The fastest riders in the 450MX class took to the track at Fox Raceway in Pala, California, for an exciting qualifying session ahead of the opening motos of the 2026 Pro Motocross Championship.
🔥 Hunter Lawrence topped the qualifying charts with an impressive lap time of 2:16.832, securing the fastest time of the session and carrying strong momentum into Moto 1.
With deep ruts, rough conditions, and fierce competition throughout the field, Fox Raceway once again delivered a true test for the world's best motocross riders.
📍 Fox Raceway National
📌 Pala, California, USA
🏍️ Pro Motocross Championship 2026
⏱️ Fastest Qualifying Lap: Hunter Lawrence – 2:16.832
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🔥 Hunter Lawrence topped the qualifying charts with an impressive lap time of 2:16.832, securing the fastest time of the session and carrying strong momentum into Moto 1.
With deep ruts, rough conditions, and fierce competition throughout the field, Fox Raceway once again delivered a true test for the world's best motocross riders.
📍 Fox Raceway National
📌 Pala, California, USA
🏍️ Pro Motocross Championship 2026
⏱️ Fastest Qualifying Lap: Hunter Lawrence – 2:16.832
Who do you think will win Moto 1?
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00:00This rider's cruising right now. Let's give you the highlights of the first session earlier today and show you the
00:06top three fastest 450 riders this morning. It starts with Chase Sexton, a good sign here for the Monster Energy
00:11Kawasaki man. Yeah, if I'm Chase Sexton, the last time I raced, I won. And we know how good I
00:16am at this track, but I'm not coming off injuries like I have been in the past, I guess. It's
00:20a big day for Chase Sexton and Monster Energy Kawasaki. There's no secret. There's struggles and, you know, Chase Sexton's
00:27got it runs all confident.
00:29Another guy who had a great Supercross season and has been looking forward to this pro motocross is Jorge Prada.
00:35He's been looking good at all the videos I've seen during the off break. Had a chance to talk to
00:39him. He is excited. He said the bike is good. Jorge, 26, is going to be here today fighting for
00:45this win and, I believe, for this championship. But, of course, if it ain't won Lawrence, it's another. Hunter Lawrence,
00:51this is a great sign to see after that heartbreaking Supercross championship. You're wondering how he performed. Would he show
00:58up here?
00:58A lot of motivation. I'm sure it was really hard to deal with. But, of course, Hunter is Hunter Lawrence.
01:03Nothing gets to him. And he comes out here and he's the fastest one. Love the 96 throwing that.
01:10And then you got Hayden Deegan. Still really fasting. Practice. Looked good out there. Runs in the back of Chase.
01:16Chase didn't even realize that anybody was there. No harm, no foul.
01:21Almost called number one right there. It's been a while. It's been a while. The 38. Welcome, baby.
01:28Yeah, between being SMX champ and point leader often, you're also going to see the normal number plate backgrounds on
01:34the bike in a while.
01:35Here are the results from that first qualifying session. Deegan was fourth behind the Sexton Prado Lawrence trio.
01:40Justin Cooper, always quick. Fifth fastest. Garrett Marchbanks. Watch for him. Sixth fastest. Welcome back, RJ.
01:47Hampshire seventh. Tomac Craig Ferrandez rounded out the top ten. Aaron Plessinger back from injury was 11th quickest.
01:54Justin Rodbell told me yesterday he's got to score 30 points in the first three rounds and he can keep
01:59racing all summer.
02:00That wasn't bad, but there's the big story, James. 14th. Jet Lawrence.
02:04Yeah, that was surprising. Made a few mistakes. I mean, the guy's coming off injury, and so that's expected to
02:11be a little rusty,
02:11but I don't think I've ever had to go to the second page of any kind of board to read
02:17on Jet Lawrence, so we'll find out.
02:20I'm sure he's going to come here firing this second practice, JT, if he can.
02:23He is, and you can just see how much these two work together.
02:26This team is so ahead of the game on strategy most of the time, and immediately they put Hunter out
02:32front,
02:32and Jet has been following him since the jump here, and the difference there were, I don't know, six or
02:37seven seconds difference in that first practice,
02:39so the strategy's pretty clear. Hey, figure out where Hunter was going, follow him around, let him show you the
02:44lines on this racetrack,
02:45and both of you have a chance to be one-two here today.
02:48Yeah, that's interesting, actually, that Jet, normally he's that guy. You can think of Hunter Lawrence, you know, being Jet,
02:55towing him around,
02:56so to me, Jet is, you know, trying to find his form to get back. Obviously, Hunter Lawrence was the
03:02fastest,
03:02but the simple mistakes that he's making is sure that's a little bit just rust, but also understanding that he's
03:11going to have his hands full here today
03:12and for this championship.
