Ken Roczen Closes Championship Gap with St. Louis Supercross Win

Roczen's second straight victory puts him just 5 points behind Eli Tomac in the 450 standings

Apr. 6, 2026 at 10:20pm

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A fragmented, cubist-style painting depicting the dynamic action of a Supercross race, with sharp geometric shapes in vibrant colors representing the competing riders and their machines.Ken Roczen's recent surge has tightened the 450 Supercross title race, with the top contenders now separated by just a handful of points.St. Louis Today

Ken Roczen continued his recent surge with a dominant win at the Supercross event in St. Louis, Missouri. The victory, his second in a row, has closed the gap to championship leader Eli Tomac to just 5 points. Meanwhile, Hunter Lawrence overcame a sore wrist to finish third and tie Tomac atop the points standings.

Why it matters

Roczen's hot streak has made the 450 title race much tighter, with the top three riders now separated by just a handful of points. Tomac's struggles have opened the door for Roczen and Lawrence to make a push for the championship in the final rounds.

The details

Roczen led wire-to-wire for the victory, his second consecutive win after also taking the checkered flag two weeks ago. Justin Cooper finished second, while Lawrence overcame a sore wrist from a crash last week to claim the final podium spot. Tomac struggled to a sixth-place finish, allowing Roczen and Lawrence to gain ground in the standings.

  • Ken Roczen won the 450 Main Event at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri on April 5, 2026.
  • Roczen has now won two races in a row after also taking the victory two weeks ago.
  • Eli Tomac finished sixth, allowing Roczen to close the gap to just 5 points in the championship standings.

The players

Ken Roczen

A German professional motocross and supercross racer who currently competes in the 450cc class of the AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross championships.

Eli Tomac

An American professional motocross and supercross racer who currently competes in the 450cc class of the AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross championships.

Hunter Lawrence

An Australian professional motocross and supercross racer who currently competes in the 450cc class of the AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross championships.

Justin Cooper

An American professional motocross and supercross racer who currently competes in the 450cc class of the AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross championships.

Dustin Pipes

The team owner of Pipes Motorsports Group, which fields Ken Roczen's Suzuki in the 450cc Supercross championship.

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What they’re saying

“We're still five points down. We're still third, and we don't have the red plate, so we still feel like we're the underdog, right? And for us, we just did our job tonight, and we got to go to work tomorrow.”

— Dustin Pipes, Team Owner, Pipes Motorsports Group

“I was dealing with a sore wrist after last week's massive crash in Detroit, but nothing was broken. I surged in the final half of the race to capture the final podium position in third.”

— Hunter Lawrence

What’s next

The championship battle will continue in Nashville, where Roczen will look to further close the gap on Tomac and Lawrence with another strong performance.

The takeaway

Ken Roczen's recent hot streak has made the 450 Supercross title race much tighter, with the top three riders now separated by just a handful of points. Tomac's struggles have opened the door for Roczen and Lawrence to make a push for the championship in the final rounds.