In a race that took the battle down to the final lap, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac grabbed the win inside Snapdragon Stadium to earn his 53rd career Monster Energy AMA Supercross victory. Significantly for the crowd favorite, Tomac takes over the points lead for the first time since suffering what was potentially a career-ending injury in 2023.

Snapdragon Stadium hosted its third Monster Energy AMA Supercross and treated the San Diego crowd to excellent racing, including witnessing Eli Tomac make history by becoming the first rider to earn a win in eleven consecutive seasons. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.    Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence was on Tomac’s rear fender until the very end but never mounted an attack for the top spot; Jett’s second place finish marked a strong improvement from his 12th place finish at the Anaheim Opener. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb led early but was overtaken by Tomac and Lawrence nearly simultaneously at the race’s mid-point. Webb, under the weather, held off a late race charge from Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki’s Ken Roczen 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 checkered flag flew. The Western Regional 250SX Class produced a new first-time winner when Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer earned his first Supercross win and took over the division’s points lead.

First place 450SX Class – Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.  “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.” – Eli Tomac.

Second place 450SX Class – Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.  “That [race with Eli] was awesome. He 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 ten 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.” – Jett Lawrence

Third place 450SX Class – Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.  “It was a good race. I was able to lead a lot of laps. I got a great start, much better than last week. We saw that those two guys [Tomac and Lawrence] were coming, and then they were [by me and] gone, just like that… I’ve been a bit under the weather so at about the halfway point that was all I had. I gave it my all, had a great battle with Kenny, and was able to hold him off and get a solid podium.” – Cooper Webb

Sixth place 450SX Class – Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.  “On the first lap I almost got landed on and then in [about] the next turn I fell over. It was just me not being ready to go at the gate drop, honestly. That kind of lit a fire under me and after that I really feel like I rode the best that I’ve ridden in a long time… Some night’s aren’t your night so we’ll come back at A2 and try to get back on the top step.” – Chase Sexton    In 250SX Class racing, 18-year old Julien Beaumer followed up his career-first podium with his first career win. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies, in only his second pro race, led early with Beaumer making several moves for the lead before working his way past six and a half minutes into the race. Triumph Racing’s Jordon Smith was steady in third until taking over the second-place position at the race’s midpoint. Defending 250SMX World Champion Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan fought forward from a mid-pack start. With just under four minutes left on the clock Deegan reached third, capitalizing on a mistake in the rhythm section from Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing’s Ryder DiFrancesco.

First place 250SX Class – Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc. “It was an amazing main event. I got off to a good start and was just trying to be patient behind Davies. I tried to wear him down a little bit and then made my move. From there I just tried to ride my own race.” – Julien Beaumer

Second place 250SX Class – Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.  “It was a good day. We were changing settings on the bike all day trying to make it better. We still have a lot of things that we can dial in a little bit just to get a little more comfortable, but overall [the bike’s] been really good… the track was gnarly tonight. There were a lot of rocks coming out, even in the faces of the jumps, so you had to be careful.” – Jordon Smith

Third place 250SX Class – Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.  “Congrats to Juju, that was a good race on him. My race was just embarrassing, I’m sorry you had to watch that. I just got a little pumped up in the beginning and it just [got worse] from there. All I can do is work harder this week and come out swinging.” – Haiden Deegan

The San Diego Supercross pays points for both the 17-round Monster Energy AMA Supercross season and the 31-round SMX World Championship™. The SMX League™ adds points from each round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season with each round of the AMA Pro Motocross season. At the end of the summer the riders in each class are ranked, points are reset to the equivalent of one Supercross main event result, and riders enter the sport’s post-season. In September, two Playoffs, with increasing points payouts, funnel riders into the SMX World Championship Final on Saturday, September 20 at The Strip at The Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race series returns to Angel Stadium for the Anaheim 2 Supercross on Saturday, January 25th with the racing starting at 8:30 p.m. ET. Tickets are available for Anaheim 2 and each remaining race as the 17-round Monster Energy AMA Supercross World Championship travels across the United States from January to May. For results, video highlights, news, event information, and ticket sales please visit SupercrossLIVE.com.

