Home-State Hero Eli Tomac Remains Undefeated

After qualifying with the fastest lap times in both practice sessions, Tomac and his KX™450F lined up for Moto 1 feeling confident. Unlike previous rounds this season, Tomac did not have to work hard to get to the front as he shot out of the gate in third and quickly moved into second place. With a little over 10 minutes completed, a red flag was drawn due to a crash, forcing the riders to line up for a restart with 19:36 set back on the race clock. Fortunately, Tomac got off to another great start in fourth and once again proceeded to make his way to the front where he found himself battling for the lead for several laps. Eventually making his move with 10 minutes remaining the No.1 took charge and set the fastest lap of the race and went on to take the win with a margin of victory of nearly five seconds.

In 450MX Moto 2, Tomac grabbed another top three position right out of the gate. Just as he made his move forsecond, the leader went down right in front of him, forcing him to hit the brakes and fall back to third. Recovering quickly, Tomac made his way back to second with incredible speed and was gaining on the leader. As he continued to closely follow behind his competition, Tomac remained patient and waited for the right time to make a pass stick. Once out front, Tomac seemed to catch a second wind as he rode with pure aggression to pull away from the competition and take the checkered flag this time by more than 11 seconds. The 1-1 moto scores gave Tomac his first 450 overall victory in front of his home state crowd.

The undisputable red plate holder and the rest of the Monster Energy team will take a well deserved week off as Round 4 of the 2018 AMA Pro Motocross Championship will pick up on June 16^th in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania for the High Point National.

The second 250MX moto saw Forkner power out of the gate to a top-five start, while Marchbanks trailed in 13^th. Savatgy once again was struck by misfortune as he fell victim to a first turn pileup and remounted near the tail end of the field. Forkner began making moves to the front and engaged in an intense battle for the final podium position. Eventually Forkner would make the pass stick to capture third in the moto, which was good enough for fourth overall (7-3). The young gun Marchbanks was able to pass his way up to 11^th for the moto, resulting in ninth overall (8-11). Savatgy displayed grit and determination as he salvaged valuable points to charge through the pack for 12^th and ended up 17^th overall (34-12).