Eli Tomac Exits Second Qualifying Session in Tampa After Dabbing Left Leg [Update]

At the Tampa Supercross, the figurative air went out of the stadium during the second 450SX group A qualifying session. After putting in a few hot laps, Eli Tomac was suddenly riding alongside the track favoring his lower left leg. 

The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider dabbed his left knee in a turn and immediately pulled off the track. He was talking with the Alpinestars medical team and his mechanic for a few minutes before riding up the tunnel. Then, Tomac was seen limping to the pits as his mechanic pushed his bike in the dead engines zone (bikes have to be off and pushed through this area). You can watch Tomac dabbing his leg in the video below.

This incident with Tomac comes just one week after 2024 450SX Champion Jett Lawrence dabbed his right leg in Arizona and suffered a torn ACL that required surgery and now has sidelined him for the remainder of supercross. 

Without speculating on what could have happened, his posture looked too similar to when he torn his left Achilles tendon at the 2023 Denver Supercross and pulled off the track. While he was limping, it was good to see the two-time 450SX walking under his own power.

We will provide more information when it becomes available. 

Supercross

	Rider	Time	Interval	Best Lap	Hometown	Bike
1	Chase Sexton	10:46.789	+54.179	54.179	La Moille, IL	KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition
2	Cooper Webb	10:36.316	+54.543	54.543	Newport, NC	Yamaha YZ450F
3	Malcolm Stewart	10:31.156	+54.751	54.751	Haines City, FL	Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition
4	Hunter Lawrence	10:28.864	+54.772	54.772	Landsborough, Australia	Honda CRF450R Works Edition
5	Justin Cooper	10:40.407	+54.895	54.895	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	Yamaha YZ450F
6	Jason Anderson	10:13.529	+55.078	55.078	Edgewood, NM	Kawasaki KX450SR
7	Joey Savatgy	10:25.479	+55.234	55.234	Thomasville, GA	Honda CRF450R
8	Eli Tomac	10:47.167	+55.266	55.266	Cortez, CO	Yamaha YZ450F
9	Ken Roczen	10:20.391	+55.432	55.432	Mattstedt, Germany	Suzuki RM-Z450
10	Justin Barcia	10:16.576	+55.554	55.554	Monroe, NY	GasGas MC 450F Factory Edition

Full Results

We have now heard that Tomac is IN for tonight’s racing. 

Tomac looked to be struggling in the whoops en route to a seventh place finish in his heat race. He did not appear to have full pressure on his left pegs, which caused him to struggle in the whoops, where he normally excels.