The opening round of the 2026 SMX Next Supercross season will take place this weekend in conjunction with round 3 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Anaheim 2.
The AMA National Championship will consist of four invitational qualifying rounds featuring the best A and B riders in the country and culminating in the SMX Next Championship in Philadelphia, PA on April 25.
The amateur field will have their first of four qualifying rounds (Anaheim 2, Houston, Daytona, and Birmingham) in order to qualify for the championship finale (Philadelphia SX). Riders compete in the SMX Next division (formerly called “SX Futures”) and they are awarded points towards their pro SX license based on their finishing positions at each round. There are no championship standings, as the finale is a winner-takes-all main event.
Unfortunately, we will not be seeing Enzo Temmerman this season after he recently suffered a broken leg in a training crash. Alexander Fedortsov, who won the 20205 SMX Next AMA National Championship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be racing 250SX East Division with the MX6 Racing Kawasaki team starting next month.
SMX Next – Anaheim 2 Entry List
- #2 Jeremy Fappani (KTM)
- #10 Wyatt Thurmann (KTM)
- #14 Kane Bollasina (Yamaha)
- #17 Kannon Hargrove (Suzuki)
- #23 Landon Gibson (Husqvarna)
- #26 Nate Abbott (Yamaha)
- #29 McKayden Fitch (Yamaha)
- #41 Nate Freehill (Kawasaki)
- #49 Brennon Harrison (Husqvarna)
- #50 Chace Lawton (Kawasaki)
- #57 Jesson Turner (Yamaha)
- #82 Caden Dudney (Yamaha)
- #93 Seth Dennis (Yamaha)
- #99 Kayden Minear (Yamaha)
- #105 Franklin Bowsher (Yamaha)
- #177 Kade Johnson (Kawasaki)
- #180 Landen Gordon (Yamaha)
- #199 Deacon Denno (Triumph)
- #270 Vincent Wey (Kawasaki)
- #343 Cole Timboe (Yamaha)
- #480 Ashton Oudman (Yamaha)
- #?? Cole Forbes (KTM)
- #?? Ryder Malinoski
- #?? Max Shane
