SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD
ROUND 9 / MARCH 4, 2017
ROGERS CENTRE / TORONTO, ON, CANADA
P58
450SX
There just doesn't seem to
be anything that can stop Eli
Tomac right now. The Monster
Energy Kawasaki rider has
been on an absolute tear, and
if not for a mechanical problem
in Atlanta, he'd be nipping at
points leader Ryan Dungey's
heels right now.
In Toronto, Tomac once
again qualified the quickest,
and this time he led every
single lap in the 450SX main
event on his way to the win.
Actually, the main event was a
carbon copy of last weekend's
race in Atlanta, except in re-
verse. This time Tomac got out
front early and began pulling
away, while Red Bull KTM's
defending champ Dungey
started midpack and had to
work his way forward.
As Tomac pulled away,
Rocky Mountain ATV-MC
KTM's Blake Baggett ran
However, the same is true
for Dungey. All he has to do
is defeat Tomac one time
and never finish worse than
second place and the cham-
pionship is his no matter what
Tomac does.
Is this how the champi-
onship will play out? Prob-
ably not. But the point is that
neither racer needs help from
anybody else to win this cham-
pionship as of today, and only
one of them will actually do it.
In the 250SX East main,
Zach Osborne, riding a wave
of momentum following his
first career victory a week ago,
won again in what was another
solid performance to increase
his points lead in the champi-
onship.
Adam Cianciarulo got on the
podium for the first time since
2015, and Christian Craig also
returned to the podium after a
lengthy hiatus.
450SX Toronto Highlights
A chance for
another win for
Ryan Dungey was
quickly erased by
a bad start. He still
rode well and got up
to second place.
