Ken Roczen Returns to the Top in Glendale | Results, Highlights and More From Round 5

The fifth round of the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship was headlined by the largest audience ever for a Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship race inside State Farm Stadium, which also included unprecedented attendance at FanFest. The record crowd was treated to a memorable night of racing that provided a shakeup of the early 450SMX Class title fight as Progressive Insurance Cycle Gear Suzuki’s Ken Roczen became the fourth different winner in the first five races, while Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence took over the points lead. It all unfolded after misfortune hindered entering points leader and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Eli Tomac to a finish outside the top 10.

The fifth race of the Western Divisional 250SMX Class was arguably the most dominant yet for Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan, the reigning West champion. He stormed out the gate to open the 15 Minutes + 1 Lap Main Event with a convincing holeshot that he turned into a multi-second lead just a couple laps into the race. From there, Deegan never looked back and claimed another victory.

Scroll on for post-race quotes, results, championship standings and highlights.

Quotes

Ken Roczen – 1st Place – 450SMX Class
“This feels unreal. I got a good start and then Friese cut me off going into the first turn, which I expected, which slowed my momentum a little bit. [Eventually] I was able to pass Hunter [Lawrence] and I knew it was going to be a long Main Event because trying to put a gap [on the field] was really hard and the track was tricky. It was just so fast, and everything was built super tall. I’m just really happy.

“I want to dedicate this win specifically to Larry [Brooks]. He hasn’t been able to be with us here the last few races. It really hurts all of our hearts. He loves this more than anybody. This one goes out to him.”

Hunter Lawrence – 2nd Place – 450SMX Class
“It’s bittersweet. I got a great start and was in a great position. Kenny [Roczen] was riding unreal tonight. He was riding a lot better than me in the first 10 minutes and opened that gap. I just didn’t quite have it. I didn’t feel amazing, just flat, but not bad. We’ll take it. [Getting] the red plate is cool, but we’ve got a long season ahead.”

Cooper Webb – 3rd Place – 450SMX Class
“It was a good night overall. I think we know this hasn’t always been my best place [results wise], so I was really happy with that result. Kenny [Roczen] was riding awesome and I was right there with Hunter [Lawrence] for a bit and then he started inching away. I fell into a bit of a no-man’s land and took it for a third. I’m happy with that. Happy to leave here with good points. A podium here is a win for me.”

Haiden Deegan – 1st Place – Western Divisional 250SMX Class
“These races have been solid. Lots of hard work with the family and the team. Thank you to Yamaha and the whole Star Racing team, my bike is amazing. This feels good. The hard work I put in this offseason, it’s paid off. It shows who works hard and who doesn’t.”

Levi Kitchen – 2nd Place – Western Divisional 250SMX Class
“It’s a good night with a lot of positives, but there’s always a negative in my nights [as well]. I can’t be doing that when [Deegan] is doing everything right. Track position is really important, and I didn’t help myself there, but I feel good. I’ve just got to keep working and keep fighting.”

Cameron McAdoo – 3rd Place – Western Divisional 250SMX Class
“I fought hard for that one. I got myself into third on the first lap and then in the option lane I chose the inside, which let Ryder [DiFrancesco] slingshot around me. Then I got him [back for third], then Levi [Kitchen] came and got me [for third]. With three to go I was fourth and I was pretty far from Michael [Mosiman], but I had been digging the whole time. I saw him and saw where I had some more in the tank and just made it happen.”

