gap on Ken Roczen and a 15-point gap on Eli Tomac. Today could truly be a deciding factor in this championship, especially if we get rain today that changes the track conditions.

As we saw last weekend though, there are more than just those three riders doing well at the moment, as Dylan Ferrandis, Chase Sexton, Justin Cooper, Cooper Webb, and even Justin Hill were all riding well last weekend. One—or more—could land on the podium and bump down points from the title favorites. Remember, Webb won the Houston SX Triple Crown without winning a race. Could the #1 get his second win of the season tonight?

450SX Triple Crown Results in 2026

Shout-out to Eli Tomac for throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians’ baseball game last night! Watch Tomac's pitch below.

Again, weather could play a factor here today. The temperature today is expected to get into the low 70s, with some afternoon rain. With this in the forecast for the last week, the SMX Track Crew and the operations team did the best they could to prep for expected weather, building and covering the track. The final touches were put finishes up yesterday afternoon ahead of the 4 p.m. track walk. Hopefully, today will work out fine. Add in the fact that today is a Triple Crown and we could see some varied results all day long. Qualifying is extra important here as we will only take the top 18 riders directly from qualifying, and the final four spots in the Triple Crown main program races will come from the last chance qualifier races.

Watch the two videos below: our injury report/weekend preview and our press day with 15 total interviews!

And here is today’s race day schedule, plus the broadcast schedule.

Pics from Friday afternoon's track walk. Riders will be on track soon!

First Qualifying Sessions

250SX

The track was in pretty good shape when bikes hit the track this morning for the first session. it was John Short who topped the 250SX group B session with a 48.127.

Seth Hammaker was fastest early in the 250SX group A session with a 46.695. Daxton Bennick was second with a 47.475. Then, championship leader Cole Davies dropped a heater—a 46.690—to move into P1. Hammaker bettered his time with a 46.695, going sub-47 as well.

450SX

Ken Roczen out in a fast lap early but it was still within the free session in the first two minutes. Cooper Webb was the fastest on the results page once results starting counting. His 46.284 led Roczen’s 46.322. Then Eli Tomac moved to P1 with a 46.121. Then Webb fired back with a 46.017 to move back into P1.

Late in the session, Tomac went down in the whoops, bringing out the red flag. He got sideways and looked to hit the top of a whoop with his right shoulder. Tomac was slow to get up and just sat as he was talking to the Alpinestars medical crew as the session was brought to a halt. The Colorado native was helped to his feet. He walked over and got onto the back of the medical cart, sitting up as his mechanic Jade Dungey rode his bike off through the tunnel.

The session resumed but it was Webb’s time that stood as the top time. Tomac’s time was still second. Roczen, Hunter Lawrence, and Malcolm Stewart rounded out the top five.

Ohio's own Cade Clason topped the 450SX Group B first qualifying session in front of his home crowd.

Tomac Initial Update

Our Jason Weigandt, working with the broadcast crew today, reported Tomac banged up his right shoulder and his hip in his crash about hour ago.

Haley Shanley said she did get confirmation that Tomac is out of the Alpinestars medical rig and initial reports are that nothing is broken.

We will see if Tomac lines up for the second session here shortly, as they are schedule to be on track at 10:49 a.m. Again, he was second fastest in the first session.

Second Qualifying Sessions

250SX

The gate dropped on the practice start and it was Cole Davies and Nick Romano out front. Romano was one of several riders to go down in the whoops as the track continues to get worked in and riders continue to push the edge. He got up and going but stopped in the mechanics’ section to slam his front wheel and try to straighten it out. Valentin Guillod went down two turns after the finish line jump and was talking to the Alpinestars medical crew on the side of the track. He eventually walked off through the tunnel as his mechanic took his bike. Davies put down a 45.868 as Daxton Bennick (46.755) and Seth Hammaker (47.341) were second and third fastest. Hammaker had a tip over of his own in the turn before the whoops, in a small mistake. Iziah Clark and Gavin Towers, who were battling for a top 18-qualifying spot, got together and had to pry their bikes apart from one another! They did after half a minute. Clark then had a close call later on his own, as he took a wild ride on the tabletop in the long rhythm section along the sideline prior to the whoops. Clark dropped his Honda as he was crashing but he ended up running out of the crash as he pulled off an impressive dismount and landed on his feet! Unfortunately, Clark was 20th overall and will go to the LCQs here shortly. Davies had a close call in the whoops as his rear end kicked out in a run through the whoops during a fast lap. But he stayed on the throttle and stay up! His 45.868 was the only sub-46 second lap as he stands as the top 250SX qualifier on the day.

