The highly anticipated opening round of the 2026 Pro Motocross AMA National Championship Series answered a few questions fans had going in, while leaving others hanging. At the end, Hunter Lawrence shook off his disappointing end to the Supercross championship series by going 1-1 under the California sun at Fox Raceway at Pala.

Hunter’s only competition at the Fox Raceway National was Jorge Prado, who briefly headed Hunter. Prado eventually dropped off Hunter’s pace in both motos, finishing 2-2 for P2 overall.

There were two opening-round subplots: Defending Pro Motocross Champion Jett Lawrence was returning from a serious foot injury that kept him out of the Supercross series, and Haiden Deegan was riding in the 450MX class for the first time after winning two 250MX titles.

Jett and Deegan suffered from poor starts in each moto, keeping them out of contention for the win. Jett started in P16 in Moto 1 before working his way up to P4. Jett improved to a P11 start in Moto 2 and a P3 finish. That was good enough for Jett to finish in P3 overall. Deegan did worse in both motos but converted a P19 start in Moto 1 into a P5 result. His Moto 2 P15 start was turned into a P4 finish. This left Deegan in P5 overall, behind Justin Cooper, who went 3-6 on the day.

Chase Sexton fell in both motos, preventing him from competing for the podium. His 7-5 results were good enough for P6 overall. Eli Tomac collided hard with Garrett Marchbanks on the opening lap of the first moto, resulting in both riders crashing. Marchbanks was able to remount, but Tomac had to be carried off the track and required further medical attention.

The series resumes on Saturday with the Hangtown Motocross Classic at Prairie City SVRA in Rancho Cordova, California.

2026 Fox Raceway National Motocross Results

1. Hunter Lawrence, 1-1, 50 points; Honda
2. Jorge Prado, 2-2, 44; KTM
3. Jett Lawrence, 4-3, 38; Honda
4. Justin Cooper, 3-6, 36; Yamaha
5. Haiden Deegan, 5-4, 35; Yamaha
6. Chase Sexton, 7-5, 32; Kawasaki
7. RJ Hampshire, 6-7, 31; Husqvarna
8. Aaron Plessinger, 8-9, 27; KTM
9. Dylan Ferrandis, 9-10, 25; Ducati
10. Christian Craig, 11-11, 22; Honda
11. Mikkel Haarup, 10-14, 20; Triumph
12. Cooper Webb, 13-13, 18; Yamaha
13. Kyle Webster, 16-12, 16; Honda
14. Garrett Marchbanks, 28-8, 14; Kawasaki
15. Justin Barcia, 17-16, 11; Ducati
16. Dante Oliveira, 19-15, 10; KTM
17. Malcolm Stewart, 12-40, 10; Husqvarna
18. Benny Bloss, 14-21, 9; Beta
19. Colt Nichols, 20-17, 7; Suzuki
20. Jordon Smith, 15-23, 7; Triumph
21. Vince Friese, 24-18, 4; Kawasaki
22. Grant Harlan, 21-19, 4; KTM
23. Cornelius Tøndel, 18-26, 4; Kawasaki
24. Mitchell Harrison, 22-20, 2; Kawasaki

2026 Pro Motocross 450 Championship Standings (after 1 of 11 rounds)

1. Hunter Lawrence, Honda, 50 points (1 Win, 1 Podium, 1 Top 5)
2. Jorge Prado, KTM, 44 (1P, 1 T5)
3. Jett Lawrence, Honda, 38 (1P, 1 T5)
4. Justin Cooper, Yamaha, 36 (1 T5)
5. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha, 35 (1 T5)
6. Chase Sexton, Kawasaki, 32
7. RJ Hampshire, Husqvarna, 31
8. Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 27
9. Dylan Ferrandis, Ducati, 25
10. Christian Craig, Honda, 22
11. Mikkel Haarup, Triumph, 20
12. Cooper Webb, Yamaha, 18
13. Kyle Webster, Honda, 16
14. Garrett Marchbanks, Kawasaki, 14
15. Justin Barcia, Ducati, 11
16. Dante Oliveira, KTM, 10
17. Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 10
18. Benny Bloss, Beta, 9
19. Jordon Smith, Triumph, 7
20. Colt Nichols, Suzuki, 7
21. Vince Friese, Kawasaki, 4
22. Cornelius Tondel, Kawasaki, 4
23. Grant Harlan, KTM, 4
24. Mitchell Harrison, Kawasaki, 2

2026 SuperMotocross 450 Championship Series Standings (after 18 of 28 rounds)

1. Hunter Lawrence, Honda, 396 points
2. Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 349
3. Cooper Webb, Yamaha, 333
4. Justin Cooper, Yamaha, 309
5. Eli Tomac, KTM, 275
6. Chase Sexton, Kawasaki, 269
7. Jorge Prado, KTM, 233
8. Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 214
9. Dylan Ferrandis, Ducati, 201
10. Joey Savatgy, Honda, 194
11. Justin Hill, KTM, 188
12. Christian Craig, Honda, 176
13. Garrett Marchbanks, Kawasaki, 156
14. Shane McElrath, Honda, 150
15. Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 126
16. Colt Nichols, Suzuki, 123
17. Jason Anderson, Suzuki, 84
18. Jordon Smith, Triumph, 75
19. Mitchell Harrison, Kawasaki, 75
20. Vince Friese, Kawasaki, 70
21. R.J. Hampshire, Husqvarna, 69
22. Dean Wilson, Honda, 60
23. Grant Harlan, KTM, 52
24. Justin Barcia, Ducati, 44
25. Jett Lawrence, Honda, 38
26. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha, 35
27. Kevin Moranz, KTM, 30
28. Mikkel Haarup, Triumph, 20
29. Freddie Norén, Yamaha, 20
30. Kyle Webster, Honda, 16
31. Cole Thompson, Yamaha, 16
32. Cade Clason, Kawasaki, 14
33. Tristan Lane, Yamaha, 13
34. Austin Forkner, Triumph, 12
35. Dante Oliveira, KTM, 10
36. Benny Bloss, Beta, 9
37. Mitchell Oldenburg, Beta, 6
38. Justin Bogle, Suzuki, 5
39. Ty Masterpool, Yamaha, 4
40. Cornelius Tøndel, Kawasaki, 4
41. Joshua Cartwright, Kawasaki, 4
42. Zack Williams, Honda, 2
43. Jeremy Hand, Honda, 2
44. Scott Meshey, Husqvarna, 2
45. Ryan Breece, Honda, 1