DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona Worldwide Speedway at present unveiled the extremely anticipated course structure for the 2026 Daytona Supercross, a part of the Monster Vitality SMX World Championship, happening throughout the eighty fifth Annual Bike Week at DAYTONA Offered by GEICO.
5-time Daytona Supercross Champion Ricky Carmichael has designed yet one more grueling course for the nineteenth consecutive yr, with the 2026 structure presenting some totally different challenges for riders that may end in excessive driving than in years previous.
“We’re extraordinarily grateful to have the GOAT, Ricky Carmichael, design the DaytonaSupercross course for what can be an unforgettable occasion in 2026,” stated Frank Kelleher, Daytona Worldwide Speedway President. “It’s at all times thrilling to see Ricky’s creativity be carried out into the course design annually as he has an unbelievable eye to problem riders for this occasion. We will’t wait to welcome again our followers for a legendary evening to kick off a full slate of Bike Week actions on the World Heart of Racing.”
The 2026 course structure goes to generate nail-biting racing as riders will begin by making a right-handed first nook. Because the riders head towards pit lane, they’ll encounter a collection of smaller jumps going in direction of Flip 4, the exit of the NASCAR Daytona observe.
As a substitute of going all the way in which throughout the frontstretch like final yr, riders will encounter a stadium-style triple bounce main right into a back-and-forth part. The enduring tunnel bounce returns to the 2026 course design that leads right into a break up lane part throughout the beginning of the course. Followers can count on intense, fringe of your seat racing for the dynamic Daytona Supercross course in just some months.
“It’s at all times an honor to design the DAYTONA Supercross observe at such a legendary venue for all types of racing, I’m actually proud to play a small half in it yearly,” stated Ricky Carmichael. “For this yr’s structure, I stored a number of fan-favorite components whereas mixing up the structure to create one of the vital difficult programs the riders will face all season. The expansion of this occasion in recent times has been unbelievable. As the one Supercross race in my house state of Florida this season, I can’t wait to see the followers come out in pressure to observe the world’s greatest racers compete for essentially the most coveted trophy on the SX circuit. Successful at Daytona merely means extra.”
“Seems to be like a traditional Daytona observe. My favourite factor about Daytona is how the structure breaks down for the Most important Occasions; it has all of the technical features that deliver the entire night collectively,” stated Eli Tomac, seven-time Daytona Supercross champion. “It at all times seems to be good, with high-speed sections, technical rhythm lanes, and people motocross-style segments blended in. It’s a very nice mix. I’m prepared for it and at all times have been.”
Final time these riders took heart stage on the World Heart of Racing, veteran rider Ken Roczen captured the victory in his eleventh try for glory at DIS, with Cooper Webb and Aaron Plessinger rounding out the rostrum. This served as Roczen’s first Daytona Supercross victory, cementing him within the historical past books of all of the famed winners on the iconic venue.
The 56th annual Daytona Supercross takes place on Feb. 28, 2026, with riders attacking Carmichael’s course underneath the lights at Daytona Worldwide Speedway as a part of the eighty fifth Annual Bike Week at Daytona Offered by GEICO.
Bike Week is a ten-day bike celebration kicking off on Feb. 27, and persevering with by March 8, following the extraordinary, high-speed racing of the Daytona 200 working from March 5-7 together with Daytona Quick Monitor happening March 5-6.
