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Wilson in for final five rounds of 450SX season

Lining up with Quad Lock Honda from Nashville onwards.

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The final five Monster Energy Supercross rounds are on the agenda for 450SX journeyman Dean Wilson, who is scheduled to line up with the Quad Lock Honda team beginning at round 13 of the 2026 season in Nashville.

Wilson, 34, contested the final five rounds of last year with Honda HRC Progressive, filling in for the injured Lawrence brothers at the time. He recorded a season-high result of P7 at Salt Lake City, with his combined points earning him a place in the SMX Playoffs.

“I’ll be doing the last five US Supercross races for Quad Lock Honda,” Wilson revealed during Anaheim 2’s Race Day Live coverage. “I squeezed into the SMX Playoffs last year by a hair – it’s going to be tough to make that happen again – but the plan initially is five Supercrosses.

“I’m looking forward to Nashville, that will be my first race, and I am definitely going to put in a good effort because watching these Supercross rounds does motivate me a lot to go out there and do well. I have a very good program and schedule, so I don’t want to bite off more than I can chew.

“As for goals, I’d be happy with a top 10,” he admitted. “I managed to do that last year, and I believe I can do that again. But the class is stacked, there are so many good riders, so we’ll do our best.”

Wilson will line up alongside Quad Lock Honda’s regular 450SX trio of Joey Savatgy, Christian Craig, and Shane McElrath, bringing the independently-operated team’s CRF450R count to four. He will also once again contest the UK Arenacross and either the Australian-based AUSX or World Supercross championships, amid other international events.

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