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like six minutes left. And I was, 'All right, let's empty the tank.' And I was just inching close. I would have loved to have seen how the last two laps unfolded had I not had the traffic." Tomac's two-race win streak came to an end, but he still rounded out the podium in third. The Red Bull KTM rider, Tomac, found himself looking forward and backward at the same time during the main event, trying to pass Lawrence while keeping defending champ Cooper Webb behind him. "I felt like I was on offense and defense at the same time, so it was very busy," Tomac said. "I think back to a couple VOLUME 63 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 27, 2026 P63 MALINOSKI UPDATE Ryder Malinoski of the Club MX Yamaha team was one of the riders involved in a scary crash during the SMX Next race, which prompted a red-flag restart. On the opening lap, Malinoski landed on Max Shane and both riders went down hard. Malinoski said that he dislocated his hip in the crash and that doctors "popped" it back in. Shane suffered a collapsed and lacerated lung and two broken ribs. "I was already committed to a triple," Malinoski said. "I clipped his head, I think, and it shot me right over the bars and right into the next jump. It was a gnarly one, but I'm all right. I have a dislocated hip and a hit to the head, obviously. Couldn't be more grateful to be okay. That was God watching over me." SMX NEXT Kayden Minear led a Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha sweep in the SMX Next main event. The young Australian grabbed the holeshot after the restart and led all nine laps of the race. His team- mate, Caden Dudney, worked his way up to second but never man- aged to make a pass on Minear. He took the runner-up spot. The battle for third raged late into the race between Landen Gordon and Vincent Wey. Gordon nailed a block pass on the final lap to make it a Star Racing Yamaha 1-2-3. HYMAS DOWN AND OUT (FOR NOW) Chance Hymas looked good early in the night as he won his heat race and sat third in points go- ing into the main event. He later crashed in turn one of the 250 main and pulled off with a dislo- cated shoulder. He is expected to sit out the next three races. A2 NOTES: Chase Sexton ended Kawasaki's dry spell dating back to 2022 and marked the first win on the current- generation KX450... A2 saw its third sold-out crowd in a row, with notable attendees including Dakar Rally racer Skyler Howes, actor Tyler Posey, rapper Yung Gravy, Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran and Green Day drummer Tre Cool... The AMA scolded Vince Friese for the second week in a row for overly aggressive riding on Mitchell Harrison in the final turn of the main event. He was docked five championship points, fined, and issued two license points. Harrison was also penalized for a code-of-conduct violation, with a fine and one license point, for get- ting into an altercation with Friese after the race... Western Honda Racing's Ty Freehill suffered a broken right wrist in the Next Level race. Briefly...