1. Eli Tomac is second all-time in 450cc AMA Supercross wins with 53, and third all-time in 450cc AMA Motocross wins with 32.
50 Facts About Eli Tomac
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Eli Tomac made his 450cc debut midway through the 2013 Supercross schedule, returning to the class full-time in 2014.
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Eli Tomac won his first 450cc outdoor event at the 2014 Spring Creek National in Millville, Minnesota.
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Eli Tomac was part of the Kawasaki factory racing team from 2016 to 2021.
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Eli Tomac joined Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing for the 2022 season.
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In 2022, Eli Tomac won a record-setting sixth Daytona Supercross, surpassing previous record holder Ricky Carmichael with five.
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Eli Tomac was a member of the winning USA team at the 2022 Motocross Des Nations.
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In 2009 Eli Tomac won the 125cc FIM Junior World Championship, held in Taupo, New Zealand.
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Eli Tomac became the first rider to win their professional debut in 2010, securing victory at the 250cc AMA Motocross season opener at Hangtown in Rancho Cordova, California, while riding for Team Geico Honda.
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In 2011, Eli Tomac recorded two wins and six podium finishes in the 250cc AMA Supercross series, finishing 2nd in the 250SX West Championship, six points behind Broc Tickle.
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Eli Tomac won the AMA Motocross 250cc title with seven overall wins and 12 consecutive podium finishes.
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Eli Tomac started the outdoor motocross season with two overall wins, two overall podiums with five straight moto wins before being sidelined by an injury.
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At round 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Eli Tomac put forth a dominating effort to win his 9th supercross main event in 2017.
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At the final round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross in Las Vegas, Nevada, Eli Tomac finished 2nd and Dungey placed 4th.
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Eli Tomac was unable to close the points gap, coming up 5 points short of the championship.
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Eli Tomac began the 2017 AMA Motocross Championship season by winning the opening round.
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Eli Tomac would go on to win the 2017 motocross title scoring a total of 470 points.
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Eli Tomac showcased a newfound consistency this year in which he finished on the podium twelve times as well as a worst finish of 7th, which came at the opening round.
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Eli Tomac ended the season with 384 points, 25 ahead of Cooper Webb on 359, and 30 clear of Ken Roczen with 354.
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Eli Tomac struggled to find consistency in his results for the supercross season.
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Eli Tomac began Motocross nationals by placing 9th, 10th and 3rd in the opening rounds.
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Eli Tomac ended the season with two overall wins and a distant 2nd-place finish in the point standings.
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In 2022, Eli Tomac clinched the 450cc supercross title at the 16th round in Denver, Colorado, over runner-up Jason Anderson.
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Eli Tomac was awarded the Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award at the 2022 ESPY Awards.
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Eli Tomac won his first AMA Motocross race of 2022 at round 4, held at High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania.
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Fresh off from winning both the 2022 Supercross and Motocross championships as well as the MXON with Team USA, Eli Tomac was a strong favorite for a repeat of the previous year.
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Eli Tomac initially signed on only to compete in the supercross portion of the championship, but later signed on with Star Yamaha to compete for the entire championship.
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Eli Tomac re-upped with Star Yamaha for the 2024 SuperMotocross Championship, signing to compete for the entire season.
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At the beginning of the 2024 AMA Supercross season, Eli Tomac struggled for consistency early in the season as he both continued with his recovery from injury and adapting to an all new MXGP-inspired Yamaha bike.
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Eli Tomac missed the first 9 rounds of the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross season due to a thumb injury.
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Eli Tomac has participated as part of Team USAat the Motocross des Nations on four occasions.
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In Moto 2, Eli Tomac finished 2nd after a race long battle with Ken Roczen.
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In 2014 Eli Tomac was chosen to fill the Open Class position.
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Eli Tomac struggled to a 6th-place finish in his first Moto.
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In 2018, after winning the 450cc AMA Motocross title, Eli Tomac accepted the team captain position in the MXGP class.
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Eli Tomac raced to a 4th place in Moto 1 on a rain soaked, muddy track.
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In Moto 2 Eli Tomac crashed but was able to race from the back of the pack to a 7th-place finish.
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In 2022, after winning both the 450cc AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross titles, Eli Tomac accepted the team captain position in the MXGP class .
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Eli Tomac set the tone for Team USA by racing to an overall Win in Moto 1 with his MX2 teammate Justin Cooper, taking 9th.
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In Moto 3 Eli Tomac started 10th, but advised through his pit boards that Chase was in 3rd and it wasn't needed for him to race with urgency as they had enough points to win.
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Eli Tomac finished in 6th place and Team USAtook the overall win for the first time in 11 years.
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In Saturday's qualifying race, Eli Tomac, running the number 22, had a bad start but worked his way up to 7th place.
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The next day, Eli Tomac started in the top 5, getting past Germany's Ken Roczen to get into fourth.
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Eli Tomac then found his way around Spain's Jorge Prado for second, where he would finish.
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Prado found his way around Tomac briefly, but Eli re-passed him a lap or two later.
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Tim Gajser found his way into second and started putting pressure on Eli Tomac, before finding a way past on lap 8.
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Eli Tomac was born and raised outside of Cortez, Colorado to parents John and Kathy.
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Eli Tomac grew up on his family's ranch and rode a dirt bike from a young age.
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Eli Tomac rose up through the amateur ranks and turned pro in 2010.
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Eli Tomac married in 2021; together they have a girl and two boys.