[{"id":15488,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2026\/05\/04\/hunter-lawrence-seizes-momentum-with-crucial-denver-supercross-win\/","title":"Hunter Lawrence Seizes Momentum with Crucial Denver Supercross Win","content":"The 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship is headed for a dramatic finale after Hunter Lawrence delivered a statement win Saturday night at Empower Field at Mile High in Round 16 of the Monster Energy SMX World Championship.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15490\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" Hunter Lawrence will have a title fight against Ken Roczen going into the final Supercross Round in Utah. Photo: Feld Motorsports[\/caption]\r\n\r\nJorge Prado grabbed the holeshot aboard his KTM, with Lawrence close behind and hometown hero Eli Tomac returning from injury. Lawrence never looked back, crossing the finish line 13.2 seconds clear of Ken Roczen for his fifth victory of the season. Only one point now separates Roczen and Lawrence entering the finale, with Roczen still holding the narrow edge.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15492\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" Haiden Deegan won in Denver and has already locked up the 250SX West Championship. Photo: Feld Motorsports[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEven with the 250SMX West title already secured, Haiden Deegan continued his historic season with another dominant performance. With the championship already wrapped up, Deegan now heads to Salt Lake City for the East\/West Showdown, where he\u2019ll look to cap one of the most dominant 250 campaigns in recent memory.","excerpt":"

The 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship is headed for a dramatic finale after Hunter Lawrence delivered a statement win …<\/p>","date":"May 4, 2026 23:30","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25049781,"title":"Deegan","slug":"deegan"},{"id":25048864,"title":"denver","slug":"denver"},{"id":25049517,"title":"feld motorsports","slug":"feld-motorsports"},{"id":25048062,"title":"hunter lawrence","slug":"hunter-lawrence"},{"id":25047624,"title":"ken roczen","slug":"ken-roczen"},{"id":25047764,"title":"mx","slug":"mx"},{"id":25047620,"title":"supercross","slug":"supercross"},{"id":25047987,"title":"SX","slug":"sx"}]},{"id":7011,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2023\/05\/08\/chase-sexton-banks-another-win-at-denver-supercross\/","title":"Chase Sexton Banks Another Win at Denver Supercross","content":"Chase Sexton brought home his fifth Supercross win of the year at Round 16 in Denver, Colorado. Sexton is sitting second in the points standings with one final round to go.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nWhen the gate dropped for the main event, Adam Cianciarulo was out front with the holeshot. By the first lap Eli Tomac had moved to second and soon took over the lead. On a jump, Tomac seriously injured his ankle and was forced to pull off the track leaving his Supercross Championship in jeopardy. Cianciarulo was back to the lead trying hold of Chase Sexton. Soon, Sexton took over the lead and as the laps ticked down, Ken Roczen made it to second. When the checkered flag flew, Sexton remained in the lead.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIn the 250SX main event Jett Lawrence was on the move from eighth picking off riders. Up front RJ Hampshire and Levi Kitchen were battling for the lead. The battle continued all the way to the end where Hampshire would take the victory. Lawrence made it all the way to third by the time the checkered flag flew.\r\n\r\nImages courtesy of Feld Entertainment.","excerpt":"

