Eli Tomac takes San Diego by storm
By Team TMX on 20th Jan 25
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Star Racing Yamaha’s Eli Tomac held off a late charge from defending champion Jett Lawrence (HRC Honda) to take victory at the second round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship in San Diego to earn his 53rd career victory and take over the lead in the 2025 championship chase.
It was Cooper Webb (Star Racing Yamaha) who led early on but was overtaken by Tomac and Lawrence nearly simultaneously at the race’s mid-point. Webb, feeling under the weather, held off a late race charge from Ken Roczen (Progressive Suzuki) to keep his podium spot. Last weekend’s winner, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Chase Sexton recovered from a first lap crash; he reached sixth place by the time the chequered flag flew.
“It has been a long time since I’ve won one of these 20-minute Main Events. So it feels so good to rebound from last weekend; it was a heartbreak there in Anaheim... I had to work for this. I made a lot of passes and was able to keep it on two wheels. This feels so good,” said Tomac afterwards.
Runner-up Lawrence was also happy. “That was awesome,” he said. “Tomac got me at the start and I was trying so hard just to get close enough to make a pass, but he was ripping… I’m just happy that I’m 10 positions better than last weekend, for sure, so I’m happy to be on the box… We tested hard this week to try and get the bike to a better spot, and it was much better.”
MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado placed 10th on his Monster Energy Kawasaki after transferring to the Main Event by winning the LCQ.
The series returns to Angel Stadium for Anaheim 2 next weekend (January 25) – the third round of the series.
450 Series Standings
1 Eli Tomac 42
2 Chase Sexton 41
3 Ken Roczen 40
4 Cooper Webb 38
5 Jett Lawrence 32
6 Justin Barcia 30
7 Jason Anderson 29
8 Hunter Lawrence 28
9 Malcolm Stewart 27
10 Justin Cooper 26
12 Jorge Prado 18
