{"id":21920,"date":"2025-06-09T15:51:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/eli-tomac-moves-to-second-in-overall-points-during-round-3\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:10:25","slug":"eli-tomac-moves-to-second-in-overall-points-during-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/eli-tomac-moves-to-second-in-overall-points-during-round-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Tomac moves to second in overall points during Round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Though Jett Lawrence placed first in both Motocross races this past weekend, Eli Tomac moved from third to second in overall points. (Screen capture va NBC Motorsports YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Eli Tomac moved from third place in overall points to second after top-three finishes at Thunder Valley National in Lakewood during Round 3 of the 2025 Motocross season.<\/p>\n

Tomac moved passed Aaron Plessinger, who had been sitting in second overall after last week\u2019s round of racing. And not only was Tomac racing in his home state, his father, John Tomac, was the grand marshal of the weekend\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

In the first race, front-runner Jett Lawrence passed his brother Hunter early on after Hunter claimed the hole shot. Behind the brothers, Plessinger, Tomac and Justin Cooper battled for position.<\/p>\n

Commentators noted that Tomac was the \u201cmost aggressive rider\u201d in the race, challenging the younger riders and jockeying for position.<\/p>\n

Tomac and Hunter battled back and forth for third, with the two passing each other multiple times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey made about 10 passes it seems,\u201d commentators said.<\/p>\n

After Hunter passed Plessinger for second, Tomac and Plessinger remained in striking distance, with Plessinger passing Hunter again before the race\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

With three minutes remaining in the race, Plessinger surprised those watching by taking the lead from Jett. Despite Plessinger\u2019s tough racing, Jett won the first moto, followed by Plessinger in second and Tomac in third.<\/p>\n

In the second race, Coty Schock took the hole shot from the sport\u2019s top races, right ahead of Cooper Webb and Hunter. Tomac was not in the top 10 at the start of the race.<\/p>\n

Despite the difficult start, it wasn\u2019t long before Tomac was in the top mix, battling with the Lawrence brothers once again.<\/p>\n

This time, Tomac successfully passed Hunter to make his way into third behind second place Jett and first place Justin Cooper.<\/p>\n

As he moved to second, Tomac set his eyes on Jett, putting pressure on the first place rider. As he gained more ground and got within striking distance, Tomac\u2019s bike tipped over, causing him to lose his chance to pass.<\/p>\n

Jett won the second Motocross race, followed by Tomac in second and Plessinger in third.<\/p>\n

The next Motocross race will take place at High Point Raceway in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 15.<\/p>\n

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2025 Motocross Overall Point Standings1. Jett LawrenceHonda1452. Eli TomacYamaha1203. Aaron PlessingerKTM1184. Justin CooperYamaha1135. Hunter Lawrence Honda1096. R.J. HampshireHusqvarna877. Cooper WebbYamaha768. Jorge PradoKawasaki729. Jason AndersonKawasaki6910. Joey SavatgyHonda68<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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