Monster Energy® AMA Supercross Championship
Anaheim, CA
Angel Stadium
MONSTER ENERGY® KAWASAKI OPENS THE 2026 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP AT ANGEL STADIUM
Monster Energy® Kawasaki kicked off their 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship efforts at the iconic Anaheim season opener. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Chase Sexton lined up behind the gate for his much-anticipated racing debut with the team. The No. 4 Kawasaki set the pace early in qualifying with the fastest time. After battling through adversity during the night show, he would come out of the night with a Top 10 finish in eighth place. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki riders Levi Kitchen and Cameron McAdoo showed a strong pace early through qualifying and the heat races. Kitchen would go on to add a Top 10 finish with a sixth-place result in the 250SX Main Event, and McAdoo salvaged 22nd place after an incident with another rider.
SX Results
Chase Sexton
“The day started off well with earning fastest qualifier. I felt really comfortable on the track and felt like I had the speed to contend up front. Unfortunately, I had a couple of mistakes during the heat race and main event that forced me to work my way through the field. It’s only the first round, and we have a good base to build off. We’ve got some work to do, but I know we’re capable of improving and putting up better results next week.”
Garrett Marchbanks
“Today was a tough one for me and not how I expected or would have liked for it to go. I felt good during qualifying, and I had good speed throughout sections of the track. Poor starts and mistakes on my part led to me being out of the mix. I know what the team and I are capable of and we will show it next weekend. This will be a learning experience for me and we’ll move forward.”
Levi Kitchen
“It felt good to start the season with the fastest qualifying time. The speed is there, and the bike felt great all day. The main event didn’t go how we wanted off the gate, but salvaging a sixth after being that far back is something to build on. It’s a long season, and this is just the beginning.”
Cameron McAdoo
“It felt great to be back behind the gate and racing again. The heat race and the start of the main showed what we’re capable of, and I felt comfortable up front. I had another rider cross jump me, which led me to crash, and I had to go into the mechanics area for a while. I went back out and salvaged as much of the race as I could, but tonight wasn’t our night. We’ll come back next week prepared and ready to fight.”
Drew Adams
“It was a pretty mediocre day for me. Qualifying wasn’t too bad, and in the first moto, I pumped up a bit in the arms and finished 13th, which wasn’t the result I wanted. The starts were solid today though, so that was a step forward. In the second moto, I finished ninth for 12th overall. Not my best, but we’ll keep building, and I’m looking forward to Vegas.”
Enzo Temmerman
“I ended up fifth overall in the SMX Next Main Event. The track was fairly basic, but the soft dirt made it pretty rutted, which I enjoyed. Overall, I thought it was a good track, and I’m looking forward to next year.”
