Round 14 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season returned to Cleveland, Ohio for the first time in 31 years. Sporadic rainfall, high winds, and temperature drops added challenges to final Triple Crown-format event of 2026. The dirt inside Huntington Bank Field rutted up, especially in the jump transitions and corners, throughout the night’s 3-Race format.
Ken Roczen (94) matched his season-best results in Triple Crown qualifying heading into the night’s racing. In Race 1, Roczen emerged from the first turn in fourth place. Roczen took over second place and set the fastest time through Sector 7 within the first two minutes of the 12-minute plus one lap Race. In Race 2, Roczen crossed the holeshot stripe in sixth. Roczen scrapped for every position, taking over the second-place spot after setting the Race’s fastest lap and fastest passes through Sectors 2 and 6 (the whoops). When the final gate dropped for the night, Roczen powered his Suzuki RM-Z450 down the start straight and grabbed the holeshot. Roczen appeared unaffected by the low-traction track conditions that slowed other riders. Roczen again set the fastest lap time and also grabbed the fastest times through Sectors 2, 6, and 7 as he pulled out a 9-second lead. Roczen took the Race 3 win; his (2-2-1) scores earned him the event’s overall victory, his fourth of 2026. The win moved Ken Roczen into a tie for tenth place on the sport’s all-time win list in the premier class. The Cleveland podium, the tenth for Roczen this season, moved him to within one podium of reaching the top-five on that historical list. The points from the Cleveland Supercross win nearly erased the points gap; Roczen and Suzuki now sit within one single point of the top of the standings with three rounds remaining on the Supercross season.
“Cleveland, you are next level. Honestly, the entire weekend, I had an absolute blast,” said Roczen. “We had a lot of things going on with KR merch collab-ing with Machine Gun Kelly’s coffee shop. We had a lot of fans showing up, it was awesome. I spent about [two] hours there with everybody and we had a great time. And then also at Shooters [On the Water], we had the AC and JB Podcast. A lot of people showed up for that. We just overall had a great weekend to start off, and then Saturday with the potential of rain and a Triple Crown, it was [suddenly] a recipe for chaos. But I have to say for everything that was thrown at us today with the weather, we did a phenomenal job as a team. It’s not easy getting ready three times for three ‘main events,’ because they all count. Starts are really important, and the track itself was extremely difficult due to how hardpacked it was, how rutted it got, [and] how slippery it was. So, getting the win here with the 2-2-1, it was just an absolute next-level experience. I’m really taking these moments in, [and I] can’t wait for next weekend. We had a blast, it’s time to go home, recharge, and then come back in Philly.”
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