Tomac is IN for This Second Session

Eli Tomac is going to lineup in this session session. He and his mechanic just walked out of the tunnel here as the 450SX group A session will start in five minutes. This is a good sign.

450SX - Note: Tomac left session early

The gate dropped on the practice start and it was Cooper Webb with the fake holeshot. Eli Tomac let up halfway down the starting straight and was one of the last five riders circulating the track. Tomac did one lap, a 1:14 slow lap, before stopping, picking up his mechanic and riding off through the tunnel. Not a great sign, but maybe he rests up and is able to still race tonight. We will see.

On track, Webb put in a heater, a 44.716, to move into P1. Malcolm Stewart hit a great lap to move into P2 with a 44.909. Jorge Prado had a few fast laps where he wheel-tap wheelied into the whoops before blitzing quickly through the end of the section. He sat fifth with his time. Championship leader Hunter Lawrence went 44:319 to take over P1 over Webb and Stewart, Prado, and Ken Roczen.

Tomac qualified 12th overall with his time from the first 450SX group A first session.

Update from KTM: Eli Tomac is OUT for the remainder of the day

Breaking news: Eli Tomac is OUT for the remainder of today's Cleveland SX. Tomac had a big crash in the whoops in the first qualifying session. Initial reports showed nothing was broken. The KTM rider lined up for the second qualifying session but did one lap and pulled off. He qualified 12th overall based on his time from the first session.

However, KTM has announced Tomac is officially OUT for the remainder of the day as "ongoing pain in his hip has sidelined him for this afternoon."

Tomac entered the day second in the championship, 15 points down on Hunter Lawrence and five down on Ken Roczen.

250SX LCQ

Nick Romano had the holeshot in the 250SX LCQ, but Bryton Carroll quickly took the lead in the second turn. Romano would crash while running second, but get up and still qualify! Carroll had a crash himself, but a costly one, as he did not qualify! Izaih Clark took the race win as Marshal Weltin, Kyle Peters, and Romano took the four transfer spots. Hayes Edwards took fifth and came up short of qualifying for the Triple Crown races.

450SX LCQ

Tristan Lane took the 450SX LCQ race win but was penalized two positions for jumping on the red cross flag. Noren inherits the race win as Grant Harlan, Vinny Luhovey, and Cade Clason—fifth in the race—gets the nod with Tomac being out for the night.

Rain started - 1:55 p.m. Local Time

Opening Ceremonies

Main Program

250SX Race One

The first 250SX race dropped the gate, and it was Yamaha teammates Nate Thrasher and Cole Davies out front. Devin Simonson was fourth but had a big crash that drooped him to about 18th. Seth Hammaker made a quick pass on Davies to take over second…then Davies got back by Hammaker to retake second place! Davies started to go after Thrasher and caught his teammate’s rear wheel. Then, Davies went down in a turn right behind Thrasher, dropping back to fifth. Hammaker caught Thrasher out front and they battled back and forth before Hammaker made a pass stick. He cruised away to take the race win. Thrasher came through second as Daxton Bennick bested rookie Landen Gordon for the final spot on the podium. Davies charged back to finish fifth after a last-lap pass on Coty Schock. Simonson came through 12th.

450SX Race One

The gate dropped and it was Hunter Lawrence, Justin Cooper, and Ken Roczen out front. Chase Sexton was buried off the start and got to work. Roczen would get around Cooper for second. Roczen was flying through the whoops, but he was not able to get close enough to Lawrence for a pass attempt. Around midway through the race, the rain picked up. Malcolm Stewart and Jorge Prado engaged in a great back-and-forth battle before Stewart eventually made a pass stick. Prado would go backwards in the race. Lawrence took the race win as Roczen and Cooper rounded out the podium, with Stewart and Webb finishing fourth and fifth. Joey Savatgy rode home a strong sixth, followed by Sexton (seventh), Dylan Ferrandis (eighth). Prado ended up finishing 14th.

