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to jumping. As a result, Barcia landed on Stewart, and both rid- ers fell hard. Stewart was slow to get to his feet, and Barcia required extensive medical at- tention on the track before being transported to the hospital on a stretcher. It did not look good for Barcia, although he managed to wave to the crowd—a reassur - ing sign. Fortunately, Barcia was released from the hospital with "just" a transverse process frac- ture of a vertebra, also called the "wing" part of the back, and is expected to recover fully. He also suffered a mild concussion. Stewart, clearly shaken, walked away with a separated shoulder. And Max Anstie, 32, became the oldest rider to win an AMA Supercross in the 250cc class, eclipsing John Dowd by a day. It's believed this is the oldest combined winners (450 and 125/250F) in AMA Supercross history. 450SMX Unfortunately, the A1 main event got off to a frightening start when the race was red- flagged before the first lap was complete. While the pack was still tightly grouped, Malcolm Stewart rolled a triple jump that Justin Barcia, who was behind him, had already committed ROUND 1 / JANUARY 10, 2026 ANGEL STADIUM / ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P52 149 CAMERON MCADOO 22ND 250SX After missing much of last year due to injury, Cameron McAdoo was back in action at A1. The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Team rider showed good speed, but minor crashes, mis- takes and some bad luck throughout the night held him back. His highlight of the night was finishing second (to Haiden Deegan) in his heat race and running second early in the main. "It felt great to be back behind the gate and racing again," he said. "The heat race and the start of the main showed what we're capable of, and I felt comfortable up front. I had another rider cross jump me, which led me to crash, and I had to go into the mechanics area for a while. I went back out and salvaged as much of the race as I could, but tonight wasn't our night." 24 RJ HAMPSHIRE 18TH 450SX Rockstar Husqvarna's RJ Hampshire made his first start as a full-time 450SX rider at A1. He had an up-and- down day and evening, qualifying 11th but suffering crashes in his heat MYOWNRACE The veteran Eli Tomac doesn't usually get too excited about things these days, but he certainly was at A1 after winning on the Red Bull KTM, his first AMA Supercross race with it.