03:16Well, he quickly has jumped to fourth overall, so a massive improvement from the first session, and it's seven seconds
03:24quicker
03:24than the lap he put in earlier this morning. It's at least better for Jet. Here's Deegan a moment ago.
03:31Kind of the same area that he went down in the back of Chase, just loses the front end, and,
03:37you know, just falls over there.
03:38He's trying to get out of that corner, but that hard base that JT was talking about as the day
03:42goes on, just started losing it.
03:43Harm-no-foul again, but, you know, again, I know he's going faster, but it doesn't look like Jet to
03:51me at this point.
03:52It looks like he's really trying, slamming into some of the corners and stuff, so, again, this will come back
03:57as he gets, you know,
03:58more comfortable, but you can tell he's trying to put in a good lap time, and to me, that's kind
04:04of telling me
04:04he's trying to make sure he's got his speed back, so.
04:09Yeah, well, we got to talk to him yesterday about how different it is trying to ride through this broken
04:14talus bone,
04:15which is a tough one to heal there, the ankle and foot area. Here's Jet's thoughts.
04:20I still have a little bit of limit in my range of motion, like, still had to go on, like,
04:27the small little things, you know,
04:28raising my back break up bits. I just don't have the strength and the range of motion downwards yet, as
04:35far.
04:36And then, landing any jumps, you know, I'm taking most of the impact on my left leg, you know, I
04:41can't,
04:42it still hurts a bit on, if I'm, like, anywhere on the balls of my feet with landing, it kind
04:46of, that,
04:46the heel dropping really hurts it. So, just little things like that, at first it was annoying, so I'd go
04:52to old habits.
04:53Crank up.
04:54Ah! But, it's, um, it's good.
04:58I think, uh, hopefully throughout this outdoor season, you know, I just keep, it keeps getting better and better,
05:04and I can start riding more and more like myself. You know, I still feel a bit, a bit restricted
05:09with it,
05:10but, I mean, I still think a bit restricted. Jet's still, still good enough to compete.
05:17Guys, we just heard Jet say, adapt there, and that's what he's having to do with this injury,
05:23and wow, did he start to adapt fast as we see him jump to the top of the board there.
05:27And speaking to the team, speaking to his physio, Dr. G, just talking to everyone about what that really means.
05:33He said, this bone is never going to be 100%. He doesn't, he can't return to where he was.
05:39And the speed that he is compensating, and that he is adapting, is one of the most impressive things that
05:45they are seeing.
05:46And James, when you've got that level of skill on a bike, when you've got that kind of feel that
05:50Jet has,
05:51were you expecting this to take a while? How long do you expect him to feel it out there at
05:55race pace, and adapt?
05:57Yeah, I mean, everything that he's saying as he was talking, you could see it.
06:01Like, you know, him overjumping the stuff, slamming into the berms.
06:05Obviously, maybe that's coming from his range of motion that he doesn't have in his foot, so he has to
06:10adapt.
06:10But I love seeing, as a rider from Jet Lawrence, that 217 is huge,
06:16because I'm sure he's going to come in here and be like, man, I didn't feel good.
06:19I'm overjumping things, but he's got speed, and you can work with speed.
06:24If he was like he was in that first practice, it would be a struggle.
06:27So he's got the talent. He'll be fine.
06:29Another guy that has the talent is this guy right here.
06:32And, man, I can't tell you the much hype and anticipation Hayden Deegan has brought to this 450 class.
06:40Seeing that number 38, I'm not sure if I'm looking at Hayden O'Brien out there.
06:43I'm not used to this number, but great opportunity for him.
06:47You know, you've got to kick a man while he's down,
06:50and he understands Jet Lawrence might not be Jet Lawrence at the moment,
06:53but I know Hayden Deegan doesn't care, and it's good to see the number 38 out here today competing.
06:59JT.
07:01Watching Hayden Deegan here.
07:02And, guys, you know, there's a real fight,
07:04and I think a battle for kind of supremacy and the mental aspect of this.
07:08And cover your ears, Hayden, but so far in this second session,
07:11I think Jet is trying to quote a lyric from The Who is meet the new boss same as the
07:17old boss.
07:18That is what's in play here.
07:19I think Hayden Deegan is trying to disrupt the hierarchy at the top of this field,
07:23and Jet is trying to say, no, no, welcome to the class, but this is still mine.
07:28And, James, I know you were in that type of kind of battle with Ricky Carmichael in your day,
07:32but I really feel that's what's up for grabs here is who is in charge of this class.
