St. Louis Supercross Qualifying Recap

April 4, 2026

450 Class

Ken Roczen reminded everyone why he’s one of the most talented riders to

ever swing a leg over a dirt bike, laying down a blistering 54.538 to top the

450 combined qualifying sheets in St. Louis. The Suzuki rider was nearly

six-tenths clear of second-place Chase Sexton (55.126), who looked

comfortable aboard the Monster Energy Kawasaki but couldn’t quite

match Roczen’s raw pace. Malcolm Stewart slotted into third (55.343) on

the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna, keeping himself in the mix at the front as

he’s done all season.

Justin Cooper (55.459) and Jorge Prado (55.873) rounded out the top five,

with Cooper continuing to show speed on the Star Racing Yamaha and

Prado looking more and more comfortable on the Red Bull KTM as the

series rolls deeper into the schedule. Cooper Webb (55.936) and Eli Tomac

(56.081) were sixth and seventh, respectively both former champions who

will no doubt be factors when the gate drops tonight.

Garrett Marchbanks (56.125) put in a strong qualifying effort in eighth,

just ahead of Hunter Lawrence (56.165) and Joey Savatgy (56.370) to

round out the top ten. Dylan Ferrandis turned heads in twelfth (56.910)

aboard the Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati, while Jordon Smith (57.499)

continued to fly the flag for the Triumph Racing Factory Team in fifteenth. A

total of 46 riders took to the track in the premier class.

250 Class

Haiden Deegan did Haiden Deegan things, setting the pace in the 250 class

with a 53.799, a lap time that would have slotted him inside the top ten inthe 450 class. The Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha rider was nearly nine-tenths quicker than anyone else in the field, a statement lap if there ever was one.

Seth Hammaker (54.683) was the best of the rest aboard the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, edging out Honda HRC’s Jo Shimoda (54.730) and Star Racing’s Cole Davies (54.736) by the slimmest of margins. Those three were separated by just five-hundredths of a second, expect a battle between them tonight. Daxton Bennick (55.146) rounded out the top five on the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna. Levi Kitchen (55.706), Nate Thrasher (55.820), Devin Simonson (55.876), Hunter Yoder (55.935), and Evan Ferry (56.233) completed the top ten.

The ClubMX Yamaha squad had a strong showing with three riders, Simonson, Yoder, and Max Vohland (13th), all inside the top fifteen. Privateer Derek Kelley (56.234) aboard the Mx6 Racing Kawasaki narrowly missed the top ten, qualifying in eleventh and just one-thousandth of a second behind Ferry. Fifty riders qualified in the 250 class.

The Takeaway

Roczen’s speed in the 450s and Deegan’s dominance in the 250s set the

tone heading into tonight’s racing at The Dome at America’s Center. Keep

an eye on the Hammaker-Shimoda-Davies trio in the 250 class, that

qualifying gap is razor thin and should produce fireworks tonight.

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