VOLUME ISSUE MAY , P69
BY RYAN NITZEN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY OCTOPI MEDIA
Y
ou couldn't have scripted
a better end to the 2026
Monster Energy AMA
Supercross Championship. It
all came down to the final race
in Salt Lake City with only one
point separating Ken Roczen
and Hunter Lawrence—a true
winner-take-all scenario be
-
tween the two rivals. Chase
Sexton won the race, but it was
Roczen who held on for the
glory, as his fifth-place result
earned him his first-ever Super
-
cross Championship. In 250SX,
Cole Davies ended the season
on a high note with a win in the
annual Dave Coombs Sr. 250SX
East/West Showdown.
450SX
Finally, the dream has come
true, and Ken Roczen is a Super-
cross Champion. After chasing
the title for 13 seasons in the
450SX class, the German native
sealed the deal and stood atop
the podium at the season finale.
With everything on the line, Roc
-
zen struck early in the 450SX
main event and passed title rival
Hunter Lawrence for the lead in
turn two. This move proved deci-
sive, as Roczen controlled the
race while fans held their breath
waiting for a miscue from either
rider. A mistake from Lawrence
at the halfway mark slashed his
championship hopes as he hit
the ground and fumbled the bike
while remounting. He dropped
down to seventh in the running
order as Roczen rode away with
the championship in hand. The
Ken Roczen is finally an AMA
450 Supercross Champion.
