Salt Lake City Supercross Finale Preview: East/West Showdown and KTM Junior Championship Set for May 9
HEY SUPERCROSS FAMILY! It's Paige Turner, and I am counting down the seconds until May 9 because Salt Lake City is about to give us the kind of season finale that legends are made of. 🏁⛰️
Forget everything you think you know about a regular race night. This is Round 17. The finale. The last time these bikes roar inside a stadium before summer. And Rice-Eccles Stadium is the perfect battleground to crown our 2026 champions.
Here is what makes Salt Lake City completely different from every other round on the calendar. First, we have the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Showdown. This is not your typical 250 race. The East and West coasts have been fighting all season long, but they have barely seen each other. On May 9, twenty riders from both regions finally line up on the same gate. Birmingham had it. St. Louis had it. Now Salt Lake City closes it out. Riders who have been studying each other from afar finally get to throw down head to head. The first turn is going to be absolute mayhem, and I cannot wait. 🏁💥
And then there is the KTM Junior Supercross Championship. If you have never watched this, you are missing out on the purest form of racing on the planet. Kids ages seven and eight. Electric KTM SX-E 5 bikes. Full factory treatment from track walks to opening ceremonies. These little warriors have been qualifying at rounds all season, and now the best of the best come to Salt Lake City for the final Championship Round. The winner rides home on a 2026 KTM SX-E 5. I dare you to watch their faces during opening ceremonies and not tear up. It is impossible. 🙌🔥