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Eli Tomac wins Minneapolis but Anderson extends lead

Motorcycle News by Motorcycle News
April 16, 2018
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Eli Tomac wins Minneapolis triple header

Jason Anderson extends points lead over Musquin to 39-points

Round 14 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross wrapped up the third and final Triple Crown format event, which features three main events deciding the overall winner.

AMA Supercross 2018 - Round 14 - Minneapolis
AMA Supercross 2018 – Round 14 – Minneapolis

As the Minnesota newscast continued to call the blizzard outside “historic”, Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Eli Tomac was inside U.S. Bank Stadium making history for Kawasaki and himself as he captured his seventh win of the season and the first-ever overall Triple Crown Championship.

Tomac finished with the lowest overall Olympic-style score in the three-race series ahead of Husqvarna’s Jason Anderson and KTM’s Marvin Musquin to take the overall win.


Main One

Despite the treacherous weather outside, the crowd was on their feet as Tomac shot out of the gate in front of the 22-rider field for the 450SX Main Event 1.

Tomac led all 14 laps to take the first win of the night ahead of Anderson, Barcia and Brayton.

AMA Supercross 2018 - Round 14 - Minneapolis
AMA Supercross 2018 – Round 14 – Minneapolis

Main Two

The 450SX Main Event 2 was one for the books as the elite 450SX class riders continued to battle by assertively passing one another and swapping positions.

Tomac made an early error, dropping him to eighth before the Kawasaki man gradually made his way up to sixth with eight-minutes left to go.

The intensity was at an all-time high as all of the top players were stacked up and Tomac finally made a move on his KX450F to gain two positions in fourth, where he remained as the clock ran out.

The first rider to get the chequered flag in the second main was Marvin Musquin ahead of Justin Brayton and Weston Peick.

Marvin Musquin
Marvin Musquin

Main Three

As the gate dropped for the third and final race of the night, Tomac battled for the lead early but due to traffic took an outside line while sitting in third and he found himself held up by another competitor’s crash. Tomac only lost one position and avoided an incident of his own, but he did not let that stop him as he quickly retook third to seal the deal and finish 1-4-3 for the overall victory.

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Eli Tomac the round winner
Eli Tomac the round winner

The winner of the third main though was championship leader Jason Anderson who lost only three-points to Tomac for the round and actually extened his lead in the AMA Supercross Championship to a handy 39-points over Musquin. Tomac is a further 26-points back in third.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson

Chad Reed scored his best result of the night in the final main with a ninth place adding to the 12th and 13th scores in the opening two bouts. Reed is currently 15th in the championship points chase.

Chad Reed
Chad Reed

Tomac has now won as many races as everyone else in the 450SX class combined and secures the overall Triple Crown Championship by winning two of the three superior events.


Eli Tomac – P1 Overall

“We got it done tonight,” said Tomac. “The track was tough and technical but I tried remaining patient and just get it done for all of us. It’s been a long day for the team but we’re out here to win so that’s what we did. It was definitely a great way to finish off the night.”

Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac

Jason Anderson – P2 Overall

“This was kind of a crazy day,” said Anderson. “I was able to come away with a second today, despite a small mistake in the second main event. I still extended my points lead so I can’t complain. I’ll try and keep the ball rolling and get some podiums from here on out.”

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson

Marvin Musquin – P3 Overall

“That was a tough one to start the night off with seventh place in the first Main Event. I wasn’t feeling good out there and not riding like myself but we got a lot better for the second Main. I proved that I was better because of the riding – I had a lot more intensity and I was able to get a win on the second one, so that was amazing and good for everybody. Going into the third, I wanted to do the same but unfortunately the start wasn’t there. I was able to make up a lot of ground and come back to second place, which is good. I’m really happy with the riding and getting on the podium considering my first terrible main.”

Marvin Musquin
Marvin Musquin

AMA Supercross 2018 – Round 14 – Minneapolis
450SX Race Results
  1. Eli Tomac (KAW) 1-4-3
  2. Jason Anderson (HUS) 2-6-1
  3. Marvin Musquin (KTM) 7-1-2
  4. Justin Brayton (HON) 4-2-5
  5. Justin Barcia (YAM) 3-7-4
  6. Weston Peick (SUZ) 5-3-11
  7. Tyler Bowers (KAW) 8-8-6
  8. Blake Baggett (KTM) 6-5-12
  9. Christian Craig (HON) 14-10-7
  10. Dean Wilson (HUS) 9-9-13
  11. Benny Bloss (KTM) 10-14-8
  12. Vince Friese (HON) 11-11-10
  13. Chad Reed (HUS) 12-13-9
  14. Malcolm Stewart (SUZ) 15-12-15
  15. Kyle Cunningham (SUZ) 13-15-16
    16. Cedric Soubeyras (SUZ) 16-16-14
    17. Ben Lamay (HON) 18-17-17
    18. Henry Miller (SUZ) 17-18-18
    19. Dakota Tedder (KTM) 19-19-20
    20. Theodore Pauli (KAW) 21-20-19
AMA Supercross 2018 - Round 14 - Minneapolis 450SX Race Results Eli Tomac (KAW) 1-4-3 Jason Anderson (HUS) 2-6-1 Marvin Musquin (KTM) 7-1-2
AMA Supercross 2018 – Round 14 – Minneapolis
450SX Race Results
Eli Tomac (KAW) 1-4-3
Jason Anderson (HUS) 2-6-1
Marvin Musquin (KTM) 7-1-2

