Charlotte (SMX)
zMax Dragway
Charlotte Motor Speedway’s zMax Dragway was etched into the record books on September 9, 2023 when the first ever round of the SuperMotocross World Championships ran up and down the lanes of the drag strip. The Queen City is no stranger to Supercross or motocross and it now holds a special spot in the sport’s history.
Fast Facts
Venues
zMAX Dragway was established in 2008 and is the first ever drag strip with four racing lanes and it’s that width that makes a SuperMotocross course possible. The track is adjacent to, and a sister venue to Charlotte Motor Speedway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte.
zMAX was the original, planned venue for one of the two USGPs in 2016, but was moved to The Dirt Track.
Just 66 days after surgery on his left thumb, Jett Lawrence (2-1) won the opening round of the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championships by tracking down Eli Tomac (1-2) in the second moto.
Of the 26 laps run in Charlotte, Tomac led all but 4; he led wire to wire for the moto 1 win and had to work around his teammate Justin Cooper in moto two. Chase Sexton (4-3) finished third overall.
Chase Sexton (1-1) played it masterfully to win the first ever round of the SuperMotocross World Championships in the 450 class. Jett Lawrence (7-2/4th) struggled to his first ever loss on a 450.
The top four in the overall results were represented by 3 different nationalities, as the American Sexton was joined by Germany’s Ken Roczen (3-3/2nd) in second and France’s Dylan Ferrandis (2-4) in third.
Notably, pure privateer Ty Masterpool (11-12/11th) who delayed an appendectomy to race the SMX Playoffs, pulled both holeshots at zMax.
Star Racing Yamaha’s Haiden Deegan (1-5/3rd) owns the trivia question answer of “who scored the first ever SuperMotocross moto victory”. After Seth Hammaker (5-8) grabbed the first ever holeshot, Dangerboy tracked down Levi Kitchen (2-11) and led the final six laps.
Jo Shimoda (4-1) won the second moto to take the overall victory. Tom Vialle (3-2/2nd) led 10 laps of the second moto but missed out on the overall win by one point. Hunter Lawrence (9-7/8th) had a rare bad day.
Below you’ll find three interactive table: All-time Leaders, Venue Winners, and full Race Results from the Charlotte SuperMotocross round. Each table has several filters. Get in there and get dirty! On mobile, slide left to access more columns.