IIIMY OWN RACE:
3 ELI TOMAC
1ST 450SX (5-1-1)
"We showed that we could fight and
overcome adversity tonight," said
winner Eli Tomac. "To be completely
honest, I just got a bad start and
struggled to find any rhythm in the first
main event. Once I got into fi h place,
I kind of just got ght and couldn't go
forward a er that. But I was able to
quickly regroup with the team, and in
the next two main events, we had a
much be er gate pick each me and
were able to control the races from
there. I am just happy to be leaving
here healthy. We raced something like
50 laps tonight, and as you saw, the
track took out a lot of key dudes."
94 KEN ROCZEN
2ND 450SX (1-7-2)
Ken Roczen dominated the first main
event on the night, and since he went
1-1-1 at the previous Triple Crown in
Glendale, Arizona, it seemed like that
result could've been on the horizon
for him in Arlington, too, but it wasn't
to be. "I just had struggles in general,"
Roczen said. "All day, I felt it wasn't my
favorite type of track, honestly. It took
SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / FEBRUARY 22, 2020
AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS
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round out the top five. Tomac came
through from well outside the top
10 for fifth in the short, 12-minute
main event.
In the second main event,
Tomac got out front early and
checked out while Anderson came
through from just outside the top
five to grab second. But the night's
theme of attrition reared its head
again a couple laps from the end
450SX
In the 450SX class, Honda HRC's
Ken Roczen got out front and
fought off the advances of Red Bull
KTM's defending series champ
Cooper Webb to take the win. At
the same time, Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Jason Anderson,
Monster Energy Yamaha's Justin
Barcia and Monster Energy Kawa-
saki's Eli Tomac came through to
After sweeping the first Triple
Crown of the season, Ken
Roczen (94) appeared to be
on his way to another perfect
night after winning race one,
but it wasn't to be.
