Eli Tomac (born November 14, 1992) is an American former professional Motocross and Supercross racer who competed in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships from 2010 to 2026; a two-time AMA 450cc Supercross champion, four-time AMA 450cc Motocross champion, AMA 250cc Supercross West & 250cc AMA Motocross champion. He is second all-time in 450cc AMA Supercross wins with 57, and third all-time in 450cc AMA Motocross wins with 32.
Tomac began his professional career in 2010, winning his first race in his rookie debut. He made his 450cc debut midway through the 2013 Supercross schedule, returning to the class full-time in 2014.
Tomac won his first 450cc outdoor event at the 2014 Spring Creek National in Millville, Minnesota. His first 450cc Supercross win came in 2015 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
Tomac was part of the Kawasaki factory racing team from 2016 to 2021. He joined Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing for the 2022 season. As of November 2025, Tomac rides for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team.
Tomac is an eight-time Daytona supercross winner. With victories on three manufacturers including; 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 & 2021 with Kawasaki, 2022 & 2023 with Yamaha, & 2026 with KTM.
Tomac was a member of the winning USA team at the 2022 Motocross Des Nations.
Career
Amateur career As an amateur, Tomac won eight Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Championship titles. He didn't win titles right away or through his first five years (from 1999 through 2003). His first title came in 2004. Tomac's amateur titles are as follows: 2004 65cc(10–11) Stock, 2006 85cc(12–13) Modified, 2007 85cc(14–15) Modified, 2008 Supermini 1(12–15), 2008 Supermini 2(14–16), 2009 250B Modified, 2009 Schoolboy 2(14–16). In 2009, Tomac won the 125cc FIM Junior World Championship, held in Taupō, New Zealand.
250cc career 2010-2013, Geico Honda Tomac became the first rider to win their professional debut in 2010, securing victory at the 250cc AMA Motocross season opener at Hangtown in Rancho Cordova, California, while riding for Team Geico Honda. In 2011, Tomac recorded two wins and six podium finishes in the 250cc AMA Supercross series, finishing second in the 250SX West Championship, six points behind Broc Tickle. The 2012 season saw Tomac claim the 250cc Supercross championship with five main event wins and seven podium finishes. In the AMA Motocross outdoor series, he placed third overall, with four overall victories.
During the 2013 Supercross season, Tomac narrowly missed defending his title, finishing two points behind Ken Roczen despite securing five wins. He won the AMA Motocross 250cc title with seven overall wins and 12 consecutive podium finishes.
450cc career 2014-2015, Geico Honda Tomac's 2014 season was his full-time debut in the 450cc class, as he transitioned from the 250cc division.
Tomac's rookie 450SX Supercross season was hindered by injuries, including a broken collarbone sustained in April, which limited his participation and performance. Despite these setbacks, he managed to secure three podium finishes and concluded the season 13th overall with 115 points.
After missing the initial four rounds due to injury, Tomac debuted in the 450 Class at the RedBud National. He won second-place overall finish with 4-2 moto scores, trailing only Ken Roczen. At the Spring Creek National, he achieved his first career 450 Class overall victory by sweeping both motos. He ended in fifth place in the overall standings with 319 points.
Tomac began the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship by winning the first five motos and securing overall victories at Hangtown and Glen Helen. At Hangtown, he won the second moto by a staggering 90 seconds. However, his season was abruptly halted at the Thunder Valley National, where a crash in the second moto resulted in a dislocated right shoulder and a partially torn rotator cuff in the left shoulder. The crash required surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
2016-2021, Monster Energy Kawasaki In 2015, Tomac made a major career move by leaving the GEICO Honda team to join Monster Energy Kawasaki for the 2016 season. The transition was highly anticipated, as Tomac was expected to be a title contender. However, he finished fourth overall in the standings. In the Pro Motocross Championship, Tomac finished second in the series.
After six rounds of the 2017 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season, Tomac was in fourth place in the 450 class overall point standings. His mixed results (5th, 6th, 8th, 1st, 1st, 15th) put him 29 points behind supercross points leader Ryan Dungey. Following round 6, Tomac won six of the next eight races and was tied for first place in the point standings with Dungey. At round 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tomac put forth a dominating effort to win his 9th supercross main event in 2017. Going into the penultimate round of Supercross in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Tomac held a 3-point lead over Dungey. However, in the main event, a series of mistakes led him to finish in eighth place. Ryan Dungey won the race and took an eight-point advantage over Tomac with one round remaining. At the final round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tomac finished second and Dungey placed fourth. Tomac came up five points short of the championship.
Tomac began the 2017 AMA Motocross Championship season by winning the opening round. Tomac won four overalls and finished on the podium at seven of the 12 rounds. He won the 2017 motocross title scoring a total of 470 points.
