"So bummed on that start; I
felt great in the heat race and
riding all day," Tomac said.
"That gate went from the best
to worst in a matter of min-
utes with the rain hitting the
hard
pack outside of the rut. In
hindsight, I should have chosen
a different gate, but it is what it
is."
Cooper Webb, Malcolm Stew
-
art and Justin Barcia rounded
out the top
10.
250SX WEST
The 250SX West main event
was set to be a head-to-head
matchup between Deegan and
San Diego winner Julien Beau
-
mer. After the two made contact
get
out in front early.
"It was a crazy race," Cooper
said. "We got a lot of rain head-
ing to the start. I got out front
and
definitely was testing the
limits because I wanted to run
up front. I made a few mistakes
and almost slid out a few times
and then chilled out. I definitely
tightened up a little bit. The
track was tricky with the condi
-
tions."
San
Diego winner and points
leader Eli Tomac finished sev-
enth. After spinning off the start
gate,
Tomac had his work cut
out for him as he rounded lap
one in 17th place. With a sev
-
enth, he drops to third in points
and
is tied with Jett Lawrence.
Sexton looked fast all day, but
he too rode with an illness and
couldn't match the pace of the
top three. He finished fourth.
"I've been sick this week, but
I was able to come out and ride
as well as I could today," Sexton
said. "I didn't feel 100 percent,
so it was good that I was able to
push through. I rode pretty well
in the main event—it obviously
wasn't the result we wanted, but
fourth was okay to salvage what
I could."
Hunter Lawrence grabbed an
-
other fifth, matching his season-
best result
ahead of early race
leader Justin Cooper, who quali
-
fied out of the LCQ with a poor
gate pick
but still managed to
ROUND 3 / JANUARY 25, 2025
ANGEL STADIUM | ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P70
Eli Tomac slipped on
the start and charged
from the back to
finish seventh.