07:36It is, and that's why I'm so excited, you know, watching this.
07:40There's a lot of gamesmanship being played.
07:43So, yeah, so far Jet Lawrence has them, but Hayden Deegan won't be affected by that at all, Jay.
07:49And that's why we think this opening round has more emphasis on it than usual.
07:53Yesterday, Hayden Deegan told us about that transition to the bigger bike.
07:59I'd say the 450 is a little heavier, a little more power, as we know,
08:02and it's really just building strength for it.
08:04I hopped on that thing, and I felt like it hopefully could.
08:07Just getting the speed dialed in, and obviously I'm moving right now.
08:10So everything's clicking, and I'm ready to let it down.
08:14Yeah, I agree.
08:16But I think he has a great opportunity because we know how strong that Monster Energy S.R. Racing team
08:21is.
08:22Unlike when I came into the 450 class or 250, you know, the bike was a big issue.
08:28Where Hayden doesn't have that.
08:29He's had plenty of time to go.
08:30He has the talent.
08:32And then he's getting a ride with his teammate, Justin Cooper, who's no slouch on speed.
08:36So everything's there for him to be able to compete and win this race if he's ready.
08:42He's going to have his hands full with all these guys.
08:45And here's Jay Coop just doing what he does.
08:46It doesn't matter who moves into the class, who moves up, who moves over.
08:51He's still fast.
08:52Third quickest on track right now.
08:53He's always been great at qualifying.
08:55And at some point this year, there will still be a surprise that Justin Cooper is doing as well as
09:01he does.
09:01Every time he gets on the podium, it's like, oh, look at Justin Cooper.
09:04Could happen again today.
09:06Yeah, you go back to last year.
09:09You know, he ran that first motor, second place.
09:14He left everybody else.
09:15He was behind Jett.
09:15So great opportunity for Justin.
09:17We know how fast he is.
09:19And the pits, they call him NBA Jay Coop.
09:22He is so fired up that his New York Knicks, my favorite team, are in the finals.
09:26But who will they meet?
09:27Well, it comes down to this.
09:29You said it.
09:29Game seven.
09:30The most famous two words in sports tonight.
09:32And that will be on Peacock and NBC, the Oklahoma City Thunder against San Antonio Spurs.
09:38And then we'll see who will face the Knicks in the finals.
09:41And I'm going to...
09:42Okay, Justin Cooper, kind of a mild-mannered guy.
09:45Wait till you see him light up when we asked him yesterday about the NBA Finals.
09:50Yeah, so this is a good topic for me right now.
09:53We're just 11 straight right now for the Knicks.
09:55So I got high hopes for them in the finals.
09:58I think it's going to be crazy, especially if they win with what the city is going to do.
10:03I think it's been 27 years since they haven't or have even gone to the finals.
10:07So I think we've got a good chance.
10:09I would like to see them up against OKC more than the Spurs.
10:13See what happens.
10:14So I think they're going to be, you know, we're going to have a good chance either way.
10:19But I'm definitely rooting for them.
10:20I'm tuned in for sure.
10:22That's the most pumped up I've ever seen the guy.
10:24Yeah, I know, smiles, you know, talking, and, you know, just shows you what the Knicks are on a roll,
10:30man.
10:30That's good times.
10:31What it is.
10:32Who you got?
10:32Like, who do you guys, who do you want to play?
10:34He wants to OKC.
10:35Who do you want?
10:36You don't want to miss the alien?
10:38I don't care who it is, man.
10:4011 in a row speaks volumes.
10:42It does.
10:42A lot.
10:43Yeah.
10:44He's pumped.
10:45I went to the locker there in his truck this morning to talk to him about it just to keep
10:48him in the right spot.
10:49You just saw his other teammate, Cooper Webb, for a moment.
10:51There he is.
10:52He has announced this will be his final summer in pro motocross, former 250 champ.
10:57See where he slots in.
10:59Always a little bit under the radar when you make that transition from Supercross to motocross with Webb.
11:04He's a three-time Supercross champ with only one 450 career overall win.
11:09So you never know where he's going to slot in here.
11:11Yeah, you know, but Cooper is Cooper.
11:14You know, I think the one guy that doesn't want to see him out here is possibly Jorge Prada.
11:18You know what I mean?
11:19That's right.
11:20And he's probably going to have to pass Cooper Webb.
11:22We know how tough he is, but good to see him out here.
11:25If this is his last year or what's going on in motocross, I'm sure he's going to put up a
11:30fight wherever he's at.
11:31Yeah, that's right.
