2026 Salt Lake City Supercross – 450SX Heat 1 | Round 17

The 450SX class arrives at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah for the final time in 2026 — and Heat 1 at Round 17 is the first race of the last night of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship season. For the premier class title contenders, this is the beginning of the most important evening of the entire year.

Salt Lake City has been the home of the Supercross season finale for decades, and Rice-Eccles Stadium delivers the kind of atmosphere that only a championship-closing event can produce. The crowd, the setting, and the weight of everything that has been built over 16 rounds of racing all come together on this final night — and the intensity in Heat 1 reflects exactly what is at stake for every rider on the gate.

In a 450SX championship that has been defined by its competitiveness and unpredictability throughout the 2026 season, Heat 1 in Salt Lake City is where the final push for the title begins. Gate picks for the main event are critical on a night where starting position could prove decisive — and no rider in the premier class is willing to leave anything on the table in the opening heat race of the season finale.

Everything has been building to this night. Every heat race result, every LCQ battle, every main event lap raced across the entire 2026 season has led to Salt Lake City — and it all starts right here with Heat 1.

Hit play on the video below and watch 450SX Heat 1 from the 2026 Salt Lake City Supercross season finale.

450 Heat Race 1