250SX Race Two

After rain came down hard during the second half of the first 450SX race, it eased up for a few minutes. But late in the break before the second 250SX race, the rain picked back up again, starting to make some puddles on the stadium floor on the outside of the track.

Once again, the gates dropped on 250SX race two, and it was Nate Thrasher with the holeshot! Drew Adams and Devin Simonson were two of several riders down. Simonson got up but Adams needed help from the medical crew, so the race was red flagged.

The restart happened and it was Landen Gordon with the holeshot, but Nate Thrasher quickly got into the lead again! Thrasher took the race win, as Gordon brought home an impressive second. Seth Hammaker battled Cole Davies—and had to repass him after a few mistakes—before Hammaker landed third in the race. After two races, it’s Thrasher in the driver’s seat for the overall. Will the #25 get his first win of the season?

450SX Race 2

Justin Cooper jumped out to the race lead in the second race, nearly going sliding out going into the first rhythms section. Chase Sexton had a much better start in second, as Malcolm Stewart, Ken Roczen, Cooper Webb, Christian Craig, and Hunter Lawrence came through next. Lawrence was shuffled back off the start and lost tow with the front four riders, who all broke away out front. Roczen went to the left side of the whoops and blitzed past a jumping Webb in the right side! Then, Roczen caught and passed Sexton in second! Sexton would fight back and take back P2 as Webb stayed close on the battle. Behind them was a gap to Lawrence, who was under pressure from Stewart. Sexton got back around Roczen to retake second but the #94 would block pass the #4 to take over second. Out front, Cooper brought home the race win as Roczen and Sexton rounded out the top five. Webb was fourth, Lawrence fifth. Garrett Marchbanks was in a first-turn crash with Vinny Luhovey, which impacted their races. Marchbanks came back to finish 13th.

The rain had eased up a little bit, although still constant.

250SX Race Three

The third and final 250SX race began, and it was Cole Davies who had the holeshot, as his championship contender Seth Hammaker went down in the first turn! Hammaker had to salvage as many positions as he could limit the damage. Davies was leading Landen Gordon and Nate Thrasher, Daxton Bennick, Coty Schock, and Devin Simonson. Schock had a mistake that dropped him a few positions back. Hammaker was already up to tenth just two laps in as he was charging forward. Schock’s mistake helped the #10, who gained another position. Top three in the race were Davies, Gordon, and Daxton Bennick. Davies took the race win, but it was Thrasher who took the overall win! That is Thrasher’s first win of the 2026 season, following his first podium of the season last weekend at the Nashville SX. Gordon landed second overall (his first career podium) in just his second pro race as Davies rounded out the podium.

450SX Race Three

The gate dropped on the final race of the afternoon, and it was Ken Roczen out front over Cooper Webb, Chase Sexton, Justin Cooper, and Dylan Ferrandis. Hunter Lawrence was running ninth and had to make up positions. Roczen’s 2-2-1 finishes were in position to take the overall win…and then Lawrence crashed in the whoops! He remounted outside the top ten as he was 12th. The work he had done was gone and he took two laps to get going back up to full speed. Then, a couple of laps later, he clipped the rear wheel of Garrett Marchbanks while they were lapping a rider in the turn before the whoops. The #96 found himself picking up his bike once again. He remounted in 14th and was lapped by Roczen as he got going again. Justin Cooper, race two winner, had a big crash of his own that took the wind of out his sales. Roczen took the race AND overall win as Webb and Justin Hill rounded out the race podium. Sexton and Shane McElrath rounded out the top five. Cooper came through seventh, Lawrence came through 14th.

In terms of the overall, Roczen’s 2-2-1 easily took the win over Webb’s 5-4-2 and Cooper’s 3-1-7 (the tie breaker going to Webb’s better race three finish). Sexton’s 7-3-4 was fourth overall, then Joey Savatgy’s 6-7-6 was fifth overall. Lawrence’s 1-5-14 was sixth overall. Lawrence entered the day with ten points up on Roczen and 15 points up on Tomac, and he leaves the day up ONE SINGLE POINT on Roczen and up 22 points on Webb (now third after Tomac’s DNS) and now up 31 points on Tomac. This championship is going to go down to the wire!