450SX Championship Standings (Rnd14 of 17)

  1. Jason Anderson (HUS) , 311
  2. Marvin Musquin (KTM) , 272
  3. Eli Tomac (KAW) , 246
  4. Justin Brayton (HON) , 232
  5. Blake Baggett (KTM) , 224
  6. Weston Peick (SUZ) , 202
  7. Broc Tickle (KTM) , 184
  8. Cooper Webb (YAM) , 181
  9. Dean Wilson (HUS) , 165
  10. Malcolm Stewart (SUZ) , 134
  11. Justin Barcia (YAM) , 131
  12. Vince Friese (HON) , 130
  13. Cole Seely (HON) , 124
  14. Tyler Bowers (KAW) , 123
  15. Chad Reed (HUS) , 122
  16. Ken Roczen (HON) , 102
  17. Benny Bloss (KTM) , 99
  18. Christian Craig (HON) , 87
  19. Kyle Cunningham (SUZ) , 86
  20. Joshua Grant (KAW) , 83

250SX

250SX start
250SX start

Honda’s Jeremy Martin was the overall winner in the 250SX class but with second place Zach Osborne extended his points lead to 16-points over KTM’s Jordon Smith in the 250SX East Championship.

Jeremy Martin the victor in Minneapolis
Jeremy Martin the victor in Minneapolis

Austin Forkner’s night had started well with the win in the opening moto but the Kawasaki rider could not back it up across the final two motos and made some mistakes.

Austin Forkner
Austin Forkner

Zach Osborne – P2

“All in all it was a pretty good night,” said Osborne. “I was fastest in all three sessions and came into the night show feeling really good. I got a bad start in the first main event, but turned it around in the second main event with a win. I got off to a good start in the last main event, went back to fourth, then had to work my way up. I gained some points, and I’m really happy with the way I’m riding.”

Zach Osborne
Zach Osborne
AMA Supercross 2018 – Round 14 – Minneapolis
250SX Race Results
  1. Jeremy Martin (HON) 3-3-1
  2. Zach Osborne (HUS) 4-1-2
  3. Jordon Smith (KTM) 2-2-3
  4. Sean Cantrell (KTM) 5-4-5
  5. Anthony Rodriguez (KTM) 6-11-6
  6. Joshua Osby (KTM) 9-6-9
  7. Brandon Hartranft (YAM) 16-5-4
  8. John Short (YAM) 11-8-8
  9. Thomas Ramette (YAM) 8-15-7
  10. Austin Forkner (KAW) 1-10-19
  11. Michael Mosiman (HUS) 7-19-10
  12. Jacob Williamson (HON) 17-7-12
  13. Cody Vanbuskirk (KTM) 13-12-14
  14. Ramyller Alves (YAM) 21-9-11
  15. Keith Tucker (YAM) 12-18-16
  16. Zack Williams (KTM) 20-14-13
  17. Lorenzo Locurcio (HON) 19-13-15
  18. Joshua Cartwright (YAM) 14-17-17
  19. Vann Martin (HON) 15-16-18
  20. Luke Renzland (YAM) 10-20-20
AMA Supercross 2018 - Round 14 - Minneapolis 250SX Race Results Jeremy Martin (HON) 3-3-1 Zach Osborne (HUS) 4-1-2 Jordon Smith (KTM) 2-2-3
AMA Supercross 2018 – Round 14 – Minneapolis
250SX Race Results
Jeremy Martin (HON) 3-3-1
Zach Osborne (HUS) 4-1-2
Jordon Smith (KTM) 2-2-3

250SX East Championship Standings

  1. Zach Osborne (HUS) , 138
  2. Jordon Smith (KTM) , 122
  3. Austin Forkner (KAW) , 119
  4. Jeremy Martin (HON) , 118
  5. Brandon Hartranft (YAM) , 81
  6. Sean Cantrell (KTM) , 74
  7. Luke Renzland (YAM) , 73
  8. Kyle Peters (SUZ) , 70
  9. Rj Hampshire (HON) , 56
  10. Colt Nichols (YAM) , 54
  11. Martin Davalos (KAW) , 53
  12. Anthony Rodriguez (KTM) , 49
  13. James Decotis (SUZ) , 49
  14. John Short (YAM) , 47
  15. Nick Gaines (YAM) , 41
  16. Michael Mosiman (HUS) , 38
  17. Cody Vanbuskirk (KTM) , 37
  18. Dylan Ferrandis (YAM) , 33
  19. Cameron Mcadoo (HON) , 32
  20. Jacob Williamson (HON) , 32
Jeremy Martin
Jeremy Martin

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