2026 Supermotocross Playoff 1 Recap

Getting muddy in Columbus

Rain turned Historic Crew Stadium into a mud pit for the opening round of the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship Playoffs in Columbus, and Haiden Deegan capitalized. The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider swept both 450SMX motos for his first premier class victory in just his 12th career start, while top seed Hunter Lawrence’s afternoon fell apart on the ground.

Track conditions forced officials to shorten each class’s first moto to 15 minutes plus a lap and the second to 12 minutes plus a lap to preserve the surface. Jorge Prado grabbed the holeshot in the opening 450 moto with Deegan and Joey Savatgy behind, but Deegan reeled in the Spaniard and made the pass before completing the first full lap. From there he built a multi-second cushion. Ken Roczen, back for his first start since taking the Supercross title in May, worked up to second and began cutting into the gap, but Deegan answered and took the flag by 17.2 seconds. Prado held on for third.

The second moto followed the same script. Deegan grabbed the holeshot, fended off early pressure from Roczen, and used lapped traffic to stretch his lead, completing a wire-to-wire run to win by 17.1 seconds. Roczen recovered from a late fall to finish second again, with Cooper Webb third ahead of Prado.

“This is a dream come true. I just won a 450 race,” said Deegan. “It’s just a weight off my shoulders, especially on a day like today when conditions were like this and I’m racing against guys with a lot more experience on a track like this.”

Ken Roczen returned to action in the Playoff after skipping the Pro Motocross season. The Suzuki rider will retire after the Playoffs are done.

It was a day to forget for Lawrence. The newly crowned Pro Motocross champion and No. 1 seed went down on Lap 1 of the first moto, remounted, then crashed again at the halfway point, ultimately finishing 21st, two laps off the pace. He salvaged an 8th-place finish in the second moto.

Prado’s 3-4 leaves him atop the standings with the red plate, two points clear of Deegan, who climbed from seventh to second, per Supercross Live. Webb sits third, four back, with Roczen fourth. Lawrence’s 15th-place overall dropped him from first to sixth, 10 points down.

The 2026 Supermotocross Playoffs continue September 19, in Los Angeles, with overall results awarding double points.

2026 Supermotocross Playoff 1 Results

1

38

Haiden Deegan

Yamaha

1-1

Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

2

94

Ken Roczen

Suzuki

2-2

Progressive Insurance / Cycle Gear / Ecstar Suzuki

3

26

Jorge Prado

KTM

3-4

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

4

2

Cooper Webb

Yamaha

9-3

Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha

5

17

Joey Savatgy

Honda

8-5

Quadlock Honda Racing

6

14

Dylan Ferrandis

Ducati

4-9

Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati Factory Racing

7

7

Aaron Plessinger

KTM

10-6

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

8

12

Shane McElrath

Beta

13-7

Liqui Moly Beta Factory Racing

9

20

Jordon Smith

Triumph

12-11

5.11 Triumph Racing Factory Team

10

36

Garrett Marchbanks

Kawasaki

7-16

Monster Energy Kawasaki

11

27

Malcolm Stewart

Husqvarna

6-21

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

12

21

Jason Anderson

Suzuki

5-22

Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance

13

41

Mitchell Harrison

Kawasaki

16-12

Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing

14

3

Eli Tomac

KTM

15-13

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

15

96

Hunter Lawrence

Honda

21-8

Honda HRC Progressive

16

24

R.J. Hampshire

Husqvarna

19-10

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

17

28

Christian Craig

Honda

11-18

Quadlock Honda Racing

18

46

Justin Hill

KTM

14-17

Team Tedder Racing

19

51

Justin Barcia

Ducati

18-14

Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati Factory Racing

20

417

Cornelius Tøndel

Kawasaki

17-19

ISRT Kawasaki

21

31

Mikkel Haarup

Triumph

22-15

5.11 Triumph Racing Factory Team

22

45

Colt Nichols

Suzuki

20-20

Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance

2026 Supermotocross Standings After Playoff 1

Pos.

#

Rider

Bike

Points

1

26

Jorge Prado

KTM

42

2

38

Haiden Deegan

Yamaha

40

3

2

Cooper Webb

Yamaha

38

4

94

Ken Roczen

Suzuki

34

5

14

Dylan Ferrandis

Ducati

33

6

96

Hunter Lawrence

Honda

32

7

36

Garrett Marchbanks

Kawasaki

28

8

7

Aaron Plessinger

KTM

22

9

3

Eli Tomac

KTM

22

10

20

Jordon Smith

Triumph

21

11

17

Joey Savatgy

Honda

20

12

24

R.J. Hampshire

Husqvarna

19

13

1

Jett Lawrence

Honda

18

14

27

Malcolm Stewart

Husqvarna

16

15

12

Shane McElrath

Beta

14

16

51

Justin Barcia

Ducati

12

17

32

Justin Cooper

Yamaha

11

18

21

Jason Anderson

Suzuki

10

19

4

Chase Sexton

Kawasaki

10

20

41

Mitchell Harrison

Kawasaki

9

21

28

Christian Craig

Honda

9

22

31

Mikkel Haarup

Triumph

7

23

46

Justin Hill

KTM

6

24

417

Cornelius Tøndel

Kawasaki

2

25

45

Colt Nichols

Suzuki

0

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