Roczen closes to one point with Cleveland Triple Crown victory

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2026 AMA Supercross Championship

Round 14 – Cleveland

450

Ken Roczen left Cleveland with the biggest prize of Round 14, turning consistency across the three-race Triple Crown into the 450SX overall at Huntington Bank Field as Monster Energy AMA Supercross returned to the city for the first time since 1995.

Roczen’s 2-2-1 scorecard in changing conditions gave the Suzuki rider the win ahead of Cooper Webb and Justin Cooper, while Hunter Lawrence’s difficult final race dropped the Honda rider to sixth overall and cut his championship advantage to a single point with three rounds remaining.

Lawrence had looked well placed early, taking Race 1 from Roczen and Justin Cooper, before Justin Cooper struck back in the second encounter ahead of Roczen and Chase Sexton.

The final leg then swung the round decisively in Roczen’s favour. He grabbed the start, cleared out, and won by more than eight seconds over Webb, while Justin Hill came through for third in the race and Sexton finished fourth.

Lawrence crashed while trying to recover through the field and eventually came home 14th in that last outing, which proved costly in both the round classification and the title race.

Behind the podium, Joey Savatgy finished fifth overall for Honda, Lawrence was sixth, Malcolm Stewart placed seventh for Husqvarna on 4-6-12 results, and Hill’s late-race charge in the final leg helped lift the KTM rider to eighth overall.

Jorge Prado endured a difficult afternoon for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, finishing 15th overall with 14-15-15 results, while Eli Tomac did not make the gate after a qualifying crash left him with a hip injury concern.

The standings now show Lawrence on 286 points, Roczen on 285, Webb on 264 and Tomac on 255.

450 Main One Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	J. Cooper	Yam	13m15.242
2	K. Roczen	Suz	+2.028
3	C. Sexton	Kaw	+5.942
4	C. Webb	Yam	+8.926
5	H. Lawrence	Hon	+14.076
6	M. Stewart	Hus	+17.886
7	J. Savatgy	Hon	+19.247
8	D. Ferrandis	Duc	+22.225
9	S. McElrath	Hon	+24.074
10	C. Craig	Hon	+25.677
11	J. Hill	KTM	+34.979
12	J. Smith	Tri	+37.943
13	G. Marchbanks	Kaw	+46.351
14	D. Wilson	Hon	1 Lap
15	J. Prado	KTM	1 Lap
16	V. Friese	Kaw	1 Lap
17	C. Clason	Kaw	1 Lap
18	G. Harlan	KTM	1 Lap
19	F. Noren	Yam	1 Lap
20	T. Lane	Yam	2 Laps
21	V. Luhovey	Kaw	4 Laps
22	M. Harrison	Kaw	16 Laps

450 Main Two Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	J. Cooper	Yam	13m28.649
2	K. Roczen	Suz	+2.028
3	C. Sexton	Kaw	+5.942
4	C. Webb	Yam	+8.926
5	H. Lawrence	Hon	+14.076
6	M. Stewart	Hus	+17.886
7	J. Savatgy	Hon	+19.247
8	D. Ferrandis	Duc	+22.225
9	S. McElrath	Hon	+24.074
10	C. Craig	Hon	+25.677
11	J. Hill	KTM	+34.979
12	J. Smith	Tri	+37.943
13	G. Marchbanks	Kaw	+46.351
14	D. Wilson	Hon	1 Lap
15	J. Prado	KTM	1 Lap
16	V. Friese	Kaw	1 Lap
17	C. Clason	Kaw	1 Lap
18	G. Harlan	KTM	1 Lap
19	F. Noren	Yam	1 Lap
20	T. Lane	Yam	2 Laps
21	V. Luhovey	Kaw	4 Laps
22	M. Harrison	Kaw	16 Laps

450 Main Three Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	K. Roczen	Suz	10m58.276
2	C. Webb	Yam	+8.708
3	J. Hill	KTM	+11.095
4	C. Sexton	Kaw	+14.050
5	S. McElrath	Hon	+21.105
6	J. Savatgy	Hon	+22.805
7	J. Cooper	Yam	+31.311
8	D. Ferrandis	Duc	+32.770
9	D. Wilson	Hon	+36.015
10	G. Marchbanks	Kaw	+40.213
11	C. Craig	Hon	+49.954
12	M. Stewart	Hus	1 Lap
13	J. Smith	Tri	1 Lap
14	H. Lawrence	Hon	1 Lap
15	J. Prado	KTM	1 Lap
16	M. Harrison	Kaw	1 Lap
17	C. Clason	Kaw	1 Lap
18	T. Lane	Yam	1 Lap
19	V. Friese	Kaw	2 Laps
20	F. Noren	Yam	2 Laps
21	V. Luhovey	Kaw	3 Laps
22	G. Harlan	KTM	15 Laps

