SMX Carson closes out with 450 Moto 2 — and the premier class wrapped up the penultimate round of the 2026 SuperMotocross World Championship Playoffs with a final moto that had the Southern California crowd on their feet until the very last lap. Two Playoff rounds done, one World Championship finale to go — and the 450 class delivered a Moto 2 in Carson that set the stage perfectly for what promises to be one of the most dramatic nights in SMX history at Thunder Ridge.
450 Class Moto 2 — SMX Carson
The Dignity Health Sports Park track in Moto 2 condition is a full challenge. A night of hard racing has worked the hybrid layout into something that demands everything from the 450 riders — technical precision through the supercross sections, raw physicality through the motocross elements, and the mental composure to execute under the kind of championship pressure that only the SMX Playoffs can generate. Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, Jorge Prado, Haiden Deegan, and Chase Sexton — every one of them was racing with the Thunder Ridge finale in mind and Moto 2 in Carson reflected that intensity from the first corner to the last.
Watch the full Moto 2 in the video above and see how the premier class closed out SMX Playoff Round 2 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
It All Goes to Thunder Ridge
Carson is done and the 2026 SMX World Championship for the 450 class will be decided at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri on September 26. The standings after two Playoff rounds tell the story of where this championship is heading — but in a sport where one crash, one mechanical, or one perfect moto can change everything, nothing is decided until the gate drops for the very last time in the Ozarks.
A Lawrence brothers rivalry that has defined the entire 2026 season from supercross through outdoor motocross and now into the SMX Playoffs is heading to its final chapter. Thunder Ridge. One night. One championship. Everything on the line.
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