Tomac's 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross campaign began with a crash at the season opener in Anaheim, result in a shoulder injury that made him to miss the subsequent round in Houston. Still, Tomac won eight main event victories, including a commanding win in St. Louis where he led all 27 laps and finished over 20 seconds ahead of the runner-up. However, the early points deficit proved insurmountable, and he ended the season third overall in the 450SX standings. Transitioning to the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, Tomac exhibited unparalleled prowess. He commenced the season with a series of dominant performances, winning the first five rounds, including a notable come-from-behind victory at the Tennessee National. Throughout the season, he amassed eight overall wins and clinched 15 out of 24 moto victories, culminating in his second consecutive 450MX title.
Tomac secured six main event victories during the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. Notable wins included San Diego, Daytona, Indianapolis, Nashville, Denver, and the season finale in Las Vegas. Despite these successes, consistency issues in certain rounds led to a second-place finish in the overall standings, with 361 points, trailing champion Cooper Webb by 18 points. Transitioning to the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, Tomac exhibited remarkable dominance. He achieved overall victories at multiple rounds, including Fox Raceway, High Point, RedBud, Washougal, Budds Creek, and Ironman. His performance at Budds Creek was particularly significant, where he clinched his third consecutive 450MX title, becoming only the fourth rider in history to achieve this feat. Tomac concluded the season with 521 points, underscoring his supremacy in the outdoor series.
Coming into the 2020 supercross season, Tomac was once again picked as a favorite for the 450cc championship. He showcased a newfound consistency this year in which he finished on the podium twelve times as well as a worst finish of seventh, which came at the opening round.
Tomac's first win came at round 3 in Anaheim, California. From then until round nine in Atlanta, Georgia. Tomac would finish 2nd, 1st, 4th, 1st, 1st, 4th. Coming into the tenth round at Daytona, Tomac found himself tied on points alongside Ken Roczen with 200. Tomac would win his fifth race of the season as well as his fourth Daytona Supercross. Following his win on March 7, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after, Feld Motorsports announced the season would finish in four weeks with seven rounds in Salt Lake City, with Sunday and Wednesday rounds only and the first race being contested on May 31.
In the last seven rounds, Tomac finished 1st, 2nd, 1st, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd & 5th, securing his first 450cc class AMA Supercross Championship. He ended the season with 384 points, 25 ahead of Cooper Webb on 359, and 30 clear of Ken Roczen with 354.
2021 was Eli’s contract year at Monster Energy Kawasaki. Tomac struggled to find consistency in his results for the supercross season. Coming in as the defending champion, he managed to win three races as well as eight podiums on his way to a third-place finish in the championship. Tomac began Motocross nationals by placing ninth, tenth and third in the opening rounds. He ended the season with two overall wins and a distant second-place finish in the point standings.
2021-2025, Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
In his debut season with Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha, Tomac clinched his second 450SX Supercross title. He secured seven main event victories and stood on the podium 11 times, amassing a total of 359 points—nine more than runner-up Jason Anderson. Tomac sealed the championship at Round 16 in Denver, becoming the first rider to win a Supercross title for Yamaha since 2009. He was awarded the Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award at the 2022 ESPY Awards.
Transitioning to the outdoor season, Tomac engaged in a fierce battle with Honda's Chase Sexton. After a modest start, he gained momentum with a victory at High Point Raceway and went on to win multiple rounds, including RedBud, Southwick, and Spring Creek. The championship culminated at Fox Raceway II, where Tomac delivered a decisive 1-1 moto sweep, securing his fourth 450MX title by a seven-point margin over Sexton. He was the first person since Ryan Dungey in 2015 to win both the AMA Supercross and Motocross Championships in the same year.
Fresh off from winning both the 2022 Supercross and Motocross championships as well as the MXON with Team USA, Tomac was a strong favorite for a repeat of the previous year. 2023 was also the inaugural year for the new SuperMotocross World Championship, in which the AMA Supercross and Motocross Championships were combined along with three hybrid "SuperMotocross" playoff rounds. Tomac initially signed on only to compete in the supercross portion of the championship, but later signed on with Star Yamaha to compete for the entire championship.
For a majority of the 2023 AMA Supercross season, the championship was a tight three-way battle between Tomac, Cooper Webb, and Chase Sexton. After Webb dropped out of the supercross season due to injury at round 15, the championship again came down to Tomac and Sexton. The title came down to the penultimate round in Denver. Tomac entered Denver holding an 18-point lead over Sexton. However, while leading the main event Tomac overshot a jump that led to a hard landing and ruptured his Achilles tendon; he dropped out of the race and Sexton won the championship. Tomac later sat out the 2023 motocross season and the SuperMotocross playoff rounds to recover from his injury.
Tomac re-upped with Star Yamaha for the 2024 SuperMotocross Championship, signing to compete for the entire season. He trained with 250cc rider and teammate Haiden Deegan at the Tomac Ranch and began training in the fall of 2023. At the beginning of the 2024 AMA Supercross season, Tomac struggled for consistency early in the season as he both continued with his recovery from injury and adapting to an all new MXGP-inspired Yamaha bike. In the second half of the supercross season, Tomac began to show pace and consistency, with several podium finishes and a win at round 12 in St. Louis, Missouri.