450 Round Points


Pos	Rider	M1	M2	M3	Points
1	K. Roczen	2	2	1	5
2	C. Webb	5	4	2	11
3	J. Cooper	3	1	7	11
4	C. Sexton	7	3	4	14
5	J. Savatgy	6	7	6	19
6	H. Lawrence	1	5	14	20
7	M. Stewart	4	6	12	22
8	J. Hill	10	11	3	24
9	D. Ferrandis	8	8	8	24
10	S. McElrath	12	9	5	26
11	G. Marchbanks	9	13	10	32
12	D. Wilson	11	14	9	34
13	C. Craig	13	10	11	34
14	J. Smith	17	12	13	42
15	J. Prado	14	15	15	44
16	V. Friese	15	16	19	50
17	C. Clason	19	17	17	53
18	M. Harrison	16	22	16	54
19	F. Noren	18	19	20	57
20	T. Lane	20	20	18	58
21	G. Harlan	21	18	22	61
22	V. Luhovey	22	21	21	64

Quotes

Ken Roczen – P1

“Wow. I had no idea I was one point back [in the championship]. I am so blown away with the gamble we took with the weather. It was supposed to be clear for the last two races, but it kept raining. That affected my decision with goggles, and I kept sticking with roll-offs just to be safe. After I got the holeshot in the last race I had a clear track and just felt really comfortable. Once I had a gap, I just made sure I didn’t do anything silly. I’m just so grateful I’m able to ride like this.”

Cooper Webb – P2

“What a crazy day. Qualifying was great, then the rain came and we had the Triple Crown. I rode bad in the first race but got better for the last two. I didn’t think I had a chance for the podium after the first two [races], so I rode free in the last one. Kenny [Roczen] rode those first laps like it was dry and got away. I was a distant second. Overall, I’m happy with it. We had a good day.”

Justin Cooper – P3

“This track was very tricky, and things could go wrong very quickly. I’m happy to get up from the crash unscathed, the concrete hurt. Just glad to be up on the podium still [despite the crash]. I spun off the gate but somehow came out top five and then had that crash. It was a bummer to go down and give away a spot [overall] but just thankful I’m okay. It was still a great night.”

Hunter Lawrence – P6

“I had a bad start and just made it tough on myself. Another rider checked up and I went down. It was a bit of a [expletive] night at the office. We’ll come back next weekend in Philly.”

Malcolm Stewart – P7

“The vibes were high in Cleveland – the crowd was awesome! Qualifying was great for me, and then of course we had the Triple Crown with the weather beginning to roll in. I felt really good in Race 1, and then in the second one, I started making some mistakes, with the third one being pretty sloppy after the rain. I lost the flow in Race 3, but we brought it home in seventh overall, and we’ll look at improving next weekend!”

Jorge Prado – P15

“It was a rough day in Cleveland. The Triple Crown format is still new to me and the conditions were challenging also, but I gained more experience and that is what is important this year. Three to go – we will keep learning, and I’m excited for the next few races to finish the season.”

450 Championship Points


Pos	Rider	Points
1	H. Lawrence	286
2	K. Roczen	285
3	C. Webb	264
4	E. Tomac	255
5	J. Cooper	233
6	C. Sexton	180
7	J. Savatgy	176
8	M. Stewart	160
9	J. Hill	148
10	J. Prado	147
11	D. Ferrandis	143
12	C. Craig	124
13	S. McElrath	119
14	G. Marchbanks	104
15	C. Nichols	103
16	A. Plessinger	99
17	J. Anderson	84
18	V. Friese	60
19	J. Smith	56
20	M. Harrison	55
21	R. Hampshire	38
22	G. Harlan	38
23	K. Moranz	27
24	D. Wilson	21
25	F. Noren	20
26	C. Thompson	14
27	A. Forkner	12
28	T. Lane	12
29	M. Oldenburg	6
30	C. Clason	5
31	J. Bogle	5
32	T. Masterpool	4
33	J. Cartwright	4
34	Z. Williams	2
35	J. Hand	2
36	S. Meshey	1
37	J. Barcia	1
38	R. Breece	1
39	M. Miller
40	V. Luhovey

