All Hail...Kickstart Kenny Champion!

The 450 class brought the championship fight to a dramatic close in Salt Lake City. Hunter Lawrence grabbed the holeshot, but Ken Roczen moved into the lead on the opening lap and immediately put himself in position to control the title fight. Lawrence stayed right on Roczen’s rear wheel through the early laps, while Jorge Prado and Chase Sexton began closing in behind them. As Prado got closer, Lawrence picked up the pace and started looking for a way around Roczen, knowing he could not afford to let another rider get between them. The race changed when Lawrence made a mistake and went off track, then went down later that same lap after over-jumping a rhythm section and tucking the front end. That dropped him back to seventh and gave Roczen the breathing room he needed. From there, Roczen managed the race with the championship in mind. Chase Sexton went on to take the win, with Justin Cooper second and Prado third, while Roczen brought it home fifth to secure the 2026 Supercross Championship.