Hard-Fought Second-Place Result for Hunter Lawrence in San Diego | Supercross 2026
After posting a calculated fourth-place result at last week’s season-opening AMA Supercross, Honda HRC Progressive rider Hunter Lawrence was more aggressive at San Diego’s round 2. The Australian led much of the 450SX main event before taking a close second-place finish, showing that he has the pace to match anyone, particularly in the late stages. Lawrence’s teammate Chance Hymas showed strong form at times during the day, but a close call in the 250SX West main event meant he ultimately had to settle for sixth.
Lawrence nailed the holeshot in the 450SX main and led the first portion aboard his CRF450RWE. He fended off repeated challenges from Ken Roczen, with Eli Tomac soon joining the battle, and the racing between the top three was aggressive but clean. Roczen and Tomac both got by Lawrence on lap 8, but the Honda rider regrouped and stayed in contact. As the race entered its final quarter, Lawrence mounted one of his signature late surges, passing Roczen before the whoops with six laps remaining. He then reeled in the leading Tomac and attempted a last-lap pass before finishing just 1.6 seconds behind. Also impressive was Quad Lock Honda’s Joey Savatgy, who finished a solid fifth.
Hymas was third across the holeshot line in the 250SX West main event before running fourth early on and challenging Cameron McAdoo for much of the race. Both riders picked up a position when Max Anstie went down, but Hymas made a mistake over a jump; while an amazing save kept him on two wheels, the Idaho native lost three positions and held on to cross the finish line in sixth place.
