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2026 SuperMotocross Round 8 450 Main Event Live Updates: Eli Tomac takes the lead at halfway

Story byDan BeaverSun, March 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM UTC·2 min readDAYTONA BEACH, Florida: Eli Tomac held off a charging Hunter Lawrence at Daytona International Speedway to win for an eighth time at the famed oval. This was his fourth win of the season. Lawrence closed the gap by three seconds in the closing laps before settling into second. He retained the red plate by one point as the series crests the halfway point. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKen Roczen earned the holeshot and held on to take the final place on the podium. Fourth-place Cooper Webb and Joey Savatgy rounded out the top five. In Race NotesKen Roczen got the early lead from Hunter Lawrence as Eli Tomac was slow to launch in fifth. Tomac wasn't discouraged by his slow start.

2026 SuperMotocross Round 8 450 Main Event Live Updates: Eli Tomac takes the lead at halfway

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Key Highlights

  • He moved into third on Lap 2. Cooper Webb was fourth with Malcolm Stewart rounding out the top five. Tomac closed in on Lawrence on Lap 3 as Roczen stretches his lead to nearly three seconds. Justin Cooper crashed on Lap 3.
  • Dylan Ferrandis retired after putting in such a strong preliminary. Tomac moved into second on Lap 5.
  • He was 1.2 seconds behind Roczen. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt took only one more lap for Tomac to take the lead from Roczen. On Lap 7, Tomac had a 1.7 second lead on Roczen, but more importantly, the points leader, Lawrence was 3.1 seconds behind. Joey Savatgy moved into fifth on that same lap. Aaron Plessinger was just outside the top five in sixth as Marchbanks faded to seventh. Lawrence caught Roczen on Lap 10.
  • He can't afford to lose very many points if he wants to keep the red plate. Lawrence took second on Lap 11.
  • That moved Roczen back to third.
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