Hunter Lawrence steals the show as Jett and Deegan battle in Pala

The 450 class would be one of the most stacked line-ups in Pro Motocross history with multiple champions including Eli Tomac, Chase Sexton and Cooper Webb all making up the field. However, it was the battle between reigning champion Jett Lawrence and rookie 'Danger Boy' Haiden Deegan which made headlines going into the weekend.

Hunter Lawrence stole the show in Race 1 as he took an early lead from Spain's Jorge Prado. The pair would hold their positions until the end of the race, with Justin Cooper making up the podium.

Both Lawrence and Deegan were swallowed up at the start of Race 1. However, the pair found themselves alongside each other while battling for 10th place. Both riders passed one another as they cut through the field, eventually finishing in 4th and 5th respectively with Jett taking the edge in their first 2026 meeting.

Eli Tomac was injured early after a collision with Marchbanks in the race and was transported as a result.

Hunter Lawrence and Jorge Prado started the second race much in the same way as the first, clearing away from the rest of the pack, only this time it was Prado who led from the Australian on the opening lap. Hunter responded straight away to regain the lead on Lap 2, after which he pulled away for a second dominant victory.

Much like the first Moto, both Jett Lawrence and Haiden Deegan started poorly and had to carve their way through the field. Jett managed a 3rd place finish while Deegan once again trailed in 4th.

The first race of the 250 class was dominated by Kawasaki who finished 1-2 and almost swept the podium places were it not for a late charge from Cole Davies. In the inter-Kawasaki battle, a mistake from Seth Hammaker handed Kitchen the lead and eventually the race win while Davies managed to pass Nick Romano for third despite having a poor start out of the gate.

KTM's Julien Beaumer took the Holeshot in the second Moto as Seth Hammaker cleaned out Michael Mosiman on the opening lap and caused teammate Levi Kitchen to get tangled in the crash, essentially ruinin the Race 1 winner's chances of taking the Overall victory. Hammaker then went on to close down and pass Beaumer cleanly while Ryder Di Francesco passed Caden Dudney for the final podium place.