2026 UNADILLA NATIONAL: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE RACE DAY

After a two-week break, the 2026 Pro Motocross Championship returns this weekend at one of the most historic tracks in American motocross, Unadilla MX. Round nine kicks off the final three-race stretch of the outdoor season, and with only six motos remaining, both championships are still very much up for grabs. Unadilla’s old-school natural-terrain layout uses the rolling hills of New York’s Unadilla Valley, with major elevation changes, rough terrain and a layout that has remained one of the sport’s toughest tests for decades. Hunter Lawrence enters the weekend with the 450 red plate and plenty of momentum after winning back-to-back Nationals, including a (2-1) overall victory at Washougal. Hunter now leads Jett Lawrence by 12 points, but Unadilla has been especially good to Jett, who remains undefeated at the track in the 450 class. Haiden Deegan sits third in the standings after three consecutive podium finishes and continues to chase his first premier-class overall victory. The 250 championship is even tighter. Levi Kitchen holds the red plate with 293 points, but Cole Davies has closed the gap to just seven after sweeping both motos at Washougal. Davies has six moto wins and three overall victories this summer, while Kitchen has relied on consistency to maintain control of the championship. With Unadilla followed immediately by Budds Creek and Ironman, there is little room left for mistakes as the championship enters its final push.

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2026 UNADILLA NATIONAL: RACE DAY SCHEDULE

Hunter Lawrence has been capitalizing on the mistakes made by Jett Lawrence. This is not to say Hunter is undeserving because he, in fact, has put himself into the position each week to grab the win. He has been the most consistent rider thus far this year.

Local Time (PDT) Track Time (EDT) Schedule

Saturday
4:00am – 11:00am	7:00am – 2:00pm	Rider Services / Will Call Opens
4:15am – 4:30am	7:15am – 7:30am	Riders Meeting at AMA Semi
4:30am – 4:45am	7:30am – 7:45am	Chapel Service at AMA Semi
5:00am – 5:15am	8:00am – 8:15am	250 Group B Qualifying 1 – 15 minutes (1 Lap Free)
5:20am – 5:35am	8:20am – 8:35am	250 Group A Qualifying 1 – 15 minutes (1 Lap Free)
5:35am – 5:50am	8:35am – 8:50am	Track Maintenance
5:50am – 6:05am	8:50am – 9:05am	450 Group A Qualifying 1 – 15 minutes (1 Lap Free)
6:10am – 6:25am	9:10am – 9:25am	450 Group B Qualifying 1 – 15 minutes (1 Lap Free)
6:30am – 6:50am	9:30am – 9:50am	Track Maintenance
6:50am – 7:05am	9:50am – 10:05am	250 Group B Qualifying 1 – 15 minutes
7:10am – 7:25am	10:10am – 10:25am	250 Group A Qualifying 1 – 15 minutes
7:30am – 7:45am	10:30am – 10:45am	450 Group A Qualifying 1 – 15 minutes
7:50am – 8:05am	10:50am – 11:05am	450 Group B Qualifying 1 – 15 minutes
8:05am – 8:35am	11:05am – 11:35am	Track Maintenance
8:35am – 8:45am	11:35am – 11:45am	250 Consolation Race
8:50am – 9:00am	11:50am – 12:00pm	450 Consolation Race
9:05am – 9:15am	12:05pm – 12:15pm	WMX Practice
9:20am – 10:00am	12:20pm – 1:00pm	Track Maintenance
9:30am – 10:00am	12:30pm – 1:00pm	OPENING CEREMONIES
9:41am	12:41pm	250 First Call
9:51am	12:51pm	Begin Loading Gate / Staging Closed
10:01am	1:01pm	250 Class Sight Lap / Top 5 Introduction
10:11am – 10:46am	1:11pm – 1:46pm	250 Class Moto #1
10:46am – 11:00am	1:46pm – 2:00pm	Podium Interviews
10:40am	1:40pm	450 First Call
10:50am	1:50pm	Begin Loading Gate / Staging Closed
11:00am	2:00pm	450 Class Sight Lap / Top 5 Introduction
11:10am – 11:45am	2:10pm – 2:45pm	450 Class Moto #1
11:45am – 12:00pm	2:45pm – 3:00pm	Podium Interviews
11:45am – 12:05pm	2:45pm – 3:05pm	Halftime
11:45am	2:45pm	WMX First Call
11:55am	2:55pm	Begin Loading Gate / Staging Closed
12:05pm	3:05pm	WMX Sight Lap / Top 5 Introduction
12:11pm	3:11pm	WMX Moto #2 12Min+1 Lap
12:30pm – 12:40pm	3:30pm – 3:40pm	WMX Winners Circle
12:17pm	3:17pm	250 First Call
12:27pm	3:27pm	Begin Loading Gate / Staging Closed
12:37pm	3:37pm	250 Class Sight Lap
12:45pm – 1:20pm	3:45pm – 4:20pm	250 Class Moto #2
1:20pm – 1:35pm	4:20pm – 4:35pm	250 Winners Circle
1:16pm	4:16pm	450 First Call
1:26pm	4:26pm	Begin Loading Gate / Staging Closed
1:36pm	4:36pm	450 Class Sight Lap
1:44pm – 2:20pm	4:44pm – 5:20pm	450 Class Moto #2
2:20pm – 2:35pm	5:20pm – 5:35pm	450 Winners Circle
2:40pm – 2:50pm	5:40pm – 5:50pm	WMX Press Conference
2:50pm – 3:05pm	5:50pm – 6:05pm	250 Press Conference
3:05pm – 3:20pm	6:05pm – 6:20pm	450 Press Conference

