2020 Daytona Supercross Results

Steve Cox | March 7, 2020

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac and Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen came into round 10 of the 17-round Monster Energy/AMA Supercross Series remarkably tied atop the points standings at 200 points apiece. They qualified 1-2 in daytime qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, too, and Daytona almost seemed set up to be a test of Tomac’s supercross-championship potential.

2020 Daytona Supercross Results — **Eli Tomac took his fifth win of the season, and his fourth Daytona SX win in his last five starts, at round 10.** PHOTO: ROB KOY

Tomac’s never won the supercross title, and his record of results while running the red numberplate on his KX450 has been poor in the past. He survived one round with the red plate in Arlington, at the Triple Crown event, and scored a win, but faltered only a week later in Atlanta, leaving him tied in points with Atlanta winner Roczen. Having won the Daytona Supercross three of the last four years, if Tomac struggled at Daytona, it could’ve been a sign that the pressure of winning a supercross title was too much.

But he didn’t. After qualifying first, and finishing third in his heat race, Tomac got a mediocre start, then passed his way through the field methodically until he took the lead with just two minutes to go in the race and sped off with the win—his fifth of the series—over Roczen, who led every lap up until that point. Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb put in a very strong ride for another podium finish to keep himself in the championship hunt.

Tomac now leads the points standings over Roczen by 3, with Webb 23 more points back, with 7 rounds left to run. It’s far from over, but Tomac isn’t buckling under the pressure by any means.

And in the 250SX East main event, fast qualifier Jeremy Martin (GEICO Honda) led early before getting tangled up and handing the lead over to Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Garrett Marchbanks. Marchbanks won his heat race earlier in the night and that seemed to give the young racer confidence. GEICO Honda’s points leader Chase Sexton got into second on lap two and couldn’t do much with Marchbanks out front. Marchbanks held strong and took his first-ever professional supercross victory over Sexton and Martin, the latter of whom had to fight his way back forward to third from about 8th place on lap one.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s RJ Hampshire finished fourth just in front of Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Shane McElrath, who went down on the opening lap with Marchbanks’ teammate Jordon Smith. Smith got up limping and DNF’d the race.

Sexton still leads the championship, now by 10 points over McElrath with 5 rounds left to run in the 250SX East.

The series heads now for round 11 in Indianapolis, Indiana’s Lucas Oil Stadium next Saturday night.

2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
RESULTS: March 7, 2020 (Round 10)

450SX Main:

1.	Eli Tomac	Kaw
2.	Ken Roczen	Hon
3.	Cooper Webb	KTM
4.	Jason Anderson	Hus
5.	Justin Barcia	Yam
6.	Aaron Plessinger	Yam
7.	Dean Wilson	Hus
8.	Malcolm Stewart	Hon
9.	Justin Hill	Hon
10.	Justin Brayton	Hon
11.	Vince Friese	Hon
12.	Benny Bloss	KTM
13.	Chad Reed	Hon
14.	Martin Davalos	KTM
15.	Kyle Chisholm	Yam
16.	Ryan Sipes	KTM
17.	Henry Miller	KTM
18.	Ryan Breece	Suz
19.	Adam Enticknap	Suz
20.	Daniel Herrlein	KTM
21.	Tyler Bowers	Kaw
22.	Blake Baggett	KTM

250SX Main:

1.	Garrett Marchbanks	Kaw
2.	Chase Sexton	Hon
3.	Jeremy Martin	Hon
4.	RJ Hampshire	Hus
5.	Shane McElrath	Yam
6.	Pierce Brown	KTM
7.	Jo Shimoda	Hon
8.	Enzo Lopes	Yam
9.	Jalek Swoll	Hus
10.	Cedric Soubeyras	Hus
11.	Jordan Bailey	Hon
12.	Lorenzo Locurcio	Kaw
13.	Grant Harlan	Hon
14.	Jace Owen	Hon
15.	Justin Starling	Hon
16.	Curren Thurman	KTM
17.	Chase Marquier	Hon
18.	Carter Halpain	Yam
19.	Dustin Winter	KTM
20.	Justin Rodbell	Yam
21.	Josh Hill	Yam
22.	Jordon Smith	Kaw

450SX Points Standings:

1.	Eli Tomac	226/5 wins
2.	Ken Roczen	223/3 wins
3.	Cooper Webb	197/1 win
4.	Justin Barcia	195/1 win
5.	Jason Anderson	170
6.	Malcolm Stewart	152
7.	Justin Hill	141
8.	Justin Brayton	129
9.	Dean Wilson	129
10.	Adam Cianciarulo	128
11.	Aaron Plessinger	125
12.	Blake Baggett	109
13.	Vince Friese	108
14.	Zach Osborne	105
15.	Martin Davalos	92
16.	Tyler Bowers	60
17.	Chad Reed	49
18.	Kyle Chisholm	44
19.	Benny Bloss	34
20.	Ryan Breece	31