450 Main Event

POS	#	RIDER	INTERVAL	BEST LAP (LAP #)
1	94	KEN ROCZEN	23 Laps	56.700 (5)
2	96	HUNTER LAWRENCE	3.324	57.324 (7)
3	1	COOPER WEBB	16.749	57.506 (7)
4	32	JUSTIN COOPER	19.500	57.837 (5)
5	26	JORGE PRADO	25.953	57.675 (4)
6	17	JOEY SAVATGY	27.204	58.125 (8)
7	4	CHASE SEXTON	31.296	58.190 (6)
8	7	AARON PLESSINGER	35.142	57.839 (6)
9	14	DYLAN FERRANDIS	39.563	58.441 (5)
10	46	JUSTIN HILL	46.384	58.766 (7)
11	21	JASON ANDERSON	50.190	58.408 (14)
12	3	ELI TOMAC	52.800	57.939 (19)
13	36	GARRETT MARCHBANKS	1:01.416	58.872 (6)
14	28	CHRISTIAN CRAIG	1 Lap	59.402 (19)
15	12	SHANE MCELRATH	1 Lap	59.326 (6)
16	45	COLT NICHOLS	1 Lap	59.312 (7)
17	719	VINCE FRIESE Holeshot	1 Lap	1:00.002 (7)
18	63	FREDDIE NOREN	1 Lap	1:00.365 (6)
19	41	MITCHELL HARRISON	1 Lap	1:00.578 (7)
20	62	GRANT HARLAN	2 Laps	1:00.789 (4)
21	519	JOSH CARTWRIGHT	2 Laps	1:01.555 (5)
22	27	MALCOLM STEWART	13 Laps	58.160 (4)

250 Main Event

POS	#	RIDER	INTERVAL	BEST LAP (LAP #)
1	1W	HAIDEN DEEGAN Holeshot	17 Laps	58.111 (3)
2	47	LEVI KITCHEN	4.156	58.255 (10)
3	142	CAMERON MCADOO	5.983	58.538 (3)
4	23	MICHAEL MOSIMAN	7.833	58.171 (2)
5	34	RYDER DIFRANCESCO	15.256	58.595 (3)
6	19	MAXIMUS VOHLAND	27.035	59.590 (4)
7	60	HUNTER YODER	28.503	59.489 (5)
8	61	MAX ANSTIE	30.052	59.924 (5)
9	57	AVERY LONG	43.222	1:00.693 (5)
10	40	PARKER ROSS	46.232	1:00.013 (5)
11	43	LUX TURNER	47.681	59.300 (4)
12	224	JOSHUA VARIZE	49.620	1:01.278 (17)
13	237	ROBBIE WAGEMAN	1:06.196	1:01.543 (5)
14	131	CROCKETT MYERS	1 Lap	1:01.554 (3)
15	83	JUSTIN RODBELL	1 Lap	1:02.105 (6)
16	66	COLE THOMPSON	1 Lap	1:01.694 (5)
17	173	HUNTER SCHLOSSER	1 Lap	1:01.795 (6)
18	800	PRESTON MASCIANGELO	1 Lap	1:02.779 (4)
19	71	CARSON MUMFORD	1 Lap	1:01.511 (3)
20	425	REVEN GORDON	1 Lap	1:03.315 (6)
21	137	AYDEN SHIVE	2 Laps	1:05.583 (5)
22	645	COLBY COPP	3 Laps	1:07.272 (3)

