AMA SuperMotocross World Championship holds second playoff in Carson

The second playoff of the 2026 AMA SuperMotocross World Championship took place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The event serves as the final race before the SMX World Championship Final.

In the 250SMX class, Julien Beaumer secured the fastest qualifying time with a lap of 51.096 seconds, leading Ryder DiFrancesco and defending champion Jo Shimoda. In the championship standings for the 250 class, Levi Kitchen holds a seven-point lead over Ryder DiFrancesco.

In the 450 class, Jorge Prado leads the championship by two points over Haiden Deegan. Other notable competitors include Eli Tomac, who showed strong performance in free practice, and Hunter Lawrence, who is attempting to recover points following a previous collision.