ROUND 1 / SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
HISTORIC CREW STADIUM | COLUMBUS, OHIO
SUPERMOTOCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIPPLAYOFF
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crowned 450MX Champion had
a disastrous day in Ohio. The
Australian struggled in the wet
and muddy conditions, finding
it difficult to keep his Honda on
two wheels in both motos. He
leaves Ohio now trailing in sixth
place, 10 points behind new se-
ries leader Prado. But Hunter is
still very much in SMX Champi-
onship contention, with the next
race in Los Angeles offering
double points and the final race
7 AARON PLESSINGER
7TH (10-6) 450SMX
Hometown hero Aaron Plessinger
started up front in race one, but his day
got progressively worse as crashes
put him outside the top five. "I feel like
Columbus was a pretty big missed
opportunity for me, since we had lots
of rain and lots of mud, which is usually
my cup of tea. We got off to a really
good start in moto one, but then Jorge
[Prado] slid and kind of jumped into my
wheel, but no blame on him—it was a
racing incident. I ended up going down,
and then it was a struggle from that
point on, getting up to ninth and then
going down again. Moto two, I got off to
a horrible start and went to the inside
of turn one, which worked out, and
then ended up battling Joey [Savatgy]
for fifth pretty much the whole time. I
just feel like I should've been better all
around—there were a lot of moments
that I should've capitalized on. We'll
focus on Los Angeles now and look for
a stronger round."
MYOWNRACE
Deegan scored his first win in
the 450 division with dominant
1-1 finishes.
