Live Updates and Results From 2026 Daytona Supercross daytona supercross
Live coverage from Daytona International Speedway captured practice, qualifying and race-day developments at Round 8 of the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. The daytona supercross program arrived with the 450SX title fight razor-close — Eli Tomac and Hunter Lawrence separated by four points entering Daytona — and practice and qualifying sessions delivering notable lap times and absences that shape the weekend.
Daytona Supercross Live Results
The live race-day stream posted results for both 250SX East and 450SX classes as the event unfolded. The 450SX championship arrived in Daytona as a two-rider duel, with Tomac and Lawrence split by four points after Lawrence’s first 450SX victory the previous weekend in Arlington. Cooper Webb and Ken Roczen remained identified as contenders in the field.
Several regulars were sidelined for Daytona: Jorge Prado missed his second straight race while recovering from a shoulder injury sustained in Seattle; Chase Sexton did not race due to hip and back injuries from a training crash; and Jason Anderson sat out the weekend citing ongoing medical issues. Those absences reduced the depth of the starting lists and altered tactical matchups for the main events.
daytona supercross: Practice and Qualifying
Weather at the Speedway was cool, breezy and overcast with highs in the mid-60s, and rain that passed through the area overnight left the track covered in places by the SMX crew to protect the racing surface. Track crews expected the circuit to return to ideal condition once it worked in during practice.
SMX Next free practice featured Club Mx’s Jesson Turner setting an early benchmark with a 1: 25. 0 lap before Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Landen Gorden posted the session’s fast lap at 1: 21. 3. Triumph’s Deacon Denno and Team Green Kawasaki’s Kade Johnson were each more than a second off that pace. Anaheim 2 SMX Next winner Kayden Minear had an early crash that cost him his rear fender but he completed the session and finished eighth.
In the first 250 qualifying session, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing riders initially led the way with Cole Davies and red-plate holder Pierce Brown setting early runs. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker moved to the top with a 1: 20. 267, then lowered that to a 1: 19. 9 and ultimately to a fastest lap of 1: 19. 7. Teammate Drew Adams posted a 1: 20. 6 while Brown and Davies held second and third spots during the closing minutes. HRC Honda’s Jo Shimoda rounded out the top group in the session.
SMX Insider Daytona Preview
The SMX Insider preview framed Hunter Lawrence as a proven 450SX race winner and identified the top contenders as the series heads into Daytona. Coverage ahead of the event also highlighted the unique character of this round: Supercross converts the Speedway footprint into a short, technical circuit and teams operate from the NASCAR pit garages rather than their usual semi trailers and setups.
“Best in the Pits” style coverage from press day captured the paddock atmosphere and the logistics of staging a Supercross show inside the Speedway, including behind-the-scenes pit activity and team preparations ahead of racing.
- Key takeaways: The 450SX championship is tightly contested (four-point gap); several top riders are absent for Daytona; practice and qualifying produced standout lap times that will influence main-event gate picks.
Looking ahead, the four-point margin at the top of 450SX leaves the championship trajectory highly dependent on the next rounds. If the margin remains narrow after Daytona, the title fight will enter the remaining events with elevated stakes for each main event finish. Daytona also marks the third of five rounds featuring the SMX Next class, keeping that sub-championship on a compressed schedule through the season.
