Hunter Lawrence wins third race in four rounds at Birmingham

Eli Tomac delivered an eighth podium of the year at Round 10 of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championship, racing to third place in Birmingham, Alabama, to firmly keep himself in 450SX title contention. (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)

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Eli Tomac delivered an eighth podium of the year at Round 10 of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championship, racing to third place in Birmingham, Alabama, to firmly keep himself in 450SX title contention. (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)

Hunter Lawrence increased his overall points lead to nine after a night of racing at Supercross’s Round 10 in Birmingham, Alabama this weekend. This race marked Lawrence’s third win in four rounds.

Cortez’s Eli Tomac held on to his second place position in the overall point standings, despite placing third in the 450SX main event.

In the main event, Tomac, who raced in the last chance qualifier prior to the main event, and teammate Jorge Prado shot out of the gate, but Prado managed to edge Tomac out for the hole shot. Lawrence passed both riders in the first lap, taking first. With Prado racing between Lawrence and Tomac, Lawrence got enough of a lead that he held on to the winning position for the remainder of the race.

Ken Roczen came from behind after a “terrible” start, passing third place Prado and second place Tomac, who had just moved into position behind Lawrence, in “an impressive charge.”

Roczen charged after Lawrence next, but was unable to get close enough to attempt a pass.

“Mad dog” Lawrence won, with Roczen placing second and Tomac third.

“Hunter is starting to take control,” commentators said, noting that Lawrence has now stretched his overall points lead to nine points.

“I just wasn’t as good tonight as the front two, so that’s about it,” Tomac told KTM following the race. “Of course, the LCQ was very stressful and a high-pressure moment, but I got myself out there to a good start from the inside gate, and I just got beat tonight. I was a little bit off and it was one of those nights that was tough, so we’ll try to regroup for next weekend and see if we can get back up front.”

In Heat 1, Cooper Webb claimed the hole shot, barely beating Lawrence around the corner. Malcolm Stewart raced behind in third.

Lawrence attempted to pass Webb, but it wasn’t enough. Webb placed first and Lawrence second.

In the second heat, Tomac led into the corner, but Justin Cooper took the hole shot. Prado moved into second position. Soon, Roczen passed both Tomac and Prado, pushing Tomac into fourth.

Roczen passed Cooper for first. Tomac attempted to pass Cooper as well, but Cooper’s leg got caught around Tomac’s rear tire, causing issues for Tomac’s bike. He had to pull over for repairs, forcing him to race in the last chance qualifier in order to qualify for the main event.

Round 11 of Supercross will be held on Saturday, March 28 at Ford Field in Detroit.