At Spherical 6 of the 2026 AMA Supercross season, Eli Tomac took his third win of the season in Seattle.
Following his wins at Anaheim 1 and San Diego, Tomac suffered crashes within the final two races that price him the championship lead, and dominated his warmth race in Seattle.
Nonetheless, when it got here time for the primary occasion, the manufacturing unit KTM riders had been in a position to get off to a robust begin, with Cooper Webb being the one one to make it to the holeshot line.
Tomac then defeated Aaron Plessinger in an early battle for second place, resulting in a late battle with Webb.
Executing large strains within the rhythm part grew to become more and more troublesome all through the 20 minutes, because the observe broke down rapidly as a result of Seattle’s smooth soil. The important thing for Tomac was to remain in rhythm after the ring, and it was on the flip after that part that he made a transfer for the lead on Webb with eight minutes left.
Lacking that line late within the race pushed Webb even nearer, however Tomac answered and widened that hole to a cushty 9 seconds by the ultimate lap.
Webb maintained second place and completed forward of Star Racing Yamaha teammate Justin Cooper, who accomplished the rostrum.
Cooper primarily benefited from Hunter Lawrence’s failed try to go Ken Roczen within the sand flip.
Roczen, every week faraway from his win at Glendale, ran third all through the race, whereas Lawrence dropped to seventh early within the race, however caught up with Roczen within the closing levels. The Australian was leaping from the within to the surface within the sand turns, stealing strains from riders on the surface line and making quite a few passes. Nonetheless, whereas attempting to go Roczen, he made a mistake in judgment and the 2 collided, inflicting him to fall and permitting Cooper to go.
Lawrence’s Honda solely misplaced the place to Cooper with electrical begin and remained in fourth place after the crash, whereas Roczen, whose Suzuki nonetheless makes use of kick begin, fell again to tenth.
This was a significant error in judgment by Lawrence, and resulted in him lacking the rostrum for the fifth consecutive 12 months. Nonetheless, the Honda HRC rider presently leads Tomac by one level, so it was not one thing that will earn him a purple plate.
Roczen is tied with Webb for third place, 11 factors behind the championship lead. Chase Sexton quietly labored his approach as much as fifth place in Seattle and is now 18 factors again in fifth place.
Malcolm Stewart had a tricky begin to the evening in Seattle after struggling an enormous crash in his warmth race, however was in a position to remount and qualify for the primary occasion with out passing the LCQ. He returned dwelling with a strong sixth place end forward of Aaron Plessinger, Joey Savatgy, Dylan Ferrandis and the aforementioned Roczen, who completed within the high 10.
Two riders withdrew earlier than the primary occasion in Seattle. Jorge Prado crashed in his second qualifying session, retired from his warmth race and withdrew from the competitors. Christian Craig crashed within the first nook of the Warmth with Jason Anderson and broke a number of fingers.
250SX: Deegan survives within the kitchen
Hayden Deegan gained his fifth straight race within the 250SX West class regardless of a late battle with Levi Kitchen.
Deegan got here out of the primary nook in fourth place, however was pulled away in a small battle with Kitchen earlier than reaching the end line for the primary time.
The Star Yamaha rider was again in fifth place initially of the primary full lap, however was second by the tip. After one lap, he took the lead and handed teammate Max Anstey to keep up a cushty lead.
Kitchen dropped to eighth place within the early battle with Deegan, however was in a position to go Anstey shortly after Deegan moved to the highest. At this level, the distinction between the 2 was about 4 seconds, however Kitchen caught Deegan with eight minutes remaining, and the battle for the win started.
Kitchen was in a position to take the lead with an inside transfer within the flip earlier than the sand part and initially gave the impression to be gaining floor on the championship chief. The Professional Circuit Kawasaki rider had a sooner line within the rhythm after the sand the place Deegan did not change, however Deegan discovered pace elsewhere and closed in on Kitchen whereas negotiating site visitors.
Deegan made a number of makes an attempt to regain the lead and was seen trying over his shoulder a number of occasions, however ultimately secured the lead once more with two minutes remaining, beginning within the nook earlier than the whoop and ending within the nook after the whoop. Kitchen then was unable to transform from three-on in his post-hoop rhythm, and Deegan was in a position to attract a big sufficient result in forestall Kitchen from counterattacking.
Deegan gained his fifth straight race by lower than a second over Kitchen, however the #47 gave the reigning champion his hardest problem but this season.
Anstey accomplished the rostrum in third place forward of Ryder DiFrancesco and Cameron McAdoo within the high 5, with Michael Mosiman rounding out the highest six. Max Volland, Hunter Yoder, Parker Ross and Carson Mumford rounded out the highest 10.
