Brown secured the first win of
his career and made his return
after breaking his neck at the
season opener a year earlier. His
speed was clear from the start,
qualifying fastest and starting at
the front in the main event. He
took the lead after Jo Shimoda
rolled the double before the
finish line due to medical lights
being displayed. Brown jumped
both obstacles which helped
him close the large gap to
Shimoda. Brown looked confi
-
dent leading, despite constant
pressure
from Shimoda. He led
the final 15 laps, earning his
first-ever 250SX main-event win.
Brown now heads to Daytona
with the red plate.
"I don't even know where to
start," Brown said. "There were
so many nights when I didn't
think this would be possible.
Missing a year, especially
with the injury I had, it's pretty
degrading. It's a scary thing to
come back from, and there were
a lot of doubts. I'm just thankful
I never stopped fighting."
Shimoda held onto second
place. In his first race since
undergoing surgery in Novem
-
ber to repair two fractured and
displaced vertebrae
in his neck
and upper back, the Honda HRC
ROUND 7 / FEBRUARY 21, 2026
AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P68
Pierce Brown held
on to a narrow
advantage to score
his first career
win in the 250SX
division.