250

In 250 East, Nate Thrasher emerged with the overall after a measured 2-1-4 performance in the changing conditions. Landen Gordon produced one of the rides of the day to take second overall with 4-2-2 finishes, while Cole Davies salvaged third overall after winning the final race. Seth Hammaker won the opener and remained in contention, but a fall in the final outing left him fourth on the tie-break, with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Daxton Bennick completing the top five on 3-5-3 scores.

The Triple Crown format again placed a premium on minimising mistakes, particularly as the weather and track conditions deteriorated. Hammaker took the first race, Thrasher controlled the second after a red-flag restart, and Davies closed the day by converting the holeshot into victory in Race 3.

Bennick was there throughout, opening with third, backing it up with fifth in the second leg, and then taking another third in the final encounter to secure fifth overall and valuable championship points.

Davies’ podium was enough to extend his 250 East points lead to 21 over Hammaker, while Bennick strengthened his hold on third in the standings.

The official points now list Davies on 181, Hammaker on 160, Bennick on 138, Coty Schock on 119 and Thrasher on 116 with two races left in the eastern division.

250 Main Results One


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	S. Hammaker	Kaw	11m06.141
2	N. Thrasher	Yam	+4.251
3	D. Bennick	Hus	+7.264
4	L. Gordon	Yam	+10.384
5	C. Davies	Yam	+11.248
6	C. Schock	Yam	+11.751
7	N. Romano	Kaw	+25.928
8	D. Kelley	Kaw	+31.466
9	D. Adams	Kaw	+33.061
10	I. Clark	Hon	+36.009
11	H. Miller	Kaw	+40.531
12	D. Simonson	Yam	+43.439
13	G. Towers	Hon	+49.354
14	L. Neese	Hon	+51.760
15	J. Hand	Hon	1 Lap
16	J. Short	Hon	1 Lap
17	K. Peters	Kaw	1 Lap
18	M. Weltin	Kaw	1 Lap
19	C. Benard	Yam	1 Lap
20	M. Phelps	KTM	1 Lap
21	L. Clout	Kaw	1 Lap
22	L. Marsalisi	Tri	2 Laps

250 Main Results Two


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	N. Thrasher	Yam	11m17.630
2	L. Gordon	Yam	+3.745
3	S. Hammaker	Kaw	+7.318
4	C. Davies	Yam	+9.222
5	D. Bennick	Hus	+11.750
6	D. Simonson	Yam	+17.107
7	C. Schock	Yam	+19.305
8	D. Kelley	Kaw	+26.507
9	N. Romano	Kaw	+34.211
10	I. Clark	Hon	+40.581
11	L. Clout	Kaw	+46.034
12	J. Short	Hon	+47.236
13	M. Phelps	KTM	1 Lap
14	M. Weltin	Kaw	1 Lap
15	K. Peters	Kaw	1 Lap
16	H. Miller	Kaw	1 Lap
17	J. Hand	Hon	1 Lap
18	L. Marsalisi	Tri	1 Lap
19	C. Benard	Yam	1 Lap
20	G. Towers	Hon	2 Laps
21	L. Neese	Hon	3 Laps
22	D. Adams	Kaw	13 Laps

250 Main Results Three


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	C. Davies	Yam	10m58.276
2	L. Gordon	Yam	+2.625
3	D. Bennick	Hus	+3.564
4	N. Thrasher	Yam	+5.073
5	D. Simonson	Yam	+9.701
6	S. Hammaker	Kaw	+13.085
7	C. Schock	Yam	+25.800
8	H. Miller	Kaw	+38.729
9	K. Peters	Kaw	+50.633
10	D. Kelley	Kaw	1 Lap
11	L. Clout	Kaw	1 Lap
12	L. Neese	Hon	1 Lap
13	G. Towers	Hon	1 Lap
14	M. Weltin	Kaw	1 Lap
15	I. Clark	Hon	1 Lap
16	L. Marsalisi	Tri	1 Lap
17	C. Benard	Yam	1 Lap
18	J. Short	Hon	2 Laps
19	M. Phelps	KTM	2 Laps
20	J. Hand	Hon	11 Laps
21	N. Romano	Kaw	12 Laps
22	D. Adams	Kaw	13 Laps

