After crashing in qualification and struggling during his heat, Seth Hammaker earned the holeshot in Round 8 of the 2026 SuperMotocross World Championship at Daytona International Speedway before winning his first 250 East divisional race. This was his first 250 victory since winning in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in April 2025.
More importantly, it put him among the frontrunners to win the 250 East championship, as he now trails Pierce Brown by two points. Hammaker was the runner-up in last year’s 250 East championship and in the SMX League Playoffs.
His victory on a Pro Circuit Kawasaki ended a perfect streak of wins by Yamaha riders after Haiden Deegan’s dominance in the 250 West division, plus solo wins for Max Anstie and Brown.
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Davies did his best to keep the Yamaha streak alive. He got off to a slow start and hit the holeshot line in ninth. Davies improved to seventh on the second lap and was among the top five by Lap 3. He overcame a crash midway through the race to climb to second with three laps remaining and finished solidly on the podium.
Brown entered the race with the goal of earning a solid finish. Prior to the race, he told NBC Sports that his minimum requirement was to finish in the top five, and that is precisely where he slotted in on Lap 1. Brown spent most of the race in fifth, moved into fourth on Lap 9 when Drew Adams retired from the race, and secured the final podium position when Jo Shimoda crashed on Lap 11. His third-place finish was enough to give Brown the red plate for one more round.
Relive the Heats
Shimoda was well on his way to a second podium finish until his late-race crash. He and Honda HRC felt he should have been awarded the victory in the 250 East opener in Arlington, Texas, but they were happy nevertheless that he raced as well as he did with minimal training after breaking his neck in an off-season crash. Back-to-back top-fives indicates Shimoda has fully returned.
Daxton Bennick followed his podium finish in Arlington with a fifth-place result in Daytona. That was a relief to the rider because, over the past couple of seasons, he had followed a strong opening round with a poor second race.
Here are the 250 Supercross results, lap times, and points standings after Round 8 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida:
Results
Fastest Lap and Sector Times
Individual Lap Times
Detailed Lap Times
Hard Charger Results
Lap Chart:
250 East SuperMotocross Points
250 Combined SuperMotocross Points
Here is the finishing order of Round 8 in Daytona:
1 Seth Hammaker, Kawasaki *
2. Cole Davies, Yamaha
3. Pierce Brown, Yamaha
4. Jo Shimoda, Honda
5. Daxton Bennick, Husqvarna
6. Coty Schock, Yamaha
7. Nate Thrasher, Yamaha
8. Jalek Swoll, Triumph
9. Cullin Park, Honda
10. Devin Simonson, Yamaha
11. Caden Dudney, Yamaha
12. Izaih Clark, Honda
13. Henry Miller, Kawasaki
14. Valentin Guillod, Yamaha
15. Marshal Weltin, Kawasaki
16. Landon Hartz, Yamaha
17. Derek Kelley, Kawasaki
18. Jeremy Hand, Honda
19. John Short, IV, Honda
20. Gavin Towers, Honda
21. Evan Ferry, Honda
22. Drew Adams, Kawasaki
* Holeshot
2026 Supercross Results
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San Diego 450 Results | 250W Results
Anaheim 2 450 Results | 250W Results
Houston 450 Results | 250W Results
Glendale 450 Results | 250W Results
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Arlington 450 Results | 250E Results