450 Championship Standings Through 5 Rounds

1	96	Hunter Lawrence	106	184th	222nd	222nd	222nd	222nd
2	94	Ken Roczen	101	222nd	203rd	148th	203rd	251st
3	3	Eli Tomac	98	251st	251st	203rd	184th	1012th
4	1	Cooper Webb	91	157th	148th	175th	251st	203rd
5	4	Chase Sexton	89	148th	184th	251st	175th	157th
6	32	Justin Cooper	75	166th	166th	1210th	139th	184th
7	26	Jorge Prado	73	173rd	913th	157th	157th	175th
8	21	Jason Anderson	73	175th	1111th	184th	166th	1111th
9	17	Joey Savatgy	66	913th	175th	166th	814th	166th
10	14	Dylan Ferrandis	62	139th	139th	1111th	1210th	139th
11	7	Aaron Plessinger	50	1210th	157th	022nd	913th	148th
12	28	Christian Craig	45	1111th	715th	913th	1012th	814th
13	46	Justin Hill	40	814th	814th	715th	517th	1210th
14	24	R.J. Hampshire	38	418th	1012th	139th	1111th	036th
15	27	Malcolm Stewart	36	022nd	1210th	1012th	148th	022nd
16	45	Colt Nichols	34	1012th	616th	616th	616th	616th
17	36	Garrett Marchbanks	24	028th		814th	715th	913th
18	12	Shane McElrath	24	517th	418th	418th	418th	715th
19	719	Vince Friese	14	319th	517th	-219th	319th	517th
20	33	Austin Forkner	12	715th	039th	517th
21	41	Mitchell Harrison	11	220th	220th	220th	220th	319th
22	52	Mitchell Oldenburg	6	616th	041st
23	63	Freddie Noren	4	026th	023rd	026th	024th	418th
24	78	Kevin Moranz	3	023rd	319th	029th	026th	027th
25	62	Grant Harlan	3	025th	121st	030th	030th	220th
26	711	Tristan Lane	1	029th	024th	040th	121st	033rd
27	519	Josh Cartwright	1	031st	025th	036th	029th	121st
28	51	Justin Barcia	1	121st	040th
29	200	Ryan Breece	1			121st
30	604	Max Miller	0	024th	022nd	024th	027th	034th
31	784	Cade Clason	0	027th	026th	025th	022nd

250 Championship Standings Through 5 Rounds

1	1W	Haiden Deegan	118	184th	251st	251st	251st	251st
2	23	Michael Mosiman	91	175th	203rd	222nd	148th	184th
3	34	Ryder Difrancesco	89	203rd	157th	203rd	175th	175th
4	61	Max Anstie	88	251st	175th	166th	166th	148th
5	142	Cameron Mcadoo	80	022nd	222nd	184th	203rd	203rd
6	47	Levi Kitchen	79	166th	184th	121st	222nd	222nd
7	19	Maximus Vohland	77	157th	148th	175th	154th	166th
8	60	Hunter Yoder	60	148th	121st	157th	157th	157th
9	40	Parker Ross	57	814th	1111th	139th	139th	1210th
10	57	Avery Long	49	139th	1012th	517th	814th	139th
11	71	Carson Mumford	48	1111th	814th	148th	1210th	319th
12	224	Joshua Varize	45	913th	319th	1210th	1111th	1012th
13	43	Lux Turner	39	715th	913th	319th	913th	1111th
14	29	Chance Hymas	38	222nd	166th	022nd
15	42	Dilan Schwartz	36	1210th	139th	1111th	040th
16	70	Anthony Bourdon	28	616th	1210th	024th	1012th
17	131	Crockett Myers	26	517th	040th	913th	418th	814th
18	237	Robbie Wageman	25	1012th	022nd	616th	041st	913th
19	83	Justin Rodbell	23	319th	023rd	814th	517th	715th
20	245	Matti Jorgensen	20	418th	024th	1012th	616th	024th
21	173	Hunter Schlosser	18	033rd	715th	418th	220th	517th
22	964	Dominique Thury	14	024th	028th	715th	715th	026th
23	137	Ayden Shive	11	040th	517th	220th	319th	121st
24	800	Preston Masciangelo	8	025th	418th	023rd	028th	418th
25	284	Lorenzo Camporese	7	121st	616th	028th	027th	028th
26	66	Cole Thompson	6					616th
27	425	Reven Gordon	2	026th	047th	027th	038th	220th
28	316	Ty Freehill	2	034th	220th	039th
29	388	Brandon Ray	2	220th	039th	040th		036th
30	900	Keegan Rowley	1	032nd	026th	030th	121st	025th
31	645	Colby Copp	0	029th	029th	026th	023rd	022nd
32	805	Slade Varola	0	027th	025th	029th	022nd

Highlights