250 Round Points


Pos	Rider	M1	M2	M3	Points
1	N. Thrasher	2	1	4	7
2	L. Gordon	4	2	2	8
3	C. Davies	5	4	1	10
4	S. Hammaker	1	3	6	10
5	D. Bennick	3	5	3	11
6	C. Schock	6	7	7	20
7	D. Simonson	12	6	5	23
8	D. Kelley	8	8	10	26
9	I. Clark	10	10	13	33
10	H. Miller	11	16	8	35
11	N. Romano	7	9	21	37
12	K. Peters	17	15	9	41
13	L. Clout	21	11	11	43
14	J. Short	16	12	18	46
15	L. Neese	14	21	12	47
16	G. Towers	13	20	14	47
17	M. Weltin	18	14	15	47
18	M. Phelps	20	13	19	52
19	J. Hand	15	17	20	52
20	D. Adams	9	22	22	53
21	C. Benard	19	19	17	55
22	L. Marsalisi	22	18	16	56

250 Quotes

Nate Thrasher – P1

“It’s awesome [to be on top of the podium]. The offseason was unreal, honestly. I felt like I was going to be able to contend for the championship but had a little mishap [and injured his shoulder]. That’s part of it, though. We’ve done what we can–fourth [place], second [place], and now first. We’re trending [upward] and it feels good to be back up here.”

Landen Gordon – P2

“If you would have told me after last weekend [finishing last] I’d be sitting on the podium, that’d be unbelievable. I’ve put in so much work into this. I’m backed by the best team, so I expect this, but it’s truly unbelievable. I have no words. I’m sure it’ll sink in, but right now I’m in shock.”

Cole Davies – P3

“It was a rough day, but we still managed a podium. I didn’t give up and fought through. Just reset for the last [race] and got the win. It is what it is. Congrats to my teammates, they were riding good.”

Daxton Bennick – P4

“Qualifying was dry in Cleveland and I felt like I rode pretty well. The first race was also dry and I was third, but then it rained really heavily in the second one, which made conditions probably the worst that they were. I didn’t start well in that one, but got back to fifth, and then the third race I was P3, but in the end it was a little short of the podium. Overall, I’m excited for next weekend!”

250 East Championship Points


Pos	Rider	Points
1	C. Davies	181
2	S. Hammaker	160
3	D. Bennick	138
4	C. Schock	119
5	N. Thrasher	116
6	D. Simonson	106
7	J. Shimoda	100
8	H. Miller	77
9	P. Brown	63
10	D. Kelley	60
11	N. Romano	57
12	K. Peters	51
13	C. Dudney	44
14	M. Weltin	41
15	C. Park	40
16	L. Neese	40
17	L. Clout	36
18	I. Clark	32
19	G. Towers	28
20	J. Swoll	27
21	D. Adams	25
22	L. Gordon	22
23	J. Hand	19
24	L. Hartz	17
25	J. Short	13
26	E. Ferry	9
27	V. Guillod	8
28	M. Phelps	7
29	L. Oehlhof	7
30	C. Benard	7
31	L. Marsalisi	6
32	J. Kessler	4
33	B. Carroll	3
34	B. Shelly	2
35	C. Cochran	2
36	R. Floyd	1

250 LCQ Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	I. Clark	Hon	6m41.658
2	M. Weltin	Kaw	+4.612
3	K. Peters	Kaw	+8.432
4	N. Romano	Kaw	+11.394
5	H. Edwards	Yam	+13.594
6	C. Malcolm	Yam	+16.631
7	J. Kessler	KTM	+18.335
8	C. Allen	Yam	+23.146
9	R. Floyd	Kaw	+24.680
10	B. Carroll	Yam	+26.343
11	L. Riggins	Hus	+27.352
12	A. Emory	Yam	+33.403
13	H. Hudson	Kaw	+34.183
14	B. Ehlermann	Gas	+35.815
15	T. Hazlett	Kaw	+36.862
16	L. Hartz	Yam	2 Laps
17	R. Buccheri	KTM	6 Laps
18	D. Pulley	Yam	7 Laps
19	E. Norred	Kaw	8 Laps
20	V. Guillod	Yam	8 Laps