2026 UNADILLA NATIONAL: INJURY REPORT

CHASE SEXTON – KNEE

Torn ACL suffered during media day at Thunder Valley. Sexton is out for the remainder of the 2026 season.

SETH HAMMAKER – SHOULDER

Shoulder injury from his High Point crash. He is out for the remainder of the season.

DEREK KELLEY – ARM

Broke his humerus at High Point. He is targeting the SMX Playoffs for a return.

NICK ROMANO – BACK

Sustained a compression fracture of his T6 vertebra along with an acute fracture of his T5 vertebra at Southwick.

COTY SCHOCK – WRIST

Injured the lunate bone in his wrist and will miss the rest of the season.

JO SHIMODA – COLLARBONE / CONCUSSION

Broke his collarbone and suffered a concussion during qualifying at Southwick. He is working toward returning for the SMX Playoffs.

JALEK SWOLL – ACHILLES

Right Achilles injury. He is out for the season.

ENZO TEMMERMAN – CONCUSSION

Sustained a concussion at High Point and remains out indefinitely.

MAX VOHLAND – HAND

Fractured his hand at High Point. He had originally hoped to return at Unadilla, but the hand has not healed enough. He is now targeting the SMX Playoffs.

2026 UNADILLA NATIONAL: TV SCHEDULE

The Peacock Premium streaming service costs $10.99 per month, and it provides LIVE coverage of the daytime qualifying sessions at each Round and live coverage of each Supercross race. International Supercross fans can now watch LIVE using the SuperMotocross Video Pass streaming service (Supermotocross.tv) for a one-year subscription.

UNADILLA motocross RACE DAY LIVE – 7:00 a.m. (Pacific), 9:00 a.m. (Central) 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) – Peacock

UNADILLA motocross GATE DROP – 10:00 a.m. (Pacific), 12:00 p.m. (Central), 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) – Peacock

MXA FANTASY LEAGUE: WIN A STARK VARG, GIANT BICYCLES MOUNTAIN BIKE & MORE

MXA Fantasy Apple app download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mxa-fantasy-league/id6473468112
MXA Fantasy Android app download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxa.fantasyleague&pcampaignid=web_share

We are proud to have our own app, built in-house by MXA’s Justin Lee. We love the camaraderie that is created amongst family and friends who play it, and we believe in it so much that we decided to throw some extra motivation into the pot for 2026. This Grand Prize will be randomly selected after the Las Vegas SMX Finale from a list of names of the people who were consistent and diligent enough to enter their picks on time for every race, all season long.

