ANAHEIM, California: Haiden Deegan took the lead from Michael Mosiman in the final quarter of the race to win his second consecutive race of 2026 at Angel Stadium in Round 3 of the SuperMotocross World Championship.
Deegan rode patiently behind Mosiman when it was needed and twisted the throttle hard when the time was right.
“That was amazing,” Deegan said. “Good ride; solid ride. I just want to give it up to [Mosiman]. I think sometimes ... he goes pretty unnoticed and is kind of the only guy I see out there at the end of the day putting in the extra work.”
With his second-place finish and some problems for teammate Max Anstie, Mosiman moved to second in the points.
“We do so much work to be able to perform in these moments and to be solid, makes me stoked on the race, stoked on my start,” Mosiman said. “I think that was one of the differences. Round 1 and 2, really bad starts. The holeshot makes a difference.”
Further back in the field, Anstie finished outside of the top five in sixth, while two other contenders Levi Kitchen and Chance Hymas did not finish at all. The 250 West Championship picture changed dramatically.
Following the race, Honda HRC texted the media that Hymas dislocated his shoulder. The Alpinestars Medical crew were able to put it back in its socket, but a full report on Hymas’ prognosis will come during the week.
Ryder DiFrancesco scored his second podium of the season after also finishing third in the first Anaheim round.
Fourth-place Cameron McAdoo and Maximus Vohland rounded out the top five.
In-Race Notes
There was a big pileup in the first corner and it collected Hymas. Kitchen hit the ground in a separate incident and suffered bike damage. This is the third consecutive poor start for Kitchen.
Hymas and Kitchen will not rejoin the field, which is going to cost them in the points.
Star Yamaha took the early lead, but it wasn’t Deegan or Anstie. Mosiman earned the holeshot and early lead in a bid to keep his top-five streak alive.
At the halfway point, Mosiman held firm with the lead.
Vohland and McAdoo had a battle going on for third.
Two-thirds of the way through, Vohland stumbled and fell to fifth.
That elevated McAdoo to third and DiFrancesco to fourth.
At the three-quarter mark, Deegan took the lead, but Mosiman battled back. Deegan put some separation on Mosiman on Lap 12.
DiFrancesco took third from McAdoo on Lap 14.
Anstie was still looking for the top five as time ran off the clock. He was sixth.
