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.