250 Qualifying Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	C. Davies	Yam	45.868
2	S. Hammaker	Kaw	46.605
3	D. Bennick	Hus	46.755
4	N. Thrasher	Yam	47.380
5	L. Gordon	Yam	47.766
6	D. Simonson	Yam	48.031
7	J. Short	Hon	48.113
8	C. Schock	Yam	48.134
9	H. Miller	Kaw	48.218
10	D. Kelley	Kaw	48.271
11	C. Benard	Yam	48.303
12	D. Adams	Kaw	48.435
13	L. Clout	Kaw	48.671
14	M. Phelps	KTM	48.711
15	L. Marsalisi	Tri	48.790
16	J. Hand	Hon	48.827
17	L. Neese	Hon	48.853
18	G. Towers	Hon	48.885
19	N. Romano	Kaw	48.947
20	I. Clark	Hon	48.971
21	J. Kessler	KTM	49.043
22	B. Carroll	Yam	49.187
23	R. Buccheri	KTM	49.223
24	K. Peters	Kaw	49.373
25	C. Malcolm	Yam	49.434
26	M. Weltin	Kaw	49.435
27	C. Allen	Yam	49.553
28	H. Hudson	Kaw	49.699
29	V. Guillod	Yam	49.866
30	L. Hartz	Yam	50.014
31	R. Floyd	Kaw	50.046
32	H. Edwards	Yam	50.278
33	L. Riggins	Hus	51.906
34	B. Ehlermann	Gas	51.964
35	T. Hazlett	Kaw	52.123
36	A. Emory	Yam	52.381
37	D. Pulley	Yam	54.366
38	E. Norred	Kaw	55.161

450 LCQ Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Interval
1	F. Noren	Yam	5m54.455
2	G. Harlan	KTM	+0.970
3	T. Lane	Yam	+48.645
4	V. Luhovey	Kaw	+3.914
5	C. Clason	Kaw	+8.917
6	J. Cros	Yam	+11.904
7	Z. Williams	Hon	+13.987
8	C. Carsten	Suz	+16.675
9	K. Moranz	KTM	+17.500
10	L. Leitzel	Kaw	+26.087
11	L. Karnow	Kaw	+27.739
12	B. Piazza	Yam	+32.629
13	C. Stephenson	Kaw	+39.586
14	J. Greco	Kaw	+44.898
15	P. Taylor	Kaw	+50.112
16	M. Morris	KTM	+53.344
17	D. Smith	Suz	2 Laps
18	S. Meshey	Hus	5 Laps
19	C. Nichols	Suz	7 Laps

450 Qualifying Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	H. Lawrence	Hon	44.319
2	C. Webb	Yam	44.483
3	M. Stewart	Hus	44.909
4	K. Roczen	Suz	44.998
5	J. Prado	KTM	45.083
6	J. Cooper	Yam	45.328
7	C. Sexton	Kaw	45.633
8	J. Savatgy	Hon	45.768
9	C. Craig	Hon	45.822
10	J. Hill	KTM	45.978
11	S. McElrath	Hon	46.070
12	E. Tomac	KTM	46.121
13	G. Marchbanks	Kaw	46.291
14	D. Wilson	Hon	46.314
15	D. Ferrandis	Duc	46.320
16	J. Smith	Tri	46.531
17	M. Harrison	Kaw	47.143
18	V. Friese	Kaw	47.365
19	T. Lane	Yam	47.572
20	C. Clason	Kaw	47.580
21	K. Moranz	KTM	48.100
22	F. Noren	Yam	48.804
23	V. Luhovey	Kaw	49.208
24	G. Harlan	KTM	49.293
25	Z. Williams	Hon	49.297
26	L. Leitzel	Kaw	49.431
27	S. Meshey	Hus	50.150
28	L. Karnow	Kaw	50.448
29	J. Cros	Yam	51.233
30	C. Stephenson	Kaw	51.578
31	C. Carsten	Suz	52.002
32	J. Greco	Kaw	52.148
33	P. Taylor	Kaw	52.695
34	B. Piazza	Yam	52.700
35	C. Nichols	Suz	52.931
36	M. Morris	KTM	54.620
37	D. Smith	Suz	55.988