{"id":13588,"date":"2026-02-10T09:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/eli-tomac-falls-to-third-in-overall-points-after-crash-in-arizona\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:38:44","slug":"eli-tomac-falls-to-third-in-overall-points-after-crash-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/eli-tomac-falls-to-third-in-overall-points-after-crash-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Tomac falls to third in overall points after crash in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A crash at the start of the Supercross 450SX main event on Saturday pushed Eli Tomac to third in the overall point standings. Tomac placed 12th in the main event. (Courtesy Red Bull KTM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

A crash in the opening corner of Saturday\u2019s Supercross 450SX main event in Glendale, Arizona, sent Cortez\u2019s Eli Tomac to the dirt and, by night\u2019s end, out of the points lead he carried into Round 5.<\/p>\n

Tomac was caught in traffic as the pack funneled through the first turn, and a rider went down directly in front of him, leaving him no room to escape the crash. He remounted quickly and climbed from 22nd to finish 12th.<\/p>\n

Tomac said he was pinched off the start and had no chance to avoid the fallen rider. He added that it took time to loosen up again after the impact, but he salvaged what he could by working back to 12th. \u201cThe good thing is, we\u2019re not too far down \u2013 we\u2019re fine \u2013 so we\u2019ll just have to do some digging now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Vince Friese grabbed the holeshot with Hunter Lawrence and Ken Roczen close behind. Lawrence soon made the pass for the lead as Roczen held second and Cooper Webb moved into third.<\/p>\n

Roczen later overtook Lawrence and pulled away, stretching the gap to more than four seconds in the final laps. He secured his first win of the 2026 season, with Lawrence second and Webb third, nearly 15 seconds behind Lawrence. It was Lawrence\u2019s fourth runner\u2011up finish of the year.<\/p>\n

The results reshuffled the standings: Lawrence moved into first with 106 points, Roczen climbed to second with 101 and Tomac slipped to third with 98.<\/p>\n

Tomac had opened the night strong by winning his 450 Heat 1 after snagging the holeshot and pulling away early. Lawrence and Christian Craig battled for second before Lawrence made the pass, finishing ahead of Webb.<\/p>\n

In Heat 2, Friese again claimed the holeshot, but Tomac\u2019s teammate Jorge Prado passed him after the first turn. Joey Savatgy followed into second, and Jason Anderson held off Roczen for third. Prado took the heat win with Savatgy second.<\/p>\n

Round 6 of the 2026 Supercross season is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14, at Lumen Stadium in Seattle.<\/p>\n

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Supercross 450SX Overall Standings <\/p>\n

Name<\/strong>Team<\/strong>Points<\/strong>1. Hunter LawrenceHonda1062. Ken RoczenSuzuki1013. Eli TomacKTM984. Cooper WebbYamaha915. Chase SextonKawasaki896. Justin Cooper Yamaha757. Jorge PradoKTM738. Jason AndersonSuzuki739. Joey SavatgyHonda6610. Dylan FerrandisDucati62<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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