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Ken Roczen becomes fourth winner in Glendale, Eli Tomac crashes in Turn 1

2026-02-08 02:40
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Ken Roczen becomes fourth winner in Glendale, Eli Tomac crashes in Turn 1

Eli Tomac crashed in the first turn and appeared to favor his hand.

Story byKen Roczen becomes fourth winner in Glendale, Eli Tomac crashes in Turn 1Dan BeaverSun, February 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM UTC·1 min read

Three riders have victories in the first four rounds, but Eli Tomac's pair of wins gave him the red plate entering State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

In-Race Notes

Eli Tomac got a terrible start and was involved in a first-turn crash. Tomac had to climb from 22nd. This hurt him in the points.

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Tomac remounted, but he was favoring his hand.

Hunter Lawrence grabbed the holeshot.

Ken Roczen in second, and Cooper Webb started in podium contention.

Roczen took the lead from Lawrence on Lap 4.

Tomac was unable to move up in the early laps.

Tomac finally started to catch the field on Lap 7. He was up to 20th.

Meanwhile, Justin Cooper was in fourth, and Jorge Prado rounded out the top five.

The top five were each separated by comfortable margins.

Malcolm Stewart retired on Lap 12; he's battled a shoulder injury since his crash in Anaheim 1. Tomac was up to 17th.

Roczen extended his advantage to more than five seconds with five minutes remaining on the clock.

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Webb was another 4.5 seconds behind in third.

Tomac moved into the top 15 on Lap 16.

The best battle on the track with three minutes remaining was between Aaron Plessinger and Dylan Ferrandis for eighth.

Tomac was the fastest rider on the track on Lap 19.

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