The second round of the 2026 SMX World Championship brought Toyota Redlands BarX Yamaha to “America’s Finest City” in San Diego for the second race of the AMA Supercross Championship. It proved to be a night of progress for the team, as Parker Ross, Dilan Schwartz, and Lux Turner each improved on their results from the opening round. The gains from one week to the next bode well for the team during the rest of the early Western Divisional 250SMX Class races.
It wasn’t an ideal week for Schwartz heading into his home race as he battled illness leading up to San Diego. Despite being under the weather, Schwartz showed no signs of hinderance on race day, which proved to be fortunate. He began the day with a solid qualifying effort but encountered misfortune in the Heat Race, which sent him to the LCQ. After an LCQ victory, Schwartz defied the odds to begin the Main Event with a solid start. He dug deep and made passes to break into the top-10 and ultimately equal his career-best result of ninth place. With back-to-back top-10s to open the season, Schwartz sits eighth in the Western Divisional standings.
“I didn’t feel great on Saturday but made it into the Main Event the hard way. I knew I didn’t have enough energy to push the whole race, so I went as hard as I could and get inside the top 10. I ended up finishing ninth, so not mad at the result, but looking forward to being healthy for A2.”
For someone mere weeks removed from recovery of a fractured wrist, Turner has showed no signs of rust thus far. The speed, tenacity, and determination that have defined the early portion of Turner’s career have provided impressive rides that aren’t necessarily indicative of the result. In San Diego, despite being under the weather, Turner led the way for the team in qualifying, easily transferred out of his Heat Race, and grabbed a top-10 start in the Main Event. He ran as high as sixth place but the lack of energy impacted him late as he battled through to earn a hard-fought 13th-place finish. The improvement from Round 1 has Turner sitting 14th in the Western Divisional standings.
“San Diego was a step in the right direction, but I’m dealing with some sickness and my wrist has been a struggle with arm pump. I still made progress, and that’s all I can ask for. It was good to run up where I think I belong and I’m going to keep doing everything I can to get back there more consistently. Unfortunately, after the race I came down with a fever and have been battling chills. The focus this week will be to get as healthy as I can ahead of A2.”
In his Heat Race, Ross showed what he can do with a good start, parlaying a top-five position out the gate into a sixth-place finish and a prime gate pick for the Main Event. That helped Ross begin the final race of the night inside the top 10, where he engaged in a tightly contested battle amongst several riders, including his teammate Schwartz. Ross continued to fight through to the finish and narrowly missed out on the second top-10 finish of his career in 11th place. The improvement of three spots over last weekend also moved Ross into a tie for 11th in the Western Divisional standings.
“It was a much better day than the first round. I’m happy with the progress I made from Round 1 and really just need to work on trusting my fitness in the middle of the moto, in addition to attacking the track a bit more. I also know the more I’m able to start closer to the front, the more I’ll end up staying there.”
San Diego saw another valiant effort from Leo Tucker in qualifying. The up-and-coming young rider showed more confidence on the track and is getting better suited to the highly technical and precise nature of Supercross. Although he missed out on making into the night show, it was another invaluable chance to gain much-needed experience in a discipline Tucker is learning on the fly. He too made gains alongside his teammates and will look to take another step closer to the Fast 40 next weekend.
