2026 Budds Creek Motocross Fantasy Picks and Tips: 6 Fast Facts

The 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series is barreling toward its finale after last week’s Unadilla National, where defending 450MX champion Jett Lawrence leads Hunter Lawrence by 10 points in the standings.

With no one else in contention, the Budds Creek Motocross Park showdown in Mechanicsville, Maryland, takes center stage as the penultimate round before the Ironman Raceway finale.

Both Lawrence brothers are locked in, but the pressure is heavier on Hunter, who must win the last four motos to keep his title hopes alive.

Even if Jett finishes 2-2 behind Hunter at Budds Creek, he still holds a four-point lead with two motos remaining.

Jett has won at least one 450MX moto in six of the nine rounds this season, while Hunter has recorded three 1-1 finishes.

Their head-to-head swings wildly—Jett has four Moto 1 wins and four Moto 2 wins, while Hunter has five Moto 1 wins and five Moto 2 wins, with the last two rounds seeing them swap wins in each moto. FantasyMX players face a coin-flip decision on who wins Moto 2 at Budds Creek.

Jorge Prado could shake up the podium, applying pressure to Haiden Deegan, who would have finished fourth at Unadilla if not for Hunter’s crash.

Prado’s European dirt expertise gives him an edge in what’s expected to be a wet Budds Creek track, pushing Deegan to a projected fourth-place finish.

Garrett Marchbanks leads the battle for fifth overall against RJ Hampshire, with Marchbanks holding a 5-3 edge in top-five finishes this season.

For the P8 Wild Card spot, Dylan Ferrandis edges out Justin Barcia and Jed Beaton due to his consistency, while Beaton’s strong debut (P7) suggests he could climb higher.

The 2026 AMA Pro Motocros 450 Championship Series standings after nine of 11 rounds stand as follows: Jett Lawrence (Honda, 402 points, 4 wins, 9 podiums, 9 top-fives), Hunter Lawrence (Honda, 392 points, 5 wins, 8 podiums, 8 top-fives), Haiden Deegan (Yamaha, 336 points, 6 podiums, 7 top-fives), Jorge Prado (KTM, 311 points, 3 podiums, 7 top-fives), RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna, 282 points, 3 top-fives), Dylan Ferrandis (Ducati, 243 points, 2 top-fives), Garrett Marchbanks (Kawasaki, 241 points, 5 top-fives), Cooper Webb (Yamaha, 201 points), Mikkel Haarup (Triumph, 189 points), Justin Barcia (Ducati, 174 points, 1 top-five), Jordon Smith (Triumph, 165 points), Benny Bloss (Beta, 108 points), Cornelius Tøndel (Kawasaki, 107 points), Aaron Plessinger (KTM, 102 points, 1 top-five), Valentin Guillod (Yamaha, 101 points), Mitchell Harrison (Kawasaki, 93 points), Justin Cooper (Yamaha, 74 points, 1 top-five), Christian Craig (Honda, 73 points), Eli Tomac (KTM, 62 points), Chase Sexton (Kawasaki, 61 points), Lorenzo Locurcio (GasGas, 55 points), Lucas Coenen (KTM, 44 points, 1 podium, 1 top-five), Mark Fineis (Kawasaki/Honda, 44 points), Freddie Noren (Yamaha, 43 points), Tony Cairoli (Ducati, 42 points), Grant Harlan (KTM, 28 points), Mitchell Oldenburg (Beta, 27 points), Roan Van De Moosdijk (KTM, 26 points), Jed Beaton (Yamaha, 25 points), Dante Oliveira (KTM, 25 points), Stephen Rubini (Yamaha, 23 points), Devin Simonson (Yamaha, 19 points), Malcolm Stewart (Husqvarna, 16 points), Kyle Webster (Honda, 16 points), Hamden Hudson (Kawasaki, 16 points), Jack Chambers (Kawasaki, 16 points), Jeremy Hand (Honda, 15 points), Justin Rodbell (Honda, 15 points), Vince Friese (Kawasaki, 14 points), Colt Nichols (Suzuki, 13 points), Mason Semmens (KTM, 6 points), Anton Nordstrom (KTM, 5 points), Magnus Smith (Yamaha, 5 points), Vinny Luhovey (Kawasaki/Yamaha, 5 points), Angus Riordan (Honda, 4 points), Matti Jorgensen (Honda, 1 point).

FantasyMX players should weigh the Lawrence brothers’ momentum, Prado’s track record in adverse conditions, and the tight battles for fifth and the P8 Wild Card when locking in their Budds Creek rosters.