his brother is an active-duty
pilot in the United States Air
Force. Tomac also sported the
Blue Angels-themed Alpinestars
gear and charged through to a
second-place finish. He du-
eled with rivals Roczen and last
week's winner Jason Anderson,
who both had their problems
on the night, before settling into
the position. Tomac didn't have
the pace of Sexton, the second-
place finish, however, earned
him the red plate for round four.
"I've been working like crazy
on those starts," Tomac said.
"Just been improving some riding
too. I wasn't the fastest guy to-
night, but just solid. So yeah, just
happy with where we're going."
This is the earliest in the sea-
son Eli Tomac has ever had the
red plate and could spell trouble
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49 NATE THRASHER
8TH 250SX WEST
Nate Thrasher almost had a podium in the
bag on Saturday night. The former race
winner worked his way past Carson Mum-
ford for third but jumped off the track
shortly therea er. This mistake le him on
the ground and cost him five spots at the
finish. "It was a tough night in San Diego. I
felt good throughout qualifying, but a few
costly mistakes made for a long night! We
made some progress on our starts, but I'm
not sa sfied. I'm going to con nue to put
in the work to be where I want to be."
51 JUSTIN BARCIA
9TH 450SX
A er two on-track collisions, Jus n Barcia
received a one-posi on penalty. The San
Diego points leader ended up with ninth
on the night saying, "I was riding good
and then I ended up having a crash. I had
to re-group and put a charge all the way
back up to eighth. Ninth definitely wasn't
where I wanted to finish, but I salvaged it.
I felt like I rode really well, just came up a
bit short of where I wanted to be. All-in-
all, I'm looking forward to ge ng back to
Anaheim, a place that treats me well, and
I'm ready to get back on the podium!"
For the second time
of his career, Dylan
Ferrandis got on the
450SX podium.
