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WHAT A START TO THE SEASON! With Ken Roczen’s emotional win in Glendale, we now have four different winners in five rounds and a new red plates holder in Hunter Lawrence.

Roczen continues to climb near the top 10 all-time in 450SX wins as he sits just three behind the legendary Bob Hannah. Did you know that Roczen has now won at least one race in seven consecutive seasons? Now you do.

Before we move onto Seattle, let’s take a look at more stats behind Roczen’s win in Glendale.

*All stats below are provided by SMX Media

450 Class Stats

Ken Roczen’s Win

• Was the 24th of his 450SX career
• He is now 3 behind Bob Hannah for 10th all-time
• It was his 52nd career SMX League win, which puts him 11th all-time
• It was his 167th career SMX League podium. He ranks 6th all-time in that category
• 2026 marks the 7th straight season Roczen has at least 1 win
• Only Eli Tomac (12), James Stewart (10), Jeremy McGrath (9), Ryan Dungey (8), & Jeff Ward (8) have more consecutive 450SX Class seasons with at least one victory

Hunter Lawrence’s Second

• Was his 4th straight podium, the longest streak of his 450SX career
• It was his 6th career podium and 71st SMX League podium
• He is seeking just his 25th career 450SX start in Seattle
• Lawrence’s 4 straight runner-up finishes is good for the 4th longest runner-up streak in history 
• Chad Reed finished runner-up to James Stewart 7 times in-a-row in 2009. The longest streak

Cooper Webb’s Third

• Was his 78th career 450SX podium in just 144 career starts
• It was his 122nd career SMX league podium in his 275th start 

250 Class Stats

Haiden Deegan’s Win

• Was the 11th career 250SX Class victory, tying Ricky Carmichael and others for 11th on the all-time
• It was his 4th straight victory in the 250SX West Division
• He seeks his 30th career SMX League victory in Seattle
• His 29th win aboard a Yamaha moves him into 5th on the all-time SMX League Yamaha wins list, now just 5 behind Damon Bradshaw for 4th

Levi Kitchen’s Second

• Was his 14th career podium in 250SX
• It was his 2nd straight podium in 2026
• It was his 29th career SMX League podium

Cameron McAdoo’s Third

• Was his 3rd podium of the year
• And 26th 250SX podium of his career, tying him with Shane McElrath and RJ Hampshire for 3rd all-time
• He also tied Ryan Clark for 26th on the all-time 250SX Class starts list with 57
• It was his 30th SMX League top-5 finish

*SMX League Statistics = 450 and 250 Class Supercross, Pro Motocross, and Playoffs

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