Monster Energy Supercross Daytona race report and results
By Team TMX on 10th Mar 19
Eli Tomac rode a Kawasaki to victory Saturday night in the Daytona Supercross at Daytona International Speedway, becoming the fifth rider to win the prestigious Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship event three times.
Tomac, from Cortez, Colorado, joined Bob Hurricane Hannah, Mike Kiedrowski, Jeremy McGrath and Chad Reed as a three-time champion. Riding the #3 Monster Energy Kawasaki and wearing a helmet bearing the likeness of Daytona stock car legend Dale Earnhardt, Tomac assumed the lead on Lap 5 of the 18-lap 450SX main event en route to a dominating ride. Second-place Cooper Webb (KTM) the leader in the series point standings finished 6.889 seconds behind Tomac.
The last half [of the race] was effortless, Tomac said. I just got the flow and thats so important at this track. It just started coming to me.
[Title] number three this is so cool at Daytona.
Riders in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross were back at DIS for Round 10 of the 2019 season, on a challenging course designed by five-time Daytona Supercross champion Ricky Carmichael.
Chad Reed (#22 Joe Gibbs Racing Suzuki) was thwarted in his own attempt at making history, as he finished 10th in the main event. Reed was trying to become the third four-time Daytona Supercross champion; Jeff Stanton and Ryan Villopoto are the others on that short list.
DeLand, Florida native Justin Starling, riding a Husqvarna, qualified for the 450SX main event. He finished 19th.
Austin Forkner of Richards, Missouri won the 250SX Main Event aboard the #24 Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki. Forkner started the evening with a strong run in winning the first 250SX heat. He ended with his fourth main event win of the year and a commanding lead in the 250SX East championship standings.
It was tough, Forkner said about the main event. Just not making mistakes was one of the biggest things I honestly didnt feel like I was going super fast. Just every rhythm, every jump, every lap was just perfect that was the key tonight, I feel.
Both the 450SX and 250SX classes had two heat races that advanced the top-nine finishers to the 22-rider main events. The 450SX heats were won by Tomac and Blake Baggett (KTM); Forkner and Justin Cooper (Yamaha) won the 250SX heats.
There was also action-filled Last Chance Qualifier races five minutes plus one lap that awarded main-event berths to the top-four finishers among riders not previously locked into the main. The 450SX LCQ went to Scott Champion (Yamaha); Lorenzo Locurcio (Kawasaki) of nearby Groveland, Florida won the 250SX LCQ.
450SX Class Results
- Eli Tomac, Cortez, CO, Kawasaki
- Cooper Webb, Newport, NC, KTM
- Marvin Musquin, Corona, CA, KTM
- Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, CA, KTM
- Joey Savatgy, Tallahassee, FL, Kawasaki
- Zach Osborne, Abingdon, VA, Husqvarna
- Justin Hill, Yoncalla, OR, Suzuki
- Ken Roczen, Clermont, FL , Honda
- Justin Brayton, Mint Hill, NC, Honda
- Chad Reed, Dade City, FL, Suzuki
- Dean Wilson, Clermont, FL, Husqvarna
- Shane Mcelrath, Canton, NC , KTM
- Cole Seely, Sherman Oaks, CA , Honda
- Justin Bogle, Cushing, OK, KTM
- Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, FL, Suzuki
- Tyler Bowers, Lake Elsinore, CA, Kawasaki
- Chris Blose, Phoenix, AZ , Husqvarna
- Ben Lamay, Anchorage, AK, Honda
- Justin Starling, Deland, FL, Husqvarna
- Mike Alessi, Hilliard, FL, Honda
- Scott Champion, Orange, CA , Yamaha
- Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, OH , Yamaha
450SX Class Championship Standings
- Cooper Webb (222)
- Eli Tomac (203)
- Marvin Musquin (203)
- Ken Roczen (201)
- Blake Baggett (161)
- Dean Wilson (149)
- Chad Reed (137)
- Justin Brayton ( 127)
- Joey Savatgy (124)
- Aaron Plessinger (123)
- Justin Barcia (120)
- Cole Seely (117)
- Justin Bogle (88)
- Justin Hill (87)
- Tyler Bowers (69)
- Vince Friese (65)
- Kyle Chisholm (57)
- Ben Lamay (52)
- Jason Anderson (46)
- AleX Ray (33)
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results
- Austin Forkner, Richards, MO, Kawasaki
- Chase Sexton, Clermont, FL, Honda
- Justin Cooper, Huntington, NY, Yamaha
- Mitchell Oldenburg, Godley, TX, Yamaha
- Alex Martin, Clermont, FL, Suzuki
- Brandon Hartranft, Brick, NJ, Yamaha
- Kyle Peters, Greensboro, NC, Suzuki
- Joshua Osby, Valparaiso, IN, Yamaha
- Kyle Cunningham, Willow Park, TX, Honda
- Martin Davalos, Tallahassee, FL, Kawasaki
- Jordan Bailey, Orlando, FL, Husqvarna
- John Short, Pilot Point, TX, Honda
- Lorenzo Locurcio, Groveland, FL, Kawasaki
- Ryan Sipes, Ekron, KY, KTM
- Thomas Covington, Murrieta, CA, Husqvarna
- Steven Clarke, Stourbridge, United Kingdom, Honda
- Henry Miller, Rochester, MN, KTM
- Chase Marquier, Newcastle, OK, Husqvarna
- TJ Albright, Mount Marion, NY, KTM
- Dustin Winter, Clearwater, KS, Yamaha
- Luke Neese , Jamestown, NC, Yamaha
- Jace Owen, Mattoon, IL, Honda
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship Standings
- Austin Forkner (125)
- Chase Sexton (102)
- Justin Cooper (102)
- Alex Martin (78)
- Martin Davalos (71)
- Brandon Hartranft (71)
- Jordon Smith (70)
- Mitchell Oldenburg (69)
- Kyle Cunningham (65)
- Kyle Peters (62)
- Jordan Bailey (51)
- Joshua Osby (41)
- Lorenzo Locurcio (41)
- John Short (26)
- Henry Miller (25)
- Blake Wharton (23)
- Thomas Covington (20)
- Joshua Cartwright (20)
- Steven Clarke (18)
- Anthony Rodriguez (16)
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