Race Direction announced that Jalek Swoll was docked two positions for grooming — stopping in front of the gate to perform a burn-out on the sighting lap — at the Daytona Supercross round. Citing Supercross rule 1.8.10, officials said an AMA representative observed the maneuver and confirmed it on replay, which moved the Triumph Factory Racing rider from eighth to 10th in the official 250SX East main-event results. The two-position penalty adjusted Swoll’s event result and points tally but carried no suspension or additional sanctions, Race Direction said.

Swoll recorded results of 21 and 10 in the first two rounds and, after the Daytona adjustment, sits 14th in the 250SX East standings. Daytona was his first completed main event since 2024 after missing the 2025 Supercross season recovering from a torn Achilles; he had crashed out of the Arlington opener.

Swoll described the day as “frustrating,” saying he had “struggled to get comfortable” but viewed the outing as progress in his comeback. After the race he wrote he had “stumbled a little trying to spin my rear on the way out for sight lap and got a penalty,” called the ruling “kinda crazy,” and said he was “confident that his team can improve” and would “get back to work.”

Race Direction also reviewed a 250 LCQ incident involving Bryton Carrol going off track and crashing in a battle with Marshal Weltin and imposed no penalty after review.

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