The Giant Bicycles Trance X2 mountain bike will go to the player who has the most points at the end of the 31-round 2026 SuperMotocross season.

As usual, the MXA Fantasy League app is free to download and free to play. In addition to the Stark Varg, we will still be rewarding the top finishing players with weekly prizes, and with a brand new Giant Bicycles Trance X2 Mountain Bike, going to the player with the most points at the end of the 31-race season. Find your flow on the mountain with the Giant Trance X2 (the one we’re giving away is Metallic Black, as pictured). This bike has adjustable geometry, the option to change rear wheel size, and it comes with a new 140mm Maestro rear suspension setup. This versatile trail bike is ready to conquer single-track with confidence and control, and it is perfect for cross-training for motocross.

THIS WEEK AT UNADILLA

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250 POINT STANDINGS (AFTER WASHOUGAL)

Drew Adams returned midway through the season but has consistently been near the top ten.

POS RIDER POINTS

1	Levi Kitchen	293
2	Cole Davies	286
3	Julien Beaumer	268
4	Ryder DiFrancesco	238
5	Chance Hymas	230
6	Kayden Minear	224
7	Jo Shimoda	194
8	Carson Mumford	188
9	Casey Cochran	146
10	Seth Hammaker	134
11	Michael Mosiman	133
12	Nate Thrasher	124
13	Nick Romano	116
14	Dilan Schwartz	115
15	Caden Dudney	113
16	Drew Adams	101
17	Lux Turner	97
18	Daxton Bennick	94
19	Sacha Coenen	83
20	Landen Gordon	77
21	Deacon Denno	67
22	Max Vohland	57
23	Marshal Weltin	55
24	Hunter Yoder	45
25	Avery Long	44
26	Parker Ross	38
27	Carson Wood	32
28	Enzo Temmerman	30
29	Derek Kelley	28
30	Francisco Garcia	27
31	Gavin Towers	22
32	Landon Gibson	14
33	Brock Bennett	10
34	Jesson Turner	9
35	Henry Miller	9
36	Russell Buccheri	9
37	Mathys Boisrame	8
38	Jake Cannon	8
39	Cole Timboe	7
40	Coty Schock	6
41	Pierce Brown	5
42	Vincent Wey	4
43	Austin Forkner	4
44	Hayes Edwards	4
45	CJ Benard	3
46	Kade Johnson	3
47	Jeremy Fappani	3
48	Preston Boespflug	2
49	Kyle Murdoch	1

450 POINT STANDINGS (AFTER WASHOUGAL)

Hunter Lawrence has taken control of the points lead with another win at Washougal.

POS RIDER POINTS

1	Hunter Lawrence	367
2	Jett Lawrence	355
3	Haiden Deegan	298
4	Jorge Prado	269
5	R.J. Hampshire	252
6	Dylan Ferrandis	214
7	Garrett Marchbanks	206
8	Cooper Webb	179
9	Mikkel Haarup	169
10	Jordon Smith	154
11	Justin Barcia	151
12	Aaron Plessinger	102
13	Valentin Guillod	98
14	Cornelius Tøndel	96
15	Benny Bloss	92
16	Mitchell Harrison	85
17	Christian Craig	69
18	Chase Sexton	61
19	Justin Cooper	50
20	Lorenzo Locurcio	48
21	Lucas Coenen	44
22	Fredrik Noren	43
23	Antonio Cairoli	42
24	Eli Tomac	39
25	Mitchell Oldenburg	32
26	Grant Harlan	27
27	Roan Van De Moosdijk	26
28	Mark Fineis	26
29	Dante Oliveira	25
30	Devin Simonson	24
31	Stephen Rubini	19
32	Kyle Webster	16
33	Hamden Hudson	16
34	Jeremy Hand	15
35	Justin Rodbell	15
36	Vince Friese	14
37	Colt Nichols	13
38	Jack Chambers	12
39	Malcolm Stewart	10
40	Bryton Carroll	9
41	Mason Semmens	6
42	Anton Nordstrom	5
43	Magnus Smith	5
44	Vincent Luhovey	5
45	Angus Riordan	4
46	Matti Jorgensen	1

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