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1	3		ELI TOMAC	24 Laps	52.323	24/21:05.926	Cortez, CO	Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing
2	1		JETT LAWRENCE	1.518	52.820	24/21:07.444	Landsborough, Australia	Honda HRC Progressive
3	2		COOPER WEBB	18.518	53.210	24/21:24.444	Newport, NC	Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
4	94		KEN ROCZEN	19.632	52.989	24/21:25.557	Mattstedt, Germany	Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki
5	96		HUNTER LAWRENCE	21.041	53.713	24/21:26.966	Landsborough, Australia	Honda HRC Progressive
6	4		CHASE SEXTON	21.631	52.965	24/21:27.556	La Moille, IL	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
7	27		MALCOLM STEWART	32.915	54.001	24/21:38.840	Haines City, FL	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
8	51		JUSTIN BARCIA	37.015	53.738	24/21:42.940	Monroe NY	Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing
9	14		DYLAN FERRANDIS	42.720	54.005	24/21:48.646	Avignon, France	Phoenix Racing Honda
10	17		JOEY SAVATGY	44.148	54.271	24/21:50.074	Clermont, FL	Quadlock Honda Racing
11	32		JUSTIN COOPER	48.667	54.331	24/21:54.592	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing
12	70		JORGE PRADO	54.968	54.042	24/22:00.893	Lugo, Spain	Monster Energy Kawasaki Factory Racing
13	21		JASON ANDERSON	1:08.668	53.996	24/22:14.593	Edgewood, NM	Monster Energy Kawasaki
14	46		JUSTIN HILL	1 Lap	54.191	23/21:18.467	Yoncalla, OR	Team Tedder Racing
15	66		VINCE FRIESE Holeshot	1 Lap	54.792	23/21:21.947	Cape Girardeau, MO	MCR
16	57		BENNY BLOSS	1 Lap	54.813	23/21:23.516	Oak Grove, MO	Factory Liqui Moly Beta Racing
17	12		SHANE MCELRATH	1 Lap	54.403	23/21:29.843	Oakland, FL	Quadlock Honda Racing
18	45		COLT NICHOLS	1 Lap	54.807	23/21:45.456	Muskogee, OK	Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance
19	49		MITCHELL OLDENBURG	2 Laps	54.577	22/21:10.737	Alvord, TX	Liqui Moly Beta Factory Racing
20	11		KYLE CHISHOLM	2 Laps	56.431	22/21:12.598	Valrico, FL	Twisted Tea HEP Suzuki
21	146		KEVIN MORANZ	2 Laps	56.341	22/21:15.471	Topeka, KS	Champion Tool Storage Geebo KMR KTM
22	7		AARON PLESSINGER DNF	15 Laps	53.814	9/8:50.137	Hamilton, OH	Redbull KTM Factory Racing

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1	23		JULIEN BEAUMER	18 Laps	53.850	18/16:09.856	Lake Havasu City, AZ	Redbull KTM Factory Racing
2	19		JORDON SMITH Holeshot	3.087	54.018	18/16:12.942	Belmont, NC	Triumph Racing Factory Team
3	38		HAIDEN DEEGAN	5.773	53.512	18/16:15.629	Temecula, CA	Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
4	100		COLE DAVIES	7.949	54.061	18/16:17.804	Waitoki, New Zealand	Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
5	25		RYDER DIFRANCESCO	8.732	54.066	18/16:18.588	Bakersfield, Ca.	Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing
6	37		COTY SCHOCK	16.374	53.749	18/16:26.229	Dover, DE	Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha
7	30		JO SHIMODA	27.838	55.181	18/16:37.694	Suzuka, Japan	Honda HRC Progressive
8	36		GARRETT MARCHBANKS	30.020	55.105	18/16:39.875	Coalville, UT	Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
9	93		MICHAEL MOSIMAN	35.403	55.398	18/16:45.258	Sebastopol CA	Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
10	63		HUNTER YODER	37.571	55.855	18/16:47.426	Menifee, CA	Partzilla Blaster Power PRMX Racing
11	52		ANTHONY BOURDON	37.906	55.448	18/16:47.762	Hossegor, France	Toyota Redlands BarX Yamaha
12	61		COLE THOMPSON	47.363	55.507	18/16:57.219	Brigden, Canada	Team Solitaire Heartbeat Hot Sauce Yamaha
13	54		JETT REYNOLDS	49.229	56.052	18/16:59.085	Bakersfield, CA	Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha
14	334		BRAD WEST	1:08.775	55.691	18/17:18.630	Dingo, Australia	Toyota Redlands Bar X Yamaha
15	302		PARKER ROSS	1 Lap	56.678	17/16:14.727	Herald, CA	SLR Honda
16	91		TJ ALBRIGHT	1 Lap	56.368	17/16:21.162	Mt Marion NY	Gizmo Mods Rock River Yamaha
17	260		NICO KOCH	1 Lap	56.911	17/16:30.952	Braunschweig, Germany	Becker-Racing
18	115		GAVIN TOWERS	1 Lap	56.062	17/16:44.051	Pittsburgh, PA	Phenix Racing Honda
19	101		DYLAN WALSH	2 Laps	58.164	16/16:29.620	Christchurch, New Zealand	Host Grindstone Friesen Group Racing
20	67		JOSHUA VARIZE	2 Laps	57.438	16/17:09.507	Perris, CA	Rocky Mountain Rides Unlimited KTM
21	26		TY MASTERPOOL DNF	11 Laps	55.571	7/6:18.655	Paradise, TX	Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
22	65		LUX TURNER DNF	14 Laps	56.590	4/4:00.760	Gardnerville, NV	AEO Powersports KTM Racing Team