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Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Eli Tomac and Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence have both claimed emphatic wins at the ninth round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championsip at Daytona, Fl.

Tomac made history by becoming the first rider to ever win six supercross races at the historic Daytona Supercross.

As well as breaking records, Tomac was able to extend his Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450SX Championship lead to 17 points over his closest rival, Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki), capping off a perfect night for the Colorado-based racer.

Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb started the  450SX Main event with a great holeshot and quickly set about putting distance between himself and the rest of the field, while Anderson and the fastest qualifier from earlier in the day, Malcolm Stewart (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) tangled entering the sand and they both went down, remounting well down the field.

Up front, Webb led over Chase Sexton (Team Honda HRC) and Tomac, with Justin Barcia (TLD Red Bull GasGas) and Dylan Ferrandis (Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing) rounding out the top five as the technical track continued to deteriorate.

At the eight-minute mark, and with Webb quietly stretching out a three-second lead, Tomac suddenly upped the ante and passed Sexton for second, before setting off after Webb.

Further back, Marvin Musquin (Red Bull KTM) and Ken Roczen (Team Honda HRC) tussled for sixth, with Musquin ultimately gaining the upper hand.

Tomac relentlessly closed the gap on Webb as the clock ran down and lapped riders began to come into play.

With just three minutes left on the clock, Tomac’s bike began overheating, but when Webb was held up by lapper Shane McElrath (Rocky Mountain ATV-MC KTM) in the whoops, Tomac pounced and took the lead.

The championship points leader continued to charge right to the end, as he made history by becoming the first racer to win six Daytona supercross races.

Webb finished second and Sexton third, with Ferrandis and Barcia rounded out the top five. Musquin, Stewart, Roczen, Anderson and Dean Wilson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) completed the top 10.

Tomac’s victory has seen him now stretch out a 17-point leader over Anderson in the points’ standings, with Cooper Webb now moving up to third, 33 points adrift as the championship heads to Detroit, MI on Saturday.

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In the 250SX East division, Jett Lawrence has again leapt clear of his rivals in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross 250SX East Championship after a commanding display at the ninth round at Daytona.

In his first appearance at the Daytona International Speedway, Lawrence established himself as the man to beat all day, but it was his Main event performance that stood out as he cruised to a 14-second victory.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Stilez Robertson enjoyed a blinding start to claim the holeshot in the 250SX East main event, but two corners later Lawrence took the lead and was never headed from there.

Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha pairing Phil Nicoletti hand Enzo Lopes also had great starts and were positioned well for a good result.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s RJ Hampshire rounded out the top five with the first lap in the books, but came up short on a triple and tumbled down the leaderboard to eighth.

Meanwhile, joint red-plate holder, Cameron McAdoo  (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) had an average start and finished the first lap in seventh, and then struggled to get past Pierce Brown (TLD Red Bull GasGas) for fifth.

Slightly ahead of them, team-mates Lopes and Nicoletti traded places several times for the podium spot, before Lopes eventually took the spot.

While that was going on, McAdoo found himself in the sights of Hampshire, who was clawing his way back from his earlier crash.

The Brown-McAdoo-Hampshire train caught and passed Nicoletti and Lopes with less than five minutes left on the clock, before Hampshire and McAdoo commenced a furious battle where they traded positions several times.

McAdoo dispatched of Hampshire then upped the intensity, finally finding his way past Brown for third with three laps remaining.

Up front, Lawrence cruised to an extremely comfortable 14-second wire-to-wire victory, over Robertson, with McAdoo another five seconds adrift in third. Brown and Lopes rounded out the top five.

Jordon Smith (Fire Power Honda), Hampshire, Nicoletti, Oldenburg (SmarTop Bullfrog Spas MotoConcepts Honda) and Josh Varize (Husqvarna) completed the top 10 positions.

Lawrence now holds a five-point lead over McAdoo, with Robertson moving up to third overall in the 250SX East championship standings.

Detailed results