Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac continued his run of podium finishes with a third overall (3-3) at the penultimate round of the Pro Motocross 450MX Championship at Unadilla MX in New Berlin, New York.
“It was a solid day for us here at Unadilla. As a whole, I rode really well and found a really good flow in both motos – specifically in Moto 1. I was comfortable and felt really good. I just wasn’t quite as fast as the two brothers (Jett and Hunter Lawrence) and missed out a little bit on the starts. This place can be my Achilles heel, so really, third was solid for us.”

The Unadilla National track proved especially technical this year, with hard-packed and slick conditions. Tomac qualified third and was sixth after the start of Moto 1.

He briefly dropped to seventh in a heated multi-rider battle but made some passes to complete the opening lap in fifth. Tomac advanced to fourth by Lap 6, then moved into third when the rider ahead crashed.

The Colorado rider closed the gap to second but eventually settled into a strong third-place finish. In Moto 2, he once again started sixth, made it to fifth by the opening lap, and moved into fourth on Lap 6.

On the following lap, he passed his teammate for third, where he would finish to secure his seventh overall podium of the season. With two moto wins and 12 moto podiums this year, Tomac remains third in the championship heading into the season finale.