250SX East Points Standings:

1.	Chase Sexton	98/2 wins
2.	Shane McElrath	88/1 win
3.	RJ Hampshire	80
4.	Garrett Marchbanks	79/1 win
5.	Jeremy Martin	65
6.	Jo Shimoda	60
7.	Enzo Lopes	51
8.	Jordon Smith	48
9.	Josh Hill	43
10.	Jalek Swoll	42
11.	Jordan Bailey	41
12.	Cedric Soubeyras	35
13.	Joey Crown	31
14.	Jace Owen	26
15.	Nick Gaines	24
16.	Jimmy Decotis	24
17.	Pierce Brown	23
18.	Lorenzo Locurcio	20
19.	John Short	19
20.	Justin Starling	18
21.	Curren Thurman	18

Daytime Qualifying

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac has won the Daytona Supercross three of the last four years, and after last week’s remarkable fourth-place (after such a disastrous race as he had), he’s going to need the boost this week. He and Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen are tied atop the points standings after Roczen’s win a week ago in Atlanta.

Tomac topped the timing charts for the second week in a row, this time in Daytona, for round 10 of the 17-round Monster Energy/AMA Supercross Series. His time was over a half-second faster than Roczen’s in second, both with red plates on their motorcycles. Defending champ Cooper Webb was third in qualifying on his Red Bull KTM as he continues to recover from his big crash two weeks ago in Arlington.

And in the 250SX class, GEICO Honda’s Jeremy Martin topped qualifying. Martin is fast at Daytona. He finished second at the track on a 450 two years ago behind Tomac. Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Shane McElrath was second in qualifying, while points leader and defending champ Chase Sexton was third on his GEICO Honda.

The racing kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on NBC Sports Network.

2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
QUALIFYING RESULTS: March 7, 2020 (Round 10)

450SX Combined Qualifying Results

1.	Eli Tomac	Kaw	1:09.357
2.	Ken Roczen	Hon	1:10.003
3.	Cooper Webb	KTM	1:10.590
4.	Malcolm Stewart	Hon	1:10.712
5.	Jason Anderson	Hus	1:10.751
6.	Blake Baggett	KTM	1:11.044
7.	Dean Wilson	Hus	1:11.287
8.	Benny Bloss	KTM	1:11.739
9.	Martin Davalos	KTM	1:11.962
10.	Aaron Plessinger	Yam	1:12.184
11.	Justin Hill	Hon	1:12.197
12.	Justin Barcia	Yam	1:12.427
13.	Vince Friese	Hon	1:12.464
14.	Justin Brayton	Hon	1:12.557
15.	Chad Reed	Hon	1:12.777
16.	Adam Enticknap	Suz	1:13.593
17.	Tyler Bowers	Kaw	1:13.716
18.	Ryan Sipes	KTM	1:13.753
19.	Kyle Chisholm	Yam	1:14.384
20.	Daniel Herrlein	KTM	1:14.651

250SX East Combined Qualifying Results

1.	Jeremy Martin	Hon	1:10.738
2.	Shane McElrath	Yam	1:10.819
3.	Chase Sexton	Hon	1:10.947
4.	RJ Hampshire	Hus	1:11.482
5.	Garrett Marchbanks	Kaw	1:11.897
6.	Jordon Smith	Kaw	1:13.069
7.	Chase Marquier	Hon	1:13.630
8.	Dustin Winter	KTM	1:13.884
9.	Justin Rodbell	Yam	1:13.895
10.	Enzo Lopes	Yam	1:13.955
11.	Pierce Brown	KTM	1:13.969
12.	Curren Thurman	KTM	1:14.098
13.	Lorenzo Locurcio	Kaw	1:14.157
14.	Jordan Bailey	Hon	1:14.303
15.	Nick Gaines	Yam	1:14.381
16.	Jo Shimoda	Hon	1:14.383
17.	Cedric Soubeyras	Hus	1:14.445
18.	Carter Halpain	Yam	1:14.476
19.	Josh Hill	Yam	1:14.552
20.	John Short	Hon	1:14.690

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2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Schedule

Round 1	January 4	Anaheim, California
Round 2	January 11	St. Louis, Missouri
Round 3	January 18	Anaheim, California
Round 4	January 25	Glendale, Arizona
Round 5	February 1	Oakland, California
Round 6	February 8	San Diego, California
Round 7	February 15	Tampa, Florida
Round 8	February 22	Arlington (Dallas), Texas
Round 9	February 29	Atlanta, Georgia
Round 10	March 7	Daytona, Florida
Round 11	March 14	Indianapolis, Indiana
Round 12	March 21	Detroit, Michigan
Round 13	March 28	Seattle, Washington
Round 14	April 4	Denver, Colorado
Round 15	April 18	Foxborough, Massachusetts
Round 16	April 25	Las Vegas, Nevada
Round 17	May 2	Salt Lake City, Utah