MARIETTA, Ga. – January 20, 2025 – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac put on a masterclass performance at San Diego Supercross to score his 53rd-career 450SX win and leave Round 2 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship with the red plate. It was a stellar outing for the 450 team, with Cooper Webb making it a double-podium finish, scoring a third-place result at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. Justin Cooper salvaged points with an 11th-place finish. 

Tomac had a strong qualifying in third and then really came out swinging in the night show, grabbing the holeshot and scoring a dominant victory in his heat race. Although he didn’t get the start he was hoping for in the main event, he quickly made his way forward, going from seventh to third in four laps and then taking over the lead at the halfway point. With his title rival on his heels, the duo set a blistering pace up front. It was a thrilling heavyweight fight to the finish, with Tomac coming out on top to earn his first win of the season, his 53rd-career premier-class supercross victory, and the championship 450SX Championship lead. It was also another one for the record books, as the Colorado rider made 2025 his eleventh-consecutive supercross season with a win. 

It was a good second round for Webb as well. He qualified fourth and then got a great start to his heat race in the runner-up spot, where he would finish. In the main event, it was another flying start from the North Carolina rider. He quickly claimed the lead and held onto it for the first half of the race before getting shuffled to third. Webb continued to fight despite feeling less than 100% with an illness and held off the competition to join his teammate on the podium. He too, is in a good position early in the 450SX title fight, sitting fourth and four points from his teammate at the top spot.

Although it was a tough day in San Diego, Cooper continued to work on finding his comfort zone and qualified ninth. In the heat race, he came together with another rider off the start and found himself back in 10th after the first lap. The New Yorker kept fighting and made his way to seventh, but it was another challenging race in the main event with a less-than-ideal gate pick. Cooper didn’t get off the gate as he had hoped and was 12th after the first lap, ultimately crossing the line 11th.. 

Next weekend, the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team returns to Angel Stadium for Anaheim 2, Round 3 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the SuperMotocross World Championship on January 25 in Anaheim, California. 

“Obviously, it was a great night for Eli with the heat race win and an amazing main event race with Jett (Lawrence). It was great to see him back to that classic Tomac form, and we’re looking forward to keeping this momentum rolling. It was also a great night from Webb, who was leading laps and hanging on for third. So, another great team effort in San Diego, and it's always good to have two riders on the podium. It was an off-day for Justin, but he will regroup, and I’m confident next week we will see a different rider.”

“It was an outstanding race for us. To get a win was so special, and to get it done in the full 20-minute main event was a huge deal for me and a testament that we’ve been getting stronger and faster. Throughout the off-season, with the training and the racing, we’ve been working to improve areas where we thought we were a little bit weak, and now it’s showing. It’s just so cool to get this win tonight and to do it by making passes and having to really work our way to the front.”

“It was a much better day today. I was fourth in qualifying, and then the main event went well overall. I was second off the start, which was really good, and led about half the race. I was just a little under the weather, so it was tough and about halfway, that was all I had. That being said, Eli and Jett were hauling butt. They were on it tonight, so I’m happy with the podium. We’ll get back to work.”

“It was a tough day for me all day long. My riding was okay, but I locked bars with a rider in the heat race, and then a bad gate pick in the main left me pretty far back. I just did what I could from there. It’s time to rebound next weekend.”

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