11:32There's some residual heat between he and Prado left over from Supercross.
11:37Prado, by the way, now fourth quickest.
11:40Webb is 15th, and here is Hunter Lawrence, the fastest in the first session, third quickest right now.
11:47Let's see if he can go after Jacob and Jet, who are just ahead of him.
11:50You know, at some point, you know, if I'm Hunter, I'm going to tell Dazzy and Honda guys, look, hey,
11:57I'm not towing anybody around, including my brother, because, you know, he was back in 15th.
12:02I tow him around, look at him.
12:03He's going fast.
12:05But Hunter looks good, good to me.
12:08Both these guys look good.
12:10Jorge Prado in the bottom box, looking really good, as I said earlier, very confident.
12:15And, you know, I just like to see from Hunter Lawrence, I just like that he's out here fighting after
12:21that Supercross championship, JT.
12:23Yeah, and he looks so good right now, James.
12:25And I got to watch both of them going through the same corners, both he and his brother, Jet Lawrence,
12:29because he was right behind Jet on the beginning of this lap.
12:32And something I noticed, and I don't know if it's rust, I'd love your opinion on it, James, is Jet
12:36just looks like he has a little bit of a hesitation or a hitch in his corners.
12:40And I say that knowing he has the fastest lap time.
12:42But it looks very un-Jet to me, typically so silky smooth in the corners.
12:46And then I watched Hunter, and he didn't have that hesitation.
12:49He didn't have that little hook in it.
12:51So I just wanted your perspective on that.
12:53Do you think that's rust, or is it something just being a little uncomfortable?
12:56I think it's both.
12:57And, JT, you nailed it.
12:59I'm with you.
12:59I was watching Jet.
13:00And even though he was fast, it doesn't look like Hunter.
13:03Hunter looks repeatable.
13:04You know what I mean?
13:05Like, it's kind of the same thing.
13:07Jet was going fast, but it just looked like he was trying to, look, I need to get some kind
13:12of speed to show myself.
13:13And then as soon as we say that, Hunter Lawrence goes to 216.
13:17So there's a difference between those two, JT.
13:19You're absolutely right on that.
13:20Well, now it's repeatable, and it's fast.
13:22Hunter to the top again.
13:24And the checkered flag is out.
13:25We'll see if Prado or anyone who's still circulating can top that.
13:29But it could be Hunter Lawrence, who has only been fastest qualifier in the 450 class once.
13:36Looking to make it two today.
13:38Here's Prado, though.
13:39Yeah, Jorge.
13:40You know how great a starter he is.
13:42So if he continues that, he's always going to be in the fight.
13:44But, you know, going back to the Hunter, and we talked about in Supercross, the levels that he kept elevating.
13:50Almost took people by surprise.
13:52Oh, look at that.
13:53Just went to second ahead of Jett.
13:54Yeah, the same thing's going to happen here in motocross.
13:57Jett hasn't raced his brother at this level.
13:59So maybe he'll find out, like everybody else did in Supercross, that Hunter Lawrence is a different animal.
14:05And that's kind of the same story you could say with Prado.
14:07He didn't win the Supercross title, but he was much, much, much better than the expectations for him.
14:12And we'll have something new to that game.
14:13And he knew he'd be good in motocross, and he is with his second fastest time.
14:17Deegan, fifth quickest right now.
14:19One last heater.
14:20Let's see what he can do.
14:22Yeah, I hate Deegan.
14:25He's got that dog in him.
14:26So you just know if he's out there, he's going to always be a problem.
14:31He's never going to give up.
14:32And clearly, you know, he'll be there to fight.
14:36Looks like there's some things he'll probably go back and tweak on the motorcycle.
14:39And these are the things that he's going to have to learn.
14:40But clearly, Hayden Deegan, he'll be fine with a 219.
14:46But did Jet Lawrence do what he needed to do in this session, even if he's not fastest,
14:49just getting closer to the front after a very difficult first session?
14:53Yeah, that section was more for Jet Lawrence in his head.
14:56You know, he, from watching him, he's got some work to do.
15:00He's uncomfortable, and they'll work on it.
15:03But he at least goes back to the pit and know I'm fast.
15:05And that's a huge thing as a rider, especially coming off an injury.
15:09Okay, so that's going to be Hunter Lawrence, Prado, Jet Lawrence, Justin Cooper.
15:14And just on the last lap, Garrett Marchbanks jumps into fifth, pushing Deegan down to sixth.
15:20So watch for G-Money there on the monster, Kawasaki.
15:23That was a good run for him.
15:25Sexton will actually be seventh.
15:26We're going to be fourth.
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