Eli Tomac Captures Win and Points Lead at Tampa Monster Energy Supercross

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL — February 15, 2020

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series made its first East Coast stop of the year in Tampa. The 250SX riders showed their eagerness to get on the track by being fast out of the gate. The 450SX points battle took a shakeup with Eli Tomac continuing his run of podium finishes.

250SX

In Heat #1 Shane McElrath(12) served notice he was the man to beat. Fast on the start, McElrath jumped out to a big lead and continued to grow it throughout the moto. The second heat had last year’s East Champion Chase Sexton(1E) taking the win. Sexton had to battle back from a poor start. He did not panic and rode through the field at a study pace. The moto featured a local Michigan rider. Metamora native Joey Crown(355), a rising star in the sport, finished 8th qualifying for the Main Event.

The 250SX Main looked the same as Heat #1, McElrath drove straight to the front never to be seen again by the rest of the field.

Sexton had to battle his teammate, Jeremy Martin(6) to earn the 2nd spot. Martin made the podium holding onto 3rd to the finish.

Michigan’s Joey Crown rode a solid moto and finished in the 8th spot in the main. We will be following his progress as the East Coast 250SX season continues.

250SX East Main Event Results

	Rider	Interval	Best Lap	Hometown	Machine
1	Shane McElrath	19 Laps	49.884	Canton, NC	Yamaha YZ250F
2	Chase Sexton	+02.962	49.838	La Moille, IL	Honda CRF250R
3	Jeremy Martin	+07.263	50.146	Millville, MN	Honda CRF250R
4	Garrett Marchbanks	+12.535	49.948	Coalville, UT	Kawasaki KX250
5	Jordon Smith	+14.349	50.059	Belmont, NC	Kawasaki KX250
6	R.J. Hampshire	+33.208	49.740	Hudson, FL	Husqvarna FC 250
7	Kyle Peters	+42.132	51.970	Greensboro, NC	Honda CRF250R
8	Joey Crown	+45.003	52.033	Metamora, MI	Yamaha YZ250F
9	Jimmy Decotis	+46.181	51.955	Peabody, MA	Suzuki RM-Z250
10	Jo Shimoda	+47.256	51.874	Winchester, CA	Honda CRF250R
11	Jace Owen	18 Laps	51.999	Mattoon, IL	Honda CRF250R
12	Josh Hill	+01.572	51.959	Yoncalla, OR	Yamaha YZ250F
13	Cedric Soubeyras	+01.855	52.556	Entraigues Sue, France	Husqvarna FC 250
14	Nick Gaines	+07.700	52.233	Ringgold, GA	Yamaha YZ250F
15	John Short	+12.937	52.465	Pilot Point, TX	Honda CRF250R
16	Jerry Robin	+14.525	52.440	Hamel, MN	Honda CRF250R
17	Jordan Bailey	+31.805	52.741	Orlando, FL	Honda CRF250R
18	Hunter Sayles	+34.133	53.787	Merrill, WI	KTM 250 SX-F
19	Enzo Lopes	+35.617	52.503	Brazil	Yamaha YZ250F
20	Justin Starling	+56.570	53.889	Deland, FL	Honda CRF250R
21	Isaac Teasdale	17 Laps	53.616	Robbinsville, NC	Suzuki RM-Z250
22	Curren Thurman	3 Laps	57.130	Rosharon, TX	KTM 250 SX-F

Results Courtesy of https://racerxonline.com/

450SX

Eli Tomac(3) continued his hot streak taking the Heat #1 victory over Malcolm Stewart(27) and defending 450SX Champion Cooper Webb(1).

Current Points leader Ken Roczen(94) won Heat #2 over Adam Cianciarulo(9). Setting up the battle in the Main Event with Tomac who trails by a single point in the season-long standings.

Vince Friese(64) grabbed the holeshot at the start of the 450SX Main, his lead was short-lived as Cianciarulo passed and Tomac followed shortly after. Cianciarulo was out front for 10 laps until Tomac worked his way past.

Ken Roczen(94) was making a move towards the front when he encountered trouble negotiating a turn and went down.

Trouble also bit Cianciarulo as he got tangled up with a tuff block just before the start/finish line jump. It took Adam some time to free himself and rejoin the race. The wreck proved costly as he could only manage a 9th place finish on the night.

Defending Champion Cooper Webb(1) stayed out of trouble and worked his way into the 2nd spot behind winner Eli Tomac. Roczen recovered from his incident to make the podium in the 3rd position.

450SX Main Event Results

	Rider	Interval	Best Lap	Hometown	Machine
1	Eli Tomac	26 Laps	48.167	Cortez, CO	Kawasaki KX450
2	Cooper Webb	+07.290	48.888	Newport, NC	KTM 450 SX-F
3	Ken Roczen	+18.043	48.848	Mattstedt, Germany	Honda CRF450R
4	Justin Barcia	+24.117	49.412	Monroe, NY	Yamaha YZ450F
5	Justin Hill	+24.510	49.591	Yoncalla, OR	Honda CRF450R
6	Dean Wilson	+26.761	49.637	Scotland, United Kingdom	Husqvarna FC 450
7	Malcolm Stewart	+28.314	48.813	Haines City, FL	Honda CRF450R
8	Adam Cianciarulo	+28.968	48.518	Port Orange, FL	Kawasaki KX450
9	Justin Brayton	+31.812	49.335	Fort Dodge, IA	Kawasaki KX450
10	Jason Anderson	+31.813	49.304	Edgewood, NM	Husqvarna FC 450
11	Zach Osborne	+44.114	49.944	Abingdon, VA	Husqvarna FC 450
12	Broc Tickle	+44.644	50.153	Holly, MI	Suzuki RM-Z450
13	Vince Friese	25 Laps	50.140	Cape Girardeau, MO	Honda CRF450R
14	Martin Davalos	+00.313	50.150	Quito, Ecuador	KTM 450 SX-F
15	Tyler Bowers	+08.666	50.376	Danville, KY	Kawasaki KX450
16	Aaron Plessinger	+09.643	49.757	Hamilton, OH	Yamaha YZ450F
17	Kyle Chisholm	+25.006	51.291	Clearwater, FL	Yamaha YZ450F
18	Kyle Cunningham	+38.583	50.865	Aledo, TX	Suzuki RM-Z450
19	Chad Reed	+51.730	50.720	Kurri Kurri, Australia	Honda CRF450R
20	Ryan Breece	24 Laps	50.817	Coeur D’ Alene, ID	Suzuki RM-Z450
21	Adam Enticknap	+06.854	52.015	Lompoc, CA	Suzuki RM-Z450
22	Blake Baggett	DNS		Grand Terrace, CA	KTM 450 SX-F

Results Courtesy of https://racerxonline.com/

450SX Standings

With the win, Tomac passes Roczen in the points race. Webb lost ground, despite finishing 2nd and sits 11 back of Tomac. Adam Cianciarulo by virtue of his 9th place finish dropped to 5th in the standings, 28 behind the leader.

Next up is Arlington, Texas as the series pays a visit to AT&T Stadium, then it’s on to Atlanta for a February 29th Leap Year event.