Chase Sexton brought home his fifth Supercross win of the year at Round 16 in Denver, Colorado. Sexton is sitting …<\/p>","date":"May 8, 2023 08:16","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25049167,"title":"2023 Supercross championship","slug":"2023-supercross-championship"},{"id":25047716,"title":"Chase Sexton","slug":"chase-sexton"},{"id":25048864,"title":"denver","slug":"denver"},{"id":25047622,"title":"eli tomac","slug":"eli-tomac"},{"id":25047693,"title":"feld entertainment","slug":"feld-entertainment"},{"id":25047624,"title":"ken roczen","slug":"ken-roczen"},{"id":25048804,"title":"levi kitchen","slug":"levi-kitchen"},{"id":25048203,"title":"rj hampshire","slug":"rj-hampshire"},{"id":25047620,"title":"supercross","slug":"supercross"},{"id":25047987,"title":"SX","slug":"sx"}]},{"id":5094,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2022\/05\/02\/eli-tomac-locks-up-early-championship\/","title":"Eli Tomac Locks Up Early Championship","content":"With just one week to go in the 2022 Supercross season, Eli Tomac had enough points to secure the season championship. Jason Anderson took the event win in Denver.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIt was Chase Sexton who had the holeshot at the gate drop. It wasn\u2019t long before Eli Tomac was in the lead. All Tomac needed was a fifteenth or better finish. Jason Anderson had a shot at the title if Tomac was to lose his momentum. Anderson made it to the lead unchallenged winning the race but short of the championship. Tomac held on for fifth, simply not trying to make a mistake or outride himself.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nChristian Craig goes into the final round at Salt Lake City with an eighteen-point lead in the 250-west division.Hunter Lawrence grabbed his third straight event win in Denver.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","excerpt":"

With just one week to go in the 2022 Supercross season, Eli Tomac had enough points to secure the season …<\/p>","date":"May 2, 2022 20:57","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25047840,"title":"championship","slug":"championship"},{"id":25047716,"title":"Chase Sexton","slug":"chase-sexton"},{"id":25047982,"title":"christian craig","slug":"christian-craig"},{"id":25048864,"title":"denver","slug":"denver"},{"id":25047622,"title":"eli tomac","slug":"eli-tomac"},{"id":25047693,"title":"feld entertainment","slug":"feld-entertainment"},{"id":25047643,"title":"Honda","slug":"honda"},{"id":25048062,"title":"hunter lawrence","slug":"hunter-lawrence"},{"id":25048410,"title":"jason anderson","slug":"jason-anderson"},{"id":25047627,"title":"kawasaki","slug":"kawasaki"},{"id":25047675,"title":"moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047621,"title":"motocross","slug":"motocross"},{"id":25047620,"title":"supercross","slug":"supercross"},{"id":25047984,"title":"yamaha","slug":"yamaha"}]}]{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/denver/feed/json/ -- and add it your reader.", "home_page_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/denver/", "feed_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/denver/feed/json/", "language": "en-US", "title": "denver Archives - DirtSportsWorld", "description": "The Voice of Off-Road Motorsports", "icon": "https://i0.wp.com/dirtsportsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-DSW-Web-Icon.png?fit=59%2C59&ssl=1", "items": [ { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=15488", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2026/05/04/hunter-lawrence-seizes-momentum-with-crucial-denver-supercross-win/", "title": "Hunter Lawrence Seizes Momentum with Crucial Denver Supercross Win", "content_html": "

The 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship is headed for a dramatic finale after Hunter Lawrence delivered a statement win …

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Chase Sexton brought home his fifth Supercross win of the year at Round 16 in Denver, Colorado. Sexton is sitting …

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\n", "content_text": "Chase Sexton brought home his fifth Supercross win of the year at Round 16 in Denver, Colorado. Sexton is sitting …The post Chase Sexton Banks Another Win at Denver Supercross appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.", "date_published": "2023-05-08T08:16:16-07:00", "date_modified": "2023-05-08T08:25:15-07:00", "authors": [ { "name": "DirtSportsWorld Staff", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/author/dirtsportsworld/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4817be88e351e2814fd215f4b782a136e8119efccfc1eafde273c56619cf08f5?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "DirtSportsWorld Staff", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/author/dirtsportsworld/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4817be88e351e2814fd215f4b782a136e8119efccfc1eafde273c56619cf08f5?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "tags": [ "2023 Supercross championship", "Chase Sexton", "denver", "eli tomac", "feld entertainment", "ken roczen", "levi kitchen", "rj hampshire", "supercross", "SX", "Moto", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=5094", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2022/05/02/eli-tomac-locks-up-early-championship/", "title": "Eli Tomac Locks Up Early Championship", "content_html": "

With just one week to go in the 2022 Supercross season, Eli Tomac had enough points to secure the season …

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