HOUSTON, Texas: Qualification 1 times held up on both the 250 and 450, which means Eli Tomac’s time of (46.684) makes him the fastest qualifier of the day.
That does not diminish the importance of each session, however, as track conditions will change throughout the evening program with six featured races.
Chase Sexton’s 47.097 topped the chart in the afternoon with Tomac landing a lap 47.102 to be second on the chart.
Hunter Lawrence (47.179) was the third fastest rider in this session.
Ken Roczen (47.211) and Jorge Prado (47.292) rounded out the top five.
Qualification takes on added importance during Triple Crown weekends as the fastest 18 riders make their way directly into the Features.
Complete Qualification Results
Qualification 1
Tomac (46.684) was the only rider to break the 47-second mark in the first qualification session in Houston, which was ore than half a second faster than second-place Sexton (47.233)
Justin Cooper (47.245) took the third spot on the chart.
Fourth-place Roczen (47.329) and Cooper Webb (47.364) rounded out the top five. Just a little more than one-tenth of a second separates second from fifth.
Last Chance Qualifier
Justin Hill won the 450 LCQ to advance to the features.
Second-place Mitchell Harrison, Tristan Lane (third) and Cade Clason (fourth) also advance.
Last week in Anaheim 2, Chase Sexton posted the fastest lap in qualification before winning his first race of 2026.
