Story byDan BeaverSun, February 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM UTC·1 min readThree riders have victories in the first four rounds, but Eli Tomac's pair of wins gave him the red plate entering State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. In-Race NotesEli Tomac got a terrible start and was involved in a first-turn crash. Tomac had to climb from 22nd. This hurt him in the points. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTomac remounted, but he was favoring his hand. Hunter Lawrence grabbed the holeshot. Ken Roczen in second, and Cooper Webb started in podium contention. Roczen took the lead from Lawrence on Lap 4. Tomac was unable to move up in the early laps. Tomac finally started to catch the field on Lap 7.
