Eli Tomac takes Glendale for 51st Supercross victory; breaks tie with James Stewart

With finishes of 1-2-1, Eli Tomac won the Monster Energy Supercross Triple Crown in Glendale, Arizona, to move into sole possession of second place on the all-time 450 wins list (breaking a tie with James Stewart).

Tomac also moved into the points lead, breaking a tie with Cooper Webb, who finished fourth overall and fell seven points behind with five rounds left in the 2023 season.

“It was a fantastic evening,” Tomac told NBC Sports’ Will Christien. “This is somewhat of a local race for me. We have so many friends and family out here. I always have good energy here. It was a very tough racetrack, one of the slicker ones we’ve raced on in a long time. It was fun. It was a different challenge.”

This was Tomac’s sixth victory this season but his first in a Triple Crown after a distant sixth in Anaheim 2 and a third in Arlington.

Tomac was at his best on the outside to start.

“There was pressure the whole race,” he said after winning the first race. “Most importantly, went out there, got the good start, went outside again, did the big sweep move, and that’s been working out. I plan on lining up there again, trying to repeat that and just try to ride smooth.”

Tomac consistently made the outside line work, and Webb thought he had his best chance to take the lead by keeping Tomac next to him.

Tomac had the fastest time in qualifications, and the consensus was he would be difficult to beat in race trim.

He made that apparent in Race 1 when he grabbed the early lead and slowly built a gap on Webb during the early laps. After falling behind by more than a second, Webb kept pace and maintained hope of racing Tomac for the overall victory.

RESULTS: How they finished in the 450 Overall in Glendale

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