We wish Justin Barcia all the best while he recovers from his horrible crash in Anaheim.
This past weekend in beautiful Anaheim, California, the gate dropped on the opening round of the 2026 Monster Energy Supercross Series. Like every year, there was a plethora of hype surrounding Anaheim 1, given the number of questions that needed to be answered. How would the A1 track be for racing? How would riders like Eli Tomac and Chase Sexton fare on their new machines? In the end, the results speak for themselves, and now it’s time to turn our attention to this coming weekend and Round 2 in San Diego. However, before we do, here are some photos from Angel Stadium!
Angel Stadium was packed on Saturday night for the opening round of SX. A lot of eyes were on Haiden Deegan to see how he would do in Anaheim. Jorge Prado answered a few questions with his quality ride in Anaheim. Ken Roczen came up just short of winning yet another Anaheim 1. Racing in their first ever SX, the Ducati riders had mixed results on Saturday night. We wish Justin Barcia all the best while he recovers from his horrible crash in Anaheim. Eli Tomac got out front early in the 450SX main event and never looked back. Cooper Webb didn’t have a great opening round, but scored points and finished safe. Chance Hymas had a solid return to racing this past weekend. Aaron Plessinger was his usual popular self off of the track in Anaheim. On the track though, AP struggled with his speed and comfort. Chase Sexton was very fast on Saturday, but a few mistakes cost him any chance of a podium. Max Anstie raced a lot in the off-season and he backed it up with a big win at A1. Eli Tomac keeps getting better with age and experience. Your 250SX West class A1 podium. Your 450SX class podium from Anaheim.
